My daughter has misplaced the name of a "great place for burgers" near Magnolia Bakery on Bleeker Street. The suggestion was go here for lunch, then go eat cupcakes for dessert! Sounds like a plan if any of you can help!

Corner Bistro - 331 West Fourth St. a block north of Bleecker (with a 'c') and 2 or 3 blocks west of Magnolia.

If you like frat boys and girls buying mediocre beer and pigging out on mediocre burgers.

If you prefer a better burger with a less juvenile crows, try Mesa Grill 2 blocks west of magnolia on Bleecker. Better beer, too.

whoops - that's crowd not crows! (there's a joke in there somewhere . . .)

By FAR the best burger is at the White Horse Tavern on Hudson St (which becomes 8th Ave at 14th St), around 10th St. The burgers are really good, and in nice weather there is outdoor seating to watch the city go by.

Ohmigod - I really shouldn't be typing after 11:00pm - it's MIRACLE Grill on Bleecker.

And yeah, wantsomesun has a point about the burgers at the White Horse - a bar reputed to be where Dylan Thomas drank himself to death . . .

She says Corner Bistro is the one she read about. We will keep the other names also, just in case, or for another trip!

Bistro is a good burger, but it's way crowded and yes, they are annoying frat people and yuppies...

White Horse is also a good burger and is where my mother and father met, so it's the reason I'm here today...

Another good burger in the area is Chelsea Grill on 8th Ave btw 16th & 17th. It's our burger joint of choice, very neighborhood. FWIW, it's one of Zagats 5 best burgers in NY.

Spotted Pig has HUGE burgers, and they are quite good. There waits are usually very long, but I'm sure for lunch its easier. I would give them a call before you go. The burger comes with shoestring fries (delicious!). Another excellent appetizer there is the Gnuddi...similar to a gnocchi.
314 W 11th St,
New York 10014 (At Greenwich St) Phone: 212-620-0393

I'm not really a burger fan, but the burgers at White Horse are very good.

Corner Bistro for a very long time held the title for best burger in New York. It may have been supplanted but I can certainly see someone wanting to give it a try. I like the place.

And I also agree that the nearby Miracle Bar and Grill is terrific all around, including food and maragaritas.

Another great hamburger joint is in the Parker Meridian Hotel (NY) It's near the front desk behind a curtain. Their burgers are excellent, they do a great business and they're reasonable.Best I've tasted in a long time.