Pop’s Eat Rite is a vegan fast food spot on St. Marks Place with a good smash patty burger.

Baylander Steel Beach is a bar on a converted navy ship at the West Harlem Piers. It's a great place to spend a weekend afternoon or evening.

Oola’s Kitchen is a soul food spot on the Lower East Side where you should eat a delicious double smashburger.

N 11 St Cookout is a big outdoor-only spot in Williamsburg where you can play lawn games after having burgers and frozen cocktails.

Duffy’s is an old-school sports bar in Staten Island that serves a great burger.

Light House Tavern is an American spot in Jersey City that’s great for eating a burger at the bar.

White Mana is a 24/7 diner in Jersey City that’s been serving small, inexpensive smash burgers since the 1930′s.

Bronx Ale House serves good beers and great burgers in a big space with lots of TVs.

Burger Heights is a counter-service spot in Washington Heights that has some vegetarian options and sidewalk-seating.

Le Chéile is an extremely Irish pub in Washington Heights where you can eat some bangers and mash and enjoy a nice view of the GWB.

Red Hook Tavern is from the people behind Hometown Bar-B-Que, and it’s a great spot to sit at the bar, drink wine, and eat an extremely good burger.

The Dumbo location of Shake Shack is right across the street from Brooklyn Bridge Park. Order to-go and eat your burger in the park.

Pearl Diner is an old-school diner in FiDi that’s ideal for a very low-key breakfast or lunch.

The original Au Cheval in Chicago makes one of our all-time favorite burgers, and the location in Tribeca serves a damn good one as well.

Mister Paradise is an East Village bar where you can get a casual cocktail made with buckwheat or fermented habanero. Try it for a first date.

The Long Island Bar looks kind of like an old-school diner, and it’s where you go for great cocktails and a top-notch burger in Cobble Hill.