The cheesecake at this beloved Greek Parc-Ex bakery is served with lots of glazed berries and even more whipped cream. If that’s not rich enough for you, it also does an equally delicious chocolate-laden Oreo cheesecake.

It’s hard to go wrong with any of the dairy-based offerings at this iconic Jewish Mile End bakery. The dense, individually-portioned cheesecake is served sandwiched between thin layers of milk chocolate; a perfectly rich but not overly sweet appetizer before you move onto the bakery’s life-changing babka.

Pâtisserie Rhubarbe’s stylishly fruity cheesecakes contain both baked and fresh cheese, and the flavour options changes depending on the season. Like most of Rhubarbe’s desserts, they’re as nice to look at as they are to eat.

This deli’s smoked meat might have reportedly gone down in quality, so consider dessert instead: the Main’s Montreal-style slices are coated in a thick layer of strawberry jelly atop the signature biscuit crumbs. It’s less sweet than your average cheesecake, and has a delightfully homemade quality.

It’s not often that you find drool-worthy desserts in the culinary wilderness that is the Underground City, but the Japanese-style cakes at Yoko, located steps from Peel metro station, are worth a pause in one’s morning commute. Japanese-style cheesecake is fluffier and milder in flavour than its North American cousins, and has developed a strong fanbase in Canada in recent years. Yoko opened in 2017 to much less fanfare than Toronto fave Uncle Tetsu (which opened in Montreal last summer), but still does a bang-up job.

Japanese chain Uncle Tetsu already had a huge following in Toronto before opening in Montreal last summer, and the fervour for their fluffy, jiggly cakes has been just as strong here (as evidenced by the long lines snaking outside its lone downtown shop). Their cakes, available in regular and matcha flavours, are indeed tasty — light, delicate and subtly sweet — but maybe head down to Yoko if you don’t love lining up.

Another purveyor of Montreal-style cheesecake, this rambunctious, rough-around-the-edges 24-hour deli and West Island landmark does Montreal-style cheesecake exceptionally well. The cakes are somehow simultaneously fluffy and heavy — so make sure to grab an extra fork or a doggie bag as one slice could keep you going for days.

The name says it all at this Laval dessert cafe: one of few places in town to put an emphasis solely on cheesecake, both full-sized options and mini “cheesecake bites” are available in a range of flavours. Those cakes are not for the faint of heart, though, with options like fudge brownie and caramel and Ferrero Rocher.