The British Burger Awards 2025 has named its top hamburger providers in the West Midlands and across the country – does your favourite feature in their listings!?
Libertine Burger’s Leamington Spa outlet won the Best of the West Midlands title at the British Burger Awards 2025(Image: Libertine Burger)
The best burger joints in Birmingham, the Black Country and the West Midlands have been named in a prestigious awards ceremony.
Patty providers across the UK have been praised and recognised at the first-ever British Burger Awards 2025.
Winners were announced regionally, with Birmingham burger joints battling it out in a citywide category.
While there were also national awards in several categories with a Dudley borough eatery receiving top praise in the Burger of the Year grill off.
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In Birmingham, the best burger outlet has been named as BRGR BOX in Essex Street, Southside.
An ‘outstanding achievement’ title was given to Boo in Alcester Road, Moseley.
While recognised for Excellence was HANBAO in Floodgate Street, Deritend.
Libertine Burger won the Best Restaurant Burger at its Rugby store and the Best of the West Midlands for its Leamington Spa outlet with Hugo Crozier from proudly showing off the awards (Image: Libertine Burger )
Elsewhere in the West Midlands Libertine Burger in Leamington Spa received top honours for the ‘Best of’ in the region.
Grill N Shake in Hagley Road West, Oldbury was handed the outstanding achievement award in the category.
And Beef B Buns ‘N’ Buns un Station Street, Solihull was ‘recognised for excellence’.
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Halesowen burger outlet, Grill Box in Windmill Hill, received the ‘outstanding achievement’ award, effectively the runner-up in the Burger of the Year People’s Choice category,
While Burger Shop in Cherry Tree Walk, Worcester, received the ‘recognised for excellence’ award in the same category.
The top burger in the people’s choice category went to Burger Drop which has outlets in Ediburgh, the north east – Newcastle, Sunderland, Whitley Bay and Middlesbrough and one in the north west in Manchester.
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Two West Midlands burger outlets feature in the Best Burger from an Independent Chain, with 10 or fewer locations.
The winner was Burger Shop in Worcester, its second nod on the night after featuring above.
And The Beefy Boys in High Street Shrewsbury, which received the ‘outstanding achievement’ award (or runner up) in that category.
While the Best Burger Restaurant natrionwide gong went to Libertine Burger’s Rugby outlet.
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Beyond the West Midlands, Best Independent Burger Joint went to B.U.N, in Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester.
Best Street Food Burger Vendor was Bustler Nottingham and Best Veg or Vegan Burger Restaurant went to Meet the Vegans in London.
While best People’s Choice Burger Brand in the UK was given to Chicken Cottage.
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Oceanic Awards said the British Burger Awards 2025 ‘recognise not just the best burgers in the country, but the passionate people and innovative businesses that bring them to life’.
The winners were announced at the Novotel Centre in Birmingham on Monday (November 17),
Irfan Younis, spokesperson for the British Burger Awards said: “The businesses shortlisted for these awards represent the very best of the UK’s vibrant burger scene, from gourmet innovators to beloved independents serving up unforgettable flavours.
“This celebration is all about recognising the creativity, passion and hard work behind every bun, and we wanted to honour the outstanding talent shaping the nation’s burger culture.
“We would like to congratulate all of our winners on their incredible accomplishments.”
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Full list of the first-ever British Burger Awards 2025 winners:
Best of Birmingham
BRGR BOX (Birmingham)
Outstanding Achievement went to Boo (Birmingham)
Recognised for Excellence was HANBAO (Birmingham)
Best of West Midlands
Libertine Burger (Leamington Spa)
Outstanding Achievement went to Grill N Shake (Oldbury)
Recognised for Excellence was Beef ‘N’ Buns (Solihull)
Best Veg/ Vegan Burger Restaurant
Meat The Vegans (London)
Outstanding Achievement went to Vegan Shack (Manchester)
Recognised for Excellence was Holee Cow (Cheltenham)
Best Independent Burger Joint
B.U.N (Manchester)
Outstanding Achievement went to Smashie’s (Bacup)
Recognised for Excellence was CW2 Burger by Local Burger (Crewe)
Best Street Food Burger Vendor
Bustler Nottingham (Nottingham)
Outstanding Achievement went to Street star (Manchester)
Recognised for Excellence was Two Guys (Cardiff)
Best Burger from a Independent Chain (10 or less locations)
Burger Shop (Worcester)
Outstanding Achievement went to The Beefy Boys (Shrewsbury)
Recognised for Excellence was Urban (Sheffield)
Best Burger from an Independent Chain (10 + locations)
Archies
Outstanding Achievement went to Phat Buns
Recognised for Excellence was Fat Hippo
Best Restaurant Burger
Libertine burger’s (Rugby)
Outstanding Achievement went to Koop (Northallerton)
Recognised for Excellence was Smokin Griddle (Cardiff)
Best Takeaway Burger
Big Juicy Burgers (Aylesbury)
Outstanding Achievement went to Burger Buddies (Tunbridge Wells)
Recognised for Excellence was Dope Burger (Leeds)
Best Customer Experience (Burger Venue)
Cosy Club (Liverpool)
Outstanding Achievement went to The Alchemist (Liverpool)
Recognised for Excellence was The Barn (Leicester)
Burger of the Year – People’s Choice
Burger Drop
Outstanding Achievement went to Grill Box (Halesowen)
Recognised for Excellence was Burger Shop (Worcester)
Chicken Burger Brand of the Year
Chicking
Outstanding Achievement went to Thunder Bird Chicken (London)
Recognised for Excellence was Chicken Shop (London)
People’s Choice Burger Brand in the UK
Chicken Cottage
Outstanding Achievement went to Burgshake (Lancaster)
Recognised for Excellence was Pepe’s Peri Peri
Best of Scotland
Burger Island (Burntisland)
Outstanding Achievement went to Saints Sizzle Classic Hamburgers (St Andrews)
Recognised for Excellence was Burgur Grill (Hamilton)
Best of North East England
Ati’s home of smash (Sunderland)
Outstanding Achievement went to Craft Burger (South Shields)
Recognised for Excellence was Craft Burger Boro (Middlesbrough)
Best of Yorkshire
Mr Ts (Leeds)
Outstanding Achievement went to Cowshed Burgers (Scarborough)
Recognised for Excellence was Dope Burger (Doncaster)
Best of North West England
Bürgshake (Lancaster)
Outstanding Achievement went to Big Buns Burgers (Burnley)
Recognised for Excellence was Low Slow and Dough (Wirral)
Best of East Midlands
Hickory’s Smokehouse (Nuthall)
Outstanding Achievement went to Red Dog Saloon (Nottingham)
Recognised for Excellence was BVRGRY (Nottingham)
Best of South East England
Blip (Reading)
Outstanding Achievement went to Big Boy’s Kitchen (Slough)
Recognised for Excellence was Burger Brothers (Brighton)
Best of South West England
Guru J’s (Cheltenham)
Outstanding Achievement went to Holee Cow (Cheltenham)
Recognised for Excellence was Burger Theory (Bristol)
Best of Wales
Hickory’s (Rhos-on-Sea)
Outstanding Achievement went to BRGR (Bridgend)
Recognised for Excellence was Dinos Llandudno (Llandudno)
Best of London
Burgers LDN (London)
Outstanding Achievement went to Burger and Beyond Soho (London)
Recognised for Excellence was Burger and Beyond (London)
Best of Glasgow
Three Brothers (Glasgow)
Outstanding Achievement went to NOLA Soul (Glasgow)
Recognised for Excellence was Smokey Trotters Kitchen (Glasgow)
Best of Edinburgh
Bucks Bar (Edinburgh)
Outstanding Achievement went to Burgers and Beers Grillhouse (Edinburgh)
Recognised for Excellence was Shakedown (Edinburgh)
Best of Newcastle
Spice Hut (Newcastle)
Outstanding Achievement went to Smashburger (Newcastle)
Recognised for Excellence was Brack Burger (Newcastle)
Best of Manchester
So Famous (Manchester)
Outstanding Achievement went to The Blues Kitchen (Manchester)
Recognised for Excellence was Legends Desserts & Burger Bar (Manchester)
Best of Leeds
Mr Ts (Leeds)
Outstanding Achievement went to Bill’s Leeds (Leeds)
Recognised for Excellence was Meat:Stack (Leeds)
Best of Liverpool
Cosy Club (Liverpool)
Outstanding Achievement went to Boss Burgers (Liverpool)
Recognised for Excellence was Free State Kitchen (Liverpool)
Best of Leicester
WingTrapp (Leicester)
Outstanding Achievement went to Cosy Club (Leicester)
Recognised for Excellence was Knight & Garter (Leicester)
Best of Cardiff
The Grazing Shed (Cardiff)
Outstanding Achievement went to Hub Box (Cardiff)
Recognised for Excellence was The Bagel and Burger Kitchen (Cardiff)
