Chez Fonfon: Best cheeseburger in Alabama again

Chez Fonfon’s famous Hamburger Fonfon (Pat Byington / Bham Now)

Chez Fonfon’s famous cheese burger has once again been recognized as the best in Alabama by a global foodie digital publication. 

Last month, Love FOOD, a UK based company, whose mission is to produce fresh, precise and insightful food and recipe content, praised Pardis and Frank Stitt’s legendary burger as best in the Yellowhammer State.

It seems like every couple years they are given the title.

• MSN — Birmingham’s Chez Fonfon named best place to get a burger in Alabama by MSN
• Daily Meal — National food & drink publication names Chez Fonfon best burger in Alabama

Chez Fonfon burger is made with locally sourced ingredients

What makes the burger special?

Chez Fonfon’s owner and legendary Chef Frank Stitt told us locally sourced beef and fresh ingredients make it standout.

“While my Francophile self loves all of our other, more French foods, the Hamburger Fonfon is pretty hard to beat. We grind the beef sourced from Niman Ranch or Joyce Farms and make fresh buns every day along with a homemade Dijonnaise, and we grill thick-cut red onions until they are sweet.” 

Love FOOD is not only a fan of Chez Fonfon’s cheeseburger. The global publication “loves” Chez Fonfon so much, they added it to their “Bucket List Restaurants from Every State” ranking  it 27th nationally. Now that’s high praise!

Chez Fonfon location and extra details

Planning a visit to Chez FonFon and the Five Points South Entertainment District? Here are the  details:

• What to order: Their Hamburger Fonfon—comes with comté cheese, grilled red onion, pickles + fries
• Where: 2007 11th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
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Pat Byington

Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.