TBC | TBC FRESHMEN: SYDNEY
By: The Burger Collective
Tags: Burgers, Maps, Apps, Food, Restaurant

Introducing… FRESHMEN: SYDNEY

Every month, we at TBC will shine a spotlight on new (and verified) arrivals to the app. Who they are, where you can find them, and most importantly, why these places are worth your time.

Here are a few TBC freshmen for your burgering consideration, check ’em out:

Sunset Diner

41 Old Barrenjoey Road, Avalon

NSW 2107

For those of you reading this now, I highly recommend looking this place up to experience some of the slickest and aesthetically pleasing web design ever.

After that, I also recommend checking out their menu, where you’ll find such delectable delights on offer as The Double — double beef, double cheese, double bacon, onion, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and sunset sauce.

Incredibly enough, there’s also a regularly changing burger-of-the-day (ask a team member what’s on).

Burger Spread from Sunset Diner is strong — Photo by Us!

Melted Monster

146 Victoria Street, Potts Point

NSW 2011

Nestled in Potts Point, at the heart of Sydney’s most popping food scene, is where you’ll find Melted Monster.

Here you’ll find a rather pleasant range of burgers, but the particular item on the menu that catches our eye has to be Melted Cheese (HUGE) — double patties, bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and caramelised onion. “Huge” indeed…

Also worth a mention are the Monster Chef’s Specials, one of which includes the Salisbury Steak — chips topped with double beef patties and mushroom gravy.

Gilfillan’s Cafe

11 Morello Tce, Caddens

NSW 2747

Family business with homemade food… quality eats doesn’t get any better than that (at least in our books).

While this charming eatery’s main speciality resides in baked goods, they also churn out a mean burger for an incredibly reasonable $7 — regular, honest beef patties, lettuce, tomato, beetroot, pineapple, cheese, and your choice of tomato or BBQ sauce.

Throw in an extra buck or two for bacon, eggs, and chips.

Joe’s Milkbar

Shop 11, Albion Park Shopping Village

NSW 2527

Fresh ingredients, homemade buns, and spoonfuls of innovation are what you’ll find here. Case in point, the Chookies ’n’ Cream — double buttermilk fried chicken fillets, crispy fried chicken crumbs, smoky bacon bits, cream cheese, sandwiched between house made donuts dusted with fried chicken salt. Suffice it to say, they really are about that life!

The Chicken Boy from Joe’s Milkbar is a must — Photo by Us!

Cluckn Chicken

23 Chicago Ave, Blacktown

NSW 2148

As you probably guessed from their name, this place specialises in… pork. In all seriousness though, if it’s a fix of chook you seek, then this is the place to be.

Check it: Crunchy Chicken, Portuguese Chicken, Chicken Schnitzel, Lemon Herb Chicken, Chicken Parmigiani, and even Caesar Salad — all of which are available for your burger pleasure.

And don’t get us started on the sides, rolls, and eggs benedict (which, yes, also includes chicken).

One Day One Life

Shop 6A/38–50 Lyons Road, Drummoyne

NSW 2047

The one that caught our attention? The Double It — double the patties, double the cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and house sauce. Simple, yet effective.

And then there’s The 2 Pigs — pulled pork slow cooked for ten hours, bacon jam, coleslaw, and smoky BBQ sauce.

Boss Burgers at the Long Jetty Hotel

405 The Entrance Road, Long Jetty

NSW 2261

Boss Burgers at the Long Jetty Hotel is actually one of six Boss Burgers. You’ll also find this joint at Swansea Hotel, South Dubbo Tavern, Panania Hotel, Twin Willows Hotel, as well as the Crossways Hotel.

We recommend the Buttermilk Fried Chicken Burger — buttermilk fried chicken burger, American cheddar, slaw, pickles, and spicy mayo.

Café Boardroom

6a/277 Lane Cove Road, Macquarie Park

NSW 2113

Start your day right here with the Breaky Burger — fried eggs, grilled bacon, hash browns, American cheese, sautéed spinach, with smoky BBQ sauce. Eat ya heart out, Acai bowls.

Yes that is Fried Chicken and Migoreng, Cafe Boardroom do that — Photo by Spooning Australia

Aslan Coffee Roasters

1 Council Street, St Peters

NSW 2044

When you think of burgers, you don’t immediately think Indonesia. But here at Aslan Coffee Roasters, they’ve certainly introduced some Indonesian flair.

Take the Tempeh Orek Burger for instance — traditional Indonesian soy patties, dice and sautéed with aromatics, sweet soy sauce, whole egg mayo, slaw, all between Japanese milk buns.

Maloney’s Hotel

81 Goulburn Street, Sydney

NSW 2000

Every now and then we all crave a bit of a pub feed. And why look further than Maloney’s Hotel?

Get your mouth watering for the Portuguese Chicken Burger — Portuguese style chicken, chorizo, mozzarella, lettuce, tomato, with a side of thick cut chips.

Philly Up

531 Princes Highway, Tempe

NSW 2044

Philly Up is a rare, late night Sydney gem that will serve ’em up until 3AM. More impressively, they re-open again at 7AM. Talk about getting that bread!

Business hours aside, there’s much more to enjoy here. Presenting the Jumbo Mac n Cheese — double beef patties, crispy bacon, mac ’n’ cheese, Jack cheese, grilled onions, lettuce, tomato, pineapple, and a smattering of aioli.

For the more adventurous burgerteers, there’s also the Camel Burger (complete with actual lean camel patties), or maybe the Fat Elvis (which marries caramelised banana, Jack cheese, peanut butter, and Canadian maple syrup).