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• A Farmhouse burger

The Farmhouse Tap & Grill — The Farmhouse Group's award-winning gastropub offers six local burgers, from the American Flexitarian (a 100 percent plant-based patty) to the Baller Burger, with local beef, foie gras and black truffle aioli.

Other Finalists (Inside Chittenden County)

• Archie's Grill
• ArtsRiot
• Grazers
• The Shopping Bag

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• Worthy Burger

Worthy Burger — Worthy Burger serves up specialty beef patties topped with bacon and smoked Gouda, and ground turkey ones with Korean-style barbecue sauce and kimchi. But the South Royalton restaurant built its reputation on a mix-and-match ordering format that allowed diners to pick a protein and add cheeses, veggies and sauces to their heart’s content, and that option is still available. So when you’re inevitably hit with a craving for a juicy poultry patty with Nordic-style Swiss cheese, habañero-pickled pineapple, caramelized onions and Asian pear slaw, you know where to go. (And this summer brings a Waitsfield location, too!) Don’t forget about the beer list — one of Vermont’s finest — and the beef-tallow fries. They alone are worth the trip.

Other Finalists (Outside Chittenden County)

• Buddy's Famous
• Burger Barn
• Doc Ponds
• Prohibition Pig