burgers
Over 30 burgers. One tasty region.
From classic smash patties to bold flavour bombs, explore the epic lineup of burgers sizzling across Nelson Tasman this winter. Try one (or try them all), then vote for your favourites and be in to win!
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Urban Oyster Bar & Eatery
Dak Kimchi Burger
Korean fried chicken, brioche grilled in brown butter, kimchi slaw and amba.
Sprig + Fern Milton Street
The Milton Smash Burger
Homemade smash burger mix with panfried onion, garlic and herbs, smashed on a hot plate for that crispy edge with melted cheddar cheese, stacked inside a bun with iceberg, beetroot, truss tomato, gherkins, housemade chutney, and our house burger sauce. Served with crispy fries and chipotle mayo.
Oceano Restaurant
Dubai Burger
2 x 100g flame-grilled beef smash patties, on toasted naan, shakshuka sauce, with Swiss cheese, pistachio-gherkin relish, onion jam and fresh rocket, served with shoestring fries on the side. Middle Eastern-inspired flavours — nutty, smoky, spiced and rich — layered into something genuinely different.
Cantina Nicola
Taquero Smash
Pork, chorizo and beef burger, chipotle mayo, grilled onions, jalapeños, cheddar, lettuce and salsa molcajete
Tides Bar & Eatery
The Prawn Star
Fish & prawn pattie, Viavio cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles and fried shallots in a brioche bun, topped with a battered prawn & charred lemon. Served with a medley of kumara & plank fries.
Boat Shed Cafe
Boat Shed Filet-o-Fish
Housemade bun, battered fish, tartare sauce, cheddar, shredded cos. Served with shoestring fries.
Kismet Cocktail & Whisky Bar
Spiced Maple Chicken & Bacon Donut Burger
Sweet and savory donut with spicy maple glaze, gochujang mayo, pickles, fried chicken, crispy bacon and lettuce.
Burger Culture
Porky Balboa
Apple and black cherry stuffed pork belly, vegetable ash black pudding crisps with buttered peas, roasted kale and sour plum curd served with crackling & dipping gravy.
The Dog’s Bone
Hong Kong Black Pepper Cheeseburger
Juicy thick beef pattie, seared to perfection and smothered with the king of umami beef sauces, Hong Kong sizzling black pepper beef sauce,. We've doubled down on the umami with a shiitake hoisin mayo, topped with american cheese, char grilled onions and bell peppers, and balanced with crisp and fresh Kawa Funk pickles. All served on a light and fluffy toasted potato bun.
Hardy St Eatery
Kune Kune
Pork menchi katsu, potato bun, slaw, pickled Vege, Japanese curry mayo with togarashi fries.
The Vic Public House
Shepherds Pie Stuffed Yorkie
Slow roasted, shredded lamb shoulder, minted peas, braised red cabbage, lashings of gravy, topped with cheesy mashed potato served inside a Yorkshire pudding the size of your face.

