Brackets Set in the 2022 Juicy Burger Cup: Who Ya Got?

Michael Wester | Nov 10, 2022 4:20 pm | Add a comment | 175 reads

Familiar faces and newbies meet in the Beijinger’s 2022 Juicy Burger Cup, which pits 64 of the capital's best burger barons against one another until just one remains.

Vote here in the Round of 64:

Last week we supplied you with a list of over 100 contestants, and thousands of votes later, we have seeded the bracket with your preferences.

Top seeds in each of the four brackets are all well-knowns in Beijing’s burger community.

Last year’s champion Slow Boat Brewery tops Bracket A, while last year’s Number 6 – Jing-A – tops bracket B. Home Plate BBQ (last year’s 3rd-ranked burger) tops Bracket C, and Slider Nation (last year’s 4) tops Bracket D.

Alongside these time-tested and tasty selections is an amazing array of 17 new burger places – more than a quarter of the 64-contestant bracket – that were not in our Top 100 last year. These include new standouts such as COMMUNE·X, Ye Brewing and Apollo.

This means even die-hards have a lot of eating to do to before casting their ballot in the next round – hence why we’ve created Juicy Burger Month, where we’re going to challenge you to try at least 22 of them!

You’ll have three glorious weeks, Nov 11 to Dec 4, to try 22 of the burgers that have made it into the Round of 64 (and use this to inform your voting as rounds move forward) – with special discounts and deals to boot.

Think of it as one big citywide Burger Fest!

Plus, the more burgers you go out and taste in the next three weeks, the more chances you’ll have to win prizes … it all begins tomorrow, so stay tuned to the Beijinger to find out all the details!

But first, the matchups in this round, listed by bracket (The number in parentheses indicates their initial ranking, "New" indicates a new venue this year; and an asterisk(*) indicates a participant in Juicy Burger Month)

BRACKET A
*Slow Boat Brewery 悠航鲜啤 (1) vs TOWNSQUARE CAFE · ARTYZEN HABITAT BEIJING 思方汇咖啡厅·雅辰悦居酒店 (16) (New)
*Side Street 街旁 (2) vs TIGERS 老虎西餐 (15)
*Great Leap Brewing 大跃啤酒 (3) vs Let's BURGER plus 非常创意汉堡 (14)
*COMMUNE RESERVE COMMUNE RESERVE北京华贸甄选店 (4) vs Slow精酿餐吧 (13) (New)
*COMMUNE·X COMMUNE·X北京太古里设计店 (5) (New) vs TRIPS Burger (12) (New)
VINN (6) (New) vs PEACH by Hulu (11)
*BURGERMOOD 堡格曼 (7) vs NBeer Pub 牛啤堂 (10)
*Burge's Bistro & Bar 小伯格酒馆 (8) vs *Messy Burger 汉堡探索中心 (9)

BRACKET B
*Jing-A 京A (1) vs HeyBurger 堡嗝汉堡 (16)
*blue frog 蓝蛙 (2) vs Spacelab 失重餐厅 (15)
*Q MEX Bar & Grill 库迈墨西哥餐吧 (3) vs LUSH (14)
*Ye Brewing 野鹅微醺 (4) (New) vs ANGEL BURGER 天使汉堡 (13)
*CAUTION 靠山啤酒餐吧 (5) (New) vs *Malbec & Beef 阿根廷牛排馆 (12) (New)
*Wobbit 窝边草 (6) vs Paddy O’Shea’s 爱尔兰酒吧 (11)
Circle Urban 圆场 (7) (New) vs Plan B (10)
LARRY THE BIRD (8) (New) vs *The Great Outdoor(s) 野友趣精酿餐酒吧 (9)

BRACKET C
*Home Plate BBQ 本垒美式烤肉 (1) vs Dongli Brewery 东里手工啤酒·精酿餐厅 (16)
3 Little Pigs by Andy’s Craft Sausages 三小猪 (2) vs Fire Works 北焰·美式扒房 (15)
Arrow Factory 箭厂啤酒 (3) vs Cafe Ruhe 如何餐厅 (14)
The Local (4) vs WasPark (13)
*Wild Kite Brewing 野风筝 (5) (New) vs Park Side 园景 (12)
*Brotzeit German Bier Restaurant 博璨德国啤酒餐厅 (6) (New) vs Shang Brew 香啤坊 (11) (New)
Lily’s American Diner 莉莉斯美式西餐厅 (7) vs Grandma's Kitchen 祖母的厨房美式西餐厅 (10)
Hulu by TRB 琥禄 (8) vs The Rug Café (9)

BRACKET D
*Slider Nation 小堡邦 (1) vs Shaking Crab 波士顿手抓海鲜 (16)
Shake Shack (2) vs APOLLO 美味和音乐 (15) (New)
*Beersmith Gastropub 鲜啤吧 (3) vs CHAR Bar & Grill 恰牛扒房 (14)
FATBURGER 特富客汉堡 (4) vs Panorama 葩诺 (13)
The Cheesecake Factory 芝乐坊 (5) vs The Music Bar, Hyatt Regency Beijing Wangjing 音乐吧·北京望京凯悦酒店 (12)
*Burp 堡嗝儿 (6) (New) vs SOLDOUT (11) (New)
Kitty & Daniel Hollywood Grill & Bar 大牛好莱坞餐吧 (7) vs Xian Bar/Domain, East Beijing 仙酒吧/Domain域,北京东隅酒店 (10)
THE ROOTS 欧伴 (8) vs Take A Bite TAB汉堡 (9) (New)

See any of your favorites on the list? Better vote so they make it to the subsequent rounds:

Round of 64: Nov 10-14
Round of 32: Nov 14-18
Sweet 16: Nov 18-22
Elite 8: Nov 22-25
Final Four: Nov 25-28
Championship: Nov 28-Dec 1
Winner Announced: Dec 1

And stay tuned for more details on Juicy Burger Month tomorrow!