Who's competing in today's National Burger Awards?
Sixteen of the UK’s best burger chefs will arrive in London today (20 February), as the highly anticipated National Burger Awards marks its 10th anniversary.
The competition will see chefs from across the hospitality sector – including restaurants, pubs and street food traders – go head-to-head in a live cooking showdown to see whose signature burger creation will be named best in the UK.
This year’s stellar line-up (full listing below) includes London-based burger chain and 2020 champion Bleecker, set to face-off against Black Bear Burger, another of the capital’s burger-specialist institutions. They are joined by the likes of Loungers, owner of the Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside brands, as well as Mollie’s Motel & Diner – created by Soho House founder Nick Jones MBE – and Stonegate, the nation’s largest pub and bar operator.
Several well-known and up-and-coming indies have also made the cut, including Bristol’s Fattso, a brand that came third in the signature round last year, along with new entrants Bun & Sum from London and Newquay’s Herd Burger.
The event, headline sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery, takes place at Big Penny Social in London on 20 February. In addition to the signature round, chefs will participate in a technical challenge that will see them create a burger from a specific selection of ingredients supplied by event sponsors in a bid to be crowned Burger Chef of the Year. They will also take part in a meat-free burger round sponsored by Redefine Meat.
Alongside all of the burger action, this year, for the first time at the National Burger Awards, a Freakshake Challenge will also take place, in association with Horlicks.
Winners of every round will be chosen by a hand-picked panel of esteemed industry judges, including former victors of the competition.
The 2024 Finalists
Black Bear Burger, Black Bear Burger
Bleecker, Bacon Double
Bun & Sum, Bow Dip
Burger Shop, Double Bacon Cheese
Burgervore, Basic Instinct
Fat Dads Kitchen, The Triple Beef
Fattso, Chimmy Chimmy Ya
Herd Burger, The Herd Burger
Libertine Burger, Libertine #044
Loungers' Brightside, Dirty Brisket Burger
MeatCastles, Royal Flush
Mollie’s Motel & Diner, Mollie’s Double Cheeseburger
Stonegate Pub Company, MVB
That Burger Place, Golden Gate Smash
The Barley Mow, The Secret Burger
Whole Beast, Aged Cheeseburger
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