New York, The Big Apple Pie

New York has numerous nicknames one of which is “the capital of the world”. This name alone helps to characterize the melting pot of culture that is New York. It doesn’t matter what part of the world you belong to, New York will ultimately find a small corner in your heart… squeeze-in and stay there!

It is one city where it’s just stating the obvious that it has “something for everyone”. You may hear people complain that it’s no longer ‘American’ enough but we’re here to prove you wrong!

What can be more American an experience that sitting back in a quaint little café, across from the central park and enjoying a cup of coffee with a slice of oven-fresh America’s all-time-favourite dessert “Apple Pie”!

Little Pie Company New York the USA

You are bound to come across many such café’s or restaurants promising the same kind of experience but you have to be on the lookout for the most authentic ones. Whether it’s just the right amount of cinnamon topping or the perfect mix of seasonal apples or even the right amount of glaze and crunch it can make all the difference in the world.

The Upper East Side in Manhattan is not known for much else other than the Metropolitan Museum of Art – or simply the ‘Met’ as the locals like to refer to it – and also being known as the home and hotspot for most celebrities. But as far as culinary experiences are concerned it is the holiest of holies’ food heaven! Once you get tired of all the hubbub and city touring the most comforting place to be is 1652 2^nd Ave. (Between 85^th St and 86^th St), where sit ‘Two Little Red Hens’; yes, you got the name right! Two little red hens is one of New York’s best bakeries and the home styled apple pies are just to die for! It’s not just about the pies they have been known to provide the best cheesecakes, apple tarts and red velvet cupcakes.

But amazing pie shops don’t just start and end at the upper-east end they are scattered all around the place. The second topper in our list of most amazing apple pie parlour is “The Little Pie Company” situated in Hell’s Kitchen neighbourhood, midtown west. They focus on streamlining their pies and packaging the home cooked experience but that doesn’t make them any less concerned in providing the best dine-in experience there is!

Going down 1292 Madison Avenue you will come across a much more modernized café known as ‘Yura’s Pies’. Their post-modernistic interior does not distract you from the heavenly scent of freshly baked pies and fresh ground coffee just waiting to get served.

But if you belong to a smaller town and start feeling homesick the best stop is then Brooklyn. The greatest cafés and restaurants there aren’t just kidding when they promise a ‘homely’ experience, most of them are actually opened up in real homes! You get to sit inside someone’s kitchen and be served by the hostess wearing a pretty little apron the best pies you may even live to eat!

Top recommendations include “Sweet Melissa’s” situated on 175 and 7^th Ave. Melissa will personally greet you at the door most of the time and will promise her heart and hope to die that her recipes’ be anything but authentic from her own grandmamma. Her best option after her apple pies are her tangy and sweet lemon meringue tarts.

Four and Twenty Blackbirds New York

Next runner up is “Four and Twenty Blackbirds” on 439 and 3^rd Avenue Brooklyn, a success story of two sisters Emily and Melissa who were taught the fine art of pie making by their grandmother at a very young age. Their specialities include anything with apple and rhubarb.

So if you are a connoisseur of tasting those round-doughy-sweet-honey-glazed desserts filled with stewed apples and cinnamon called apple pies then New York is an essential stop for you!