10 places to grab a great burger in Liverpool

One of many indies in the now buzzing Baltic Triangle creative district, you go to the Social for “quality food, boss music and belter drinks”, plus the now legendary punk afternoon tea alongside other regulars such as bottomless brunch and jazz roast Sunday.

Downstairs on Duke Street, DTH promises some hellishly good scran in its vegan and vegetarian-friendly brick-lined junk food bunker, where dirty burgers, loaded hotdogs, sharers, small plates and other pub grub are overflowing and beers and cocktails are also on the cards.

Plant-based burgers and dairy-free shakes from a tattoo-covered Instagram star: Frost Burgers was the most zeitgeisty place in Liverpool when it launched on World Vegan Day 2018. Some would say it still is. 

Hope & Smoke, an independent ‘smokehouse, bar and grill’ on Allerton Road is a local go-to for barbecue food, burgers, and, on Sunday’s, their sell-out roast dinners.  

This glam rock and roll boozer on Bold Street is a bar, music venue, and upstairs, a restaurant. And while ‘gig venue’ and ‘quality dining’ don’t often belong in the same sentence, Jimmy’s Liverpool is an exception thanks to its mic-dropping menu of Southern US food.

Ma Boyles, a self-described ‘ale house and eatery’, has been around in various guises since the mid 19th century. As such, it’s become a bit of an institution in this part of the city.

If you like getting your hands dirty, then Red Dog Saloon is probably right up your street. Part of a chain, this Texas-inspired barbecue joint is all about meat, or meat slathered in melted cheese. Take a look at the website gallery and you’ll agree this ain’t no place for our vegan pals.

Slim’s is an American-style diner in the heart of Liverpool’s eating and drinking district (not to be confused with the nearby “steins & brines” joint touting a similar moniker), and reckons to be “the perfect place to enjoy some comfort food and quality time with friends and family”.

Tempest on Tithebarn is a social space filling your days from early-morning Neighbourhood Coffee and freshly baked pastries and cakes to late-night parties and cocktails. In between, there’s bagels, brunch and lunch by day and burgers and small plates as the sun goes down. 

The Three Piggies Alehouse & Canteen looks like a transplant from a Cornish surfer town with its flaking driftwood walls, easygoing vibe, and natural light-filled interior. That’s not a bad thing though, especially if you’re just looking for decent casual dining with a better than average range of beers.