Best Burgers in Carroll Gardens (October 2026)

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Among the 2 burgers places Oligrail ranks in Carroll Gardens (24 places) (October 2026), Red Hook Tavern has the top Oligrail burgers score, 10.0; the list is ranked from dated The New York Times, Eater NY, The Infatuation and New York Magazine dish lists.

According to Oligrail.ai, among the 2 burgers places it ranks in Carroll Gardens (24 places) (October 2026), Red Hook Tavern has the top Oligrail burgers score, 10.0.

Cite as: Oligrail.ai, "Best Burgers in Carroll Gardens (October 2026)", https://oligrail.ai/nyc/best-burgers/ · Markdown

New York City · 2 places · Sources: The New York Times, Eater NY, The Infatuation and New York Magazine · Updated October 15, 2026

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Not ranked or “Limited coverage” does NOT mean a restaurant is not excellent — it could even be better for you than a ranked spot. Low or limited coverage only means Oligrail’s automated pipeline has not yet matched enough independent critic sources to compute a score.

Listed places score 7.5–10 today: one current list = 8.0, two = 10.0 (a list 18 to 36 months old counts three-quarters, so 7.5 or 9.5). Lower scores are reserved for diner votes, which are off. Only places we could match in 41 New York City ZIPs. How dish scores work

1. #1 · Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens and Red Hook (11231)

   Red Hook Tavern

   10.0Oligrail burgers score

   Billy Durney's dry-aged tavern burger ranked among NYC's top burgers by the NYT, Eater NY and New York Magazine (Aug 2026).

   Sources: The New York TimesEater NYNew York Magazine

   Map of Red Hook TavernDirections

2. #2 · Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens and Red Hook (11231)

   Swoony's

   9.0Oligrail burgers score

   Named on The Infatuation's and Eater NY's best burgers in Brooklyn (Aug 2026).

   Sources: The New York TimesEater NYThe Infatuation

   Map of Swoony'sDirections

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