Who serves the best pie in the Triangle? Vote for your favorite in our final round
This is the season of pie.
We’re here for sticky candied pecans, spiced apples and silky pumpkin or chocolate, all wrapped in flaky, buttery crust.
Something about the holidays screams pie — a la mode if you like — but always a generous slice.
Before you finalize your pie plans, help us find out who has the favorite slice in the Triangle. We rounded up 42 of the absolute best bakeries, restaurants and pie-serving cafes in the area for our November foodie poll.
We are now in our final round of voting.
Here’s how it works:
- The first round will determine the Top 25. It will be live from 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10 until 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12.
- The second round will determine the Top 10. It will be live from about 2 p.m. Wednesday until 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14.
- The third round will determine the winner. It will be live from about 2 p.m. Friday until 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17.
Top 11 (due to a tie)
1. Foster’s Market
2 Strong Arm Baking Co. 3. Monuts 4. Caketown Bakery 5. The Market Bakery 6. Whisk & Rye Bakehouse 7. Even Dough Bakery 8. Oak Steakhouse 9. Angus Barn 10. Hayes Barton Cafe & Dessertery, Once in a Blue Moon Bakery and Cafe
Top 25
1. The Market Bakery
2. The Pit
3. Even Dough Bakery
4. Angus Barn
5. Foster’s Market
6. Oak Steakhouse
7. Tonya’s Cookies & Cafe
8. Slice Pie Company
9. Side Street Restaurant
10. Strong Arm Baking Co.
11. Bittersweet
12. Whiskey Kitchen
13. Yellow Dog Bread Co.
14. Once in a Blue Moon Bakery and Cafe
15. Bean Traders
16. Boulted Bread
17. Caketown Bakery
18. Monuts
19. New Hope Market
20. Whisk & Rye Bakehouse
21. Beyond the French Corner Bakery
22. Guglhupf Bakery
23. Hayes Barton Cafe & Dessertery
24. LOAF
25. The Mad Hatter’s Cafe & Bakeshop
Top 40
Angus Barn
Location: 9401 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27617
Bean Traders
Location: 105 W Nc 54 Hwy, 249, Durham, NC 27713
Beyond the French Corner Bakery
Location: 2005 N Pointe Dr suite b, Durham, NC 27705
Bittersweet
Location: 16 E Martin St, Raleigh, NC 27601
Boulted Bread
Location: 328 Dupont Cir, Raleigh, NC 27603
Burney’s Sweets & More
Location: Multiple
Caketown Bakery
Location: 903 N Smithfield Rd, Knightdale, NC 27545
Crawford & Son
Location: 618 N Person St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Edible Art Bakery & Dessert Cafe
Location: 4351-115 The Cir At N Hills St, Raleigh, NC 27609
Even Dough Bakery
Location: 203 W Weaver St, Carrboro, NC 27510
Foster’s Market
Location: 2694 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham, NC 27707
Guglhupf Bakery
Location: Multiple
Groovy Duck Bakery
Location: 3434 Edwards Mill Rd #110, Raleigh, NC 27612
Hayes Barton Cafe & Dessertery
Location: 2000 Fairview Rd, Raleigh, NC 27608
Little Barb’s Bakery
Location: Durham Food Hall, 530 Foster St Suite 1, Durham, NC 27701
Little Blue Bakehouse
Location: 2116-H New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27610
LOAF
Location: 111 W. Parrish St. Durham, NC 27701
Lucettegrace
Location: 235 S Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27601
Madame B’s Bakery
Location: 4701 Atlantic Ave Ste. 105, Raleigh, NC 27604
The Mad Hatter’s Cafe & Bakeshop
Location: 1802 W Main St, Durham, NC 27705
The Market Bakery
Location: 1209 Farmers Market Dr, Raleigh, NC 27603
Monuts
Location: 1002 9th St, Durham, NC 27705
Nancy Jo’s Homemade
Location: Multiple
New Hope Market
Location: 6117 NC-86, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Oak Steakhouse
Location: Multiple
Once in a Blue Moon Bakery and Cafe
Location: 115 W Chatham St Suite G, Cary, NC 27511
The Pit
Location: 328 W Davie St, Raleigh, NC 27601
Premier Cakes
Location: 6617 Falls of Neuse Rd #105, Raleigh, NC 27615
Rose’s Noodles, Dumplings & Sweets
Location: 121 N Gregson St., Durham 27701
Rye Bar & Southern Kitchen
Location: 500 Fayetteville St, Raleigh, NC 27601
Second Empire Restaurant and Tavern
Location: 330 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27603
Side Street Restaurant
Location: 225 N. Bloodworth St., Raleigh 27601
Slice Pie Company
Location: 606 N Person St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Strong Arm Baking Co.
Location: 117 Main Street, Oxford 27565
Tazza Kitchen
Location: Multiple
Tonya’s Cookies & Café
Location: 400 S Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Union Special
Location: 2409 Crabtree Blvd #102, Raleigh, NC 27604
Utica Bakery
Location: 430 Upchurch St, Apex, NC 27502
Weaver Street Market
Location: Multiple
Whisk & Rye Bakehouse
Location: 3401 University Dr Suite 5, Durham, NC 27707
Whiskey Kitchen
Location: 201 W Martin St, Raleigh, NC 27601
Yellow Dog Bread Co.
Location: 219 E Franklin St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Note: We are only considering local pies, so chain restaurants and bakeries that have more than 25 locations — as well as previous food and dining poll winners — are excluded from this contest.
This story was originally published November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM.
