Must Try Burgers in the Philippines

If like Bourdain, you want to have a good burger every now and then or if you are like model Gigi Hadid who stays sane by having a thick, juicy burger with some pickled jalapenos then you will be happy to know that there are more places that you can go to for really good burgers in the Philippines. 

Some of the burger joints offer customized type burgers and a wide variety of topping options while some opt to keep their menu simple.

Below are some of the must try burgers in the Philippines:

8         Cuts

8 Cuts is the burger restaurant from Moments Group. It offers different burgers and also gives customers the freedom to be the boss and customize their burger. One can choose the type of meat cut, type of bun and toppings for their burgers.

They also offer fries, onion rings, salads, sodas, beer and milk shakes.

One good choice is to get the steak cut burger for your beef cut and just customize your own burger by adding toppings of your choice.

8 cuts cheeseburger (with steak cut meat)

Truffle parmesan fries

Sweet Ecstasy

A small burger joint located along Jupiter Street in Makati City, Sweet Ecstasy offers burgers, fries, onion rings, chicken wings and milk shakes.

Their menu offers hamburger, cheeseburger and double patty burgers. If you prefer to have a different type of burger, you can opt to try their off-menu Sweet Ecstasy Steamed Burger which includes their signature beef patty, onions and bun.

Sweet ecstasy also serves Stanford and Shaw ginger ale which pairs well with burgers.

Sweet Ecstasy offers burgers, fries, onion rings wings and milk shakes

source : Photo from CNN Philippines' feature on Sweet Ecstasy
(cnnphilippines.com website)

The Beef

The Beef is a burger-focused food stall found in Hole in the Wall food hall at Century Mall in Makati City.

They have a simple menu and offers no frills or uncluttered burgers.  You can either get a hamburger or a cheeseburger. You can also have the option to have some fries with your burger.

The Beef makes use of thick and fresh ground beef patties that are cooked to perfection. The Beef guarantees perfect burgers  so in case you are not happy with what you bought then they will replace your burger with a newly cooked one.

The Beef cheeseburger and fries

source: Photo from pepper.ph site feature on The Beef

  

Pound by Todd English

Pound is the burger restaurant from Todd English that is located at Bonifacio High Street mall in BGC. Upon entering the restaurant, one gets to see the open type kitchen.

Pound's open type kitchen 

The restaurant is different from its sister restaurant Todd English in SM Aura since it is burger-focused and the interiors of the restaurant has a different look and feel. The walls make use of distressed white bricks and furniture include marble tables and black chairs. One will certainly notice the brass mugs that they use for drinks.

The atmosphere is quite cozy and their menu offers burgers, salads, and fries. Their burger buns are also nicely marked with pound signs.

T..E. burger sliders 
Two juicy mini burgers with crispy onion rings, mustard, tomato
slices and lettuce

T.E. burger sliders, parmesan fries and
Stanford and Shaw ginger ale

Pound also offers a posh burger with foie gras.

Pound Burger with Foie gras

source: Todd English Manila facebook page

Shangri-la Hotel Burger

Shangri-la hotel in the Philippines makes good burgers. They make use of high quality  1/3 pounder Australian Grain fed beef and the portion is quite generous. It is also served with crispy onion rings, chili chutney and crispy fries.

If you like truffle, you may request for the the fries to be changed to truffle parmesan fries ,which they usually serve with the Club House sandwich, for your burger meal.

Shangri-la hotel burger

Antonio’s Breakfast Tagaytay

A nice place for brunch in Tagaytay City is Antonio’s Breakfast.  The place gives customers a nice view of the Taal Volcano and the casual dining restaurant offers a wide variety of breakfast and brunch choices.

Antonio's Breakfast facade

source : Antonio's restaurant website

Since the restaurant is also under Antonio's group of restaurants which is managed by Chef Tony Boy Escalante, the restaurant’s dishes are all served using high quality ingredients and portions are quite generous. 

For their house burger, Antonio’s gives the customer the freedom to add toppings such as bacon, swiss cheese, cheddar cheese or fried egg.  You can also upgrade your fries to truffle fries. Plus, they also serve the burger with a side of their very own Antonio’s curry ketchup and they serve good quality French Dijon mustard that blends well with the burger.

Antonio's mayura house burger with cheddar cheese and
truffle fries

For the must try burger places above, it would be best to budget around PHP500 to PHP1,000(around USD11 to USD21) per person since the price varies with the add-ons, drinks and side dishes that you opt to include in your meal.