The Best Burger in Medellin (And Pro Tips!)

TLDR? Home Burger has the best all-American burger in Medellin!

Medellin’s been called Miami in the mountains and the cities certainly share their obsession with a bit of beef in a bap.

If you’re missing your favorite fast food joints from back home and wondering where to find the best burger in Medellin, there’s a bevy of burger joints that will more than cure your cravings for comfort food. 

There are so many places in Medellin with burgers on the menu that it’s a thankless task trying to keep the list to a manageable length so we’ve stuck to a list of specialists here.

With this list, you’ll be able to find some food fun in a bun. We’d love to know which one you think would cut the mustard at your favorite burger joint back home!

Home Burger

This is Shake Shack without the shakes, keeping it simple with seven magnificent options on the menu and a string of stylish venues throughout the city.

The menu keeps you focused with four meat variants:

• Simple
• Cheese and bacon
• Double
• Double cheese and bacon.

They also have a couple of fried chicken treats (the spicy version with coleslaw is great) and a portobello burger with an injection of cheese that’s a hit with veggies.

With six designer venues, there are tons of spots to choose from. That means they’re close to any Casacol property you’re staying at!

And, each of them offers an elevated dine-in experience, eco-friendly packaging, and delivery service that always arrives before the crispy fries go soggy.

All those features mean that Home really is where the heart is when it comes to burger aficionados in Medellin.

What to Order

At this restaurant, our best advice is to keep things simple. Go for the cheese and bacon with fries and a bottle of Happy Kombucha.

Web: https://homeburgers.com/
IG: @homeburgers
Address: Cra. 37 #10A-12, Medellín, Antioquia

Chef Burger

Paradise for burger lovers, Chef Burger, first arrived to shake up the Medellin burger scene in 2011 with a focus on gourmet burgers in trendy locations.

They’ve got some exotic combinations, some of which shouldn’t be allowed (pineapple… please!), but this chain gets the burger basics spot on and doubles down with tip-top trimmings. 

With 11 venues across the city, Chef Burger pops up in most of the exclusive malls in Medellin as well as a couple of flagship restaurants in Poblado and Laureles.

What to Order

We’re always a little partial to the Sailor Jerry, served in an artisanal bun, with Philly cheese, caramelized onions, and bacon bathed in a BBQ sauce made with Sailor Jerry rum. It goes great with potato wedges and a Tres Cordilleras Mestiza beer.

Web: https://chefburger.co/
IG: @chefburger
Address: Cl 10 ###34-43, Medellín, Antioquia

Barbacoa Burger & Beer

The juicy burgers come stacked to the roof at this popular rock-themed hangout for hungry Medellin’s locals.

This spot is flipping burgers in four hotspots in Laureles, Poblado and Manila, and Envigado. Barbacoa Burger & Beer loves alliteration, and their rock and roll music challenges its fans to go large or stay home.

Some of Barbacoa’s more adventurous mixes involve heaping on the ingredients until you beg for mercy.  Molotov is a Mexican monster with guacamole and jalapeños or there’s a fearsome Argentine meat fest with chorizo, chimichurri, roasted peppers, and steak. 

Pro tips: Go on Tuesday for 2×1 specials.

What to Order

Play it simple with La Buena, a beautifully balanced 150 gr burger with cheese or the blue portobello is a beast with a capital B. Beef, bacon, blue cheese, a portobello mushroom, onions, lettuce, and tomato with fries and a beer.

Web: http://www.barbacoabnb.com/
IG: @barbacoabnb/
Address: Cra. 43E #11a21, Medellín, Antioquia

The Grill Station Burger

The Grill Station’s Angus Master was awarded the prize of the city’s best burger when its inhabitants were allowed out to vote on their favorite burger in 2019. It’s still living up to its billing.

A traditional American-style diner with certified Angus beef burgers grilled just as you like them, The Grill Station burgers are served in a glazed bun with a selection of deliciously different mayos.

There are five locations to choose from in Laureles, Poblado, Envigado, Los Colores and Llanogrande.

What to Order

It’s obligatory to try the prize-winning Angus Master, 100% Angus beef filled with Philadelphia cheese, wrapped in Monterrey Jack, and topped with double bacon caramelized in Honey Jack Daniels, crispy onions, lettuce, and tomato.

Web: https://the-grill-station-burger.cluvi.co/
IG: @thegrillstationburger
Poblado Location: Cra. 34 #7-90, Medellín
Laureles Location: Cq. 76 #73B-17, Medellín

Jack and Roll

There are two Jack and Rolls in Medellin serving burgers laced with more than a hint of Tennessee’s finest bourbon, Jack Daniels.

The chefs at Jack and Roll clearly love a tipple in the kitchen and they’ve let their boozy brainstorming loose to devastating effect.

Their creative concoctions include the BlackJack, a towering burger in a black bun with 170 grams of beef marinated in Jack Daniel’s. It comes with pickles, cheddar in craft beer, smoked bacon and caramelized onions, red onion, lettuce, and tomato, and a BBQ beauty with fried onion rings marinated in Jack No. 7 that’s as sweet as Jack and Coke by the pool.

For diners with healthy appetites, you might want to skip lunch if you plan on eating here in the evening. Even one of Pablo’s hippos would be hard pushed to get their chops around the pulled pork special.

What to Order

The cheese and bacon, potato wedges, and a slug of Jack Daniels. You won’t regret it!

IG: @jack_and_roll_oficial
Envigado Location: Cl. 30 Sur #45-12, Envigado
Laureles Location: Transversal 39B #77-39, Medellín

Clap Burgers

This sassy newcomer to the Medellin burger scene doesn’t have a place, as such, but has found a home in the heart of the city’s skateboarders and burger and milkshake connoisseurs during the pandemic.

Part of the Mystic Foods stable that also owns the popular pizza joint Olivia and Tres Trigos, two of the city’s most beloved food brands.

This popular “dark kitchen” shuns gourmet distractions on the menu, just classic smash burgers with the option of cheese or bacon stacked as high as you can go.

There are a couple of fried chicken options and a veggie option to keep their Gen Z fans happy. They work with Instagram and deliver via Colombia’s super app Rappi.

Once you’ve worked out how to get them delivered these bad boys with a bargain price tag attached and healthy values, are too good, too easy to be true. They deliver late at weekends in case you get an attack of the munchies.

What to Order

The cheeseburgers are excellent and come in smash burger patties of 60 grams.

The Super Super Clap burger is built for busting guts, squeezing four burgers, and between buns. They also do brilliant veggie burgers with portobello mushroom and beans.

Whatever you order, get it with a chocolate shake and hot fries.

IG: @clap_burgers
Address: Av. 33 #75C 145, Medellín, Antioquia

Take a Bite Out of the Best Burger in Medellin

There really is nothing like sinking your teeth into a big, juicy burger. And, with this guide, you can! Any of these spots are a great place to eat a delicious hamburger in the city.

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