Restaurant Review: Circo Burger
Fantastic new burgers—every month. A delicious house sauce. Elegant fries. Circo Burger has got it all.
The Champion’s Burger event put Circo on my radar. If you haven’t heard of The Champion’s Burger, it’s Spain’s greatest contribution to humankind. It’s an ongoing culinary competition where food trucks from burger joints all over Spain travel together to different cities and compete for the title of Spain’s best burger.
Their Santa Trufa burger competed in the Champions Burger event. (However, I didn’t try it there. Here in Alicante we have three different Circo burger locations, so at the event I opted to try burgers from other cities.)
However, I did put Circo Burger on my list of places to try and boy am I glad I did—this places is delicious.
Circo Burger has been around since 2017 and as of March 2026, has different locations in these nine cities in Spain:
Albacete
Alicante
Benidorm
Cartagena
Elche
L’Eliana
Madrid
Murcia
Valencia
We went to Alicante’s San Juan location, just a few minutes from the beautiful San Juan beach. We walked along the beach for a bit, and I just couldn’t resist the urge to take my sandals off and dip my feet in the warm Mediterranean ocean. The sun was setting, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and my stomach was growling… Why do dinner places in Spain not open until 8pm?
I was starving when we got there, but the burgers were worth the wait.
Our total for two burgers and two Coca-Colas was €34.30, not bad at all for burgers on a Friday night. The burgers range from 9€ - 15€ each and they all come with fries.
What We Ordered
We went half and half so we could try two burgers: the Julieta and the burger of the month: Estrella Sin Michelin. All of Circo’s burgers come with half-moon shaped french fries and a delicious house sauce (and you just know I LOVE a good house sauce).
The Julieta burger is two patties of “vaca vieja” (literal translation: old cow, likely translation: aged beef), two slices of havarti cheese, crunchy bacon, a sweet homemade smoked bacon jam, and turron sauce with arugula.
What a combination! The sweet bacon jam combines delightfully with the havarti cheese, and the double meat is absolutely fantastic. The meat was a little well done for my taste and the burger’s presentation and size wasn’t too impressive (although it was filling).
Julieta burger: 7/10
Every month, Circo burger releases a new burger of the month—only available for that month. It’s a great idea that keeps people coming back to try new burgers. But it’s also unfortunate if like me, you fell in love with the burger of the month. Oh, Estrella Sin Michelin burger. Will they ever put you on the menu again? No one knows.
This burger is an elegant (and very Spanish) combination of:
Aged beef—Also a little well done for my palate, but it was a good amount of meat for the burger.
Havarti cheese—A fantastic cheese choice, havarti cheese is creamy, buttery, and delicious on hamburgers.
Chopped up chorizo—Another excellent touch, this gave a lot of extra flavor and a hint of spiciness.
A fried egg—Of course, with the runny yolk. Not a trend I’m particularly fond of, but luckily this fried egg was inconspicuous and unobtrusive.
Cabrales cheese—Never heard of it? Me either, until yesterday. It’s blue cheese made by rural dairy farmers in Asturias, Spain and it is amazing. From the first bite, this is the high-impact flavor that really sets this burger apart. If you like blue cheese, you’ll love this.
Torto asturiano—This is a traditional side dish also from Asturias, Spain. It’s a fried corn disk (kind of like an arepa) and it gives the burger a fantastic crunch.
Brioche bun—Brioche, we love you. And this one was noteworthy.
This burger was great. Unfortunately, I don’t know if my palate will ever be able to enjoy it again, since this was last September’s burger of the month. *sad violin music plays in the background*
Estrella Sin Michelin burger: 9/10
Circo Burger, I need more fries.
My one complaint: there weren’t enough fries. Burger joints, potatoes are cheap. Give me a heaping pile of fries next to my burger, and I will be happy.
On the plus side, Circo’s fries are unique and elegant—they’re delicate little half-moon shaped bites of goodness. But, unfortunately, I was only able to enjoy 15 of them (yes, I counted). I’d like at least double that (ideally triple.)
The Million-Dollar Question: Would you come back?
Heck yes. They’ve got a ton of great burgers on the menu; I was eyeing La Marquesa—packed with smoked bacon chunks, parmesan cheese, and truffle mayo.
Quite honestly, I’ll probably have to check Circo’s instagram and website every month to see what new burgers they release (and cross my fingers the Estrella Sin Michelin and I cross paths again).
Circo Burger Information*
Address: Avinguda de la Costa Blanca, 128, Local 10, 03540 Alicante
Website: https://circorestaurante.com/
Operating Hours: 1-3:45pm, 8-12am
Average Cost Per Person: € 15-20
*This information is accurate as of March 2026. Make sure to double-check the website to find the latest details and possible changes.