I am very eclectic when it comes to food. I love gourmet, complex, and refined cuisine, but I also enjoy hot dogs, cupcakes, and especially burgers, which have become highly highlighted dishes in trendy spots across the capital in recent years with the arrival of the Street Food phenomenon. Here is my little Parisian guide, quite varied and diverse, to the best places to enjoy burgers: from the most refined to the most massive, from the most classic to the most exotic, from American diners to lounge restaurants…
And I update this article regularly to add new places I test over the years.
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King Marcel: the burger made in France
King Marcel is a burger chain originally from Lyon that opened its first Parisian location in May 2015. The place is a 100% French fast-food joint offering homemade burgers using Limousin beef, served in under 30 minutes. You order at the counter when you walk in, then find a seat and your order is brought to you on a tray.
Regarding the burgers, I really liked the wrapped presentation which keeps the burger hot, which is super appreciable, because I find there are too many places where you eat your burger lukewarm, and personally, that ruins the pleasure a bit… Another positive point, the fries are homemade and super good (but definitely not light, hey, but they’re fries, what do you expect!). If you are in “watching my weight” mode, you can also pair your burger with a salad.
Only small drawback, if you want a quiet place for lunch, it’s definitely a fast-food vibe here and the background music is quite loud. So, for a romantic date, forget it!
166 rue de Montmartre 75002 Paris
13 Rue la Fayette, 75009 Paris
open Monday to Saturday
The little extra: You can enjoy the delicious cookies (€2 each) from the Fabrique à Cookies for dessert!
To try: the Marcel Patulacci with mozzarella + grilled zucchini and eggplant.
The price: burger prices at €11 / menus with fries + drink at lunch at €15
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Arty: the burger in New York mode
Arty is a modern, trendy, and friendly restaurant, whose decoration reminds me of New York lofts and workshops, and which I have already tested twice. In terms of food: classic or original burgers, exceptional meat breeds, or fish.
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Restaurant Arty
17 rue Daunou – 75002 Paris
Metro: Opéra – RER: Auber
The tip: in the evening, from 6 PM, the restaurant also turns into a lounge bar, with a nice selection of cocktails with or without alcohol
To try: as a side, a nice selection of wines from producers or more well-known estates
The price: menus with starter + main or main + dessert €24 / à la carte +- €40
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Les Frog Burgers: burger English-style
These burgers are served in the capital’s FrogPubs (previously there were other specialized locations for this brand, the FrogBurgers, but they have since closed), which I have already discussed more broadly in a previous article, are very good places to eat a good burger (very hearty) at a very reasonable price.
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The 8 FrogPubs in Paris
The tip: you can accompany your burger with succulent beer produced by the Frog micro-breweries
To try: their sweet potato fries are just killer! You absolutely have to taste them
The price: €15 for the set menu with choice of burger + fries or salad + drink
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Mamie Burger: the tasty burger
This very good place to enjoy succulent burgers in a rockabilly atmosphere has had numerous locations in Paris for several years (the first one opened was the one located on rue Saint Fiacre near the Grands Boulevards).
The quality of the products (100% Aubrac French beef for the burgers) and the kindness of the welcome are always present, with the advantage of a larger venue, to be able to enjoy your burger in complete tranquility and taking your time. And it’s true that Mamie’s burgers are really worth the detour, they are perhaps even my favorites in Paris…
16 rue de la Michodière, 75002 Paris
21 rue du Faubourg Montmartre, 75009 Paris
Open Monday to Saturday from 12 PM to 2:30 PM and 7 PM to 10:30 PM
The tip: the speed of service, always impeccable, and the feeling that you can really take your time, without anyone pushing you more or less subtly towards the exit…
To try: with your burger, I advise you to taste the Parisian beer, Gallia, very nice and local, too!
The price: menus at €12, €14, and €16 / burger prices between €9 and €10
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The Hard Rock Café Paris: the SmokeHouse burger
This temple of music, and particularly rock, which I have already mentioned at greater length in other articles, is a true institution in Paris and around the world. If you want to try something a little typical, I advise you to discover the “SmokeHouse” burger (an American specialty with smoked meat).
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Hard Rock Café Paris
14, boulevard Montmartre 75009 Paris
The tip: the venue is also famous for its drinks menu with more than 150 cocktails, at prices that frankly defy all competition in Paris regarding quality and quantity
To try: the SmokeHouse burger with smoked meat
The price: about €17 for the burger
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Restaurant La Plantxa: the couture burger
One of my very best gastronomic discoveries of this year 2014, this restaurant in Boulogne Billancourt, La Plantxa, is run by Juan Arbelaez, a young Colombian chef.
The plates at La Plantxa are both graphic and colorful, and in terms of flavors, the combinations are subtle and bold, revolving around fresh and vegetal notes. And the famous Pampa burger, lost under a thick bed of salad, is extremely original.
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Restaurant Plantxa
58 rue Gallieni 92100 Boulogne‐Billancourt
Telephone: 01 46 20 50 93
The tip: the street art setting, both trendy and relaxed, and the affordable prices for a restaurant of such quality
To try: frankly everything is absolutely delicious…
The price: between €17 and €25 for a main dish
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231 East Street
This French burger brand, which has existed since 2011, draws its inspiration from the streets of New York, as its name references the address where Andy Warhol created the Factory. The decor of the brand’s restaurants is arty with a design of urban fast food and a few objects in tribute to the founder of the Pop Art movement.
The products are high-quality (French beef, Somerset cheddar,…), the buns were developed by Olivier Nasti, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, and the house cheesecake is the one by Elisabeth Biscarrat, big winner of MasterChef 2011. Today there are 23 restaurants 231 East Street in France, including 4 in Paris.
To taste:
- The burgers (between €7.50 and €8.50), of course, which are always prepared to order. You stay with classic recipes: hamburger, cheeseburger, bacon burger, chicken burger… but it’s well done! They can be accompanied by fresh fries (€2.50) cooked “à la minute,” which are really very good.
- For dessert, we no longer had room for the house’s famous cheesecake (€4.20), so we opted for a small (well, that’s an understatement…) milkshake (€4.50).
- I also advise you to look at the beers (from €3.50) to accompany your burger; for my part, I am still as big a fan of the Brooklyn.
36 Boulevard des Italiens, 75009 Paris
open Monday to Sunday from 11:30 AM to 10:30 PM
The tip: the south-facing terrace is open all year round.
To try: the Hamburgez, of course!
The price: €14.50 for the Hamburgez, which is served with fries.
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Le bistrot Family: the burger of the day
Le Bistrot Family is a high-quality restaurant in the 6th arrondissement, a devotee of the culture of produce, all in a friendly, relaxed, and truly family atmosphere.
This new neighborhood spot, opened by Remi Lebon and Dimitri Labaye, works with fresh products and offers a nice burger menu, with a lot of originality.
The tip: the burgers of the day, which allow you to test new original recipes regularly, and the super table knife, super sharp, which allows you to try eating your burger with class (even if it remains very difficult, let’s be honest).
To try: the salmon and tuna burger with guacamole, just delicious!
The price: burger prices between €19 and €25 (served with salad and homemade fries).
Le Bistrot Family 18 rue guisarde 75006 Paris Tel: 01 43 29 52 18
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Crush Smash Burger
This dark kitchen created during the lockdown is located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, and it delivers smashed burgers all over Paris in 20 minutes flat.
On the menu of this place, therefore, smash burgers, meaning burgers whose patty is prepared on a hot griddle and smashed using a press to give it a thinner aspect with a crispy caramelized crust and a juicy texture inside (appetizing, right?!). As for sides, I recommend you try the cheesy fries which are covered in a homemade cheddar sauce, or the tenders, pieces of French chicken marinated in buttermilk. As for products, they use Angus beef and fresh French chicken, and all recipes are homemade!
75011 Paris
delivery every day in Paris
The little extra: the very specific technique of cooking the patty
The price: count between €9.90 and €13.90 for a burger
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L’Atelier Big Fernand
Perhaps one of the most famous addresses in Paris for eating quality burgers. At Big Fernand, you come to eat “hamburgés” and don’t you dare pronounce it otherwise, or you’ll get a slap on the wrist…
On the program: a counter-ordering system before sitting down, quality products, and an insane atmosphere, made of conviviality and a lot of humor. You are never bored eating at Big Fernand, it’s impossible! Well, it’s also hard to hear each other, it’s true, but you get nothing for nothing…
Big Fernand Paris
Big Fernand “Saint Honoré” / 40 Place du Marché Saint Honoré 75001 Paris
Big Fernand “Montorgueil” / 32 rue du Saint-Sauveur 75002 Paris
Big Fernand “Poissonnière” 55 rue du Faubourg Poissonnière 75009 Paris
The little extra: the homemade fries are very thin and crispy
The price: count between €11 and €13 for a burger.
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Bang!: burgers from around the world (closed)
Bang! is a restaurant specializing in meats from around the world and natural wines (a very nice alliance, by the way). Ideally located on the Canal Saint Martin and run by François Di Giugno and Imina Nial, it offers meats that take you on a journey across all continents, with Canadian bison, Australian kangaroo, Argentine Black Angus beef, Camargue bull, or Salers or Aubrac beef from the UK or Switzerland.
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Bang!
112 quai de Jemmapes / 75010 Paris
tel: 01 40 40 07 11
Open every day
The tip: for sunny days, very beautiful terrace decorated with tables covered in red and white checked cloths and colorful bulbs, guinguette-style for summer evenings
To try: the kangaroo burger, an experience to have at least once in your life, even if the taste of this meat is, how to put it,… strange. Their homemade fries are also worth discovering
The price: starter, main or main, dessert €23 / starter, main, dessert €28 / main only €18
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MOB: the vegan burger (closed)
MOB (Maimonide Of Brooklyn) is located at the Cité de la mode et du design, with a magnificent view of the Seine. The creator of this concept, Cyril Aouizerate, offers his vegetable burgers, surfing on the vegan phenomenon that has invaded our urban spaces.
⇒ Link to my full article on this spot!
MOB
34, quai d’Austerlitz 75013 Paris
open every day from noon to midnight
The tip: for sunny days, the small terrace of the MOB overlooking the Seine is really nice
To try: the plant-based burger, of course!
The price: starting from €4 for a burger
Edit from 09/04/2020: establishment permanently closed
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L’Atelier Saint Georges: the branded burger (closed)
L’Atelier Saint Georges is a burger restaurant installed in the Pigalle neighborhood of Paris, about which I have already made a more complete article that you can find below. The address offers stylish and gourmet burgers, prepared with carefully chosen products, the bread is made in an artisanal way in a local bakery, and the meat is hand-cut.
⇒ Link to my full article on this spot!
L’Atelier Saint-Georges
16, rue Henry Monnier / 75009 Paris
Open Tuesday to Saturday from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM
The tip: the place with the atmosphere of a chic bistro, bright, high-ceilinged, minimalist, and luminous
To try: the house cheesecake, which is both light and tasty, in short, a real delight in terms of texture
The price: from €14 to €20 (for the foie gras burger), all accompanied by succulent homemade fries or green salad
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Le CDS: the cinematic burger (closed)
Located at Square Desnouettes, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, this restaurant with a terrace, in an American-style universe and decor, offers a wide choice of burgers: simple, double, and sometimes even triple!
The products are high-quality and fresh in this burger bar, and Charolais meat is used for the Scarface, for example (yes, the burgers have movie names!).
We go there mainly for the American diner atmosphere, to try to eat the triple burger (reward to be had for big eaters), and then to enjoy the charm of the small terrace on sunny days.
The tip: lunch menus at a low price (€11.50 and €12.50) / Happy Hour Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 6 PM to 8 PM.
To try: try to take up the challenge of eating the triple burger (apparently, a reward awaits big eaters…).
The price: burger prices between €11.50 and €16 (simple and double burger).
Comptoir du Square
90 rue Desnouettes 75015 Paris
01 55 76 66 98
Info from 15/05/2016 restaurant closed permanently
Find all my restaurant tests in Paris below:
⇒ All my articles on restaurant tests in Paris
⇒ All my articles on places to eat Burgers in Paris
MY ARTICLES ON GOOD BURGER ADDRESSES IN PARIS
⇒ Bioburger
⇒ King Marcel
⇒ FrogBurger and FrogPubs
⇒ Bistro Burger
⇒ Ellis Gourmet Burger
⇒ Mamie Burger
⇒ B&M Burger
⇒ Hard Rock Café Paris
⇒ Big Fernand
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