My Sugar Pie40 E. Pine St., Zionsville
733-8717
In addition to supplying deserts to Cobblestone Grill, St. Elmo, and Harry and Izzy’s, this far-north shop rolls out scaled-down treats like individual “My Little Pies,” bite-sized mini pies, and pie pops on a stick. They’re available at farmers markets in Noblesville and Zionsville and by special order.
The Cake Bake Shop
6515 Carrollton Ave.
257-2253
This Broad Ripple bakery gets a lot of praise for its divine french pastries and mile-high cakes, but it also whips up pretty-as-a-picture tarts, mini pies, and hand pies loaded with fruit.
Milktooth
534 Virginia Ave.
986-5131
Pastry chef Zoe Taylor reinvents the pie with creations like this peach-and-port “Pop Rocks Pop Tart” sprinkled with fizzy candy and a savory, lace-braided pie flavored with beets, greens, and kimchi.
You’ll spy these delectable buttery-crusted babies made with locally sourced fruit on the menus at Bluebeard and Thunderbird. They also appear on the shelves of Goose the Market, Wildwood-Market, and Traders Point Creamery in heavenly renditions like tart cherry, blueberry-basil, and salted caramel apple.
Lisa’s Pie Shop
5995 S. U.S. 31, Atlanta
758-6944
At this northern Hamilton County storefront, Lisa Sparks bakes six-inch versions of her full-size Dutch apple, pumpkin, and berry pies made from family recipes. To guarantee freshness, nothing in the shop hangs around longer than 24 hours. No need to worry; most of the inventory sells out daily.
Kim’s Kakery, Bakery and Cafe
5452 Madison Ave.
784-5253
Although Kim’s is known for producing gorgeous custom wedding cakes and cupcakes, Greenwood residents also gravitate to this southside bakeshop for scaled-down versions of the luscious sugar cream pie and flaky blueberry and apple hand pies.
This article appeared in the October 2015 Issue.