November 1, 2024 | Jesse Singer

Hands Down, The Best Apple Pies In America


An Apple Pie A Day

Apple pie is as American as....well, apple pie—and if you're going to have apple pie, these are the places across the country we recommend you get it from.

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State By State

In order to compile this list, we looked at some of the best reviews and rankings out there from Food & Wine, Food Network, Eat This, Not That, and The Daily Meal. We then created this compilation of where to get the best apple pies in all 50 states.

Apple pie in black plateMetamore Studio, Shutterstock

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Alabama

Eat This, Not That: The Continental Bakery (Birmingham)

apple pie on wooden tableNew Africa, Shutterstock

Alaska

Eat This, Not That: A Pie Stop (Anchorage)

Food & Wine: Two Sisters Bakery (Homer)

Apple pie with whipped cream on a glass plateFrans Blok, Shutterstock

Arizona

Eat This, Not That: Pie Snob (Phoenix)

Food & Wine: Pie Snob

Baked Apple Pie in White Ceramic TrayROMAN ODINTSOV, Pexels

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Arkansas

Eat This, Not That: Catalpa Cafe and General Store (Ozone)

Close-up of an Apple PieKATRIN BOLOVTSOVA, Pexels

California

Eat This, Not That: Bronzed Aussie (Los Angeles)

Food & Wine: Julian Pie Company (Julian)

Food Network: Julian Pie Company (Julian)

The Daily Meal: Julian Pie Company (Julian)

The Julian Pie CompanyRightCowLeftCoast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Colorado

Eat This, Not That: Shamane's Bake Shoppe (Boulder)

Food & Wine: Estes Park Pie Shop & Diner (Estes Park)

apple pie in a shop windowStudioPortoSabbia, Shutterstock

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Connecticut

Eat This, Not That: Beardsley Cider Mill (Shelton)

Food & Wine: Lyman Orchards (Middlefield)

The Daily Meal: Lyman Orchards (Middlefield)

Lyman Orchards storeShinya Suzuki, Flickr

Delaware

Eat This, Not That: The Station on Kings (Lewes)

Food & Wine: Old World Breads (Lewes)

baked apple pieKolesker Anastasiia, Shutterstock

Florida

Eat This, Not That: Fireman Derek's Bake Shop & Cafe (Miami)

four apple pies on traysClaudia Hi, Shutterstock

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Georgia

Eat This, Not That: Southern Sweets Bakery (Decatur)

The Daily Meal: Southern Baked Pie Company (Gainesville)

Organic Apple Pie in glass plateJennifer Chait, Flickr

Hawaii

Eat This, Not That: Leoda's Kitchen and Pie Shop (Lahaina)

Apple pie dessert in a fridgeRoman Babakin, Shutterstock

Idaho

Eat This, Not That: Boise Pie Co. (Boise)

Food & Wine: Piedaho (Boise)

Food Network: Bramble Pies (Boise)

Baked apple pies in storeVeronArt16, Shutterstock

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Illinois

Eat This, Not That: Bang Bang Pie and Biscuits (Chicago)

The Daily Meal: First Slice Pie Café (Chicago)

apple pies  in a store windowPumbastyle, Shutterstock

Indiana

Eat This, Not That: Pots and Pans Pie Co. (Indianapolis)

The Daily Meal: My Sugar Pie (Zionsville)

Pies in store windowpikselstock, Shutterstock

Iowa

Eat This, Not That: Kathy's Pies (Cedar Rapids)

Various pies in a store windowBill Rice, Flickr

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Kansas

Eat This, Not That: Bobo's Drive-In (Topeka)

Food & Wine: The Upper Crust (Overland Park)

Bobo's Drive-In interiorJimmy Emerson, Flickr

Kentucky

Eat This, Not That: Homemade Ice Cream and Pie Kitchen (Louisville)

The Daily Meal: Homemade Ice Cream and Pie Kitchen (Louisville)

Apple pie and ice cream on white plateHannaTor, Shutterstock

Louisiana

Eat This, Not That: Windowsill Pies (New Orleans)

Three pies in shop windowquinntheislander, Needpix

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Maine

Eat This, Not That: Two Fat Cats Bakery (Portland)

Person eating a cookieMaine Foodie Tours, Flickr

Maryland

Eat This, Not That: Butler's Orchard (Germantown)

The Daily Meal: Dangerously Delicious Pies (Baltimore)

Dangerously Delicious Pies in MarylandThe Maryland Science Center, Flickr

Massachusetts

Eat This, Not That: Petsi Pies (Somerville)

The Daily Meal: Petsi Pies (Somerville)

Apple pie from Petsi PiesDidriks, Flickr

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Michigan

Eat This, Not That: Sister Pie (Detroit)

The Daily Meal: Sweetie-licious Bakery Cafe (DeWitt)

Pies from Sister PieLiza Lagman Sperl, Flickr

Minnesota

Eat This, Not That: Pine Tree Apple Orchard (White Bear Lake)

Food & Wine: Betty's Pies (Two Harbors)

Betty's Pies in Minnesotajpellgen (@1105_jp), Flickr

Mississippi

Eat This, Not That: Tom's Original Fried Pies (Richland)

Fried Apple Piesjohnlck, Shutterstock

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Missouri

Eat This, Not That: Pie, Oh My! (Maplewood)

Food & Wine: Blue Owl Restaurant & Bakery (Kimmswick)

The Daily Meal: Blue Owl Restaurant & Bakery (Kimmswick)

Apple pie and ice cream on wooden tablePlateresca, Shutterstock

Montana

Eat This, Not That: 2K's Cafe (Great Falls)

Woman Eating a Slice of Apple PieKaboompics.com, Pexels

Nebraska

Eat This, Not That: Modern Love (Omaha)

Modern Love In Omaha, NebraskaSeclusive Nature, Flickr

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Nevada

Eat This, Not That: Suzuya Patisserie (Las Vegas)

Food & Wine: Perenn Bakery (Reno)

Suzuya Pastries & Crepes Spring Valley, Las Vegaskennejima, Flickr

New Hampshire

Eat This, Not That: Black Forest Cafe (Amherst)

Food & Wine: Richardson's Farm (Boscawen), and Apple Hill Farm (Concord)

Traditional apple pie on a wooden plateLyudmila Zavyalova, Shutterstock

New Jersey

Eat This, Not That: Shannon's Eyes on the Pies (Hewitt)

Food & Wine: Delicious Orchards (Colts Neck)

Delicious Orchards MarketTinton5, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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New Mexico

Eat This, Not That: The Shed (Santa Fe)

Food & Wine: Pie-O-Neer (Pie Town)

Pie-O-NeerLarry Lamsa, Flickr

New York

Eat This, Not That: Four and Twenty Blackbirds (Brooklyn)

The Daily Meal: Four and Twenty Blackbirds (Brooklyn), Rulfs Orchard (Peru), and Little Pie Company (New York)

Four & Twenty Blackbirds pie shop exteriorJoe Shlabotnik, Flickr

North Carolina

Eat This, Not That: Slice Pie Company (Raleigh)

Sliced Apple pieROMAN ODINTSOV, Pexels

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North Dakota

Eat This, Not That: Burger Time in Minot

piece of pie on grey wooden backgroundMouse family, Shutterstock

Ohio

Eat This, Not That: Fox in the Snow Cafe (Columbus)

Food & Wine: Mrs Yoder's Kitchen (Mount Hope)

piece of homemade apple pie in white plateWut_Moppie, Shutterstock

Oklahoma

Eat This, Not That: Pie Junkie (Oklahoma City)

Food & Wine: Pie Junkie (Oklahoma City)

Close-up Photo of Mock Apple Pie on a while plate plateWinston Wong, Flickr

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Oregon

Eat This, Not That: The Pie Spot (Portland)

Food & Wine: Bakeshop PDX (Portland)

The Food Network: Random Order Pie Bar (Portland)

The Daily Meal: Random Order Pie Bar (Portland)

Apple Pie and Ice CreamW.carter, Wikimedia Commons

Pennsylvania

Eat This, Not That: Bird-in-Hand Bakery and Cafe (Lancaster)

Apple pieMSPhotographic, Shutterstock

Rhode Island

Eat This, Not That: Wright's Dairy Farm and Bakery (North Smithfield)

Food & Wine: Sweet Berry Farm (Middletown)

Close-up Photo of Mock Apple PieShisma, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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South Carolina

Eat This, Not That: Kaminsky's (Charleston)

apple pielulun & kame, Flickr

South Dakota

Eat This, Not That: Bobkat's Purple Pie Place (Custer)

Close-up Photo of Mock Apple Pie in a colorful dish and a wooden forkEliza Adam, Flickr

Tennessee

Eat This, Not That: Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop (Murfreesboro)

Buttermilk Sky Pie ShopGreenville Daily Photo, Flickr

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Texas

Eat This, Not That: Proud Pie (Katy)

Food & Wine: Emporium Pies (Dallas)

The Daily Meal: Royers Pie Haven (Round Top)

Pi Day at the Pie EmporiumWhatknot, Flickr

Utah

Eat This, Not That: Gifford Homestead (Torrey)

Gifford HomesteadJR P, Flickr

Vermont

Eat This, Not That: Cold Hollow Cider Mill (Waterbury)

Cold Hollow Cider Milldaves_archive _inactive at current time, Flickr

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Virginia

Eat This, Not That: Proper Pie (Richmond)

Proper Pie Company 2505 E. Broad Street #100  Richmond, VirginiaRonnie Pitman, Flickr

Washington

Eat This, Not That: Pie Bar (Seattle)

The Daily Meal: A La Mode (Seattle), Whidbey Pies (Seattle), and Lynden Dutch Bakery (Lynden)

Making a pie.Jennifer Tepp, Shutterstock

West Virginia

Eat This, Not That: Apple Annie's (Morgantown)

Traditional autumn apple pieRimma Bondarenko, Shutterstock

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Wisconsin

Eat This, Not That: The Elegant Farmer (Mukwonago)

Food & Wine: Bea's Ho-Made Products (Ellison Bay), and O&H Danish Bakery (Racine)

The Daily Meal: The Elegant Farmer (Mukwonago), and Honeypie Café (Milwaukee)

Danish BakeryLynn Friedman, Flickr

Wyoming

Eat This, Not That: Cowboy Cafe (Dubois)

Cowboy Cafe - Dubois - WyomingGeordieMac Pics, Flickr


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