New Eats: Uncle Tetsu

The queue down the street is absolutely worth the wait for heavenly Uncle Tetsu’s Japanese cheesecake.

The iconic-in-Japan bakery has opened its first North American outpost in TO, boasting signature cheesecakes that are softer, lighter and contain less sugar than their western counterparts thanks to a top-secret recipe that includes only the freshest ingredients baked daily in small batches by hand. At just $8 a pop (note: the shop only accepts cash), we admittedly picked up several of these cakes to savour. —Julia Parfenyuk

Uncle Tetsu’s Japanese Cheesecake, 598 Bay St., Toronto, 647-941-1806, uncletetsu-ca.com