The 5 Best Dessert Menus Around Martinsburg

Desserts are complicated, decadent. Ernest Hemingway, at least in his writing, was not.

So what would the master of simplicity have to say about the winners of Best of the Best's Dessert Menu category?

Due to certain complications, such as ChatGPT's (current and alleged) inability to communicate with the deceased, we asked it to instead pose as Hemingway to write this introduction.

"In the clean, well-lighted places of Martinsburg, they serve desserts. The winner, Everything Cheesecake, is honest and good. No man is an island, but a cheesecake can be a world unto itself, full and round and complete.

Sweet P’s Son of a Cheesecake is also there, among the finalists. It is a loyal dessert, not loud or brash. Like the sea, it is deep and keeps its secrets, revealing them one forkful at a time.

Then there is Jules Frozen Custard, cold and sweet. It is summer and youth, enduring and brief. You eat, the sun sets, and for a moment, all is right with the world."

While we are dubious Papa would have appreciated this attempt, trust the Guru: If you're at all partial to dessert, you will indeed appreciate a visit to each of the locations below.