Best burgers in Ottawa and near you, ranked by the numbers
All Out Burger (Gladstone) ranks #1 for burgers in Ottawa and Gatineau at 4.77, backed by 2,133 reviews, the most among the top three.
Here the leader is also the most proven score. All Out Burger's 4.8 rating comes with 0.91 confidence, rated high, while Méga Smash Burger has the better 4.9 rating on just 377 reviews. Only 2 of 43 ranked spots reach high confidence.
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#1Google’s pick
fromOttawa Score 4.77fromOttawaAll Out Burger (Gladstone)
Top of 43Centretown West · Downtown
714 Gladstone Ave · Google 4.8 (2,133 reviews)
- Why: Stored rank #1; score 4.77/5.
4.8 stars from 2,133 reviews; 91% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (91.4%). R = 4.8; v = 2133; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.72fromOttawaMéga Smash Burger
Gatineau
920 Boulevard Saint-Joseph · Google 4.9 (377)
- Why: Stored rank #2; score 4.72/5.
4.9 stars from 377 reviews; 65% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (65.3%). R = 4.9; v = 377; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.70fromOttawaPearson Street - Smash Burgers N’ Melts
Gloucester
1460 Cyrville Rd · Google 4.8 (594)
- Why: Stored rank #3; score 4.70/5.
4.8 stars from 594 reviews; 75% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (74.8%). R = 4.8; v = 594; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Ranks 4 to 21
Showing 18 of 18 places below the first three on this page.
Each marker sits on the address saved with the place, top 3 included. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
None of the places that match have a saved location.
Ranks 4 to 10: Just off the podium
- fromOttawa Score 4.69
Rank 4: Fatboy Burgers
4.9 stars from 273 reviews; 58% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (57.7%). R = 4.9; v = 273; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.66
Rank 5: Umbrella Burger (Preston)
4.7 stars from 1,436 reviews; 88% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (87.8%). R = 4.7; v = 1436; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.64
Rank 6: Smash Daddy - Little Italy
4.7 stars from 913 reviews; 82% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (82.0%). R = 4.7; v = 913; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.63
Rank 7: Waldo's Smash burgers
4.9 stars from 181 reviews; 48% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (47.5%). R = 4.9; v = 181; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.60
Rank 8: SMASH IT
4.8 stars from 205 reviews; 51% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (50.6%). R = 4.8; v = 205; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.58
Rank 9: The Eight O Nine Food Truck by 809 Inc.
5.0 stars from 90 reviews; 31% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (31.0%). R = 5; v = 90; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.57
Rank 10: Heron Smash Burgers
4.8 stars from 159 reviews; 44% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (44.3%). R = 4.8; v = 159; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
By part of town
These 21 burgers records are grouped by saved address. Downtown holds the most, with 6. Each area’s best is a tap away.
2Gatineau sideacross the river
- Gatineau 2#2 · Méga Smash Burger
2West End
- Hintonburg 2#9 · The Eight O Nine Food Truck by 809 Inc.
6Downtown
- Centretown West 3#1 · All Out Burger (Gladstone)
- ByWard Market 2#20 · Bun&Patty
- Glebe 1#14 · Taste Junction
5East End
- Gloucester 3#3 · Pearson Street - Smash Burgers N’ Melts
- Orléans 2#7 · Waldo's Smash burgers
6South Endbelow the Queensway
- Riverside South 3#8 · SMASH IT
- Barrhaven 2#13 · Burgers n' Fries Forever
- Alta Vista 1#12 · Skinny George's Smash Burgers & cheesesteaks
11 to 15Worth the detour
- fromOttawa Score 4.55
Rank 11: Bite Burger House on Tenth Line
4.6 stars from 681 reviews; 77% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (77.3%). R = 4.6; v = 681; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.55
Rank 12: Skinny George's Smash Burgers & cheesesteaks
4.6 stars from 607 reviews; 75% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (75.2%). R = 4.6; v = 607; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.53
Rank 13: Burgers n' Fries Forever
4.6 stars from 414 reviews; 67% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (67.4%). R = 4.6; v = 414; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.51
Rank 14: Taste Junction
4.8 stars from 84 reviews; 30% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (29.6%). R = 4.8; v = 84; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.51
Rank 15: Bakery Burger
4.8 stars from 79 reviews; 28% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (28.3%). R = 4.8; v = 79; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
16 to 21Good backups to know
- fromOttawa Score 4.49
Rank 16: Le Gourmand - cuisine de rue
4.6 stars from 190 reviews; 49% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (48.7%). R = 4.6; v = 190; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.48
Rank 17: Burgers & Shakes Inc
4.5 stars from 1,118 reviews; 85% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (84.8%). R = 4.5; v = 1118; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.48
Rank 18: The Mile High Club
5.0 stars from 35 reviews; 15% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (14.9%). R = 5; v = 35; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.48
Rank 19: Fat Les's Chip Stand & Wham Burger!
4.5 stars from 751 reviews; 79% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (79.0%). R = 4.5; v = 751; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.47
Rank 20: Bun&Patty
4.8 stars from 50 reviews; 20% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (20.0%). R = 4.8; v = 50; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.46
Rank 21: Burger Lovers
4.5 stars from 405 reviews; 67% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (66.9%). R = 4.5; v = 405; C = 4.3931; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
No place below the first three on this page matches. Try another name or street.
Why does 4.8 rank above 5.0?
Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C. Ottawa-area average: C = 4.393103448275862; m = 200. R is the recorded Google rating; v is the recorded review count. Confidence is v / (v + m), the rating’s weight in the score.
How we score. Google stars, weighted by review count, pulled toward that average. Data from .
- All Out Burger (Gladstone) 4.8 stars · 2,133 reviews
- Méga Smash Burger 4.9 stars · 377 reviews
- Pearson Street - Smash Burgers N’ Melts 4.8 stars · 594 reviews
Filled square: score. Open circle: Google rating. The axis starts at 4.4; all values are out of 5.
Places screened for this list
1,267 unique places screened; 1,224 excluded in the saved list file. 43 ranked places.
- Chains with 10+ locations in Canada
- 363
- Alcohol or excluded type
- 259
- Gambling
- 0
- Under 10 reviews
- 47
- Closed
- 0
- Out of area or category
- 1156
- Other source checks
- 20
Reason counts can overlap. Other source checks include identity, rating, branch and pending chain checks. Counts describe the saved screening, not complete local coverage.
Data checked . How we screen and score.
Local talk
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Questions
Méga Smash Burger has a higher rating. Why is it second?
Its 4.9 sits on 377 reviews, so the formula blends in more of the 4.39 Ottawa-area average. All Out Burger's 4.8 on 2,133 reviews holds up better, giving it 4.77 to Méga Smash's 4.72.
How far apart are the top three?
All Out Burger leads Méga Smash Burger by 0.04 and Pearson Street - Smash Burgers N’ Melts by 0.07. Pearson Street's 4.8 rating on 594 reviews scores 4.70, so second and third are a near call.
Why aren't A&W or Burger King on the list?
A&W Canada and Burger King are recorded as chains with 10 or more locations in Canada. This list excludes them. Alcohol-led venues are also excluded.