Vote now in the biggest food event for September in the Charleston area — the 2025 Burger Throwdown. Few meals hit the spot like a juicy, cheesy burger.
Now it’s time to crown the King of Burgers during the Charleston City Paper‘s annual burger throwdown.
- CLICK HERE through Sept. 19, 2025, to vote in eight categories for your favorite places to grab a burger. Among the categories in this year’s contest that features food from 11 area eateries:
- Best Place to Get a Burger
- Best Classic Burger
- Best Smash Burger
- Cheesiest Burger
- Best Faux Burger
- Best Hangover Helper
- Best Special Sauce
- Most Creative/Innovative Burger
We’re thankful for these restaurants and bars for participating in this year’s Throwdown! Under each is a list of the burger categories for which they’re entered:
- Bohemian Bull
- Best Place to Get a Burger
- Best Classic Burger: Bacon Cheeseburger
- Best Smash Burger: Gettin’ Smashed Burger
- Cheesiest Burger: Poppin’ Smash Burger
- Best Hangover Burger: Wake N’ Bacon Burger
- Charleston Beer Works
- Best Place to Get a Burger
- Best Classic Burger: Classic Drive In
- Best Hangover Burger: Palmetto Burger
- Best Special Sauce: The Bubba
- Halls Chophouse – The Nexton SteakHouse
- Best Place to Get a Burger
- Cheesiest Burger: Wagyu Pretzel Burger
- Most Creative/Innovative Burger: Wagyu Pretzel Burger
- Holy City Brewing
- Best Place to Get a Burger
- Cheesiest Burger: Holy City Burger
- Best Faux Burger: Black Bean Burger
- Most Creative/Innovative Burger: Apple Chutney Blue Burger
- John King Grill and Bar
- Best Place to Get a Burger
- Best Smash Burger: The Charleston Burger
- Cheesiest Burger: The Charleston Burger
- Best Special Sauce: The Charleston Burger
- Joyland
- Best Place to Get a Burger
- Best Smash Burger: Crustburger
- Most Creative/Innovative Burger: Crustburger
- Moe’s Crosstown Tavern
- Best Place to Get a Burger
- Best Special Sauce: Moe Hot Mayo
- Most Creative/Innovative Burger: The “EdgeVegas”
- Prohibition
- Best Place to Get a Burger
- Best Classic Burger: Double Brasstown Burger
- Cheesiest Burger: Double Brasstown Burger
- Best Hangover Burger: Double Brasstown Burger
- Sesame Burgers and Beer
- Best Place to Get a Burger
- Cheesiest Burger: Patty Melt
- Best Faux Burger: Southwest Black Bean Burger
- Best Hangover Burger: Double Smash Hangover Burger
- Most Creative/Innovative Burger: Memphis Burger
- Smash City Burger
- Best Place to Get a Burger
- Best Smash Burger: The Classic Double
- Cheesiest Burger: Beer.Bacon.Burger
- Best Special Sauce: Smash Sauce
- Most Creative/Innovative Burger: Beer.Bacon.Burger
- Smashley’s Burger Bar
- Best Place to Get a Burger
- Best Smash Burger: Smashley’s OG
- Best Faux Burger: Southern Buddha
- Best Hangover Burger: Bleu Corvette
- Most Creative/Innovative Burger: Hey Zeus
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