| November 30, 2020 | Food & Drink
Pie season shouldn't just be relegated to the holidays. From pecans to pumpkins and everything between, you can enjoy pie all year long, especially when in the Hamptons.
Here is a roundup of our favorite local dessert makers and the pies you need on your dinning room table.
See also: 4 Ways To Work Off The Turkey And Get Back To Pre-Thanksgiving Shape
Tate’s Bake Shop
43 North Sea Road, Southampton / Website
A Hamptons gem and a hosting gift emporium to many, Tate’s Bake Shop located in Southampton is the best bake shop in town for more reasons than one. Since 1980, Tate’s has delivered the best pies and confectionary desserts thanks to founder Kathleen King’s passion for baking. While you can buy them in almost every supermarket today, this famous Bake Shop is where the magic begins. Open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tate’s is the place for the ultimate pecan or chocolate pie.
Carissa’s The Bakery
221 Pantigo Road, East Hampton / Website
Are you stoked for pumpkin pie season? Carissa's The Bakery offers its signature touch to the cold month favorite. The Pumpkin and Squash pie is to die for, as is the Mixed Berry variety. Famously known in the Hamptons, this bakery is the perfect stop for a hosting treat or a dessert to eat.
The Milk Pail
1346 Montauk Hwy, Water Mill / Website
From the apple-picking professionals comes The Milk Pail. Arguably the strongest pie game in the crowd thanks to its Apple Crisp, Apple Crumb and Apple Crust pies. Available in sizes small and large, there is no easier way to indulge your sweet tooth. Too cozy at home to make a pie run? Check out its local deliveries on Tuesdays and Fridays that will bring your dessert of choice to your doorstep. In addition, to ensure safe pie eating, its confections are available for pick up, Monday through Wednesday.
Beach Bakery & Grand Cafe
112 Main Street, Westhampton Beach / Website
Westhampton Beachers know that Beach Bakery & Grand Cafe is in a league of its own. Its expertise in the field of sweets does not go unnoticed-- the owners have kept this business up and running for more than 30 years, attracting a league of devoted customers in the process. If pie is not your thing, the cheesecake is also worthy of note.
Round Swamp Farm
184 Three Mile Harbor Rd, East Hampton, 97 School Street, Bridgehampton / Website
Bridgehampton, East Hampton, and now Montauk is home to East End's most delicious bakers. While the farm's prepared foods are known to be the best in town, the dessert lineup is even stronger. Sweet and irresistible, Lisa, Claire, Shelly, and Dianna wake up every morning to bake the ultimate pies and sweet specialties that cause some serious fanfare and lines that can sometimes wrap around the entire parking lot.
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