Agadir

Agadir has been grinding its own beef fresh in its restaurants every day since 1997. The restaurants are bars as much as burger joints, with cocktails, a late-night menu served from half past eleven, and a food truck for events.

The group also runs a kosher version, Agadir Kosher, and a sister burger brand called 110 Burger, and expands through franchisees. Burgers can be served on a home-style bun, a wholewheat or gluten-free bun, a keto bun or wrapped in lettuce.

The classic burgers are sold by weight, from the 160-gram Junior to the 220-gram Maxi and the 330-gram Agadir, all with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and special sauce. The more unusual choices include a burger smoked over red-wine barrel chips and a beef-and-lamb burger with preserved lemon, and a newer smash-burger range runs alongside.

Burger bars across Israel, including a kosher line, some of them franchised.

• Steers (South Africa). South Africa’s flame-grilled burger chain, home of the King Steer. Also built on beef, a special sauce and cheese.
• Pickl (United Arab Emirates, since 2019). Dubai’s homegrown smash-burger joint, with house pickles and a fiery “Jeff” spice. Also built on beef, crispy onions and cheese.
• Roadster Diner (Lebanon). Lebanon’s best-known American diner chain, born in Achrafieh and serving burgers in classic diner booths. Also built on beef, crispy onions and cheese.
• Wimpy (South Africa, since 1934). An American burger bar named after Popeye’s hamburger-loving friend, now a South African institution. Also built on beef, heat and cheese.