10-Second Review: Belcampo Meat Co., Santa Monica

21-day dry-aged burger and beef-tallow fries at Belcampo Meat Co., Santa Monica (Photo by Brad A. Johnson)

I first fell in love with Belcampo’s burgers several years ago at their butcher shop inside the Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles. And now at their Santa Monica butcher-shop cafe, the burger is next-level. It’s not a big burger. Rather just the right size. The meat is dry-aged 21 days and ground to order onsite. The hand-cut fries are cooked in beef tallow. This is one hell of a burger and fries. And a really cute dining room behind the butcher counter to boot. I love this place.

Belcampo Meat Co., Santa Monica (Photo by Brad A. Johnson)

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Brad A. Johnson

Brad A. Johnson is a photographer, writer and editor specializing in food and luxury travel. His work has been honored by the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, James Beard Awards, FOLIO Eddie & Ozzie Awards, World Food Media Awards, World Food Photography Awards, Society for Features Journalism Awards, Muster Photo Awards and others. Based in Southern California, Brad was previously the founding editorial director of OLTRE, the national food and travel editor at Modern Luxury and a longtime reporter at Food & Wine, among other prominent roles.