The best pie in the entire country comes from Wisconsin, according to recent results from USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.
Stockholm Pie and General Store, in Stockholm, a small town in Pepin County near the Minnesota border, was the highest-ranked pie shop out of 10 in the United States.
Stockholm Pie & General Store, N2030 Spring St., is located along the Mississippi River on Wisconsin’s Great River Road, halfway between La Crosse and the Twin Cities of Minnesota. One of the more unique features of the namesake shop is not only the tasty pie, but also the small town it calls home. Stockholm has a population of about 66, co-owner Alan Nugent previously told the Journal Sentinel.
In a 2019 interview with the Journal Sentinel, Nugent said employees at the store start at 4 a.m. and typically offer between 15 and 20 pies a day.
“Pie and more cake is what we are best known for,” he said. “What sets us apart is that everything is made from scratch, one pie at a time. Every apple is peeled by hand, not a commercial thing like grandma used to make. If there’s one element that sets us apart, it’s our secret recipe crust. “
The USA TODAY 10Best rankings are first chosen by a panel of industry experts and then downgraded by editors. The public then votes over a four-week period to determine the ranking.
The top 10 cake shops, according to 10Best:
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Stockholm Pie and General Store (Stockholm, Wisconsin)
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My Sugar Pie (Zionsville, Indiana)
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Pie Junkie (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
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Aunt Netters Cafe (Lecompton, Kansas)
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JudyPie (Grapevine, Texas)
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The Village Buttery (Ruidoso, New Mexico)
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Winston Pies (Los Angeles, California)
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Cake Shop (Washington, DC)
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The Apple Pan (Los Angeles, California)
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Hoosier Mama Pie Company (Chicago, Illinois)
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This article originally appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin bakery has the best pie in the country in the US TODAY 10Best ranking
