The best burger restaurants in Paris

Text by Melle Bon Plan • Photos by Nicolas Diolez
• Updated on • 15 min read

If you’ve been following my blog for a little while now, you’ve probably noticed that I’m a big fan of street food and that I have a special soft spot for burgers, a dish I’ve already dedicated several articles to. Today, I’m sharing a little guide bringing together my favorite spots and restaurants 100% (well, mostly) dedicated to burgers! Some of these are chains with multiple locations in Paris and even elsewhere in France, while others are one-off spots with just a single address.

Of course, I update this article regularly to add new places I test over the years. And to make things easier, I’ve also organized this selection by Paris arrondissements.

Woman eating a burger and fries in a Parisian restaurant.

Where to eat a burger in the 1st arrondissement of Paris

Roomies Etienne Marcel

At Roomies, you’ll find fresh products from quality artisans, homemade preparations, and recipes put together right on the spot by us, since you completely choose the composition of your burger! Plus, the prices are super reasonable. Don’t worry though, for those lacking imagination, there are of course always 2 creations to try: the Roomies (11 €) and the burger of the moment. As a side note, after a first restaurant opened in May 2015 in the 1st arrondissement of Paris (the one I tested), the Roomies concept has also opened a second location in the 8th arrondissement, and then a third in the 9th arrondissement.

To try:

  • The burgers of course, to build yourself (between 10 and 12 €): you choose your base, cheese, sauce, and the veggies you want inside (you can even make a totally vegetarian burger!). The burger comes with your choice of fresh fries or salad, plus a lovely selection of homemade sauces.
  • I recommend pairing your burger with a little Gallia beer (between 3.50 € and 6 € depending on the size), a very pleasant Parisian brew.
Hands holding a Bioburger, ready to be enjoyed.
Wrapped burger, fries, and salad on a Bioburger tray.
Tested in 2017 - Invitation

Roomies

Roomies Etienne Marcel / 14, rue du Cygne 75001 Paris

Roomies Miromesnil / 6 avenue Percier 75008 Paris

Roomies Bonnes Nouvelles / 9 Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière 75009 Paris

Link to the brand’s website


Where to eat a burger in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris

Manhattn’s Burgers

Manhattn’s Burgers is a New York-style burger restaurant located on Rue Montorgueil in Paris. The concept comes from Belgium, and this is the brand’s very first location in France. You’ll find Belgian fries and sweet potato fries, Belgian beer from our friends at Brussels Beer Project (which I already told you about in an article about Brussels). But above all, of course, delicious burgers made with great ingredients like aged cheddar, Tomme de Savoie AOC, brioche buns, and Irish Angus beef.

We tried: the Gatsby burger (14 €) with Emmental cheese, sauteed mushrooms, truffle mayo, crispy bacon, and salad; the Paname Cheeseburger (14 €) with Reblochon AOC, caramelized onions, crispy bacon, chives, and honey-mustard mayo.

Interior of Manhattn's Burgers Montorgueil restaurant with counter, tables, and PICK-UP sign.
Tested in 2023

Manhattn’s Burgers

59 Rue Montorgueil, 75002 Paris

Price: burgers between 12.30 and 14€ / lunch menu combo with choice of burger + fries + choice of soft drink for 17.90€ / Brussels Beer Project beers 5.50€ for a 25 cl glass

Link to the brand’s website


Where to eat a burger in the 5th arrondissement of Paris

Shiso Burger Saint Michel

This brand, which has two locations in Paris (Saint Michel and Beaubourg), offers Asian-inspired burgers with homemade rice flour buns. On the menu: super flavorful burgers featuring marinated meat, as well as fantastic vegetarian options. I’ve already been to the Saint Michel location twice—first for the opening with my favorite photographer, and another time with my friend Mathilde for a girls’ lunch. I especially love the cozy booth seating area upstairs in the restaurant.

To try: for drinks, I recommend the Shiso Lemonade (5 € a glass and 12 € a liter); the Pure and Shiso salad (12.50 €); and of course the burgers (priced between 10 € and 12.50 €).

Shiso Burger Paris interior with staff preparing orders and customers waiting.
Burger with melting cheese and fries served in a bamboo steam basket.
Tested in 2022 - Invitation

Shiso Burger

21 quai Saint Michel, 75005 Paris

15 rue du Grenier Saint-Lazare, 75003 Paris

Link to the brand’s website

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Il était un Burger

Il était un burger is a fantastic spot located on Rue Mouffetard in Paris’s 5th arrondissement, which naturally serves up great burgers! The decor is lovely, well-thought-out, and very polished for a burger joint (special mention for the little alcoves at the back of the restaurant, which are super cozy).

My favorite is the Florian on air burger (13.90 €) with blue cheese cream and walnuts, created by the friendly YouTuber of the same name. For a total porn-food burger, I recommend the London breakfast (13.90 €), to be paired with cheddar fries (4.50 €) for a cheese overload. Finally, for drinks, don’t miss the freshly made-to-order juices (between 4 € and 4.50 €) which are truly delicious!

Interior of "Il était un Burger" Paris restaurant, customers reading the menu.
Burger with cheese fries and a small side of sauce on a white tray.
Tested in 2022 - Invitation

Il était un burger

78 Rue Mouffetard, 75005 Paris

Burger prices: between 12.90 € and 17.90 €

The good deal: lunch menu with any main dish ordered = classic drink included for free!


Where to eat a burger in the 6th arrondissement of Paris

Spécimen, smash burger

This smash burger spot, located in Paris near the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district, offers a cozy venue with a retro 1970s New York vibe, featuring vintage furniture thrifted by Spécimen’s founder—a burger fan who decided to create his own restaurant.

On the menu, you’ll find a single core product: the smash burger. Choose between a double cheeseburger (12.90 €) made with a blend of three cuts of aged beef for a rich flavor, or a really surprising veggie burger (12.90 €) featuring a large breaded Portobello mushroom. The ingredients are super high quality, and the burgers are genuinely flavorful and punchy—in short, we loved it! The burger buns are made from potato starch brioche for incredible softness, baked fresh every morning. You can pair your burger with homemade fries, cut thin and seasoned with a blend of various spices. On the drinks side, enjoy a Mexican vibe with a selection of Mezcal, sodas, or Mexican beer (6 €).

Smash burger enjoyed in its Spécimen wrapper in Paris.
Interior of Spécimen Burgers Paris restaurant, view of the counter and a customer.
Tested in 2023 - Invitation

Spécimen

3 Rue Guisarde, 75006 Paris

The good deal: lunch combo with burger + fries + drink for 18.50€

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Bistro Burger Montparnasse

This brand has 3 restaurants in Paris: on the Grands Boulevards, in Montparnasse, and at Montorgueil. As for us, we went to test the Montparnasse location since it was the closest to my place. I really like the industrial-style decor of this restaurant, made with reclaimed materials and vintage objects, like the wall of old mirrors (see photo below). Naturally, as in all the places I recommend, the burgers are homemade; here, the bread is delivered fresh every morning from Rachel’s, and burger lovers will appreciate the 100% Charolais beef.

To try:

  • On the burger side, I fell for the burger of the moment, featuring a salmon fillet, zucchini, and fresh herbs (14 €), just to switch things up from the usual burgers.
  • My favorite photographer tried the Saint Nectaire burger, featuring the cheese of the same name and a potato patty (12 €).
  • To accompany our burgers, we tested the fries with truffle salt & parmesan (5.20 €), as well as the plain version (3 €).
  • For dessert, I caved and had the homemade tiramisu (what a surprise!!!) (7 €), which I have to say was extremely good (creamy texture, not too overpowering on the coffee flavor—in short, everything I love!)…
  • For drinks, you can opt either for a local beer (I like the ones from Brasserie La Parisienne), or a glass of wine (prices by the glass range from 4.50 € to 5 € for 12.5 cl).

Good to know: all meat burgers can be served with a single or double patty depending on your appetite / the place also offers 3 vegetarian burgers (goat cheese, Provençal, or Portobello) / burger prices range between 9.90 € and 19.20 €

Bistro Burger Paris restaurant interior, recycled wood round table, exposed brick walls.
Two burgers, fries, and beer on a restaurant table, a hand is grabbing fries.
Tested in 2018 - Thanks to Bistro Burger for this invitation

Bistro Burger

Bistro Burger Montparnasse / 53 Boulevard Montparnasse, 75006 Paris

Bistro Burger Montorgueil / 26, rue Montorgueil 75001 Paris

Bistro Burger Grands Boulevards / 15 Boulevard Montmartre 75002 Paris (temporarily closed for renovations)

Link to the brand’s website


Where to eat a burger in the 9th arrondissement of Paris

Disco Burgers is a restaurant located in Pigalle that offers an original street-food concept in France. On the agenda: a machine specially designed at the request of the brand’s founders, Louis and Augustin, to create toasted and pressed-to-order burgers that seal all the ingredients right inside! As a result, the burger’s ingredients stay nice and warm, and the recipes are super flavorful. We tested the bee cheese, featuring a beef patty, and the italo disco, the spot’s vegetarian burger. And as a nice idea to avoid waste, the brand also reuses bun scraps to fry them into disco sticks (4 €).

Tested in 2024

Disco Burgers

26 rue de Douai 75009 Paris

Price: bee cheese 12€ / Italo disco 10€ / burger + side + beer meal deal +7€ for draft and +9€ for bottle

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Père & Fish

I discovered this brand back in 2018 and went back in 2019 as a jury member for the Sandwich & Snack Show Academy, and finally in 2026 to make sure the place was still just as top-notch—and I was never disappointed! I must admit that every time, I’ve really loved the burgers from this spot, which, as the name suggests, specializes in burgers made with fish. The ingredients used are fresh, and the fish come from responsible and sustainable fishing as much as possible.

The brand has a single restaurant in Paris, but it was also present in the 13th arrondissement Food Court, Iconik (which unfortunately has since closed its doors). You can also find other Père & Fish locations in Lille, Lyon, Bordeaux or even Marseille.

Interior of the Père & Fish restaurant in the 17th arrondissement of Paris with its bright and warm decoration.
Tested in 2018, 2019 and 2026 - Thanks to Père & Fish for these invitations

Père & Fish

67 Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, 75009 Paris

Price: burgers between 9.90 € and 12.90 € / meal deal with fries + drink between 13.90 € and 16.90 €

Link to the brand’s website


Where to eat a burger in the 10th arrondissement of Paris

Les Burgers de Papa (Closed)

This brand was born in Lyon in 2013. Today, the brand has around thirty restaurants all over France (Paris, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Versailles, Angers, Cagnes-Sur-Mer, Val Thoiry, La Réunion, Montpellier, Nice, Annecy, Thionville, Strasbourg, Cannes, Nantes, Lyon…). Les Burgers de Papa offers short-supply-chain gourmet burgers, cooked with fresh, local produce, bread delivered every morning by a partner baker in each city, and French beef minced fresh daily in the restaurant. The homemade fries are cut and peeled on-site, cooked in two baths. The brand also offers milkshakes and a range of 3 “Binouze de Papa”, the house craft beers.

In Paris, there are 3 locations in Paris and the Ile-de-France region (Boulogne-Billancourt and Versailles). As for me, I tested the one located in the 10th, in place of the former Blind Pig Pub spot that I had actually already told you about on the blog.

Burger and fries meal, drink and sauce on blue Les Burgers de Papa trays.
Tested in 2022 - Invitation

Les Burgers de Papa

80 rue du faubourg poissonnière 75010 Paris

Update 29/08/2026 : the brand still exists but no longer has a location in Paris

Link to Les Burgers de Papa website


Where to eat a burger in the 13th arrondissement of Paris

Caminito Aupa

This restaurant located in the 13th arrondissement and reopened in November 2022 after some renovations is super cozy, making it a great place to settle in and grab a bite. Here, the specialty is the burger made with a croissant bun—and it is to die for! This super original recipe is made with a patented, ultra-soft croissant bun, filled with pulled meat: the Crogers. What’s nice is that this restaurant completely reinvents the burger in a French style, and it’s truly a success!

To try: as a starter to share, the perfect egg on mushroom cream (7 €); the beef bourguignon burger with pulled beef slow-cooked for 6 hours (price 9.90 €) which was selected for Paris Burger Week 2022; the blanquette pulled veal burger (11.90 €); as a side, the bravas-style potatoes; draft wines (5 € a glass / 9 € a quarter-liter / 16 € a half-liter and 25 € a bottle), as well as an Italian frizzante on tap.

Restaurant interior with customers, blue and yellow lockers, and plant decorations.
Pulled meat burger with melted cheese on brioche bun, Mademoiselle Bonplan.
Tested in 2022 - Invitation

Caminito Aupa

48-50 Rue du Dessous des Berges Angle, 31 Rue Cantagrel, 75013 Paris

Link to the restaurant’s website

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This small smash burger spot is located right next to Place d’Italie, so really close to where I live. I discovered it during the Heura festival (a Spanish plant-based meat brand) organized across 10 locations in Paris and Bordeaux in May and June 2024 to give people a chance to try the brand’s products for free. On that occasion, I tested the vegan Chinky Winky burger featuring a plant-based chicken fillet by Heura, and I was blown away by the texture and taste of this product—super successful. I also tested the Original Cheeseburger with a plant-based patty. And the goal of this spot is precisely to offer their entire range of burgers in a vegetarian version using Heura products as a meat replacement.

Tested in 2024

Mek’la

08 Rue du Père Guérin, 75013 Paris

Price: burgers alone between 7.90 € and 9.90 € / meal deals between 11.90 € and 14.50 €

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This small burger spot located on the Dalle des Olympiades offers California-inspired fast-food cuisine. The decor has a bit of an American diner vibe with banquette seating, and the menu features burgers as well as poke bowls for the summer season. The place also has air conditioning, which was very welcome when I tested it during the July 2026 heatwave. Special mention for the homemade carrot cake for dessert, which was pretty good.

Tested in 2026 - Invitation

Big Sur

105 rue de Tolbiac (at the top of the escalators – Dalle des Olympiades) 75013 Paris

Price: burger alone between 5 € and 7 € / burger meal deals with small fries and a drink between 8 € and 17 €


Where to eat a burger in the 14th arrondissement of Paris

Umami Burger

Umami Burger is a gourmet burger brand whose first restaurant opened in Los Angeles in 2009. The concept, based on original recipes, then expanded to the rest of California and Florida, as well as the East Coast, such as in New York. And in December 2021, the brand’s first restaurant in Europe and France opened its doors at the Pullman Paris Montparnasse.

Located on the first floor of the hotel, the restaurant covers nearly 800 m2 and can accommodate up to 280 guests. You can sit down to enjoy gourmet burgers, with 8 recipes on offer, savory sides (including classic fries, truffle-infused or sweet potato variations, a “mac ‘n’ cheese” or even “Umami tenders” chicken wings) and desserts just like in the States.

Tested in 2022 - Invitation

Umami Burger

1st floor of Pullman Paris Montparnasse

19 Rue du Commandant René Mouchotte, 75014 Paris

Burger prices: between 14 € and 20 €

Link to the restaurant’s website


Where to eat a burger in Neuilly-sur-Seine

Junk Smash Burgers

In 2022, this brand opened its first location at 114 rue Montmartre (75002 Paris), but only for delivery and takeaway. In May 2023, Junk Smash Burgers opened a second location to enjoy its burgers on-site if desired, or to take away in Neuilly-sur-Seine, just a few streets away from the Bois de Boulogne and the Jardin d’Acclimatation. The venue features a futuristic, almost “spaceship-like” decor, I found, designed by “Hypnos”, a studio specializing in interior architecture and design, with the contribution of the talented Will McGrath.

The brand’s specialty is smash burgers, those burgers where the beef patty is cooked and smashed cold onto a blazing hot grill using a press, resulting in meat that is crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. Here you’ll find a minimalist base recipe that focuses on flavors and texture, ranging from S to XXL depending on your appetite. The spot also offers limited-edition recipes, and we tried the Truffle Burger (11.50 €). Good to know for vegetarians: the other burger of the moment was a Veggie Burger featuring a homemade vegetarian patty (7.50 €). Pair it with homemade fries (3 €) or fried chicken (7.50 €), and for dessert, you’ll find soft cookies from Puffy (between 3.50 € and 5 €). As for drinks, the brand brews its own beer in collaboration with the Parisian brewery BapBap (4 €).

Woman sitting in a modern purple-toned restaurant, wearing sunglasses.
Tested in 2023

Junk Smash Burgers Neuilly

21 Rue Paul Chatrousse, 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine

Price: burger S 6.50 € / M 9.50 € / L 12.50 € / XL 15.50 € / XXL 17.50 € / V 7.50 €

Link to the brand’s website


Hand-held French artisanal Burger King Marcel, brioche bun.

Find all my restaurant reviews in Paris below:
⇒ All my restaurant review articles in Paris
⇒ All my articles on spots to eat burgers in Paris

MY ARTICLES ON GREAT BURGER SPOTS 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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MAP OF MY FAVORITE FOOD SPOTS IN PARIS AND THE ÎLE-DE-FRANCE REGION

Addresses
  • Le Blind Pig Pub — 80 Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, 75010 Paris, France
  • Père & Fish — 67 Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, 75009 Paris, France
  • Bioburger Cadet — 10 Rue de la Victoire, 75009 Paris, France
  • Bistro Burger — 53 Boulevard du Montparnasse, 75006 Paris, France
  • Ellis Gourmet Burger — 58 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France
  • Roomies Etienne Marcel — 14 Rue du Cygne, 75001 Paris, France
  • Manhattn's Burgers — 59 Rue Montorgueil, 75002 Paris
  • Shiso Burger — 21 quai Saint Michel, 75005 Paris
  • Il était un burger — 78 Rue Mouffetard, 75005 Paris
  • Spécimen — 3 Rue Guisarde, 75006 Paris
  • Disco Burgers — 26 rue de Douai 75009 Paris
  • Les Burgers de Papa — 80 rue du faubourg poissonnière 75010 Paris
  • Caminito Aupa — 48-50 Rue du Dessous des Berges Angle, 31 Rue Cantagrel, 75013 Paris
  • Mek'la — 08 Rue du Père Guérin, 75013 Paris
  • Big Sur — 105 rue de Tolbiac (en haut des escalators - Dalle des Olympiades) 75013 Paris
  • Umami Burger — 19 Rue du Commandant René Mouchotte, 75014 Paris
  • Junk Smash Burgers Neuilly — 21 Rue Paul Chatrousse, 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine
  • Iconik — 28bis Av. d'Italie, 75013 Paris

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Photo credits: Nicolas Diolez and Melle Bon Plan
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