Flour Bakery & Cafe Your taste buds will surely thank you when you bite into Flour Bakery’s luscious sweet potato pie with a generous swirl of marshmallow Swiss meringue. This is just one of the bakery’s gourmet dessert offerings this Thanksgiving. James Beard Award-winning baker Joanne Chang is also whipping up heavenly TCHO chocolate cream pie, double-crust apple pie and many more favorites. Each dessert can also be made gluten-free, so no one misses out. 209 Cambridge St., 857.449.7452, flourbakery.com
Greenhills Bakery Locals rave about the desserts from this Dorchester Irish bakery—and with an array of pies to choose from, who can blame them? Greenhills serves all the classics from apple and pumpkin to custard and blueberry, but for more individualized desserts, turn to their cupcakes, whoopie pies and apple puff pastry. 780 Adams St., 617.825.8187, sites.google.com/view/greenhillsbakery
Hi-Rise Bread Company Hi-Rise Bread Company doesn’t fool around when it comes to apple pie. Below each flakey crust, find three and a half pounds of fresh-cut apples from Cortland to Jonagold and Northern Spy. The pumpkin and pecan pies are also a triumph—the latter features Texas pecans and brown sugar. And, of course, an array of loaves—think cranberry pecan and cinnamon swirl—tops off the Thanksgiving menu. 208 Concord Ave., 617.876.8766, hi-risebread.com