11 editor picks in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee burgers come tangled up with frozen custard and Friday-night beer. Solly's Grille popularized the butter burger with stewed onions, Kopp's has paired jumbo cheeseburgers with a daily custard flavor since 1950, and AJ Bombers downtown built a burger bar around its peanut delivery and the Barrie Burger. Sobelman's in Walker's Point and the 24-hour George Webb round out the city's late-night habit.
11 burgers places in Milwaukee we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Milwaukee · Burgers across every city.
Order The double-stack smash burger with American cheese and a side of fried curds.
Crafty Cow on West National Avenue in Walker's Point makes smash burgers with Wisconsin cheese, fried cheese curds and craft beer; opened by the Lowlands.
Order A Jumbo cheeseburger and a small of the flavour of the day with a chocolate cone.
Kopp's Frozen Custard on North Port Washington Road, founded by Elsa Kopp in 1950, serves jumbo cheeseburgers and a daily-changing custard flavour today.
Order The Masterpiece Bloody Mary garnished with a brat, slider and pickled vegetables.
Sobelman's Pub and Grill on West St Paul Avenue serves Milwaukee's most photographed Bloody Mary with brat, slider and pickled garnish stack since 1999.
Order The Barrie Burger with cheese curds and a basket of fries.
AJ Bombers on North Water Street downtown is Joe Sorge's burger bar with airplane-themed peanut delivery, the Barrie Burger and a deep beer list since 2009.
Order The original butter burger with stewed onions and a chocolate malt to go.
Solly's Grille on North Port Washington Road in Glendale, founded by Kenneth Salmon in 1936, popularised the butter burger with a pat on a griddled patty.
Try Hash browns and cheeseburger
George Webb on West North Avenue runs 24 hours since 1948, with cheeseburgers, hash browns, and a famous free-burger promise on Brewers winning streaks each.
Try Barrie Burger
AJ Bombers on North Water Street downtown runs a late-night kitchen Thursday through Saturday with the Barrie Burger, sliders and basket of fries until 02:00.
Try Butter burger and chocolate malt
Solly's Grille on North Port Washington Road has served the original butter burger with stewed onions and chocolate malts at counter prices since Kenneth.
Try Jumbo cheeseburger and custard cone
Kopp's Frozen Custard on North Port Washington Road in Glendale serves jumbo cheeseburgers and a daily-changing custard flavour at counter prices since Elsa.
Try Hash browns and cheeseburger
George Webb on West North Avenue is a 24-hour Milwaukee diner chain since 1948, with cheeseburgers, hash browns, and a famous free-burger promise on Brewers.
Try Barrie Burger
AJ Bombers on North Water Street downtown is Joe Sorge's burger bar with airplane-themed peanut delivery, the Barrie Burger and a deep beer list since 2009.
