October 25, 2024
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Whether your go-to is apple, cherry or strawberry rhubarb pie, nothing can top a fresh slice with a warm, flaky crust, fruit filling and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. We’ve compiled the best spots for pie in Nashville.
Elliston Place Soda Shop
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2105 Elliston Place / Elliston Place Soda Shop
For over 84 years, this neighborhood soda shop has served specialties, sodas, milkshakes and desserts. Elliston Place Soda Shop is the place to go for legendary pies handcrafted by Linda Melton, the “Pie Lady,” who has been a team member since 1993. Offerings include chocolate or coconut meringue, pecan, chess or chocolate chess, lemon ice box, banana pudding and the pie of the day.
Baked on 8th
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1512 8th Ave. S. / Baked on 8th
This buzzy bakeshop is known for its decadent pies, cakes, iced cookies and other sweets, with a daily-changing lineup of baked goods and artful, Instagram-worthy decorations. Visitors can enjoy pecan, chocolate bourbon pecan, peanut butter and salted caramel apple pies, along with seasonal selections.
Dozen Bakery
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516 Hagan St., Ste. 103 / Dozen Bakery
Dozen Bakery is a Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood bakeshop specializing in handcrafted pies, artisanal bread, sweets, breakfast cuisine and sandwiches. The spot’s cherry, lemon lavender and chocolate orange pies take things to the next level with buttery, golden-brown crusts and delectable fillings. The bakery also offers seasonal favorites like honey apricot, pumpkin, peach and chocolate raspberry cream pies.
Mattheessen's
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123 2nd Ave. N., Floor 1 / Mattheessen's
Nestled in the heart of Music City, sweet shop Mattheessen’s has remained a go-to spot for in-the-know Nashvillians for over three decades, serving homemade fudge, half-pound cookies and legendary Key lime pie. The popular favorite features a homemade graham cracker crust with a sweet and creamy Key lime filling, served as a whole pie, by the slice or frozen on a stick and dipped in Belgian dark chocolate.
Papa C Pies Bakery
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99 Seaboard Lane, Ste. 100, Brentwood / Papa C Pies Bakery
Located approximately 20 minutes from Nashville, this family-owned bakeshop crafts indulgent sweet and savory pies, from slices of shepherds and chicken pot pie to whole strawberry rhubarb, chocolate pecan and key lime pies. The shop also offers gluten-free slices and other treats like cinnamon rolls, cobblers, cookies and peanut brittle.
The Loveless Cafe
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8400 TN-100 / The Loveless Cafe
Whether you’re on the hunt for scratch-made Southern comfort food favorites or a slice of crave-worthy pie, this local mainstay has got you covered. For over 70 years, The Loveless Cafe has been serving up plates of Tennessee hickory wood-smoked barbecue staples, fried chicken sandwiches and breakfast specialties, plus seasonal, ever-changing pie slices of the day and whole pies to-go.
See also: 10 Best Steakhouses in Nashville
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