Celebrate National Pie Day

National Pie Day on December 1st celebrates one of America's favorite desserts. This sweet holiday happens twice a year, with another celebration on January 23rd. 

From fruit pies to meat pies, the day celebrates all types of this classic dish. Here's how to join the celebration!

If you’re ready to celebrate National Pie Day, the next step is finding the best spots to indulge. From classic fruit pies to meat pies, these bakeries and restaurants across the U.S. serve some of the most best culinary creations worth a visit.

Petee’s Pie Company is a bakery located in the Lower East Side that focuses on local and organic ingredients. They use whole-grain flour and butter from grass-fed cows. Their daily batches are baked from scratch. Petee’s Pie Company offers slices and whole pies, as well as homemade ice cream.

Menu Highlights

Salty Chocolate Chess – a classic chess pie made with dark chocolate, cocoa, and sea salt. It’s the most popular flavor at the shop.

Brown Butter Honey Pecan – a pie made with brown butter, New York State apple blossom honey, and crunchy pecans.

Hudson Valley Apple – a traditional apple pie made with organic New York apples, lightly spiced and moderately sweetened.

Banana Cream – a pie with bananas, fresh cream, and a baked crust; sweet and refreshing.

Sour Cherry – a pie made with juicy sweet–tart cherries from upstate New York, prepared with minimal sugar to preserve the natural berry flavor.

As for beverages, Petee's Pie Company offers coffee and tea, which pair well with their pies. The menu focuses on classic drinks for a cozy, relaxed treat.

Hoosier Mama Pie Company began its journey in 2009 as a small bakery in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood. Founder Paula Haney brought true Midwestern homemade pie traditions to the city, and this approach quickly won the hearts of locals. The dough is rolled out fresh every morning, and the bakery uses only real butter and fresh fruit from local farmers.

The menu changes with the seasons: in summer you’ll find peach and blueberry pies, in fall - their legendary pumpkin pie, and in winter - chocolate and pecan varieties. Among the shop’s biggest hits are the Brown Butter Chess Pie, Salted Caramel Apple, and the classic Hoosier Sugar Cream Pie, the official state pie of Indiana.

Hoosier Mama now has two locations: the original in Ukrainian Village and a second in Evanston. The cozy atmosphere, inspired by 1950s American diners, makes every visit feel like a warm step back into the comfort of home baking.

Menu Highlights
Pie of the Month

Pear Apple Cranberry with Walnut Crumble – a combination of pear, apple, and cranberry topped with a walnut crumble.

Sweet Pies

Coconut Cream – a creamy pie with a coconut filling.

Chocolate Chess – a classic chocolate chess pie.

Earl Grey Custard – a custard pie infused with Earl Grey tea.

Lemon Custard – a lemon custard pie.

The bakery also offers a variety of savory pies.

Flying Saucer Pie Company is the oldest pie bakery in Houston, operating in the same location since 1967. It’s a family-run business that is committed to making only pies - no other desserts. They use no preservatives or frozen ingredients: everything on the counter is fresh and made less than 24 hours earlier.

The most popular flavor is the Strawberry Cream. The menu also includes classics like banana, pecan, lemon, and the now-rare nostalgic mincemeat.

The shop is famous for the frenzy leading up to Thanksgiving: in just three days, they sell more than 30,000 pies. The lines have become a true city tradition - people arrive with folding chairs and coolers, waiting for hours outside just to take home their favorite pie.

Menu Highlights
Fresh Strawberry Cream Pie – Whole and sliced fresh strawberries layered on a sweet strawberry glaze and covered with a generous layer of whipped cream. (This is their bestseller!)
Pecan Pie – Traditional pecan nut filling, supplemented with a top layer of caramelized pecan pieces. A classic Southern flavor.
Key Lime Pie – Rich and creamy pie on a sweet and sour condensed milk base, decorated with a scalloped ring of whipped cream.
Dutch Apple Pie – Apple pie on a single crust, decorated with a crunchy cinnamon and sugar streusel. Made with firmer (signature) apples.
Fresh Banana Cream Pie – Slices of fresh banana in a handmade vanilla pudding, covered with a cap of whipped cream.

This bakery chain was founded in 2013 in Knoxville, Tennessee, by husband-and-wife team Scott and Meredith Layton and quickly expanded across the American South. Many franchisees, including a couple from San Antonio, opened their shops out of “love at first slice” when they first tried a pie brought by a coworker.

Buttermilk Sky’s signature feature is its individual 4-inch pies (though traditional 9-inch pies are also available). The most popular flavor, named after the highway, is I-40 - a pecan-pie-style creation with a silky filling, topped with shredded coconut and chocolate chips. Other favorites include key lime, coconut, and the classic Buttermilk Pie.

The bakery is also active in charity: through the Pie it Forward program, a portion of sales from the special seasonal pie is donated each month to nonprofit organizations.

Menu Highlights

I-40 – A uniquely named pecan pie twist featuring a rich filling topped with toasted coconut flakes and chocolate chips.
Southern Custard (Buttermilk Pie) – The bakery's signature namesake pie, offering a smooth, mildly sweet custard filling baked into a sugar cookie-like crust.
Nanny's Pecan – A quintessential Southern dessert with a classic gooey filling loaded with toasted pecans in a flaky, buttery crust.
Peanut Butter Cream – An indulgent cream pie with a rich blend of whipped peanut butter and cream cheese, all nestled into a chocolate Oreo cookie crust.
Key Lime – A tangy and refreshing classic featuring a bright, creamy key lime filling set in a traditional graham cracker crust.

Julian Pie Company is his legendary bakery has turned the small town of Julian into a pilgrimage spot for dessert lovers. The shop was founded by Liz Smothers, who started out peeling apples and later, together with her family, planted her own orchard with 17,000 trees to ensure the freshest possible filling.

On weekends, they sell up to 900 pies. The absolute favorite among visitors is the Dutch Caramel Apple, although the menu also includes cherry, berry, and cream varieties. The aroma of baked cinnamon apples drifting along Main Street makes it impossible to walk by without stopping.

Menu Highlights

Dutch Caramel Apple – The absolute visitor favorite, featuring tender apples baked under a crisp cinnamon-sugar streusel and finished with a rich caramel drizzle.
Original Apple – The classic double-crust apple pie, generously filled with freshly sliced apples and perfectly balanced sugar and spice.
Apple Mountain Berry Crumb – A popular combination of tart apples blended with a mix of mountain berries, all baked beneath a sweet, crunchy crumb topping.
Pecan – A Southern-style classic, packed with a buttery, sweet filling and a generous amount of crunchy pecans.
Strawberry Rhubarb – A seasonal favorite pairing the tartness of rhubarb with the sweetness of fresh strawberries, baked into a flaky crust.

Rock Springs Café was founded in 1918 by 19-year-old Ben Warner as a store for travelers and miners on the historic Black Canyon trail. Pies were introduced in 1927 and quickly became the cafe's main specialty for over 90 years. The popularity grew so fast that the bakery needed to hire two separate bakers, one for fruit pies and one for cream pies.

Today, Rock Springs offers over 20 varieties of pies, which are prepared in a dedicated building called the Pie Box, where visitors can watch the process through glass. The absolute customer favorite is the Bourbon Pecan pie with Jack Daniel's Old No. 7.

The cafe sells between 200 and 350 pies daily and has offered nationwide shipping across the continental US since 2009. The establishment’s fame is cemented by its long history and famous guests, including the Goldwater family and actor Tom Mix.

Menu Highlights
JD Pecan Pie – The cafe's famous signature pie, featuring a sweet pecan filling generously infused with Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 bourbon.
Apple Crumb Pie – A highly-rated fruit classic with tender baked apples beneath a sweet, buttery crumb topping.
Pumpkin Pie – A classic holiday favorite, featuring a smooth, spiced pumpkin custard filling baked in a flaky crust.
Chocolate Cream Pie – A rich, decadent cream pie with a smooth chocolate pudding filling and a topping of fresh whipped cream.

This project by renowned chef Curtis Stone and pastry chef Amy Taylor began as a pop-up and now has its own space. The specialty of the shop is Australian-style meat pies made with high-quality ingredients. Try their classic beef and burgundy pie with a rich filling or chicken and leek with rosemary. All pies feature perfectly crisp, buttery pastry.

In addition to pies, the bakery is known for cinnamon rolls and gourmet sandwiches. The cozy yet elegant atmosphere makes The Pie Room an ideal spot for lunch in Beverly Hills.

Menu Highlights
Beef Burgundy Pie – a classic Australian meat pie filled with beef cheeks and shoulder, braised in a rich red wine sauce with carrots and celery.
Chicken & Leek Pie – a savory pie with Jidori chicken, leeks, and rosemary in a creamy sauce, topped with black and white sesame seeds.
Cottage Pie – a British-style dish filled with a Bolognese sauce made from a mix of beef and pork, topped with a perfectly whipped mashed potato crust.
Apple Pie (Individual) – a generously filled sweet pie with seasonal apples, encased in perfectly crisp, buttery pastry, with portions suitable for two.
Banoffee Cream Pie – a refined sweet cream pie with the classic combination of toffee, bananas, and whipped cream.

Sweet T's is the first Black-owned bakery in the history of the famous Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. Founder Tia El transformed her grandmother’s family recipes into a successful business specializing in sweet potato desserts.

The bakery’s standout item is the signature Sweetie's Pie, featuring a particularly crisp Graham cracker crust. The menu also includes the classic sweet potato pie in three sizes, as well as other treats like cheesecakes and sweet potato cupcakes. Visitors note that the bakery achieves a perfect balance of sweetness, letting the natural flavors of the ingredients shine.

Classic Sweet Potato Pie – a traditional sweet potato pie made from family recipes, available in three sizes (3, 6, and 9 inches) with a perfect balance of natural sweetness.

Menu Highlights
Sweetie's Pie – the bakery’s signature sweet potato pie with a unique Graham cracker crust, adding extra sweetness and a crisp texture.
Sweet Potato Cheesecake – a cheesecake where the classic creamy filling is combined with sweet potato puree, creating a rich and unexpected flavor.
Sweet Potato Pound Cake – a sweet potato pound cake with a soft, moist texture and the natural sweetness of sweet potatoes.
Sweet Potato Cupcakes – individual sweet potato cupcakes, perfect for those who want to enjoy the signature flavor in a grab-and-go dessert format.