The Best Burger in Colorado
Looking for the best burger in Colorado? It is hard to beat a mouthwatering, melt in your mouth burger. One that has been seasoned and grilled to perfection and topped with flavorful cheese and dressed with your all time favorite fixings. Whether those are crisp lettuce and juicy tomato slices or crunchy pickles and onions, we usually each have our idea of the perfect burger.
Here, we have struggled through our differences of opinion to bring you the most regionally acclaimed burgers we could find in Colorado. To make our top burger list, these burgers had to consistently receive top marks taste test after taste test! This was research we didn’t mind doing, these burgers also were liked by the widest palette of tastes. So give our burger list for Colorado a try. If you find a better burger in Colorado let us know and we will make sure to try it out and weigh it against the competitors.
Also, we would love to hear what you think the best burger is to you, what qualities do you think are most essential? Or do you know of a burger joint that is the best kept secret in Colorado and you want to share your love with the nation? We want to hear it, what you have to say is important to us!
Doug’s Day Diner
Fort Collins, CO
It’s not home, it’s not work; it’s your ‘third place,’ where you’re taken care of. At Doug’s Day Diner, all items are prepared daily and made fresh. A locally owned restaurant where everything is made in house.
Good Times Burgers and Frozen Custard
Denver, CO
Good Times Restaurants Inc. opened its first restaurant in 1987 in Boulder, Colorado.The company are a quick service restaurant chain serving a high quality, fresh, unique, proprietary selection of hamburgers made with Meyer All-Natural, All-Angus beef, specialty chicken sandwiches, signature Wild Fries and Fresh Cut Fries, Beer Battered Onion Rings and fresh, creamy Frozen Custard in a variety of flavors, sundaes and Spoonbenders.
Larkburger
Boulder, CO
Larkburger fast became one of the most popular items on the Larkspur’s menu, so in 2005 they decided to bring the Larkburger to the world in a restaurant all its own. The truth is, this isn’t a burger you hold. It’s a burger you behold. Down to the last detail. It looks as delicious as it tastes. It’s a kind of perfect marriage of quality ingredients which delivers a memorable experience in every bite.
Mike O’Shays Restaurant & Ale House
Longmont, CO
They offer everything from corned beef and cabbage to Texas Cheese Chicken, to big salads to authentic burritos to premium burgers to unbelievable nachos and more. They aren’t a theme restaurant or a chain. They care about the foods they make, the drinks they create and the people they serve.
Westside Cafe
Vail, CO
The Westside Cafe, a Vail Restaurant, was started by 3 Vail locals in 2002. Currently, The Westside serves Vail’s best breakfast, lunch and dinner and does a ton of catering at all times of the day, at all locations, including their own.
Smashburger
Colorado Springs, CO
Smashburger is an innovative restaurant concept that is redefining its category by providing a burger experience that combines the superior product, service and atmosphere associated with sit-down casual dining and the speed and convenience associated with quick-service restaurants. With its handcrafted menu items ranging from smashed-to-order burgers, handspun Haagen-Dazs milkshakes, chicken sandwiches, salads, and sides made with fresh, premium ingredients and served in less than six minutes, Smashburger is putting the burger back at the center of the consumer dining experience.
Pumphouse Brewery
Longmont, CO
Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids
Longmont, CO
A few things that will always go together at Oskar Blues Fooderies: Craft Beer, Fresh Ingredients, Live Music and our Family & Friends. Already a Longmont staple, HMLS’s 43 rotating taps offer an ample selection of American craft beers from coast to coast, poured alongside their creative Americana-style menu, and served up with a side of local and nationally renowned musicians.
The Roost
Longmont, CO
Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar
Fort Collins, CO
Want a burger with attitude? Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar is the place to get it. With a line up of chef-inspired burgers, chopped salads, and an exceptional selection of local craft beers.










