The Best Burgers in America

On our quest to discover the absolute best restaurants in America, we HAD to ask some of our favorite foodies where their go-to burgers live (Rach is the Burger Queen, after all!).

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Watch Gail Simmons explain why she adores the burger at Minetta Tavern in NYC in the video above, and behold other chef-approved spots below:

Duff Goldman: The Apple Pan, Los Angeles, CA

Emeril Lagasse: Emeril's New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Curtis Stone: Father's Office, Los Angeles, CA

Daym Drops: GoldBurgers, Newington, CT

Daniel Holzman: Gramercy Tavern, New York, NY

Jason Smith: Hamburger Mary's, Los Angeles, CA

Geno Vento: In-N-Out Burger

Melissa Clark, Gail Simmons, and Richard Blais: Minetta Tavern, New York, NY

Alex Guarnaschelli, Andrew Zimmern, Kelsey Nixon, and Scott Conant: JG Melon, New York, NY

Marc Murphy: Landmarc, New York, NY

Jet Tila: Marty's V Burger, New York, NY

The Pizza Cousins: Paul's Da Burger Joint, New York, NY

Stephanie Izard: Petit Trois, Los Angeles, CA

Clodagh McKenna, Jeff Mauro, and Mike Solomonov: Shake Shack

Sunny Anderson: Sonic Drive-In

Floyd Cardoz and Michael Chernow: The Spotted Pig, New York, NY

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Anne Burrell: The Spaniard, New York, NY

Graham Elliot: Top-Notch Beef Burgers, Chicago, IL

Hugh Mangum: Whitmans, New York, NY