WTOP TOP 10: Best Burger

WTOP readers and listeners nominated a number of local businesses serving the best burgers in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Click through the gallery below to review the finalists and vote for your favorite on the final slide.

Voting will close on Aug. 4, and winners for all TOP 10 categories will be announced on Aug. 7.

Be sure to vote for our other TOP 10 categories: Best Pizza, Best Barbecue, Best Brewery, Best Brunch, Best Coffee Shop, Best Ice Cream/Gelato, Best Tacos, Best Bagels and Best Crabs.

Now is the time to vote for your favorite burger in the D.C. area. (Courtesy Basic Burger)
Basic Burger 
2024 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia  (Courtesy Basic Burger)
Social Burger 
350 Maple Ave. W, Vienna, Virginia  (Courtesy Social Burger)
The Proper Burger, from Duke's Grocery (Courtesy Duke's Grocery/Credit April Greer, Thrillist)
Duke’s Grocery
1513 17th St. NW, Washington, D.C. (Courtesy Duke’s Grocery/Credit April Greer, Thrillist)
Market Burger Fries & Shakes 
145 W Main St., Purcellville, Virginia (Courtesy Duke’s Grocery/Credit April Greer, Thrillist)
Melt Gourmet Cheeseburgers 
525 E Market St., Leesburg, Virginia (Courtesy Duke’s Grocery/Credit April Greer, Thrillist)
Ray’s Hell Burger
449 K St. NW, Washington, D.C.  (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Joe’s Burgers
6710 Old Dominion Dr., McLean, Virginia  (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
The Burger Shack
13661 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy., Chantilly, Virginia (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Main Street Pub 
7140 Main St., Clifton, Virginia  (Courtesy The Main Street Pub)
At Red Apron Burger Bar in Dupont Circle, customers can build their burgers using one of two meats: a grass-fed, grain-finished Black Angus beef or a grass-fed, grass-finished Ancient White Park beef — all of which are sourced from Virginia cattle farmers. (Courtesy Neighborhood Restaurant Group/Red Apron Burger Bar)
Red Apron Burger Bar
1323 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.
(Courtesy Neighborhood Restaurant Group/Red Apron Burger Bar)
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Now is the time to vote for your favorite burger in the D.C. area. (Courtesy Basic Burger)
The Proper Burger, from Duke's Grocery (Courtesy Duke's Grocery/Credit April Greer, Thrillist)
At Red Apron Burger Bar in Dupont Circle, customers can build their burgers using one of two meats: a grass-fed, grain-finished Black Angus beef or a grass-fed, grass-finished Ancient White Park beef — all of which are sourced from Virginia cattle farmers. (Courtesy Neighborhood Restaurant Group/Red Apron Burger Bar)
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