Best burger
Sometimes you just want a big ol' hunk of red meat. None of this unconvincing turkey-burger stuff, not
the "garden" variety, and not the wan prefab patties that fast-food chains pass off. No, when you crave
the real primal deal, you want the fat, juicy, hand-patted burgers of Bartley's Burger Cottage in
Cambridge and the Pour House in Boston. What they have in common is generous burgers for cheap, with no
pretense.
Personality-wise, they're a little less similar. Bartley's is more wise-ass, with burgers named for
celebrities and politicians (Hillary Clinton and Monica Lewinsky have both been so honored), and
customers sitting cheek-by-jowl with locals and tourists from around the world. The Pour House is a
college-student hangout by day that morphs into a fratty bar scene by night. In either of these joints,
a 10-spot is more than enough to satisfy your craving.
Bartley's Burger Cottage, 1246 Mass Ave, Cambridge, (617) 354-6559; Pour House, 907-909 Boylston Street, Boston, (617) 236-1767.
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