Brother Burger South Yarra

The walls of the second Brother Burger outlet (the Fitzroy outlet closed in 2018) are lined with some 800 antique meat mincers, a testament to owner Marcelo Tummino’s (formerly of The European and Melbourne Supper Club) penchant for a creative challenge. The space feels one-of-a-kind and comfortably lived-in.

The buns here were devised with help from flour and yeast companies and baked in-house daily. The patties contain nothing more than full-blood Wagyu mince sourced from Mayura Station in South Australia. For those not interested in beef, there’s burgers made from mung beans, mushrooms, chicken, pork and lamb. And for true blasphemers, several types of salad are available.

But whatever the main, sides and house-made condiments are pretty much mandatory, such as onion rings with chilli jam or fat chips with blue cheese sauce. Finally, there’s 15 beer taps, and a range of alcoholic milkshakes, where rum, tequila and bourbon meet the traditional blue heaven, banana and vanilla flavours.