Special Report

The Best Pie Shop in Every State

The Village PieMaker

There’s something about pie. It doesn’t matter if it’s sweet or savory; filled with fruit or custard or steak and ale; conventionally round or half-moon-shaped; store-bought or baked at home. Whatever the particulars, pie is somehow accessible and comforting and irresistible in a way that, say, muffins, cake, or doughnuts can never be.

“Never say ‘no’ to pie,” counsels “Today Show” personality Al Roker. “No matter what, wherever you are, diet-wise or whatever, you know what? You can always have a small piece of pie….” Or a big piece.

Pie has a long history in America. We’ve been eating it ever since the Pilgrims brought the idea of enclosing things in dough across the Atlantic. What they ate was probably mostly meat pies, though a recipe for pumpkin pie did first appear as early as 1675. (We can only imagine what early American pumpkin pie-eaters would have thought of all those pumpkin spice things we don’t need this fall.)

Regional pie styles developed over the years, reflecting locally available ingredients — pecans in Texas, Key limes in Florida, peaches in Georgia, blueberries in Maine, apples almost everywhere — and more elaborate confections like lemon meringue, banana cream, and black bottom pies attained classic status.

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Many American cities boast pie shops today — dessert emporiums that make a specialty of pies. Then there are bakeries with a wider repertoire which nonetheless turn out a variety of first-rate pies. And some places known primarily as diners or even full-scale restaurants make pies of some distinction, too, selling them to take out as well as to enjoy in situ. A number of purveyors offer both sweet and savory examples, and some of the signature items singled out below are dinner rather than dessert.

All those kinds of places are included in this list of top-notch places to find pie. Whatever the particulars, all of them will delight the pie-lover, and many of them are among the 40 best pie shops in America.

JaWanda's Sweet Potato Pie

1. Alabama: JaWanda’s Sweet Potato Pie
> City: Birmingham
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Pecan sweet potato

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A Pie Shop

2. Alaska: A Pie Stop
> City: Anchorage
> Yelp rating: 4
> Sample specialty: Coconut custard

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Piefection

3. Arizona: Piefection
> City: Mesa
> Yelp rating: 4
> Sample specialty: Lemon blueberry sour cream

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Rymolene's Pies

4. Arkansas: Rymolene’s Pies
> City: Fayetteville
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Cranberry Key lime

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I Like Pie Bake Shop

5. California: I Like Pie
> City: Claremont
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Chocolate chip chess

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3.14 Sweet & Savory Pi Bar

6. Colorado: 3.14 Sweet & Savory Pi Bar
> City: Colorado Springs
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Amaretto cherry almond

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Cutie Pies

7. Connecticut: Cutie Pies
> City: Thomaston
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Grasshopper

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Photo by Sweet Somethings via Yelp

8. Delaware: Sweet Somethings
> City: Wilmington
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Banana cream

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P is for Pie Bake Shop

9. Florida: P Is for Pie Bakery
> City: Orlando
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Caramel pecan hand pie

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Donna K. via Yelp

10. Georgia: Pie Society
> City: Savannah
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Steak and ale

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Hawaiian Pie Company

11. Hawaii: Hawaiian Pie Company
> City: Honolulu
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Strawberry guava

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PIE HUT

12. Idaho: Pie Hut
> City: Sand Point
> Yelp rating: 4
> Sample specialty: Crème brûlée

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Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits

13. Illinois: Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits (Logan Square)
> City: Chicago
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Blueberry pistachio

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Pots & Pans Pie

14. Indiana: Pots and Pans Pies
> City: Indianapolis
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Biscuits and gravy pot pie

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Photo by Kathy's Pies via Yelp

15. Iowa: Kathy’s Pies
> City: Cedar Rapids
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Dutch apple

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Anita C. via Yelp

16. Kansas: The Upper Crust Pie Bakery
> City: Overland Park
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Raspberry peach

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Homemade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen

17. Kentucky: Homemade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen
> City: Louisville
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Double crust apple

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Not Just Pie

18. Louisiana: Not Just Pie
> City: Monroe
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Banana caramel

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Photo by Pattie L. via Yelp

19. Maine: Two Fat Cats Bakery
> City: Portland
> Yelp rating: 4
> Sample specialty: Blueberry

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Dangerously Delicious Pies, Canton Baltimore, Maryland

20. Maryland: Dangerously Delicious Pies
> City: Baltimore
> Yelp rating: 3.5
> Sample specialty: Baltimore bomb

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Petsi Pies

21. Massachusetts: Petsi Pies
> City: Somerville
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Mississippi mud

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Courtesy of Sister Pie

22. Michigan: Sister Pie
> City: Detroit
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Salted maple

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The Buttered Tin

23. Minnesota: The Buttered Tin
> City: Minneapolis
> Yelp rating: 4
> Sample specialty: Pumpkin chiffon

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Photo by Alivia T. via Yelp

24. Mississippi: Tom’s Fried Pies
> City: Jackson
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Pizza pocket hand pie

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Pie Oh My!

25. Missouri: Pie Oh My
> City: Maplewood
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Dulce de leche mini pie

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Courtesy of Black Cat Bake Shop

26. Montana: Black Cat Bake Shop
> City: Missoula
> Yelp rating: 4
> Sample specialty: Huckleberry

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The Village PieMaker

27. Nebraska: The Village PieMaker
> City: Eustis
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Cherry

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Mix Bakeshop

28. Nevada: Mix Bakeshop
> City: Reno
> Yelp rating: 4
> Sample specialty: Mixed berry

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Just Like Mom's Pastries

29. New Hampshire: Just Like Mom’s Pastries
> City: Weare
> Yelp rating: 4
> Sample specialty: Chocolate M&M

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The Pie Store

30. New Jersey: The Pie Store
> City: Montclair
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Chicken tikka

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Pie-O-Neer Pies

31. New Mexico: Pie-O-Neer Pies
> City: Pie Town
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Apple green chile piñon

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Jeffrey D. via Yelp

32. New York: Petee’s Pie Company
> City: New York City
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Black bottom almond chess

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Fayetteville Pie Company

33. North Carolina: Fayetteville Pie Company
> City: Fayetteville
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Peach crumble

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Photo by Michael U. via Yelp

34. North Dakota: Nichole’s Fine Pastry & Café
> City: Fargo
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Key lime

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Just Pies

35. Ohio: Just Pies
> City: Westerville
> Yelp rating: 4
> Sample specialty: Chocolate silk

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Pie Junkie

36. Oklahoma: Pie Junkie
> City: Oklahoma City
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Drunken turtle

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Pie vs Pie

37. Oregon: Pie vs. Pie
> City: Gresham
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Coconut cream

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The Pie Place

38. Pennsylvania: The Pie Place
> City: Pittsburgh
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: California raisin

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Photo by Kevin M. via Yelp

39. Rhode Island: Wayland Bakery
> City: Providence
> Yelp rating: 4
> Sample specialty: Boston cream

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Sugar Bakeshop

40. South Carolina: Sugar Bakeshop
> City: Charleston
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Buttermilk

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Photo by Lauren M. via Yelp

41. South Dakota: Pistachio Pie
> City: Rapid City
> Yelp rating: 4
> Sample specialty: Pistachio

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Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop

42. Tennessee: Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop
> City: Murfreesboro
> Yelp rating: 5
> Sample specialty: Peanut butter cream

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Emporium Pies

43. Texas: Emporium Pies (Emporium Arts District)
> City: Dallas
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Father Christmas (peppermint cream with dark chocolate crust)

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Rocky Mountain Pies

44. Utah: Rocky Mountain Pies
> City: Salt Lake City
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Sea salt caramel French silk

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Piecemeal Pies

45. Vermont: Piecemeal Pies
> City: White River Junction
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Rabbit bacon

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Proper Pie Co.

46. Virginia: Proper Pie Co.
> City: Richmond
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Raspberry chocolate

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A la Mode Pies

47. Washington: A la Mode Pies
> City: Seattle
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Bourbon butterscotch

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Photo by Ryan T. via Yelp

48. West Virginia: Oliver’s Pies
> City: Wheeling
> Yelp rating: 4
> Sample specialty: Pineapple

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Elsie Mae's Canning and Pies

49. Wisconsin: Elsie Mae’s Canning & Pies
> City: Kenosha
> Yelp rating: 4.5
> Sample specialty: Ginger lime

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The Bread Doctor Bakery

50. Wyoming: The Bread Doctor
> City: Torrington
> Yelp rating: 5
> Sample specialty: Chicken pot pie

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