Burgers
- Test Driving Carte Blanche - a mix of French and American in Hackney
One of the founders of Le Bun has opened Carte Blanche in Hackney - a mix of French and American food, with some excellent burgers too. We head down for a look.
- Shake Shack's next burger special is the Crispy Pickle Burger
We know that Shake Shack many fans just love hearing about a new burger special and we wanted to be first to let you know about the next one hitting UK Shacks.
On from 12 September, the Crispy Pickle Burger is a double Provolone cheeseburger topped with crispy fried pickles from US pickle supplier Ricks Picks, fresh onion and garlic mayo. It'll set you back £10 if you have it as a double or £6.75 as a single.
That's the good news.
... - Flipside on Cowcross Street will serve everything from morning smoothies to late night veggie burger treats
Right around the corner from the meat traders at Smithfield Market is this new plant-based all day spot, serving up smoothies and juices in the morning, salads and soups at lunch and then turning into a fully-fledged burger spot in the evening.
- A Nordic burger comes to town with Aquavit's Skagen-burger
We do like an impressive-looking burger and this really fits the bill.
The latest to try their hand at burger-skills is Nordic restaurant Aquavit in St James's Market. This is their Skagen-burger. and here's how they describe it:
A hearty beef patty made from the highest quality short rib and skirt beef, topped with traditional shrimp Skagen; a refreshing combination of Norwegian
... - MEATliquor announces Battersea's Northcote Road will be the site of its next burger restaurant
Opening up right next door to Franco Manca, the burger chain that brought you the Dead Hippie and introduced Londoners to the delights of the Jagermiester ripple ice-cream is bringing its burgers to South London.
- McDonald's turns its High Street Kensington branch into a luxury reservations-only pop-up
Earlier this year they hit the news for turning their Newcastle restaurant into a romantic dinner a deux destination. Now McDonald's are transforming their High Street Kensington branch into a reservation-only restaurant.
The whole thing is to launch the roll-out of the
... - Burger and Lobster go all luxe KFC with their Double Drown lobster tail sandwich
Most of you will have heard of the Double Down - the KFC burger where the buns are replaced by two fried chicken breasts with bacon sandwiched in-between. It's not the healthiest snack ever made.
Now Burger and Lobster are about to unveil their luxe alternative - the Double Drown (we see what they've done there). It's described as "strips of thick cut, smoked pork complimented with
... - The new Stokey Bears burger bar in Haggerston gets ready to add a vegan burger menu
Burgers plus an extensive vegan menu at the new Haggerston branch of Stokey Bears.
- Nanny Bills is taking over the John Lewis rooftop with their gravy-dipped burgers
Recently, John Lewis have been making quite a big deal of their Oxford Street rooftop in the summer - and this year their Summer of Sound music-themed rooftop kicked off with Butchies. Now it's time for a new crowd to take over the roof as Nanny Bills moves in from
... - Hank's Burgers and Beers are coming to the Deptford Market yard arches
They've been a staple of the Deptford street food scene for some time, and now Hank's are launching their first permanent site in an arch at Deptford Market Yard, with their Burgers and Beer restaurant.
It's clearly a does-what-it-says-on-the-tin type of place - with the burger offering being:
- The Big Cheese - 6oz aged beef patty, American cheese, Hank’s
- Bleeding burgers, boozy popsicles, the return of Rita's and more - your weekly news round-up
From more bleeding burgers to the return of Rita's, we bring you all the news that was fit to print (but we just didn't get around to covering elsewhere this week)...
- Joe Allen puts its off-menu burger on the menu for a month-long burger series with guest chefs
For years, the off menu burger at Joe Allen has been one of the worst kept secrets on the London restaurant scene. I mean, it may have been off menu but at any given time you'd easily have found half the tables in the restaurant ordering it.
And for four weeks next month the burger will actually appear on the menu as the Covent Garden restaurant celebrates
... - The new Patty and Bun at Borough will be their most ambitious yet
There's a big new Patty & Bun planned for Borough High Street and this one is going to launch with an exclusive breakfast menu. The space is big too with a floor devoted to groups and parties.
- Bleecker returns for burgers on the South Bank
Just in time for the sunny weather, Bleecker is back on the South Bank. If you haven't yet had the pleasure of a mighty Bleecker Burger in the sunshine, then there's no better time than this weekend to head down there and check them out.
They'll be in their usual spot by the Golden Jubilee Bridge, where you'll be able to get all the back cheeseburgers, blue burgers and angry fries that you can handle. And we'll bet
... - Here are the seven new burgers Byron has put on the menu
It's been an "interesting" period for Byron. It's probably fair to say that with their rapid expansion - not to mention hitting the headlines over immigration issues - they've lost some of the love that the British public had for them, back in the day.
But the burger chain is
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