The Best Burger in Tennessee
Looking for the best burger in Tennessee? 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 Tennessee. 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 Tennessee a try. If you find a better burger in Tennessee 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 Tennessee and you want to share your love with the nation? We want to hear it, what you have to say is important to us!
J. Alexander’s Restaurant
Franklin, TN
J. Alexander’s is a contemporary American restaurant, known for its wood-fired cuisine. The menu features a wide selection of American classics including prime rib of beef, steaks, fresh seafood, sandwiches and entrée salads. The menu in each restaurant includes a varied and rotating selection of features like Seafood Czarina, Tuscan Steak, Grilled Fish with Mango Papaya Salsa and Chicken Milanese. The restaurant has a full-service bar that includes an outstanding selection of wines both by the glass and bottle.
Stock Burgers
Knoxville, TN
Jack Brown’s Beer & Burger Joint
Murfreesboro, TN
Jack Brown’s Beer & Burger Joint, offers over 100 craft beers and their award winning burger menu. They have beers from around the corner and from around the world. Let their highly trained staff guide you through their extensive menu, and experience the burger people love to talk about.
Denton’s
Knoxville, TN
Enjoy a cheeseburger, corndog, hot dog and more. When you are dining at Denton’s, you can also try their famous Big Orange Drink.
Wayback Burgers
Nashville, TN
Wayback Burgers is about serving delicious and fresh, hand-made burgers and hand-dipped milkshakes, and more amidst an atmosphere that hearkens back to a simpler place and time, a time when “customer service” meant something, and everyone felt the warmth of the community.
Buster’s Place
Murfreesboro, TN
Started in 1973, Buster’s Place has been serving Middle Tennessee the Best Hamburgers South of the Mason-Dixon Line. Buster’s has recently been voted one of the best burgers in the ‘Boro and one of the top 10 best in the state.
Southern Burger Co.
Ooltewah, TN
Southern Burger Co. offers a wide selection of Premium burgers, including Bleu Burger, Jalapeno Burger, Mushroom Swiss Burger, and Habanero Jam Burger. They also allow customers to build their own burger, being able to choose the sauce, cheese, patty, and toppings.
Gabby’s Burgers and Fries
Nashville, TN
Gabby’s Burgers & Fries is proud of their beef that is grass-fed sourced from a local farm. They are proud to be serving great burgers and customers are given the opportunity of creating it: You can add eggs, peppers, mushrooms, cheeses, bacon, or anything else you want.
Burger Up
Nashville, TN
Burger Up features an array of Tennessee and surrounding area farms in their menu. All of their burgers are served with fries and the selection includes triple L classic, the ramsey burger, woodstock, black & blue burger, and mushroom swiss burger.
Lakeshore Grille
Chattanooga, TN
Lakeshore Grille is a family owned and operated Chattanooga restaurant, that offers a wide variety of food from steaks to seafood and from pastas to burgers. In addition to their in-house and patio seating, they also offer complimentary delivery to the docks at Lakeshore Marina for take-out orders.










