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data-gallery-legend="1"> <h2> <span class="counter">1/15</span>  Hawksmoor </h2>  <p>London’s favourite steak restaurant has gone all out on its Christmas burger, which is available at Hawksmoor Knightsbridge and at the bar at Hawksmoor Spitalfields. It contains buttermilk-fried turkey topped with a sausage patty, crispy smoked bacon, Ogleshield cheese, sprout tops, spiced cranberry ketchup and a side of turkey gravy to dip it in. </p><p></p> £12 <p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161109174531/http://thehawksmoor.com/">thehawksmoor.com</a>  </li> <li data-gallery-legend="2"> <h2> <span class="counter">2/15</span>  Lucky Chip </h2>  <p>The Rudolph Burger is back at Lucky Chip and it’s one of this year’s boldest offerings. This time round it features reindeer meat (don’t worry, it’s not actually Rudolph) with applewood smoked bacon, stilton, blueberry and blackberry gin jam, aioli and rocket. It’s not too deer, either... </p><p></p> £11.50 <p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161109174531/http://www.lucky-chip.co.uk/">lucky-chip.co.uk</a>  </li> <li data-gallery-legend="3"> <h2> <span class="counter">3/15</span>  The Blues Kitchen </h2>  <p>The Three Kings burger at Blue’s Kitchen contains a trio of meats along with plenty of trimmings. It features a buttermilk-fried turkey burger, a sausage, apricot and chestnut stuffing patty, sweetcure bacon, sautéed sprouts, cranberry sauce and a slab of gravy-soaked cornbread. Friends fans, you could consider a moist maker.  </p><p></p> £8.50 <p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161109174531/http://theblueskitchen.com/">theblueskitchen.com</a>  <p class="credits"> </p> </li> <li data-gallery-legend="4"> <h2> <span class="counter">4/15</span>  Honest Burger </h2>  <p>This year’s Christmas special at Honest consists of a beef patty topped with molten brie coated with breadcrumbs and poppy seeds, smoked bacon, cranberry sauce and rocket. It comes with rosemary chips. </p><p></p> £12 <p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161109174531/http://www.honestburgers.co.uk/">honestburgers.co.uk</a>  </li> <li data-gallery-legend="5"> <h2> <span class="counter">5/15</span>  Yeah! Burger </h2>  <p>The Turducken from Yeah! Burger wins top prize for creativity. It consists of a turkey burger with cranberry port jelly stuffed inside a ‘burger bun’ of a chicken mince scotched duck egg. </p><p></p> £15 <p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161109174531/https://twitter.com/SayYeahBurger">twitter.com/sayyeahburger</a>  </li> <li data-gallery-legend="6"> <h2> <span class="counter">6/15</span>  Tommi’s </h2>  <p>The festive venison burger at Tommi’s tops a venison patty with creamy brie, rocket, pickled red cabbage, green pepper mayo and cranberry sauce. £1 from each burger sold will be donated to Age UK Westminster.  </p><p></p> £9.90 <p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161109174531/http://www.burgerjoint.co.uk/">burgerjoint.co.uk</a>  </li> <li data-gallery-legend="7"> <h2> <span class="counter">7/15</span>  Bird </h2>  <p>Fried chicken is what Bird does best, and that’s also what you’ll find in its Christmas burger. It contains cranberry-glazed crispy fried chicken, a sage and onion stuffing patty and a slab of fried brie in a glazed bun topped with a bacon-wrapped jalapeno popper. It’s served with parsnip chips for added festive flavour. </p><p></p> £12.50 <p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161109174531/http://birdrestaurants.com/">birdrestaurants.com</a>  </li> <li data-gallery-legend="8"> <h2> <span class="counter">8/15</span>  Byron </h2>  <p>The Father Cheesemas makes a welcome return to Byron this year. The gigantic festive burger features two 6oz hamburger patties, bacon ‘Freddar’ cheese (made by Byron’s Fred Smith from mature Cheddar, Monterey Jack, Grana Padano and bacon pieces), crispy pancetta, chipotle ketchup, sliced pickles and honey-mustard sauce.  </p><p></p> £12.95 <p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161109174531/https://www.byronhamburgers.com/">byronhamburgers.com</a>  </li> <li data-gallery-legend="9"> <h2> <span class="counter">9/15</span>  Blacklock </h2>  <p>The almighty Blacklock in Soho is holding back with its Christmas sandwich (which, fear not, is actually a burger). </p><p></p> It combines chargrilled turkey, a sausage and onion patty, bacon, cranberry ketchup and steamed greens in a demi-brioche bun (that's somewhere between brioche and regular). An accompanying pot of turkey gravy is on hand for dunking. <p></p> £10 <p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161109174531/http://theblacklock.com/">theblacklock.com</a>  </li> <li data-gallery-legend="10"> <h2> <span class="counter">10/15</span>  Shake Shack </h2>  <p>Shake Shack’s Alpine bacon burger is available at both Covent Garden and Stratford shacks. It consists of an Aberdeen Angus beef patty, melted Appenzeller cheese sauce and smoked bacon. </p><p></p> £7.25 <p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161109174531/https://www.shakeshack.com/">shakeshack.co.uk</a>  </li> <li data-gallery-legend="11"> <h2> <span class="counter">11/15</span>  Burgershack </h2>  <p>Burgerac’s Burgershack at The Royal Oak in Marylebone has carefully crafted its Christmas offering from the finest festive flavours. The Christmas Shack features a turkey thigh patty and a pork, sage and onion patty, smoked streaky bacon, bread sauce, cranberry and port ketchup, fried onions and gem lettuce — all in a soft brioche bun with turkey gravy on the side for dipping. </p><p></p> £10 <p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161109174531/http://www.burgershack.co/">burgershack.co</a>  </li> <li data-gallery-legend="12"> <h2> <span class="counter">12/15</span>  Haché Burgers </h2>  <p>The Christmas offering from Haché Burgers features buttermilk fried turkey topped with pork and sage stuffing and a cranberry dressing in a toasted brioche bun, adorned with Brussels sprouts and bacon-wrapped chipolatas.  </p><p></p> £10.95 <p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161109174531/http://www.hacheburgers.com/">hacheburgers.com</a>  </li> <li data-gallery-legend="13"> <h2> <span class="counter">13/15</span>  MeatLiquor </h2>  <p>The XXXmas burger at Meat Liquor and Meat Mission is a messy affair. It sees a bun crammed full of roasted turkey, a sausage and stuffing patty, crispy bacon, cranberry sauce and gravy. Yes, the gravy is IN the burger — that’s what makes it so messy. </p><p></p> £8.50 <p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161109174531/http://meatliquor.com/">meatliquor.com</a>  </li> <li data-gallery-legend="14"> <h2> <span class="counter">14/15</span>  Dirty Bones </h2>  <p>The Get Elf’d burger at Dirty Bones features an aged steak burger topped with deep-fried cranberry and brie (cran-brie) slow-cooked gammon and a stuffing mayo.  </p><p></p> £10.50 <p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161109174531/http://dirty-bones.com/">dirty-bones.com</a>  </li> <li data-gallery-legend="15"> <h2> <span class="counter">15/15</span>  Boneyard </h2>  <p>The Christmas Between Brioche Buns Burger available at Boneyard in Shoreditch’s Pump market is decidedly epic. It packs the brioche bun with a free-range turkey patty, crispy bacon, smoked cheddar, pickled red cabbage, a herby stuffing patty, brussels sprouts, cranberry sauce, shredded lettuce and mustard mayo. Pigs in blankets adorn the top, and it is served with beef gravy on the side for dipping. </p><p></p> £8 <p></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161109174531/http://www.pumpshoreditch.com/">pumpshoreditch.com</a>  </li> </ul><div class="ad-mpu mpu5-container"> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div> <p>From now until the New Year it will be available in all Gregg’s branches for £1.50 a pop and contains 450 calories, should you be interested.</p> <p>Other festive specials at Greggs this year will include a turkey, bacon and cranberry sausage roll, a Christmas lunch toastie and classic mince pies.</p> <p><em><strong>See the best <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161109174531/http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/restaurants/the-best-christmas-dinner-menus-in-london-a3384626.html">Christmas dinner menus</a> in London.</strong></em></p> <p><strong><span><span><span><span><em>Visit <a 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