eastern-marketTue-Sat 10:00-17:00Walk-in onlyHand-pies and lemon cream
Lush Yummies Pie Co. on Adelaide Street in Detroit's Eastern Market District bakes lemon cream and sweet potato pies. Black-owned, lemon cream is the local sellout.
Tip: Pre-order whole pies through the website; counter is small and walks-in are limited.
Worth the queue: Lemon cream pie
ferndaleMon-Fri 10:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-17:00Walk-in onlyMichigan fruit and cream pies
Achatz Handmade Pie Co. on Commerce Boulevard in Chesterfield Township bakes Michigan fruit pies in metro Detroit. Since 1993, the canonical regional pie kitchen.
Tip: Closed Saturday at this location. Michigan cherry pie is the editorial seller.
Worth the queue: Michigan cherry pie
hamtramckMon-Fri 8:00-18:00, Sat 8:00-17:00, Sun 10:00-14:00Walk-in onlyPolish smoked sausage and pierogi
Srodek's on Joseph Campau in Hamtramck has cured Polish kielbasa and folded pierogi in metro Detroit for 30+ years. The canonical Polish deli, hot kielbasa to go.
Tip: Pierogi by the dozen frozen; smoked kielbasa is the Easter and Christmas Eve staple.
Worth the queue: Polish kielbasa
west-villageFri 7:30-12:00, otherwise catering and classes onlyWalk-in onlySeasonal pies and cookies
Sister Pie on Kercheval in West Village bakes seasonal pies and cookies in Detroit since 2015. Lisa Ludwinski's Beard-nominated bake shop now runs a Friday storefront plus catering and pie classes after a 2025 reconfiguration.
Tip: Friday morning storefront is the canonical visit; order catering and whole pies through the website the rest of the week.
Worth the queue: Salted maple pie
hamtramckDaily 7:00-18:00 (extended on Paczki Day)Walk-in onlyPolish paczki and pastries
New Palace Bakery on Joseph Campau in Hamtramck has baked Polish paczki and pastries in metro Detroit since 1908. The last surviving Polish bakery from the original wave.
Tip: On Paczki Day before Lent the line wraps the block. Open until midnight that Tuesday.
Worth the queue: Paczki on Fat Tuesday
dearbornSun-Thu 7:30-23:00, Fri-Sat 7:30-24:00Walk-in onlyLebanese baklava, kunafa and pastries
Shatila Bakery on West Warren Avenue in Dearborn has baked Lebanese baklava and kunafa in metro Detroit since 1979. Riad Shatila founded the canonical Arab pastry case.
Tip: Open through midnight on weekends; pistachio baklava and ice cream are the moves.
Worth the queue: Pistachio baklava