:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72132421/1243698270.0.jpg)
:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/60860351/163099771.7.jpg)
:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/65117768/Game_On_interior_crowd.28.jpg)
:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70083210/Cheesecake-thumb.0.0.0.jpg)
The cheesecake, or some version of it, has been around for centuries and is still a popular dessert; many countries claim their own variations of it. Around here, it's a bakery classic as well as a regular on dessert menus. Here are eight local restaurants that take this favorite and push the envelope past the requisite berry and whipped cream standard.
—Katie Chudy
· All Eater Maps [~EBOS~]
If you buy something or book a reservation from an Eater link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics policy.
:format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62038691/ArtBar_20Stock_20Photo.0.0.jpg)
:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/56737849/19702511_1577400182301445_1215179125316597547_n.0.jpg)
:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70083574/shutterstock_218895103.0.0.0.0.jpg)
:format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62038695/75_20Chestnut_20Stock_20Photo.0.0.jpg)
:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70083290/weekends_20only_20collage.0.0.0.jpg)
:format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62038699/Troquet_20Stock_20Photo.0.0.jpg)
:format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62038701/Abby_20Lane_20Website_20Photo.0.0.jpg)
:format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62038703/Butcher-Shop-Stock---Bingham-4.0.0.jpg)
:format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62038705/lineage_20fb.0.0.jpg)
:format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62038707/Gaslight_20-_20Cal_20Bingham.0.0.jpeg)
:format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62038709/Fireplace_20Stock_20Photo.0.0.jpg)