162. Best Damn Burger in Town

3rd July 2014, Patty And Bun, Liverpool Street, London

Who doesn't love a good burger?

Following the successful hunt for the best Bloody Mary in London last year I have continued with searching for the best burger in town.

You'd think finding a good burger can not be that damn difficult right - at the end of the day it's just bread and meat? Wrong. People would be shocked at the levels of disgustingness burgers in this city with surroundings can be at. We're talking paper dry and paper tasting patties on equally paper dry and paper tasting bread. We're talking gourmet burgers that gave 4 people food poisoning. We're talking... McDonalds.

There has also been a few amazing ones. So, before getting to the best burger in London, these are the runner ups:

3. Boisdale, Canary Wharf: Their Truffle and Gruyere Burger will literally melt in your mouth, it has great grown up flavours whilst still tasting good old fashioned burger. It needs to be from the Canary Wharf branch though, The Boisdale one comes with off menu side effects that I can not recommend.

2. Draft House, Battersea: A surprise find in land of the posh. They have their amazing Rare Bread Burger that is close to perfection as far as burgers go, it has added bone marrow to make sure it's super juicy and delicious, perfect after a day in the park.

1. Patty And Bun, Liverpool Street: I stumbled across this burger master piece by pure coincidence whilst having my Baby Bro and his gang over for the weekend. With one of his friends also being a hamburger lover I found myself dragged down to Liverpool Street for dinner shortly following their arrival in my flat.
I must admit, I was rather sceptical at the idea of having a burger in the City of London out of a hole in the wall. Far too many lunches have been ruined that way whilst working in the prior primary finance district of London.
After ordering myself a Smokey Robinson Burger and queuing up behind what felt like every city worker commuting from Liverpool Street we sat down next to the war memorial in the chaos that is London rush hour to enjoy our burgers. And oh my god, this must be the food of gods. The perfect brioche bun, the perfect burger, the perfect seasoning and the perfect pickle. I'll take this over a Michelin star place any day of the week.

I will get so fat when I start working in the City again.