By: Amie Simon | February 01 2011
Posted in Seattle - Find It - Seattle

English Meat Pie, Mac N Cheese Pie. Photo credit: Amie Simon

Expanding beyond its "coffee lovers" label, the city of Seattle is quickly becoming a dessert town. Ice cream, cakes, and pastries have all been making waves, but within the last year or two, pie shops have been gaining popularity with locations popping up around town—leaving locals wondering if pies are the new cupcakes.

Pie

 

Located in a narrow Fremont space, Pie serves up a variety of sweet and savory hand-held pies baked in muffin tins for breakfast, lunch, and dinner—with a late night window on Friday and Saturday until 2am so you can satisfy your pie craving after last call. Daily creations like huevos rancheros, cheddar and bacon, blueberry pear with brown sugar crumble, and monkey madness (vanilla and chocolate cream with bananas and toasted coconut) have been luring crowds of pie-lovers in. Pies range in price from $4-$6, except during “Pi” happy hour, where select pies are discounted to $3.14 each. 

Recommended pie: English meat pie. Ground beef, onions, and spices with cheese baked into the crust. It’s savory and filling.

3515 Fremont Avenue N., Seattle, WA

Shoofly Pie Company

This brightly painted shop in West Seattle offers home-baked warmth and a large variety of sweet pies from traditional apple and strawberry rhubarb to peach-raspberry galette and coconut cream. Pies are available by the slice, 9” whole pie, 5” mini pie, and cupPies and cutiePies. For those who want something savory, Shoofly offers a caramelized onion, veggie, chicken, or beef pie. They also have a featured pie of the month, and quiches so they’ve got you covered on all bases. Pies range in price from $3.50-$4.95 per slice/cup, and $20-$30 for whole pies.

Recommended pie: Shoofly Pie. This house specialty has dark molasses and a crumbly, buttery crust, which pairs perfectly with a piping hot cup of coffee.

4444 California Avenue Southwest, Seattle, WA (206) 938-0680

High 5 Pie

Originally sold at all Fuel locations, baker and coffee shop owner Dani Cone decided to take the plunge and open a bakery on Capitol Hill. The spacious spot has a great retro vibe and lots of pie options:  Flipsides (handheld crescent-shaped pies), Piejars, Cutie Pies, 7” Deep Dish, 9” Pies, Petit-5s, and even take-and-bake pies. Most flavors change seasonally, with regular standbys like Apple-Cinnamon. You can even get your pie a la mode with Bluebird ice cream. Pies range in price from $3.50 to $90 (for the Mile Wide Pie, which feeds 30 people).

Recommended pie: When in season, you can’t beat the Peach-Ginger-Raspberry. The Rosemary Apple Cheddar is also a nice fall treat.

1400 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA (206) 695-2284

Seattle Pie Company

Located in a homey space in Magnolia Village, this family-run pie shop made Seattle Magazine’s Best of Seattle list two years in a row (2009 and 2010). Choose from different fruit pies like Apple Huckleberry Crumb or Sour Cherry, or get your savory fix with a Southwest Pot Pie or Meatloaf Pie. In addition to enjoying a slice in their inviting space, you can also find Seattle Pie Company pies for sale at local Metropolitan Markets, Town & Country Markets, Central Markets, and select QFCs. Pies range in price from $3.50-$5 a slice, and $16.50-19.50 for whole pies.

Recommended pie: Desserted Island Pie. A mix or raspberries, marionberries, strawberries and granny smith apples with a crumb topping. Yum.

3111 West McGraw Street, Seattle, WA (206) 217-4743

Home Delivery Pies

Don’t feel like making at trip out of the house? Get your dessert fix by having a pie delivered to your door! There are two options for Seattle residents: A La Mode Pies, and The Piecycle (AKA Max Kraushaar and his bike).

A La Mode Pies is a delivery-only pie shop run by Chris Porter, who turned his childhood love of pies and baking into an online business. A seasonally rotating menu offers up everything from a Lemon Macaroon Tart to a Chocolate Cream pie with a Pretzel Crust. Delivering whole pies only, prices range from $25-$30. A La Mode offers free delivery to Seattle and Bellevue-area neighborhoods.

The Piecycle takes orders via his Facebook page, text and twitter, and currently only delivers in the U District (including the UW campus), accepting late night pie orders on Friday and Saturday nights. His flavors vary, but he does take custom requests. Recent offerings included Grandma’s Lemon Meringue and Georgia Sweet Potato, with prices at $3 a slice or $20 for a whole pie. Check out this cute YouTube video by The Daily for more info on Max.

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