Five of the best burger joints in Manchester to visit on National Burger Day 2024

There are, quite frankly, far too many ways you can have a burger. From smashed and doubled-up to vegan or loaded up with countless toppings like hash browns, bacon and onion rings.

Thankfully, Manchester is just as known for its rain and its football clubs as it is its numerous burger joints (perhaps), meaning there are plenty of places to visit if you’re fancying the plain original or something a little more different.

Today (August 22) is National Burger Day - an opportunity to celebrate the old faithful and recognise its place on our plates over the years. In fact, it’s thought that the earliest record of a hamburger dates back to 1758 - meaning it’s literally been a part of our lives in one way or another for hundreds of years.

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To mark the occasion today, and to give you some ideas on where to head if you are now craving a burger yourself, we’ve rounded up just five places across Greater Manchester that are putting themselves on the map with burger aficionados.

You’ll be pleased to know that we’ve also opted to scrap the likes of McDonalds, Five Guys and Burger King from our list - as good and reliable as they can be, you can find them pretty much anywhere these days and we want to shine a light on the places you may not have come across yet.

Unusual in name, great in taste. The Bearded Feeder, based within Piccadilly Cantina, is something special - with burgers served directly from a food truck inspired by, of all things, Star Wars.

Open throughout the week, the smashed burgers here are a reasonably priced lunch choice. There's the Old Men smash burger with pulled pork and BBQ sauce, or the Solo classic 40z cheeseburger,