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30 Hot New Burgers For Labor Day Weekend

by Hillary Dixler Canavan
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by Hillary Dixler Canavan

It's Labor Day weekend, which means it's time to break out the grill and make some burgers — or go to a restaurant that will happily do the hamburger grilling for you. To help inspire your weekend eating, Eater has rounded up 30 of the hottest new burger options in the country, from restaurants that have opened within the past 12 months.

Looking for something with dry aged funk? Check out burgers from Cherche Midi (NYC), Parts & Labor (Baltimore), and Ste. Ellie (Denver). Want a burger that amps up traditional toppings? Alta CA (SF), Knife (Dallas), and Grind Burger Kitchen (Louisville) are on it. Feeling like you want some foie gras with your burger America Eats Tavern (McLean, VA) and élan (NYC) have you covered.

Here now, and in alphabetical order, the Eater Burger Heatmap. See a buzzy new burger missing from the list? You know what to do.

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4505 Burgers & BBQ

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705 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 231-6993
(415) 231-6993

Alden & Harlow

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40 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 864-2100
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Alta CA

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1420 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 590-2585
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America Eats Tavern

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1700 Tysons Blvd, McLean, VA 22102
(703) 744-3999
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Batch Gastropub

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30 SW 12th St, Miami, FL 33130
(305) 808-5555
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Bernie's Burger Bus Stop

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5407 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX 77401
(713) 349-9400
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Blackbird and Henry

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3016 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78705
(512) 394-5264
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Brasserie Zentral

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505 Marquette Ave A, Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612) 333-0505
(612) 333-0505

Cherche Midi

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282 Bowery, New York, NY 10012
(212) 226-3055
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Damn the Weather

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116 1st Avenue S, Seattle, WA
(206) 946-1283
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db Brasserie

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3355 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 430-1235
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Edmund's Oast

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1081 Morrison Dr, Charleston, SC 29403
(843) 727-1145
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élan

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43 East 20th Street, New York, NY 10003
(646) 682-7105
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Faith & Flower

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705 W 9th St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 239-0642
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Grind Burger Kitchen

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3311 Preston Hwy, Louisville, KY 40213
(502) 851-7333
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HACHÉ LA

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3319 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 928-2963
(323) 928-2963

Juniper & Ivy

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2228 Kettner Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101
(858) 481-3666
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Knife Restaurant

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5300 E Mockingbird Ln, Dallas, TX 75206
(214) 443-9339
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MINT Modern Vietnamese Bistro

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5100 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 218-5534
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Monsieur Benjamin

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451 Gough Street, San Francisco, CA
(415) 403-2233
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The Nice Guy

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401 North La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 859-1011
(310) 859-1011

Nico Osteria

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One of the hottest brunch destinations in the country is also serving up a hot brunch burger. The Nico Burger is a play on surf and turf that comes stacked with lobster salad, avocado, pickled fresno chile, and lettuce.

1015 N Rush St, Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 994-7100
(312) 994-7100

The NoMad Bar

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10 W 28th St, New York, NY 10001
(347) 472-5660
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The Partisan

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709 D St NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 524-5322
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Parts & Labor

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2600 N Howard St, Baltimore, MD 21218
(443) 873-8887
(443) 873-8887

Plow & Anchor

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43 West 9th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 964-0538
(317) 964-0538

The Promontory

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5311 S Lake Park West, Chicago, IL 60615
(312) 801-2100
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Q39

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1000 W 39th St, Kansas City, MO 64111
(913) 306-4037
(913) 306-4037

Ste. Ellie

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1553 Platte St, Denver, CO 80202
(303) 477-1447
(303) 477-1447

Thurston's Wicked Good Burgers

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699 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME 04103
(207) 879-1377
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4505 Burgers & BBQ

705 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117
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705 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 231-6993
(415) 231-6993

Alden & Harlow

40 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138
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40 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 864-2100
(617) 864-2100

Alta CA

1420 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94102
[Photo: Alanna Hale]
1420 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 590-2585
(415) 590-2585

America Eats Tavern

1700 Tysons Blvd, McLean, VA 22102
[Photo: America Eats Tavern]
1700 Tysons Blvd, McLean, VA 22102
(703) 744-3999
(703) 744-3999

Batch Gastropub

30 SW 12th St, Miami, FL 33130
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30 SW 12th St, Miami, FL 33130
(305) 808-5555
(305) 808-5555

Bernie's Burger Bus Stop

5407 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX 77401
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5407 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX 77401
(713) 349-9400
(713) 349-9400