Kent burger restaurant makes it to the final of the National Burger Awards 2025

Roddy Burger from Tunbridge Wells will compete in a live final alongside 16 UK finalists

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Tunbridge Wells’ Roddy Burger has been nominated to attend the live final of the revered National Burger Awards.

The Camden Road restaurant is one of 16 contestants to compete in the 11th year of the competition.

Taking their burger ‘The Gazza’, Roddy’s chefs will face off in a live cooking showdown in a bid to claim the National Burger of the Year crown.

This year’s line-up features an exciting mix of up-and-coming indies and beloved burger brands, with the likes of Patty & Bun, Mollie’s and Tom Kerridge’s Butcher’s Tap and Grill going head-to-head with London indie Bun & Sum and Cheltenham’s Smiths of Bourton. The full list of finalists can be seen below.

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The competition, headline sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery, will take place at Big Penny Social in Walthamstow on Tuesday 11 February, 2025.

On top of the signature round, which will see the chefs cook up the very same burger that earned them their spot at the final, finalistswill take part in a technical challenge where they must create the ultimate burger from a selection of sponsor ingredients. They will also participate in a plant-based burger round, sponsored by Redefine Meat.

Alongside the burgers, this year will see the return of the Freakshake Challenge, in which another cohort of leading operators will battle it out to see whose creation will be named best in the UK.

Winners will be chosen by a hand-picked panel of expert industry judges, with the event culminating in a bustling awards ceremony later that same night.

“What’s not to love about a day spent celebrating the very best of British burgers?” says Genna Ash-Brown, editor of Dine Out magazine, which organises and runs the awards.

“Hot on the heels of last year’s 10th anniversary Champion of Champions event, we’re back and on a mission to find the purveyor of the UK’s ultimate burger.

“This line-up could well be the most compelling yet, and we can’t wait for our judges to be floored by the flavourful innovation that’s sure to be demonstrated by these talented chefs.”

The National Burger Awards 2025 is headline sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery, and sponsored by Americana, Aubrey Allen, Conglom, Fleet Street, Kerrymaid, Kühne,Oliehoorn, Redefine Meat and Tabasco.