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At Gotham Burger Social Club on the Lower East Side, experience smashburgers that combine hearty beef, a crispy toasted bun, and a lively saloon vibe—all a true NYC gem!
"Following years of pop-ups, Mike Puma makes burgers for the modern age in his standalone location. Those burgers wear any combination of onions, jalapenos, bread-and-butter pickles, mustard, ketchup, and burger sauce. If you want, you can have one with an Aperol Spritz or a chopped cheese taco on the side. Seen here: Gwyneth Paltrow, Zoe Kravitz, Nicholas Braun, Benny Blanco, Selena Gomez, Nicky Hilton, and Mario Cantone." - Deuxmoi
"Your Order: Double Gotham Smash ($12) with everything, and an order of frickles ($8). If Gotham Burger Social Club’s double smashburger had its own Instagram account, it would probably post a photo of its brown, griddled bun with the caption “So I did a thing.” Lots of places toast the inside of their buns for a buttery crisp, but GBSC on the Lower East Side toasts the exterior of the top bun, then layers it with lacy, caramelized beef patties, steamed onions, pickles and pickled jalapeños, plus a slice of gooey american cheese. The result is a textural wonderland." - willa moore, neha talreja, will hartman, bryan kim
"Gotham Burger Social Club is different from other smash burgers. Instead of leaning into simplicity — cheese, patty, bun — it heaps on mustard, ketchup, burger sauce, pickles, jalapeños, and griddled onions, too, for one of the best burgers in town. One other way it’s different: You can order one with an old-school egg cream or a side of fried pickles. This storefront opened on the Lower East Side at the start of the year: before that, owner Mike Puma ran Gotham Burger Social Club at pop-ups across town." - Robert Sietsema, Eater Staff
"Much like at Hamburger America, the fried onion burger is the signature. Gotham Burger Social Club began as a pop-up before opening as a storefront on the Lower East Side. Unlike its competitor, the dining room doesn't place much emphasis on charming interiors — it feels like a dimly-lit pub. No matter though, the burger and straightforward menu here is the focus." - Robert Sietsema, Eater Staff
"The hot dog at this smashburger newcomer is grilled to a deep reddish brown on the flat top, then heaped with kraut and squiggled with mustard — making it a modern variation on NYC’s traditional Teutonic frank." - Robert Sietsema
