BROOKLYN — Well done.
Out of 16 of Brooklyn’s best burgers, you chose the eight that are a cut above the rest in DNAinfo New York’s Brooklyn Brackets contest.
Some choices were easier than others: The Brooklyn Public House blew Bushwick’s Heavy Woods out of the water and Peter Luger took an easy win from Dutch Boy Burger in Crown Heights.
But some head-to-heads were much closer. Each with a handful of votes, Vinegar Hill House in Dumbo eeked out a win over Park Slope’s Dram Shop, and Prime Meats in Carroll Gardens took the lead over Lot 2 in South Slope.
Who will win in round two?
Vote now in our elite eight roundup of the best burgers in the borough.
And don’t forget: later this week, choose your favorite neighborhood bar and dessert spot in Brooklyn.
THE CONTENDERS
67 Burger — 67 Lafayette Ave. or 234 Flatbush Ave. Nine types of cheese, 15 other toppings and grass-fed, all-natural beef on 67 Burger's menu let you design your own perfect burger at both locations of this neighborhood burger joint, in Fort Greene and Park Slope.
Black Swan — 1048 Bedford Ave. Black Swan’s massive burger is topped with roasted oyster mushrooms, gruyere, green leaf, tomato and pickles for mouthwatering perfection. The juicy entrée comes with your choice of sweet potato or regular fries, or salad. The Bed-Stuy pub also offers a BYOB option — build your own burger — and you can’t go wrong with options like caramelized onions, goat cheese, and avocado.
Brooklyn Public House — 247 Dekalb Ave. The ground sirloin and hanger steak burger at Brooklyn Public House is a showstopper in Fort Greene. The burger comes with bacon mayo, arugula, bacon relish, cheddar and tomato chili and is served in the friendly "everybody knows your name" atmosphere at DeKalb Avenue's most popular pub.
Hope & Anchor — 347 Van Brunt St. Red Hook's nautical diner has an entire menu dedicated to burgers, with 13 beef burgers and five non-beef burgers that include options like salmon and tofu. The restaurant's triple-decker sandwich, called "Hook, Line & Sinker" is a pound of double angus beef between two grilled cheese sandwiches and delicious fixings like bacon, fried egg, pickles, cheese, sausage, onion rings and tomato for $20.
Lulu & Po — 154 Carlton Ave. Lulu & Po's burger is made on a Martin's Potato Roll with DeBragga beef blend, creamy goat cheese, zucchini pickles and caramelized onions. Serious Eats described the Fort Greene restaurant's burger as oozing with "juices, with a tang and funk from the goat cheese, a sharply acidic pickle kick, and an intense, concentrated onion sweetness — coming together in a most excellent bite."
Peter Luger — 178 Broadway. The half-pound burger at this South Williamsburg steakhouse is simple, with just meat. You can ask for add-ons like bacon and tomato, but why would you? It's only available for lunch and was Zagat's best burger in the city in 2014.
Prime Meats — 465 Court St. Prime Meats in Carroll Gardens is known for its handcrafted sausages, dry-aged côte de boeuf and "The Prime Meats Burger" that's made with half a pound of Creekstone certified black angus, a homemade sesame roll, fermented dill pickle and served alongside handcut fries. The farm-to-table restaurant is run by Brooklyn restaurateurs Frank Falcinelli and Frank Castronovo, who also own Frankies 457 in the neighborhood.
Vinegar Hill House — 72 Hudson Ave. The burger at Vinegar Hill House, made on a potato roll with cheddar, pickle relish, lettuce and mac sauce, is part of the brunch menu at this tucked-away, neighborhood favorite. The burger became so popular that the eatery hosts a "burger night" on Mondays where you can grab this towering $15 sandwich served with steak fries in the evening hours.
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— Reporting by Serena Dai, Janet Upadhye, Camille Bautista, Nikhita Venugopal, Rachel Holliday Smith, Leslie Albrecht. Graphic by Nigel Chiwaya.
