The organisers told XpatLoop that the main purpose of this event is to introduce, present restaurants and meals, and to sell as much burgers as possible for the Hungarian and foreign audience, without any entrance fees, at a free event, in the centre of Budapest.

"By the experience of the past few years we can say, there is no lack of interest, and the presented burger-makers are preparing the best burgers from dawn till dusk. Naturally we offer great craft beers and palinkas, day-long musical programs, so the entertainment is ensured to last late in the evening.

The “Best of Hamburger” award is an annual award that is given by the votes of the professional jury - in a new system starting from 2016. The “Best Hamburger” award may be won by classic burgers, made from beef (with bun-beef-cheese-bacon-sauce-vegetable components) which is also the main category of the competition. The restaurant winning the “Best Hamburger” award receives a PR introduction article in one of Hungary’s most-read professional gastronomic paper.

Apart from the “Best Hamburger” price, we award the “Best EXTRA” hamburger with a special award and a plaque. The “Best EXTRA” hamburger can be anything, containing anything (that is not beef); here everyone can set their imagination loose.

We are presenting with a special award and a plaque to the server of the “Best MEAT” and “Best BUN”. An award gives not only a moral recognition, but a noticeable traffic growth from year to year in awarded restaurants, even right there at the competition, after the award is handed over, but the traffic growth can be felt and measured in everyday operation as well. About the details of the competition, evaluation criteria etc. we will give detailed information later on, but let us draw your attention to the fact that you can only enter the competition with burgers that visitors can buy any time during the event.

Following the tradition we hold an eating contest this year as well, and in our experience the main award of 100.000 HUF brings out the desire to experiment in many. Contestants have to eat as much 10 dkg hamburger “units” as they can within 8 minutes. In 2013 the best was 9, in 2014 it was 10, and in 2015 it was also 10 “units” that helped the contestants to win, and to receive the 100.000 HUF immediate cash award."

Opening hours:
Thursday 23 June 12h-22h
Friday 24 June 12h-22h
Saturday 25 June 10h-22h
Sunday 26 June 10h-20h

Venue:
Millenáris, 1024 Budapest, Kis Rókus utca 16-20.

More:
www.hamburgerday.hu/english.html