The best burger in every county

Vagabond Kitchen & Tap House in Atlantic City is in its own little waterfront world, in the city's Chelsea Heights section. The draft beer selection is craft only, although you can get mainstream beers in bottles. The Vagabond is a hefty handful; dig the Vagabond name imprinted on the bun. The burger, a side of fries with the sriracha mayo dipping sauce, and a cold one, and you're all set. There is another location in Galloway.

Runners-up: Pittsburger, Tailgaters Sports Bar & Grille, Galloway; Classic SteakBurger, The Palm, Atlantic City. You'll need a hearty appetite to tackle the Pittsburger; it's three pounds of meat - six patties - topped with bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato and an onion ring.  

In the burger world, you don't have to be big, fancy and fussy to be great. The burgers at the White Manna are tiny, but the smell of the grease and onions on the telephone-book-sized grill, and the diner's retro cuteness, make the Manna my number-one Bergen burger joint. There's a McDonald's right across the street. Talk about choices.

Runners-up: Double Diablo Burger, Mooyah, Lyndhurst; Meat Lovers Burger, Dog House Saloon, Washington Township. The Double Diablo, with jalapenos, applewood smoked bacon and Cholula hot sauce, lives up to its name at one of the top burger chains.