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    13 Burgers Everyone Must Eat In Birmingham

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    Tom Cullen
    by Tom Cullen

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    1. Original Patty Men

    2. The Meat Shack

    The Meat Shack

    Another sensational street food burger, their slogan "Dripping Filthy Goodness" about sums up the meat nirvana their expertly made patties will send you to. The Guardian came to Brum just to try it. Observe.

    3. Nosh & Quaff

    4. The Church

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    Introducing the "Rocksteady", from the Brum soul food masters at The Church. It's a jerked up free range chicken breast with bacon, sticky peppers, aioli and salad, served on ciabatta. It won't leave you hungry. No sir. Extra points for the name of their veggie burger: The Shia NoBeouf.

    5. Anderson's Hamburgers

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    Never had a good burger delivered? We hadn't either until Deliveroo started to exclusively deliver Anderson's extraordinary "Big A" (beef patty, monterey Jack cheese, fry sauce, pickled onion, dill pickle, lettuce, beef tomato, chipotle ketchup on a brioche bun), made by long-time favourites of the Brum steak scene, Anderson's. You can eat in too, Mondays to Fridays, midday to 3pm.

    6. Bar Opus

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    Introduce yourself to the "My Name Is Earl" burger. It consists of an Earl of Stonham wagyu burger, brioche bun, McClure's gherkin (would you eat any other kind?), Blythburgh farm bacon (ditto), Montgomery cheddar, and dressed salad. Wash down with a pint of Opus, their own German-made lager, on the delightful front terrace

    7. The Plough

    8. ChilliDogDogs

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    Having initially launched with stunning hot dogs (hence the name) people questioned whether their later-launched burgers could live up to the reputation. They've done more than that. Get ye to the farcically fun Prince of Wales beer garden in Moseley, for your taste of glory.

    9. Gas Street Social

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    Anyone for free range grilled chicken breast, beef tomato, baby gem lettuce, red onion & roasted garlic mayo, chowed down next to a beautiful Birmingham canal? Thought so. NB: Only try their Socialite cocktail if you like extremely splendid cocktails.

    10. The Red Lion

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    Our home from home, try the Red Lion's New Yorker – a 10oz beef burger, smoked bacon, melted cheddar, burger sauce, lettuce, red onion, tomato and burger relish. A proudly British burger in a beautiful boozer.

    11. The Lord Clifden

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    Introducing the "Burminum". A grilled faggot burger with mushy peas, homemade Bathams mustard and onion gravy. We love the Lord Clifden for their heart-warmingly inventive food. This one split opinion on whether it was a Brummie or a Black Country burger. Those debating it sort of missed the point. A lovely gesture and a surprisingly tasty bite.

    12. The New Inn

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    Suns out? Buns out. Get to one of Brum's finest and biggest beer gardens for this cajun chicken BBQ burger found on their special menu. Extra points for sublime fries.

    13. Dirty Cow

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    Behold, "The Flaming Doom". The self-proclaimed Hottest Burger in Birmingham marries a 6oz burger, jalapeno sauce, pepper Jack cheese, red and green chillies, onion, Suicide Sauce (say what now?), Mad Dog Inferno Sauce (come again?) and finally Mad Dog 357 Sauce (eh?). Yeah, best of luck with that.

    (Tom Cullen is editor of I CHOOSE Birmingham, a free weekly guide to the best things to do and eat in Brum, emailed direct to your inbox. Subscribe free here.)