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Ruumy’s Tavern

Brand new burger alert! Ruumy’s Tavern just opened in midtown and it’s a spot you’re going to want to try. From it’s romantic and mysterious downstairs bar to its Ashkenazi-inspired menu to its Gramercy Tavern alum in the kitchen, there’s a lot to love at Ruumy’s. They also have a burger at the center of…

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Juniper Bar

Juniper Bar is an interesting animal. It’s one of those midtown bars that gets crazy packed with happy hour office drones, and then turns into dance parties by those drones that evolve into repression-busting energy-exerters. It also has a respectably-sized burger menu. I went with a couple of buddies and we tried three of those…

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Del Frisco’s Grille

Since 2011 (coincidentally the year Burger Weekly started), Del Friscco’s Grille has been such a constant presence in New York City that I actually assumed that I’d been eaten the burger there before. But I hadn’t so when a friend invited me for dinner there, I was excited that I could eat a burger along…

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Croton Reservoir Tavern

Given New York City’s absurd real estate prices and the fickle nature of the restaurant industry, it can be hard to find a good restaurant that’s been around for a long time. I measure time in New York based on how long I’ve been here (I arrived in 2008). That means that Croton Reservoir Tavern…

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Kings of Kobe

I really enjoyed the burgers at the now defunct Pounds & Ounces. Before they closed up shop last year, they experimented with a burger and hot dog counter. That concept made its way up to Hell’s Kitchen last week, where the same team is churning out comfort food at a counter on 9th Avenue. The…