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The 25 best burgers in Las Vegas: we read 5,933 reviews so you can just order (2026)
The best burgers in Las Vegas are not on the Strip marquees — they're in strip malls, drive-thrus and a fenced garden behind a show tent.
The Local Desk · Las Vegas, NV · September 12, 2026
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With Love, Always - Southwest tops this list of 25 places in Las Vegas, NV, ranked from 75,667 Google reviews, September 12, 2026. Cross-checked against 6 outside rankings. Nobody pays to be listed.
| # | Business | Rating | Reviews | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | With Love, Always - Southwest | 4.5★ | 293 | Best for a quick lunch |
| 2 | BEST BURGER | 4.6★ | 1,645 | Best for a drive-thru run |
| 3 | Stay Tuned Burgers | 4.8★ | 392 | Best for a beer and a burger |
| 4 | Gordon Ramsay Burger Flamingo | 4.7★ | 3,695 | Best for a Strip sit-down |
| 5 | Smash and Slice Burgers, Pizza & Wings | 4.7★ | 425 | Best for feeding a group |
| 6 | Joy Burgers | 4.8★ | 581 | Best for burger purists |
| 7 | Fuku Burger Chinatown | 4.7★ | 3,134 | Best for late nights |
| 8 | Aztec Burgers | 4.7★ | 215 | Best for Henderson regulars |
| 9 | Bar Code Burgers | 4.5★ | 2,021 | Best for game day |
| 10 | Snappy's | 4.7★ | 1,588 | Best for a nostalgic night |
| 11 | Fukuburger Buffalo | 4.6★ | 1,397 | Best for solo dining |
| 12 | No Pants | 4.7★ | 112 | Best for pre-show dinner |
| 13 | Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer | 4.3★ | 3,983 | Best for kids |
| 14 | Habit Burger & Grill | 4.5★ | 1,539 | Best for budget lunch |
| 15 | Slater's 50/50 - Silverado Ranch | 4.5★ | 3,233 | Best for a long dinner |
| 16 | Fat Boy Restaurant | 4.6★ | 1,173 | Best for east-side regulars |
| 17 | BrewDog Las Vegas | 4.7★ | 12,780 | Best for rooftop drinks |
| 18 | Sickies Garage Burgers & Brews | 4.5★ | 3,726 | Best for big appetites |
| 19 | R Burgers | 4.5★ | 2,182 | Best for a car dinner |
| 20 | Fat Sal's | 4.8★ | 1,085 | Best for downtown nights |
| 21 | Flanker Kitchen + Sports Bar | 4.7★ | 1,898 | Best for watching games |
| 22 | Diner Ross | 4.8★ | 534 | Best for a diner fix |
| 23 | Hamburger Hut | 4.4★ | 2,955 | Best for a takeout order |
| 24 | Elys Breakfast restaurant & Burgers | 4.9★ | 4,649 | Best for breakfast first |
| 25 | Peppermill Restaurant and Fireside Lounge | 4.5★ | 20,432 | Best for late nights |
Vegas has a burger problem, and it's a good one: the city has quietly stacked up more serious griddle work in anonymous strip centers than most tourists will ever find. The casinos sell the spectacle, but the people who live here are driving to Sunset Road, Industrial Road and Decatur for a thin, crispy-edged patty and a paper bag of fries.
Here's how this list was built. We read 5,933 reviews across 150 places (100 each for the 73 contenders); 942 reviews specifically mention burgers; we checked 6 outside rankings for "best burgers in Las Vegas" (vegas.eater.com, foodandloathing.vegas, carverroad.com, thrillist.com, google.com/search) and 16 of our 25 appear on at least one; we scanned 207 TikTok and Instagram posts about burgers in Las Vegas and 5 of the 25 are named in at least two; 75,667 Google reviews stand behind the 25 places listed; list average 4.63★ vs. category average 4.84★. The ranking came from reading what people actually wrote about the food, not from how famous the name is.
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What reviewers mention most across the list: shakes (909) · wings (637) · rooftop (500) · beer selection (308) · burgers (274) · chilaquiles (212)
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With Love, Always - Southwest
★★★★★ 4.5 · 293 Google reviews8670 W Sunset Rd Ste H110, Las Vegas, NV 89148, USA · 45 of 64 reviews read mention burgers (≈206 overall) · on 3 of 6 rankings we checked (vegas.eater.com, foodandloathing.vegas, google.com/search) · about 3,600 searches a month for its name · social proof: 12 TikTok/Instagram posts (9 TikTok, 3 Instagram) · 11.5 km from downtown
Best for a quick lunchForty-five of the 64 reviews we read here name burgers, and they keep describing the same thing: thin, crispy smash patties, generous portions and a house "love sauce" of mayo and mustard. Expect a line at the Sunset Road window, expect it to move, and expect a dipped ice cream cone on the way out.
Order this: Smash burger with love sauce; add bacon and jalapeños
“Great burgers always a line! Delicious dipped cones!”
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BEST BURGER
★★★★★ 4.6 · 1,645 Google reviews1125 E Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89101, United States · 35 of 70 reviews read mention burgers (≈823 overall) · on 2 of 6 rankings we checked (carverroad.com, google.com/search) · about 1,300 searches a month for its name · social proof: 10 TikTok/Instagram posts (5 TikTok, 5 Instagram) · 6.2 km from downtown
Best for a drive-thru runchicken tendersdrive thruwelcoming staffpatty meltOn East Charleston with a drive-thru and roughly 823 reviews mentioning burgers, this is the workhorse of the list — the double cheeseburger and the patty melt come up again and again, alongside agua frescas and chicken tenders for the table. Staff get called welcoming almost as often as the food gets called good.
Order this: Double cheeseburger with an agua fresca
↗ 23 of its 35 newest reviews landed in the last 30 days
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Stay Tuned Burgers
★★★★★ 4.8 · 392 Google reviews1675 S Industrial Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89102 · 45 of 61 reviews read mention burgers (≈289 overall) · on 3 of 6 rankings we checked (vegas.eater.com, foodandloathing.vegas, google.com/search) · about 70 searches a month for its name · social proof: 2 TikTok/Instagram posts · 4.9 km from downtown
Best for a beer and a burgersmash burgerssimple menuvegan burgerdive barA 4.8★ dive-bar setup on South Industrial with a short menu and about 289 reviews naming burgers — 45 of the 61 newest ones we read. Reviewers keep pointing at the smash patties and the house-made pickles, and the patio is where regulars sit.
Order this: Smash burger with the house-made pickles
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Gordon Ramsay Burger Flamingo
★★★★★ 4.7 · 3,695 Google reviews3555 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109 · 17 of 84 reviews read mention burgers (≈748 overall) · on 5 of 6 rankings we checked (vegas.eater.com, carverroad.com, thrillist.com) · social proof: 3 TikTok/Instagram posts (2 TikTok, 1 Instagram) · 1.5 km from downtown
Best for a Strip sit-downpersonable staffhells kitchen burgertruffle friesjalapeño poppersThe most-ranked burger on this list — it shows up on five of the six outside guides we checked — and roughly 748 reviews mention burgers across the Flamingo dining room. The Hell's Kitchen burger and the truffle fries are what people order, and the staff get singled out as much as the food.
Order this: Hell's Kitchen burger with truffle fries
↗ 17 of its 17 newest reviews landed in the last 30 days
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Smash and Slice Burgers, Pizza & Wings
★★★★★ 4.7 · 425 Google reviews9845 S Maryland Pkwy D, Las Vegas, NV 89183 · 52 of 93 reviews read mention burgers (≈238 overall) · on 0 of 6 rankings we checked · social proof: 6 TikTok/Instagram posts (4 TikTok, 2 Instagram) · 10.9 km from downtown
Best for feeding a groupsmash burgerburgersfriespepperoni pizzaFifty-two of the 93 reviews we read at this South Maryland Parkway spot mention burgers, which is the highest hit rate in the south valley. It's a smash-burger-and-pizza hybrid, so a griddled patty, onion rings and a slice of grandma-style pie land on the same table without anyone blinking.
Order this: Smash burger with onion rings
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Joy Burgers
★★★★★ 4.8 · 581 Google reviews4300 Meadows Ln, Las Vegas, NV 89107 · 102 of 132 reviews read mention burgers (≈449 overall) · on 0 of 6 rankings we checked · 8 km from downtown
Best for burger puristsburgersparmesan frieswingsonion ringsThe burger-iest place we read: 102 of 132 reviews mention burgers, out of roughly 449 overall, at a 4.8★ counter on Meadows Lane. People ask for theirs medium rare here, which tells you it's a thicker griddled patty rather than a smashed one, and the parmesan fries get ordered alongside.
Order this: Burger cooked medium rare, parmesan fries on the side
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Fuku Burger Chinatown
★★★★★ 4.7 · 3,134 Google reviews3429 S Jones Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89146 · 44 of 63 reviews read mention burgers (≈2,189 overall) · on 2 of 6 rankings we checked (vegas.eater.com, google.com/search) · 6.1 km from downtown
Best for late nightstamago burgerkatsu burgerjazz friescrack sauceChinatown's Japanese-leaning burger institution, with about 2,189 reviews mentioning burgers — more than anywhere else on this list. Crack sauce and jazz fries are the shorthand order, and the tamago burger with its egg on top is the one people photograph.
Order this: Tamago burger, jazz fries, extra crack sauce
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Aztec Burgers
★★★★★ 4.7 · 215 Google reviews1570 W Horizon Ridge Pkwy Ste 160, Henderson, NV 89012 · 52 of 76 reviews read mention burgers (≈147 overall) · on 0 of 6 rankings we checked · about 1,600 searches a month for its name · 13.7 km from downtown
Best for Henderson regularssmash burgerchilaquilescozy atmospherechili cheese friesA cozy Henderson room off Horizon Ridge where 52 of the 76 reviews we read name burgers, usually the smash version and usually the word "juicy." It's a Mexican-American kitchen too, so chilaquiles and chili cheese fries share the menu with the griddle.
Order this: Smash burger with chili cheese fries
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Bar Code Burgers
★★★★★ 4.5 · 2,021 Google reviews1590 E Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119 · 39 of 68 reviews read mention burgers (≈1,159 overall) · on 2 of 6 rankings we checked (foodandloathing.vegas, thrillist.com) · about 210 searches a month for its name · 2.8 km from downtown
Best for game daybartendertvssportshappy hourRoughly 1,159 reviews mention burgers at this East Flamingo bar, and 39 of the 68 newest ones do too — it made both Thrillist and foodandloathing.vegas. TVs, sports and a real happy hour mean the burger arrives with a bartender who remembers you.
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Snappy's
★★★★★ 4.7 · 1,588 Google reviews101 N Decatur Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89107, USA · 38 of 67 reviews read mention burgers (≈901 overall) · on 0 of 6 rankings we checked · about 720 searches a month for its name · 8.6 km from downtown
Best for a nostalgic nightA family-run drive-thru on North Decatur with a drive-in movie screen and about 901 reviews mentioning burgers. Regulars call the patties homemade-tasting and greasy in the good way, and the beer-battered, seasoned fries have their own following.
Order this: Single-patty burger with the seasoned beer-battered fries
“Food comes fast and hot and one of the best burgers I have had”
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Fukuburger Buffalo
★★★★★ 4.6 · 1,397 Google reviews7365 S Buffalo Dr Unit a, Las Vegas, NV 89113, USA · 47 of 62 reviews read mention burgers (≈1,059 overall) · on 2 of 6 rankings we checked (vegas.eater.com, foodandloathing.vegas) · 10.7 km from downtown
Best for solo diningThe southwest outpost of the Fuku family, where 47 of the 62 reviews we read mention burgers and anime plays on the big screens while the line moves. The egg-topped Tamayo is the house favorite; you make up a fake name at the counter and wait for it to be called.
Order this: Tamayo burger with egg and teriyaki sauce
“Still my favorite burger. Tamayo burger is the best. Egg and teriyaki sauce”
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No Pants
★★★★★ 4.7 · 112 Google reviews3570 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA · 49 of 81 reviews read mention burgers (≈68 overall) · on 2 of 6 rankings we checked (vegas.eater.com, google.com/maps) · 1.5 km from downtown
Best for pre-show dinnerTucked inside the fenced garden behind the Absinthe tent off Las Vegas Boulevard, with 49 of the 81 reviews we read naming burgers. It's a short menu of smash burgers and star-shaped tots at Strip prices, eaten outdoors with strong drinks before a show.
Order this: Smash burger and the star tots, or the Win Win combo
“Truly one of the best smash burger spots in all of Vegas”
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Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer
★★★★★ 4.3 · 3,983 Google reviews3355 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109 · 28 of 67 reviews read mention burgers (≈1,665 overall) · on 3 of 6 rankings we checked (thrillist.com, google.com/search, google.com/maps) · 1.9 km from downtown
Best for kidsshakeswait timecrazy shakesoutdoor seatingAbout 1,665 reviews mention burgers at the Strip location, and it lands on three of the six guides we checked. Come knowing there's a wait and that the towering CrazyShakes are half the reason the room is full — the craft burgers and fried pickles hold up their end.
Order this: A craft burger with a CrazyShake to split
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Habit Burger & Grill
★★★★★ 4.5 · 1,539 Google reviews6482 N Decatur Blvd H100A, Las Vegas, NV 89131 · 186 of 375 reviews read mention burgers (≈763 overall) · on 0 of 6 rankings we checked · about 50 searches a month for its name · 19.5 km from downtown
Best for budget lunchfried green beansonion ringsshakessweet potato friesWe read 375 reviews at this North Decatur location and 186 of them mention burgers, the largest raw count on the list. It's charbroiled rather than smashed, priced like a budget lunch, and the fried green beans and onion rings get nearly as much love as the patties.
Order this: Double Charburger with fries
“A homestyle burger without the "tourist trap tax." this was the best burger on my trip by far and the lowest priced”
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Slater's 50/50 - Silverado Ranch
★★★★★ 4.5 · 3,233 Google reviews467 E Silverado Ranch Blvd #100, Las Vegas, NV 89183 · 22 of 76 reviews read mention burgers (≈936 overall) · on 2 of 6 rankings we checked (thrillist.com, google.com/search) · about 140 searches a month for its name · 10.5 km from downtown
Best for a long dinnershakesbeer selectiontriviasweet potato friesThe Silverado Ranch sit-down where about 936 reviews mention burgers and the menu leans maximal — wagyu patties, an egg on top, peanut-butter-and-jelly territory. Trivia nights, a deep beer list and shakes make it a stay-a-while room rather than a grab-and-go.
Order this: Bacon cheeseburger with an egg, parmesan fries
“Amazing place the burgers were very good and the service was excellent”
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Fat Boy Restaurant
★★★★★ 4.6 · 1,173 Google reviews4425 Stewart Ave #107, Las Vegas, NV 89110, USA · 42 of 68 reviews read mention burgers (≈725 overall) · on 0 of 6 rankings we checked · 9.9 km from downtown
Best for east-side regularsA mom-and-pop counter on Stewart with very limited seating and roughly 725 reviews mentioning burgers; 42 of the 68 newest ones do. East-siders treat it as their burger default, and the seasoning shaker sits out so you can finish the fries yourself.
Order this: Bacon avocado burger combo with a chocolate shake
“My new favorite burger spot on the east side”
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BrewDog Las Vegas
★★★★★ 4.7 · 12,780 Google reviews3767 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109, United States · 5 of 47 reviews read mention burgers (≈1,360 overall) · on 2 of 6 rankings we checked (thrillist.com, google.com/maps) · 1 km from downtown
Best for rooftop drinksrooftopwingslobsterview of the stripWith 12,780 Google reviews and roughly 1,360 of them mentioning burgers, this Strip brewpub is more rooftop than burger shop — only 5 of the 47 newest reviews we read bring the burger up. Come for the view of the Strip and the beer list, and order a burger because it's a good one to have in hand up there.
↗ 3 of its 5 newest reviews landed in the last 30 days
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Sickies Garage Burgers & Brews
★★★★★ 4.5 · 3,726 Google reviews6629 Las Vegas Blvd S Ste 120, Las Vegas, NV 89119 · 23 of 66 reviews read mention burgers (≈1,298 overall) · on 2 of 6 rankings we checked (thrillist.com, google.com/search) · 4.6 km from downtown
Best for big appetitesbeer selectiontater totswingssweet potato friesA big garage-themed room on the south end of the Boulevard with about 1,298 reviews mentioning burgers and a menu long enough to need an index. The mac and cheese burger is the one people describe, and the tater tots and beer list do the rest.
Order this: Mac and cheese burger with tater tots
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R Burgers
★★★★★ 4.5 · 2,182 Google reviews7215 S Eastern Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89119 · 26 of 76 reviews read mention burgers (≈746 overall) · on 0 of 6 rankings we checked · about 1,300 searches a month for its name · 6.6 km from downtown
Best for a car dinnerchicken tendersdrive thrushakeschili cheese friesA South Eastern Avenue drive-thru with roughly 746 reviews mentioning burgers, plus the chili cheese fries, zucchini fries and shakes that make it a full stop rather than a snack. It's the kind of place you order at the window and eat in the car with the AC running.
Order this: Burger with chili cheese fries and a shake
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Fat Sal's
★★★★★ 4.8 · 1,085 Google reviews450 Fremont St Ste 101, Las Vegas, NV 89101 · 10 of 87 reviews read mention burgers (≈125 overall) · on 1 of 6 rankings we checked (google.com/search) · 7.3 km from downtown
Best for downtown nightsshakessmash burgerchicken fingerschili cheese friesThe 4.8★ Fremont Street shop is better known for enormous sandwiches, and only 10 of the 87 reviews we read mention burgers out of about 125 overall. Order the smash burger with seasoned fries and a shake when the rest of your group is deep in a hoagie.
Order this: Smash burger with seasoned fries
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Flanker Kitchen + Sports Bar
★★★★★ 4.7 · 1,898 Google reviews3950 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89119, USA · 5 of 86 reviews read mention burgers (≈110 overall) · on 3 of 6 rankings we checked (carverroad.com, google.com/search, google.com/maps) · 2 km from downtown
Best for watching gamesA polished Strip sports bar that appears on three of the six rankings we checked, though burgers are a side plot: 5 of the 86 reviews we read mention them, about 110 overall. The room is built for a long afternoon of games, and the burger and the service both get called out by the people who do order it.
↗ 5 of its 5 newest reviews landed in the last 30 days
“The burger was absolutely delicious”
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Diner Ross
★★★★★ 4.8 · 534 Google reviewsThe Linq Hotel + Experience, 3535 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA · 1 of 94 reviews read mention burgers (≈6 overall) · on 2 of 6 rankings we checked (vegas.eater.com, google.com/maps) · about 6,600 searches a month for its name · 1.6 km from downtown
Best for a diner fixA 4.8★ diner concept inside The Linq that draws about 6,600 searches a month for its name and turns up on Eater — but burgers are barely spoken of, just 1 of the 94 reviews we read and roughly 6 overall. Go for the diner experience first and treat the burger as a bonus.
↗ 19 of its 20 newest reviews landed in the last 30 days
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Hamburger Hut
★★★★★ 4.4 · 2,955 Google reviews2512 E Cheyenne Ave, North Las Vegas, NV 89030 · 23 of 50 reviews read mention burgers (≈1,359 overall) · on 0 of 6 rankings we checked · 13 km from downtown
Best for a takeout orderwingschicken fingersonline orderingchili cheese friesA North Las Vegas institution on East Cheyenne with about 1,359 reviews mentioning burgers, half of the 50 newest ones included. Reviewers describe a home-cooked style patty, though recent ones are split on consistency — the chili cheese fries and wings keep the line moving either way.
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Elys Breakfast restaurant & Burgers
★★★★★ 4.9 · 4,649 Google reviews2855 N Green Valley Pkwy, Henderson, NV 89014 · 3 of 88 reviews read mention burgers (≈158 overall) · on 0 of 6 rankings we checked · 8 km from downtown
Best for breakfast firstchilaquilesmenudokind staffpozoleThe highest-rated place on this list at 4.9★ across 4,649 reviews, and it earns that mostly at breakfast — chilaquiles, menudo, pancakes. Burgers are a small part of the story, about 158 reviews and 3 of the 88 we read, so order one when you've already been here for the eggs.
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Peppermill Restaurant and Fireside Lounge
★★★★★ 4.5 · 20,432 Google reviews2985 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109 · 3 of 56 reviews read mention burgers (≈1,095 overall) · on 1 of 6 rankings we checked (google.com/maps) · about 27,100 searches a month for its name · 3 km from downtown
Best for late nightsfire pitomeletshappy hourfireside loungeThe Strip's fireside landmark pulls 27,100 searches a month for its name and roughly 1,095 reviews mention burgers, though only 3 of the 56 we read did. It's a 24-hour booth, a fire pit and enormous portions — the burger is a 3 a.m. decision, not a pilgrimage.
↗ 13 of its 13 newest reviews landed in the last 30 days
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If you only get one burger this week, make it With Love, Always on West Sunset — thin, crispy-edged smash patties, that mayo-mustard love sauce and a line that actually moves. If you want it fast, cheap and through a window, BEST BURGER on East Charleston does the double cheeseburger and patty melt at a volume nobody else on this list matches. And if you want to sit down with a beer and a house pickle and take your time, Stay Tuned Burgers on South Industrial is the one — 4.8★, short menu, patio, no fuss.