Atlas

The Burger Atlas

Where the great burgers were born. Pick a pin to see the story, the recipe and the video.

Burger road trip

Places still serving the original, by state

Connecticut

• Ted’s Restaurant1046 Broad St, Meriden, CTConnecticut Steamed Cheeseburger →
• Louis’ Lunch261–263 Crown St, New Haven, CTLouis’ Lunch Hamburger Sandwich →

Florida

• El Rey de las Fritas1821 SW 8th St (Calle Ocho), Miami, FLCuban Frita →

Minnesota

• Matt’s Bar3500 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, MNJuicy Lucy →
• 5-8 Club5800 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, MNJuicy Lucy →

Mississippi

• Borroum’s Drug StoreCorinth, MSMississippi Slugburger →
• Slugburger CafeCorinth, MSMississippi Slugburger →
• White Trolley CafeCorinth, MSMississippi Slugburger →

New Mexico

• The Owl Bar & CafeSan Antonio, NMGreen Chile Cheeseburger →

Oklahoma

• Sid’s Diner300 S Choctaw Ave, El Reno, OKOklahoma Fried Onion Burger →
• Johnnie’s Grill301 S Rock Island Ave, El Reno, OKOklahoma Fried Onion Burger →
• Robert’s Grill300 S Bickford Ave, El Reno, OKOklahoma Fried Onion Burger →

Tennessee

• Dyer’s Burgers205 Beale St, Memphis, TNTennessee Deep-Fried Burger →

Wisconsin

• Solly’s Grille4629 N Port Washington Rd, Glendale, WIWisconsin Butter Burger →

Checked October 2026. Opening hours change, so check before you travel.

United States

• Animal Style BurgerBaldwin Park, California
• Ramen BurgerBrooklyn, New York
• Mississippi SlugburgerCorinth, Mississippi
• Oklahoma Fried Onion BurgerEl Reno, Oklahoma
• ShackBurgerMadison Square Park, New York
• DB BurgerManhattan, New York
• Tennessee Deep-Fried BurgerMemphis, Tennessee
• Whopper-Style CheeseburgerMiami, Florida
• Michigan Olive BurgerMichigan
• Connecticut Steamed CheeseburgerMiddletown, Connecticut
• Wisconsin Butter BurgerMilwaukee, Wisconsin
• Juicy LucyMinneapolis, Minnesota
• Montana NutburgerMontana
• Louis’ Lunch Hamburger SandwichNew Haven, Connecticut
• Theta BurgerNorman, Oklahoma
• North Carolina Slaw BurgerNorth Carolina
• Green Chile CheeseburgerSan Antonio, New Mexico
• Sheboygan Brat BurgerSheboygan, Wisconsin
• Duane Purvis BurgerWest Lafayette, Indiana
• Slider BurgerWichita, Kansas

Rest of the world

• Aussie Burger with the LotAustralia
• Cuban FritaHavana, Cuba
• Hawaiian Teriyaki BurgerHawaii
• Turkish Islak (“Wet”) BurgerIstanbul, Turkey
• Malaysian Ramly BurgerMalaysia
• Cemita BurgerPuebla, Mexico

Pins mark where a style is documented to have started, or the region it belongs to when no single birthplace is recorded. Alaska is left off the US map; Hawaii is on the world map.