This mellow Valley bar is hiding one of LA’s best burgers — and the burger may not even be the best thing to get at Oy Bar. Seriously, this cool hangout in Studio City is an incredible mix of dive-bar realness and menu decadence, with a burger that combines a big patty with lots of cheese, plenty of crunch, and just the right amount of bracing pickle-y features.

Another French bistro-ish burger take has landed in LA, this time at Mr. T on Sycamore Avenue. The Paris burger comes with a puree of charred eggplant atop a wagyu beef patty — and plenty of fries, obviously.

There’s something about simplicity done right (especially in the ongoing LA burger wars) that just stands out. At the new Trophies Burger Club on Fairfax, chef Geo Delgado channels a career spent cooking burgers at places like ERB, Here & Now, Burgers 99, and Goldburger to make maximum-flavor, minimum-fuss burgers that just taste like pure LA.

After years of waiting, Vaka Burger has finally made it official in Historic Filipinotown. This Beverly Boulevard newcomer has only been open for a few weeks but word is already out thanks to the team’s griddled-but-not-smashed burgers and one-of-a-kind flavor combinations.

Celebrated smashburger spot For the Win has become a powerful player on the burger scene in LA, growing from one pandemic-pivot location in Hollywood to a collection of storefronts throughout the region. Next up is the newly-opened Grand Central Market location, where the same lacy burgers can be found daily.

This latest West Adams cafe from chef Danny Elmaleh and the CIM Group is meant to offer a little bit of everything to everyone. That means all-day service (as the name notes) and a robust and very leafy double-patty bistro burger with a pastrami marmalade on top and the lesser-seen gruyere cheese.

The former Arsenal in West LA has been turned into an approachable dive bar called Tiny’s Hi-Dive with plenty of tasty food options, from an Italian beef sandwich, hot dogs, and cheesesteaks to a tasty smashburger. All the prices hover around $10, so it’s clear the place isn’t trying to get in the hipsters or cool kids chasing social media likes. Tiny’s certainly conjures a lot of the better-than-it-should-be vibes of the Bear, but locals will just appreciate a well-griddled burger with oozy American cheese and a side of crisp fries done Animal-style.