Smash burger in Canberra

Emerging
Only 4 cafes have it so far.
Where to get oneHow it's trending

Thin beef patties pressed flat on a hot grill so the edges go crisp, with melted cheese and pickles in a soft bun.

How a smash burger is built

1Potato bun, topthe top half2Burger saucemayo, mustard, ketchup andchopped pickle3Diced onionraw, finely diced4Picklesa few slices5More cheeseanother slice6Second pattysmashed the same way7American cheesea slice, melted over8Smashed pattya ball of beef pressed thinon the grill, about 80 g9Potato bun, bottomsoft and squishy, toasted10Paperon greaseproof paper or atray

This is smash burger

  1. Potato bun, topthe top half
  2. Burger saucemayo, mustard, ketchup and chopped pickle
  3. Diced onionraw, finely diced
  4. Picklesa few slices
  5. More cheeseanother slice
  6. Second pattysmashed the same way
  7. American cheesea slice, melted over
  8. Smashed pattya ball of beef pressed thin on the grill, about 80 g
  9. Potato bun, bottomsoft and squishy, toasted
  10. Paperon greaseproof paper or a tray
Illustrative: a typical plate, not one cafe's recipe.
Where to get one

Where to get smash burger in Canberra

4 Canberra cafes have it on their menus.

4 cafes, cheapest first

  • A Bite To Eat ChifleyChifley
    $25
  • Redbrick Coffee CityCanberra
    $25
  • PollenActon
    $25.90
  • HighroadDickson · as “Oklahoma Smash Burger”
    Price not on the menu
Menus and prices change, so check with the cafe before you go.

Canberra cafes with Smash burger on their menus or in their posts.

Is smash burger still growing in Canberra?

It's emerging: early days yet.

Small sample: reviews and menus only

How smash burger spread across Canberra

4suburbs with cafes that have it

By Nov 2026 (so far)

Dec 2024Nov 2026 so far
Bars: Canberra cafes reviewed with it each month

Smash burger Canberra FAQs

Data updated 15 Nov 2026.

Too early to quote: 4 cafes have had it so far. A quote will appear here once 5 cafes have.

See how smash burger is doing across Australia

What is smash burger?

Thin beef patties pressed flat on a hot grill so the edges go crisp, with melted cheese and pickles in a soft bun. A typical smash burger, drawn from Canberra cafes' menus and reviews, is built from the top down with potato bun, top (the top half), burger sauce (mayo, mustard, ketchup and chopped pickle), diced onion (raw, finely diced), pickles (a few slices), more cheese (another slice), second patty (smashed the same way), american cheese (a slice, melted over), smashed patty (a ball of beef pressed thin on the grill, about 80 g) and potato bun, bottom (soft and squishy, toasted). Each cafe makes its own version, so this is a typical plate, not one cafe's recipe. In all our data to 15 Nov 2026, The Froth has seen it at 4 Canberra cafes across 4 suburbs, in Google reviews and menus. The 4 in "Where to get one" are the cafes with it on their current menu.

How does The Froth count this?

A cafe counts for smash burger from the first Google review we found that mentions it, and while it is on the cafe's current menu. Shares are of the cafes we see well: those with a current menu in the same 90 days, a chain counting once. A change compares the same cafes in the last 90 days with the 90 before, only among cafes we have followed through both, so newly added cafes never look like growth. The 90 days end on the latest day with new reviews or menus (15 Nov 2026), not today. Searches are monthly search demand in Canberra with all of a trend's names added up. The full method is on our "How we track cafe trends" page.

Where in Australia is smash burger biggest?

It is on a bigger share of Hobart cafes: 4% against Canberra's 1.8%, over the last 90 days.