If kids ruled the world, every day would start and end with dessert. Who votes for apple pie? Yep — it’s the season for the tart and sweet treat, and if you don’t have time to whip up your own, local restaurants and pie shops have you covered. Flip through our album to find out where you can get the best.

The Cult Fave: Hoosier Mama Pie Shop

With a new suburban location, Paula Haney’s little pie shop that could is taking over the North Shore, too. Apple pie is the top seller on any given day and the only pie Haney makes out of season, using mostly Granny Smith apples with some heirloom varieties (Mutsu, Northern Spy) mixed with a Chinese five-spice blend from Chicago’s Spice House. “There would be a riot if we didn’t have apple pie,” she says.

1618 W. Chicago Ave.
Ukranian Village
312-243-4846

749 Chicago Ave.
Evanston
847-868-8863
Online: hoosiermamapie.com

What is your favorite apple pie in town? Let us know in the Comments!

— Amber Gibson

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