First presented during Burger Week last month, the Eater Maine Burger Heatmap is your guide to the best new burgers in the state. Some are from new restaurants, some are from older establishments that have added new burgers to their menus. Since its debut, more buzzed-about burgers have come on the scene, so it's time for an update. New to the Heatmap: the Fiery Calamari Burger from DiMillo's and the Patty Melt from The Porthole in Portland; the Fog House Burger from Fog Bar & Grill in Rockland. Here are ten smoking-hot burgers that are worth seeking out right now:
Go to Portland's iconic floating restaurant for lunch to try chef Melissa Bouchard's Fiery Calamari Burger. It's an 8 oz. patty topped with cornmeal-dusted calamari, Sarachi aioli, lettuce, tomato, quick-pickled onion and pepper-jack cheese on a grilled challah roll.
Like everything else on the menu at the revamped waterfront icon, chef Jesse Poirier's burger is a twist on a classic. Budget-priced, it ($7) starts with a locally raised beef patty and choice of cheese on a homemade bun. Add avocado, bacon or fried egg to jazz it up for just $1 more. Photo: Facebook
Portland's super hot waterfront brewpub has a burger as distinctive as its steampunk-style decor: with slow-roasted tomato, sweet chili aioli and Cambozola cheese. Photo: The Golden Dish
From the people that brought you Camden's 40 Paper, 3CROW focuses on comfort food from the American South. They also serve a tasty Double Burger: ground in-house with sharp cheddar, local tomato and tobacco onions.
This family friendly burger joint will celebrate its first anniversary in June. Among its "From the Masters" choices is the
“Ragun Cajun: blackened smoked bacon, fried onion strings, cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce, and buttermilk ranch. Photo: From Away.
This recent addition to Rockland's kicked-up food scene gets raves for its House Burger - topped with bacon jam, Gruyere and Tabasco-soaked onion rings on a house-made potato stout roll. Photo: Foursquare
Go to Portland's iconic floating restaurant for lunch to try chef Melissa Bouchard's Fiery Calamari Burger. It's an 8 oz. patty topped with cornmeal-dusted calamari, Sarachi aioli, lettuce, tomato, quick-pickled onion and pepper-jack cheese on a grilled challah roll.
Like everything else on the menu at the revamped waterfront icon, chef Jesse Poirier's burger is a twist on a classic. Budget-priced, it ($7) starts with a locally raised beef patty and choice of cheese on a homemade bun. Add avocado, bacon or fried egg to jazz it up for just $1 more. Photo: Facebook
Portland's super hot waterfront brewpub has a burger as distinctive as its steampunk-style decor: with slow-roasted tomato, sweet chili aioli and Cambozola cheese. Photo: The Golden Dish
From the people that brought you Camden's 40 Paper, 3CROW focuses on comfort food from the American South. They also serve a tasty Double Burger: ground in-house with sharp cheddar, local tomato and tobacco onions.
This family friendly burger joint will celebrate its first anniversary in June. Among its "From the Masters" choices is the
“Ragun Cajun: blackened smoked bacon, fried onion strings, cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce, and buttermilk ranch. Photo: From Away.
This recent addition to Rockland's kicked-up food scene gets raves for its House Burger - topped with bacon jam, Gruyere and Tabasco-soaked onion rings on a house-made potato stout roll. Photo: Foursquare
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