When one thinks of the hamburger, a food with poor quality ingredients comes to mind, a lifesaving sandwich for when you are in a hurry and need to fill your stomach. Over the years, what has always been the epitome of fast food has been transformed into a gourmet sandwich. Unusual combinations, quality meats and fine cheeses characterize the best burgers on the market. In Italy, too, the “burger culture” has spread, and today you can find a variety of burger shops around towns and cities. If you are also a lover of this sandwich, these are 7 places to try the best burgers in Rome.
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CULT Burger and Things
CULT Burger is the first vacuum-cooked burger joint in Rome, a method that cooks the meat at a low temperature and allows the flavor to be enhanced. In 2024, CULT burger received an award from Eataly for the best cheese bacon. A place that will take your taste buds to the United States, where soft buns enclose burgers of fine cuts of meat – such as Australian Wagyu – juxtaposed with unusual ingredients, such as apples, brie or pecorino cream.
Where: via Ostia, 29, 00192 Rome.
Birretta Wine & Food
If you’re not ready to get your hands dirty, this is not the place for you. Two slices of high-quality bread enclose fine cuts of meat paired with fine cheeses and special sauces. Where: We find ourselves at Birretta Wine & Food, among fried meatballs with a heart of stringy cheddar and sandwiches so full it’s impossible not to get your hands dirty. Runny cheese and juicy meat, this place’s appetizers and burgers a real treat for the eyes and mouth.
Where: Via Simone de Saint Bon, 69-73, 00195 Rome
Smash Tag
Probably the most viral smash burger in Rome, but fame does not always mean goodness. That’s not the case, at Smash Tag you’ll find good, zesty smash burgers, in short the real American burger, only with a much higher quality of ingredients. Smash Tag’s menu pleases just about everyone, from dirty burgers filled with crispy bacon and served with a big glass of gravy where you can dip your fries, to burgers with gluten-free, vegetarian and even pink bread!
Where: Prati – Via Vittoria Colonna, 19 / Piazza Bologna – Via Michele di Lando, 22 /
Ponte Milvio – Via Flaminia, 485
Chuck’s (at Bibo’s)
Imagine you’re in a diner, looking a bit radical chic, surrounded by natural wines and a minimalist aesthetic. You look at the menu, order, and lo and behold, the waiter puts a nice American-style burger in front of you, wrapped in a slightly greasy paper bag, just as scripted. Bibo ‘s is an unusual place to find Chuck’s iconic New York burgers, but perhaps that’s precisely why the collaboration works so well. Simple sandwiches, classic combinations and quality, pure, tasty ingredients. Whoever said the burger can’t be classy is lying, and Chuck’s at Bibo’s is proof of that.
Where: Via Bellinzona, 19, 00198 Rome RM
Smasho
Ah aren’t we in the United States? Everything at Smasho ‘s is reminiscent of a typical American diner, from the decor to their menu, with huge and truly incredible sandwiches. In regular or double versions, for the brave ones, filled with juicy smash burgers, cheese so stringy that you can eat the sandwich at 2 separate tables without it breaking, and lots of sauces that give that dirty but tasty touch to the sandwich. If you long for a good American burger or feel like trying the real “American dream,” Smasho is the place for you.
Where: Largo Spartaco, 20, 00174 Rome RM
Bar Sota
Hamburgeria, bakery and cafeteria, Bar Sota is a multitasking place where you can eat one of the best smash burgers in all of Rome. The pairings are the classics, simple but never tired, the real difference is in their choice of quality ingredients, which you can feel in every bite. Bacon and cheddar here are the key words, and if you still have room, Bar Sota offers an array of bakery items, such as pangoccioli and pain au chocolat. To try. Their croissant smash burger, where instead of a soft bun, the burger is encased inside the crispy pastry of a croissant.
Where: Via della Frezza, 55, 00186 Rome
Impact Food
Vegans – but not only – this place is for you! A burger sandwich that looks like it’s made of real meat, but has no trace of meat? You can find it at Impact Food. Their mission is to reduce environmental impact by offering tasty all-vegetarian burgers. The menu features many treats, such as NOggets, onion rings and fries, and delicious sandwiches, such as “The Supreme” or the “Smoked.” A new concept with pairings all to try, saving the planet one bite at a time.
Where: Viale Maresciallo Pilsudski, 86, 00197 Rome