UK’s best burger named
Honest Burgers’ Liverpool Street outlet won Best Burger at the National Burger Awards for 'The Honest' — dry‑aged beef, Wiltshire bacon, homemade beef & onion relish, XL cheese, pickles and diced onion — and the burger is currently available only at their Smash + Grab site (london-now.co.uk). The award and limited availability have already driven local buzz and scarcity appeal (london-now.co.uk).
The live final for the National Burger Awards took place on March 24, 2026, in London. (dineoutmagazine.co.uk: ) Sixteen chefs from restaurants, pubs and street‑food operators were selected to cook their signature burgers in the live cook‑off. (nationalburgerawards.co.uk: ) Honest Burgers entered the competition for the first time in 2026, and the recipe was prepared live by co‑founder Tom Barton during the final. (dineoutmagazine.co.uk: ) Second place in the signature round went to London’s Burger & Beyond, with Newcastle’s Meat Stack finishing third in the same category. (dineoutmagazine.co.uk: ) Honest Burgers runs a 45‑site estate across the UK and has confirmed a limited nationwide rollout of the award recipe across its estate during May and June 2026. (nationalburgerawards.co.uk: ) (retailtimes.co.uk: ) The Smash + Grab Liverpool Street site is located at 81–82 Old Broad Street, EC2M 1PR, steps from Liverpool Street station, and the Smash + Grab format was introduced by the brand in late 2024 as a faster, on‑the‑go concept. (designmynight.com: ) (vergemagazine.co.uk: ) The 2026 contest marked the 12th National Burger Awards and featured a mix of debutants and past finalists, while a separate technical challenge — the Burger Chef of the Year — was won by Tom Curtis of Dodo Pub Co. (pubandbar.com: ) (quickservemagazine.co.uk: )
