Jake’s Burgers, The Charcoal Pit and Restaurant 55: Best Burgers in Delaware

Readers, upstate
Jake’s Wayback Burgers • various locations, waybackburgers.com

Readers, downstate
Restaurant 55 • 2461 S. State St., Dover, 535-8102, myrestaurant55.com

Editors, upstate
They’re flame-broiled at The Charcoal Pit, and that makes all the difference. Choose a quarter-pound burger or a bigger one, either “deluxe” or “special.” 714 Greenbank Road, Newark, 998-8853; 2600 Concord Pike, Wilmington, 478-2165; charcoalpit.net