It could be said that there are two types of gastronomic travelers: those who settle for the first serving at a restaurant with a bad rating on Tripadvisor in Plaza Mayor and those who fly to New York just to try burgers. Álex González and Ezequiel Maldjian belong to the second group. In 2018, they ate 15 burgers in four days, opened an Instagram account to share their findings and, without knowing it, they set in motion the germ of what today is Hundred Burgers, the best burger joint in the world according to The World’s Best Burgers.
The jury of this prestigious ranking, considered the Michelin Guide to the hamburger, has evaluated more than 900 restaurants in 63 countries and has chosen the Valencian chain for its attention to detail, its extreme focus on craftsmanship and its constant evolution. In their analysis, they highlight the intensity of the meat flavor and its perfect balance with the demi brioche bun.
Where to try the Hundred burger
With four restaurants in Valencia and three in Madrid (Eloy Gonzalo, 12; Pedro Zerolo, 1; San José Artesano, 8), Hundred Burgers has become the great reference of the sector in Spain. Its menu worships matured meat, with iconic burgers such as the Paul Finch, with Galician blonde beef aged up to 120 days, or the Loser, with gochujang sauce.
The podium is completed by New York’s Pizza Loves Emily and Brazil’s Holy Burger, proof that the burger revolution is taking place all over the world. Spain takes the grand prize and another Spanish hamburger restaurant slips into the ranking. Briochef’s burgers are the 17th best burgers in the world.
More burgers from Madrid
Madrid, like any capital city, has become a paradise for burger lovers, with options ranging from the classic to the most innovative. Places like Junk Burger, with its famous Smashed Burger awarded as the best in Spain in 2022, Frankie Burgers, or Jenkin’s have conquered palates with their unique proposals. And in this link you have some recommendations – in case you can’t find a place at Hundred.