How many burger restaurants are in NYC?

497 on the city's file dated October 30, 2026, counting places with at least one inspection. Manhattan: 153. Brooklyn: 121. Queens: 120. The Bronx: 82. Staten Island: 21.

Which NYC neighborhoods have the most burger restaurants?

Midtown & Midtown South (28), Lower Manhattan & Battery Park City (11), DUMBO, Vinegar Hill, Downtown Brooklyn & Boerum Hill (10), Hudson Yards, Chelsea, Flatiron & Union Square (10), and Park Slope & Gowanus (10).

What is the best burger restaurant in NYC?

452 of 497 show an A, and the newest A went to Burger King on October 28, 2026. That letter covers food safety at the last graded inspection. This file has no ratings or reviews, so we don't pick a favorite.

Why isn't a place I know listed as Hamburgers?

Owners choose their label when they file with the city, and they can pick something close. Try American (4,775), Hotdogs (32), or Chicken (734), or look it up by name.

City data dated October 30, 2026

497 Burger Restaurants in NYC

McDonald's accounts for 153 of the 497.

Manhattan has 153 and Brooklyn 121.

Midtown & Midtown South leads the neighborhoods with 28.

Owners pick their own cuisine label when they file with the city.

452 A 15 B 6 C 24 no letterEach tile is 1% of the 497 burger restaurants. A health grade covers the last graded inspection: food handling, temperatures, cleaning, pests. Taste isn't part of it.

Dot map of New York City with one dot for each of the 485 burger restaurants the city has a location for. — One dot per place, at the location in the city's file. 485 of 497 have one.

By borough

Borough	Places	With an A
Manhattan	153	91%
Brooklyn	121	87%
Queens	120	94%
Bronx	82	93%
Staten Island	21	90%

By neighborhood

497 places won't fit on one page, so here they are by area. Areas with 3 or more have their own page. Smaller ones are named right here.

Brooklyn

Queens

Bronx

No neighborhood in the city's file

Bareburger 145149 Court St
Burger King C16A Concourse Plaza/161st St
Custom Burger/Philly Cheese Steak 0 JFK International Airport
Custom Burgers Pat La Frieda LaGuardia Airport
McDonald's 2379 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
McDonalds - Food Court Terminal 1
Pat Lafrieda's Burgers & Fries 000 126th St &Roosevelt Ave
Shake Shack Grand Central Terminal
Shake Shack Madison Square Park
Wendy's (Concourse F) TERMINAL C LaGuardia A,
WENDY'S Foodhall 1 Main Terminal
White Castle 20922094 7th Ave

Burger Restaurants in NYC: questions

How many burger restaurants are in NYC?: 497 on the city's file dated October 30, 2026, counting places with at least one inspection. Manhattan: 153. Brooklyn: 121. Queens: 120. The Bronx: 82. Staten Island: 21.
Which NYC neighborhoods have the most burger restaurants?: Midtown & Midtown South (28), Lower Manhattan & Battery Park City (11), DUMBO, Vinegar Hill, Downtown Brooklyn & Boerum Hill (10), Hudson Yards, Chelsea, Flatiron & Union Square (10), and Park Slope & Gowanus (10).
What is the best burger restaurant in NYC?: 452 of 497 show an A, and the newest A went to Burger King on October 28, 2026. That letter covers food safety at the last graded inspection. This file has no ratings or reviews, so we don't pick a favorite.
Why isn't a place I know listed as Hamburgers?: Owners choose their label when they file with the city, and they can pick something close. Try American (4,775), Hotdogs (32), or Chicken (734), or look it up by name.

Where this comes from

Names, addresses, phones, cuisine labels, grades and dates come from the DOHMH New York City Restaurant Inspection Results on NYC Open Data. The file behind this page is dated October 30, 2026, and its newest inspection is from October 29, 2026. We check for a new file every 24 hours. For the city's own lookup, use ABC Eats.