Zephyr Burgers

Burgarvinden har vänt

1 4 5
Skriven av
Foto: Dubbel California från Zephyr Burgers.

Foto: Dubbel California från Zephyr Burgers.

Youtube-video • Uppdateringar • Äldre recension(er)

Zephyr Burgers har smashat Kalifornien-inspirerade burgare sedan 2017, och vi testade dem för första gången 2019. Numera har de en restaurang i Plymouth i södra England, och nu senast deltog de på Burger Fest UK i London där de serverade tre olika burgare. Deras kreativa Charcoal Nduja Crunch-burgare lockade oss, men i slutändan valde vi deras mer klassiska dubbla California med två köttpuckar av hängmörat kött, ost, friterad lök, picklad lök, pickles, sallad och dressing för 14 GBP (175 SEK).

Vår burgare hade en riktigt fin balans mellan kött, bröd och övriga ingredienser. Brödet var mjukt och hade en fin rostning vilket gjorde att det höll ihop burgaren med bravur under hela måltiden. Köttet var välkryddat och smakade gott med subtila hängmörade toner som vi verkligen uppskattade. Och kvaliteten märktes verkligen av, även om vi tyckte att det borde ha varit både saftigare på insidan och haft en krispigare stekyta. Med enkla medel hade de också lyckats skapa fina texturskillnader med den friterade löken, och deras något för tunna picklels bjöd fortfarande på en försiktig krispighet. Syrligheten från treenigheten av picklad lök, pickles och deras västkustinspirerade dressing gav en rejäl och genomträngande syra som bröt av köttets djupa smak på ett tillfredsställande sätt.

Zephyr Burgers serverade riktigt trevliga streetfood-burgare som både var enkla och genomtänkta, och som i slutändan var detta imponerande gott och komplett. Nästa gång ska vi se till att testa deras mer komplexa burgare, för om man kan göra sådana här enkla burgare bra kan de med största sannolikhet även lyckas med de mer kreativa varianterna.

In English

Zephyr Burgers has been smashing California-inspired burgers since 2017, and we tried them for the first time in 2019. They now have a restaurant in Plymouth in southern England, and most recently they participated in Burger Fest UK in London where they served three different burgers. Their creative Charcoal Nduja Crunch burger caught our eye, but we ended up going for their more classic double California burger with two dry-aged beef patties, cheese, fried onions, pickled onions, pickles, lettuce and burger sauce for 14 GBP (18.5 USD).

Our burger had a really nice ratio between the meat, bun and the rest of the ingredients. The bun was soft and nicely toasted, which helped it hold everything together throughout the meal. The meat was well seasoned and tasted great, with subtle dry-aged flavours that we really appreciated. And the quality was definitely noticeable, even though we thought it could have been a bit juicier on the inside and had a crispier crust. With simple means, they had also managed to create nice textural differences with the fried onions, and their pickles still gave a nice crunch despite being a bit too thinly sliced. The acidity from the pickled onions, pickles and their West Coast-inspired burger sauce added a deep and penetrating acidity that nicely contrasted the beef patties in a satisfying way.

Zephyr Burgers serve really well-made street food-inspired burgers that are both simple and well thought out, and overall they felt impressively well-rounded. Next time we visit them, we’ll make sure to try their more advanced burgers, because if they can make such simple burgers this good, they can probably also pull off the more creative ones.

Adress

8 Drake Circus, Plymouth England

Mer information

Youtube-video

Uppdateringar

Uppdatering juni 2026:
Vi har gjort ett återbesök till Zephyr Burgers och anser att de har höjt kvaliteten jämfört med vårt tidigare besök. Vi har därför höjt betyget från 3/5 till 4/5.

Uppdatering augusti 2022:
De har nu öppnat en restaurang i Plymouth.

Recension från 22 november 2019

Recension skriven av Toby Lee

22 november 2019, Zephyr Burgers

Fet burgare som inte lever upp till hajpen.

Zephyr Burgers har på senare tid blivit väldigt uppmärksammade i London för sina svulstiga hamburgare som har tagit inspiration från Kaliforniens matscen. De har nu flyttat från London och öppnat en restaurang i Plymouth, men vi testade deras burgare på burgarfestivalen Bundance Burger Festival i London.

På festivalen serverade de en burgare som hette Son of a Gun. Med 78-dagars hängmörat Dexter-kött, konfiterad benmärg och lök, grillad och inlagd silverlök, american cheese, finhackad gräslök och bearnaisesås så lät det faktiskt helt fenomenalt på pappret. Men om alla dessa ingredienser ska fungera ihop så krävs precision och balans.

Och tyvärr så hade vår burgare alldeles för mycket feta smaker, och var alldeles för mjuk i konsistensen. Bearnaisesåsen, benmärgs- och lökkonfiten samt den otroligt djupa köttsmaken var otroligt intensiva i sig, och vi saknade något som skar igenom och bröt upp smakerna. Den picklade löken borde ha varit mycket syrligare och krispigare, och gräslöken tillförde inget alls. Dessutom så hade de medvetet dragit ned på stekytan på det hängmörade köttet, vilket gjorde allt ännu mjukare. Det smakade härligt, men då allt smälte samman till en enda mäktig röra så kände vi att detta var slöseri på ingredienser av så här hög kvalitet.

Det är uppenbart att Zephyr Burger har potential, då de använder riktigt fina råvaror. Köttet är fenomenalt och vi gillade även deras glaserade bröd. Men de levde tyvärr inte upp till sin fulla potential på festivalen. Vi får försöka testa deras ordinarie marknadsburgare i framtiden istället.

–

Zephyr Burgers have been the talk of the town in London recently. Their massive burgers are inspired by Californian cuisine, and they have currently opened a restaurant in Plymouth. We tried their hamburger at the Bundance Burger Festival in London’s Hawker House.

At the festival they served a burger called Son of a Gun. And with 78 days dry-aged Dexter beef, bone-marrow and onion confit, griddled and pickled white onions, American cheese, chives and sauce bearnaise it sounded absolutely fantastic. But it takes precision and balance to get all of these ingredients to work together.

And unfortunately our burger was way too soft and greasy. The bearnaise sauce, confit and incredibly deep beef flavours were super intensive, and really needed something that cut through everything. The pickled onions should have been much crisper and vinegary, and we hardly noticed the chives at all. And they had intentionally griddled the beef at a lower temperature in order to give it a ”steak-like crust”, which just made everything even softer. Sure, the burger had a lot of flavours, but since everything blended together it felt like a waste of top-level ingredients.

It’s obvious that Zephyr Burger have a lot of potential, with really great components. The beef quality is amazing and we also liked their glazed bun, but they didn’t live up to their full potential at the festival. We’ll just have to try their regular market burgers in the future instead.

Vårt Instagram-flöde

We're On Instagram

Double cheeseburger from @fiveguyssverige 🍔🧀

#burgerdudes

133 6
Open post by burgerdudes with ID 18121668871788916
Double cheeseburger from @fiveguyssverige 🍔🧀 #burgerdudes

@rekasburgers och @knifetownburgers kommer till Stockholm 22 augusti.

Save the date.

#burgerdudes

92 4
Open post by burgerdudes with ID 18123416920806473
@rekasburgers och @knifetownburgers kommer till Stockholm 22 augusti. Save the date. #burgerdudes

🍔 Review № 1381

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @black_bear_burger ★★★★☆

Black Bear Burger is one of the veterans of the modern burger wave in England, and we have tried their burgers several times since our first review in 2017. Over the years, Black Bear Burger has received more and more attention and hype, both domestically and internationally, and today they are one of the most well-known burger restaurants in all of England. They have locations at nearly 10 places around London, and we visited their restaurant inside the Market Halls Victoria food hall and ordered their Double Miso Bacon Burger – the same burger that won them the National Burger of the Year 2025 award. The burger contained double patties, double cheese, smoked bacon and their miso butter mayo, and it cost 15.8 GBP (21 USD).

The burger looked exactly as we remembered it, with pre-formed patties and a pale bun covered in a generous layer of sesame seeds. The bun was soft and fluffy, but just like on our previous visits, we felt that the crust-like amount of sesame seeds took over both in terms of flavour and texture. The meat was of high quality as always and had a nice and potent dry-aged character that they are known for. The meat could have been juicier though, as it felt a bit too compact this time. The bacon was super tasty and crispy, just the way we like it, and the onion also contributed a nice texture. Their miso butter mayo was very flavourful with its buttery, salty, and umami-rich taste, but together with the bacon and the beef, the overall flavour profile was a bit too salty. We would have liked to see some kind of freshness to break up the saltiness for a more complete experience.

We are very happy that a veteran like Black Bear Burger continues to deliver high-quality burgers year after year, and they are still a safe bet when you are craving a really good burger in London.

#burgerdudes

356 28
Open post by burgerdudes with ID 18113007883761514
🍔 Review № 1381 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @black_bear_burger ★★★★☆ Black Bear Burger is one of the veterans of the modern burger wave in England, and we have tried their burgers several times since our first review in 2017. Over the years, Black Bear Burger has received more and more attention and hype, both domestically and internationally, and today they are one of the most well-known burger restaurants in all of England. They have locations at nearly 10 places around London, and we visited their restaurant inside the Market Halls Victoria food hall and ordered their Double Miso Bacon Burger – the same burger that won them the National Burger of the Year 2025 award. The burger contained double patties, double cheese, smoked bacon and their miso butter mayo, and it cost 15.8 GBP (21 USD). The burger looked exactly as we remembered it, with pre-formed patties and a pale bun covered in a generous layer of sesame seeds. The bun was soft and fluffy, but just like on our previous visits, we felt that the crust-like amount of sesame seeds took over both in terms of flavour and texture. The meat was of high quality as always and had a nice and potent dry-aged character that they are known for. The meat could have been juicier though, as it felt a bit too compact this time. The bacon was super tasty and crispy, just the way we like it, and the onion also contributed a nice texture. Their miso butter mayo was very flavourful with its buttery, salty, and umami-rich taste, but together with the bacon and the beef, the overall flavour profile was a bit too salty. We would have liked to see some kind of freshness to break up the saltiness for a more complete experience. We are very happy that a veteran like Black Bear Burger continues to deliver high-quality burgers year after year, and they are still a safe bet when you are craving a really good burger in London. #burgerdudes

Homemade double cheeseburgers never fail 🍔❤️

#burgerdudes

162 2
Open post by burgerdudes with ID 17911390506448421
Homemade double cheeseburgers never fail 🍔❤️ #burgerdudes

Things are about to get messy.

A burger from Messy Burgers in Norrtälje.

Review coming soon! 🍔✌️

#burgerdudes

110 2
Open post by burgerdudes with ID 18021974699897643
Things are about to get messy. A burger from Messy Burgers in Norrtälje. Review coming soon! 🍔✌️ #burgerdudes

Burgerdudes Invitational kommer tillbaka till Fatbursparken 22 augusti.

Mer information kommer snart.

#burgerdudes

90 4
Open post by burgerdudes with ID 18186076816392932
Burgerdudes Invitational kommer tillbaka till Fatbursparken 22 augusti. Mer information kommer snart. #burgerdudes

Sociala medier