Trends · data through September 2026

Burger Chains in Connecticut

Iceflower tracks 413 stores from 60 burger chains in Connecticut. Bareburger grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Five Guys and McDonald's.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
60
Tracked stores
413
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked burger chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Bareburger and Five Guys sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 B Bareburger - +6.1%
2 F Five Guys logo Five Guys - +3.8%
3 M McDonald's logo McDonald's - +2.0%
4 W Wayback Burgers logo Wayback Burgers - +1.7%
5 J Johnny Rockets logo Johnny Rockets ▲1 +1.3%
6 B Burger King logo Burger King - +0.9%
7 D Duchess - -5.2%
8 A Archie Moore's - -5.9%
9 S Sonic Drive-In logo Sonic Drive-In - -8.5%
10 W Wendy's logo Wendy's - -10.0%
11 P Plan B Burger Bar ▼1 -33.9%
  • McDonald's
  • Wendy's
  • Burger King
  • Five Guys
  • Shake Shack
  • Wayback Burgers
  • Duchess
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

413 tracked store locations in Connecticut. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • McDonald's (153)
  • Wendy's (53)
  • Burger King (66)
  • Five Guys (28)
  • Shake Shack (8)
  • Wayback Burgers (20)
  • Duchess (11)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 M McDonald's logo McDonald's 153
  • 2 B Burger King logo Burger King 66
  • 3 W Wendy's logo Wendy's 53
  • 4 F Five Guys logo Five Guys 28
  • 5 W Wayback Burgers logo Wayback Burgers 20
  • 6 D Duchess 11
  • 7 S Shake Shack logo Shake Shack 8
  • 8 S Sonic Drive-In logo Sonic Drive-In 6
  • 9 S Smashburger logo Smashburger 4
  • 10 P Plan B Burger Bar 4
  • 11 B Bareburger 4
  • 12 A Archie Moore's 3
  • 13 J Johnny Rockets logo Johnny Rockets 3
  • 14 G G's Burgers 2
  • 15 F Flipside Burgers & Bar 2
  • 16 M MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes logo MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes 2
  • 17 I Incredible Burgers & Dogs 1
  • 18 C Checkers logo Checkers 1
  • 19 S Shady Glen 1
  • 20 N Nodine's Smokehouse 1
  • 21 R Rowley Grill & Tap 1
  • 22 D Dem Boyz Grill & Catering 1
  • 23 B Burgers Shakes and Fries 1
  • 24 F Fryborg logo Fryborg 1
  • 25 A American Steamed Cheeseburgers 1
  • 26 G Gus's Pizza & Bar 1
  • 27 B Burgers Shakes & Fries 1
  • 28 N Next Door Burger 1
  • 29 C Cove Beach Grill 1
  • 30 C Clamp's Hamburger Stand 1
  • 31 M Main Events Cafe 1
  • 32 T Top Notch 1
  • 33 R Rock solid grill 1
  • 34 B Burger Class 1
  • 35 R Royal Coachman Tavern 1
  • 36 C Crescent Beach Stand 1
  • 37 K K LaMay's Steamed Cheeseburgers 1
  • 38 B BurgerFi logo BurgerFi 1
  • 39 W Wahlburgers logo Wahlburgers 1
  • 40 M Max Burger 1
  • 41 A Artisanal Burger Company 1
  • 42 H Haywire Burger Bar 1
  • 43 J Jack's logo Jack's 1
  • 44 G GoldBurgers 1
  • 45 B Bobby's Burger Palace logo Bobby's Burger Palace 1
  • 46 D Dock 34 1
  • 47 R Rose Dairy 1
  • 48 P Prime Burgers Restaurant 1
  • 49 B Burgerway 1
  • 50 H Hungry Bull Burger Co. 1

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