Bud's Cafe & Bar • 1948

When Bud Hebert converted Herman's Garage into a roadhouse in 1948, he kept the menu simple: steamed burgers, single or double, no fries. The formula stuck—ranked among the country's best burgers by multiple publications, these juicy cheeseburgers arrive with pickles, onions, and Lay's chips in a dive bar where staff have served for over fifty years. Locals still argue it's the best burger in Colorado, worth the drive to this small-town bar wedged between railroad tracks in Sedalia.