Live southside and want to get in on the action? Marion’s Basque cheesecake is also available to order from Prahran’s chapel of cheese. Fridays and Saturdays only.

Also at Prahran Market: this very fine take on the cheesecake. This one comes in small ($25) and large ($60) – but we recommend large. It's better to have too much of a Basque cheesecake than not enough.

Of course Melbourne’s best restaurant is in on the takeaway Basque cheesecake game. If Attica’s taught us one thing this year, it’s that when chef Ben Shewry decides we’re going to eat a certain dish in lockdown, it’s a safe bet that’s what we’ll all be doing. This is one of the bigger cheesecakes on this guide – it’ll make for eight big slices.

Right across the road from Marion, Calere is selling caramelised pineapple Basque burnt cheesecakes. In Taiwan, caramelised pineapple cakes are often given as gifts for engagements, promotions and other special occasions. Those flavours are here added to the Basque cheesecake – and the result is worth celebrating. The original’s also on offer, for those who prefer the classic.

This beachside diner has been running an excellent takeaway menu for a while now, but now that the weather is warming up we think the San Sebastian-inspired range of dishes will find an even greater audience. Sebastian's Basque burnt cheesecake is a total doozy. Order online or find a local stockist here.

As expected, this Fitzroy tapas bar’s rendition is an absolute cracker. It comes in two plump, roughly muffin-sized pieces for $15. It’s also available at sister restaurant Añada, via Providoor.

Even though it’s typically associated with Spain, the Basque region actually stretches into the south-western tip of France. So a classic French restaurant doing a riff on this cheesecake isn’t as strange as it seems. And at $40, this one is great value.

It’s almost perpetually unavailable and when it is, you can only find it on a Friday, but darn it if this isn’t a cheesecake worth holding out for. Refresh this page in hope of a restock.