Sister Pie

"Beloved bakery Sister Pie in West Village serves up great pastries using Michigan ingredients. While the flavors rotate monthly and seasonally, the salted maple pie is a standard-bearer that tastes great any time of year — especially with a dab of whipped cream on top. Place a pre-order to plan ahead." - Serena Maria Daniels

"Beyond the decadent pies, this West Village bakery turns out a variety of pastries like scones and breakfast galettes. The ever-changing menu focuses on seasonal Michigan ingredients and runs the gamut from cardamom tahini squash pie to buckwheat chocolate chip cookies to rose pistachio shortbread cookies. The cafe regularly features soups with pie crust croutons." - Serena Maria Daniels

"Sister Pie is a nationally renowned Detroit bakery with a fresh rotation of pie flavors rolling out monthly. Expect the unexpected in seasonal pie flavors, ranging from Michigan strawberry, rhubarb, and lavender; toasted marshmallow butterscotch; or the crowd favorite, salted maple. The shop, helmed by Eater Young Gun Lisa Ludwinski (’15), emphasizes the needs of its employees and surrounding neighbors by hiring from within the community and regularly checking in with customers to find out what they wanted to see stocked in the bakery. Take a seat in the eclectic dining area featuring cute vintage dishes and seasonal floral touches throughout the space, courtesy of Coriander Kitchen and Farm." - Serena Maria Daniels

"Preorders for this beloved West Village bakeshop will commence for the bake shop’s 13th year starting at 7 a.m., Friday, November 1 through Friday, November 22 (or until items sell out) and, as in years past, demand is expected to be high. Several pick up windows will be available on Tuesday, November 26 through Thursday, November 28, while walk-in sales will take place on a first-come, first-serve basis starting at 7 a.m., Thursday, November 28. In addition offering a handful of the shop’s iconic pies, customers can also order a selection of boxed cookies and brownies." - Serena Maria Daniels

"This iconic West Village bakery serves some of the most expertly made pastries in the city, but Sister Pie doesn’t get nearly enough credit for being affordable, too. Rosemary cookies run for 85 cents, savory hand pies hover around $4, and flaky, buttery galettes topped with egg cost $6. When you order the galette, make sure to get the swipe of dijon mustard from chef/owner Lisa Ludwinski. You can also fill a box of pastries for $20, which in turn can feed multiple people breakfast." - Danny Palumbo