Best Burger Connecticut, Best Cheeseburger, Best Hamburger

Looking for the best burger in Connecticut? 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 Connecticut. 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 Connecticut a try. If you find a better burger in Connecticut 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 Connecticut and you want to share your love with the nation? We want to hear it, what you have to say is important to us!

Westchester Burger Company

Stamford, CT

The Original WBC Burger is comprised of 10 ounces of prime beef, blanketed in smoked mozzarella, garnished with frisse, tomato and pickles and slathered in DiFeo’s own secret WBC sauce. Already the burger has been named in Westchester Magazine‘s best of Westchester and was voted the magazine’s choice for best burger in the Hudson Valley. Recently it was also nominated for the award of best burger in New York on NYBeef.org.

Tomlinson’s Restaurant

Bridgeport, CT

Tomlinson’s Restaurant started out as a small Hot dog stand at Seaside Park in Bridgeport CT in the 1948, begun by Harry Tomlinson. Now they have a much more extensive menu and a drive-thru facility, which offers a great convenience for their customers.

Tiago’s Bar and Grill

Bridgeport, CT

Tiago’s Bar & Grill offers a full menu of creative pub fare with authentic Spanish dishes featured daily. A stone’s throw from Webster Bank Arena, nosh on some of their famous tacos and sip cocktails before the game or concert. Or stop by afterwards to rub elbows and share a beer with the Bridgeport Bluefish and Sound Tigers. At Tiago’s, they always root for the home team.

Sycamore Drive-In Restaurant

Bethel, CT

Sycamore Drive-In Restaurant, established in 1948, is considered as a Bethel Landmark to many. Sycamore Drive-In Restaurant is popular because of its offered French Style Steak Burgers and Homemade Root Beer as well.

Elm City Social

New Haven, CT

Elm City Social evokes the spirit of the 1920’s, bringing back to life the craft-work of cocktails that has been lost until now. In the kitchen, Chef John Brennan draws you in with seasonally inspired menus that can only be described as “comfort food with a flavorful twist.” People love their style; they were even named one of the Best New Restaurants by Connecticut Magazine.

Prime 16

New Haven, CT

Prime 16 first opened in April 2008 by Bob Potter, bringing the highest quality beef burgers and craft beer to downtown New Haven. In a city known nationally for pizza, along with being the birth place of the hamburger, Prime 16 has evolved from gourmet burgers and expanded its scratch kitchen to offer more gastropub style food. All their sauces, dressings, specialty ketchup and mustard are made in-house. They use only All-Natural beef raised by a family of farmers committed to sustainable and humane practices. All their Angus beef is traceable and meets the highest standards.