two8two Bar & Burger is the kind of place you hear about from someone who’s very serious about burgers, then immediately add to your must-visit list.
This Cobble Hill spot on Atlantic Avenue uses Paisano’s beef, roasted Poblano chiles, and a Martin’s potato bun to build the kind of green chile cheeseburger that burger scholar George Motz calls one of his favorite burgers in Brooklyn.
When a burger gets called “one of the top 10 burgers I’ve ever eaten” by Burger Conquest, you know you’re not dealing with just another neighborhood bar patty.
How they won local’s hearts
two8two opened in 2011 at 282 Atlantic Ave, with a simple idea: be a laid-back neighborhood bar that takes its burgers way more seriously than it has to.
They source their beef from nearby butcher Los Paisanos, grinding chuck, brisket, and short rib into 5-ounce patties (and a 9-ounce Pub Burger) that get a proper sear and stay incredibly juicy.
Once word got out that Motz himself was calling their green chile cheeseburger one of his Brooklyn favorites, burger nerds started making intentional pilgrimages to Cobble Hill just to try it. 🌟
What really locked in the loyalty is how specific the signature flavors are.
The two8two Burger comes topped with roasted Poblano chiles, cheddar, and house two8two sauce a Southwestern-style move rare in NYC, and even rarer to see executed correctly.
Burger Conquest literally called it “one of the top 10 burgers I’ve ever eaten,” and reviewers rave about the way the smoky, not-too-spicy chiles, melty cheddar, and mayo-based sauce fuse with the rich, fatty beef.
Meanwhile, the bar stayed a bar full drinks, happy hour, sports, locals on stools—so the place never felt like a fussy destination restaurant.
Instead, it became that spot: where you can grab a beer and a seriously good burger on a Tuesday, or hit happy hour from 3–7 PM and still feel like you’re in a neighborhood hang.
That balance of unpretentious vibe and dead-serious burger craft is exactly how two8two quietly ended up on national burger lists while staying very much a local favorite. 🍻
Food Highlights
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The Original two8two Burger: Roasted Poblano chiles, cheddar cheese, and two8two sauce on a Paisano’s beef patty the chile cheeseburger that won George Motz’s heart and sent burger fans to Atlantic Ave on purpose. 🍔
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Half and Half Burger: A 50/50 blend of beef and applewood-smoked bacon topped with roasted hatch green chiles, cheddar, and two8two sauce the “new” burger that shows just how far they’re willing to push the form. 🌶️
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Pub Burger: A 9-ounce patty with grilled onions, cheddar, thick-cut bacon, and two8two sauce on a Martin’s potato roll Brooklyn Magazine’s pick for one of the borough’s best big, old-school burgers. 🥓
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Billy Burger / Breakfast Burger: Patties topped with bacon, fried egg, cheddar, and two8two sauce—over-the-top builds reviewers love, even though Burger Conquest insists the signature burger doesn’t need any help. 🍳
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Simple Double / Double Cheeseburger: Two 5-ounce patties with cheddar, pickles, red onion, and two8two sauce—a fundamentals-first option that lets the Paisano’s beef blend and sear do all the talking. 🧀
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Nachos: Beef, bean, and cheese nachos on house-made tortilla chips topped with pico First We Eat and local bloggers both shout them out as the ideal pre-burger or bar-snack situation. 🧀
Atmosphere
two8two feels like a classic Brooklyn neighborhood bar first and a destination burger joint second—and that’s very much the charm.
Inside, you get a casual sports-bar vibe with photos, a full bar, and comfortable seating that works for solo bar hangs, dates, or group meetups, while sidewalk seating gives you a front-row seat to Atlantic Avenue foot traffic.
Service tends to be friendly and efficient, with staff who know the burger lineup well enough to point first-timers directly to the two8two Burger or Pub Burger if they look overwhelmed by choices. 🍺
Bottom Line
two8two Bar & Burger delivers Southwestern-leaning burger excellence in the heart of Cobble Hill, using Paisano’s beef, roasted Poblano chiles, and Martin’s potato rolls to build burgers that earned George Motz’s Brooklyn stamp of approval.bill-thanopoulos.squarespace
Between the two8two Burger, the Half and Half with hatch chiles, and that 9-ounce Pub Burger, this Atlantic Avenue bar is absolutely worth a dedicated burger trip.
Show up for happy hour, order the two8two as-is, and understand why serious burger people talk about this place in top-10 terms. 🌟
Address:
two8two Bar & Burger
282 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201
📞 (718) 596-2282
🕔 Sun–Thu: 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Fri–Sat: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM