*Updated June 22, 2023*
The Fourth of July is right around the corner, and what better way to celebrate American independence than scarfing down one or all of our picks for Orlando’s best burgers? If you enjoy your burger via takeout at home, try pairing it with a with an easy-going glass of rosé granita.
The Southerner (pictured above)
The Whiskey 7563 Sand Lake Rd.
Pimento cheese, bourbon bacon, whiskey onions, and fried green tomatoes top this two-fisted contender. If takeout is more your thing, restaurant reviewer Scott Joseph had plenty of praise for the Whiskey’s to-go game.
Ok Onion Smash
OK Onion Smash
Swine & Sons 1280 North Orange Ave., Winter Park
This burger features two butcher’s-grind beef patties, griddled onions, American cheese, garlic pickles, and Comback sauce. What’s not to love? It’s no shocker that one of our favorite local eateries also serves one of Orlando’s best burgers.
The Super Cheeseburger
Kappy’s 501 North Orlando Ave., Maitland
This diner, converted from a bygone gas station, has been run by the same family for over 38 years. Their Super Cheeseburger (a.k.a. Fresh from Florida Burger) is made with local, grass-fed beef and is served with your choice of fixins’ on a melt-in-your-mouth bun.
The Breakfast All Day Burger
BurgerFi locations throughout Central Florida
This Florida-based “gourmet hamburger restaurant” is a chain that prides itself on sourcing Angus beef that’s free of steroids, hormones and antibiotics. Top those beef patties with bacon, American Cheese, maple syrup, fried egg, hash brown, grilled onions, and ketchup. You’ve got yourself a breakfast burger that would thrill Homer Simpson.
The Pimento Cheese Burger
Highball & Harvest (Inside The Ritz-Carlton Orlando) 4012 Central Florida Parkway, Orlando
Made with double short-rib patties, this delectable offering is topped with bacon, pimento cheese and spicy, house-made pickles.
The Pimento Cheese Burger
1921 Wagyu Burger
1921 Mount Dora, 142 East 4th Ave., Mount Dora
Though the menu does change, one of the constants is this fancy-but-approachable wagyu burger dressed with thick-sliced American cheese, smoked Duke’s mayo and bread-and-butter pickles. Trust us: It’s worth the drive.
Arepa Burger
Super Rico Colombian Restaurant, 57 W Central Blvd., Orlando
Sandwiched between to crispy corn arepas and topped with lettuce, tomato, mozzarella, potato sticks and a combination of sweet-spicy-creamy sauces, this burger is a dang delight.
Arepa Burger (photo courtesy Super Rico Colombian)
Cheddar Jalapeno Burger
Johnny’s Other Side 1619 E. Michigan St., Orlando
This no-frills spot offers some of Orlando’s best burgers. Our pick? This beef burger topped with crispy bacon, grilled Jalapeños, onions, and cheddar cheese, served on a grilled bun.
The Hideaway Special Burger
The Hideaway 516 Virginia Dr., Orlando
You can’t go wrong with any of the burgers at The Hideaway, but the Hideaway Special Burger is … special. Enjoy the assemblage of A-1, American cheese, bacon, grilled onions, lettuce, and tomato.
