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New York cheesecake is a dense, high-cream-cheese baked cake on a graham crust, served plain or with a fruit topping; in United States we have verified places to eat it in New York City. Start with where to eat New York cheesecake in New York City.
New York cheesecake is a dense, high-cream-cheese baked cake on a graham crust, served plain or with a fruit topping. A bakery-counter and steakhouse staple in New York City since the 1920s.
Arnold Reuben (yes, the same Reuben who put a sandwich on the menu) is generally credited with the New York version, served at his East Side restaurant from 1929: a Philadelphia cream cheese base instead of farmer's cheese, baked dense, served plain. Lindy's on Broadway adopted it as a house dessert in 1932 and made it a tourist destination through the 1950s. The Junior's recipe (Junior's of Flatbush, founded 1950) became the canonical version through Brooklyn and remains in production at three Junior's locations. Steakhouse menus citywide still close on a plain wedge with a strawberry sauce on the side.
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