When our friend Jens invited us to check out a newly opened burger joint (February 2008) that served old-fashioned style burgers in Manhattan’s Financial District, I wondered what sort of burgers these Wall Street types would be so into.

Turns out there was indeed reason to rave about Burger Shoppe burgers! They were really good! I had this (please ignore the scrunched up bun on the right, I was so excited to take a bite, but put it down to take a picture for posterity, heehee)…

Shoppe Plate two char-grilled beef burgers with cheese, lettuce, tomato and shoppe sauce, served with fries

While Dear Hubby had this…

Bar Room Burger char-grilled beef burger topped with gruyere, braised pork belly, sauteed mushrooms and onions, served with fries

Paired with frothy chocolate milkshakes, it was a YUMMY dinner indeed!

But how I wish we stayed at the diner at the ground floor! Because the burgers there were cheaper ($4 for each Shoppe Burger), never mind the old school diner ambiance. We took a table at the Bar Room upstairs and prices there were way more expensive boohoo! We ended up paying more than $50 for our meal! Ick!

Oh by the way, they had on the menu a $150 burger! Its called the Richard Nouveau Burger and it consists of prime kobe beef, grilled and topped with aged gruyere, shaved black truffels, foie gras and golden truffle mayonnaise. Sounds decadent huh?

30 Water Street, (212) 425-1000.

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