Inspired by owner Wanda Beaver's passion for pie, this Kensington Market bakery serves up a seemingly limitless assortment of pastry-based treats. Go fruity or custard-filled, single, double or crumble crusted, creamy or studded with nuts; there are no wrong answers when pie is the question.

At this family-run Scarborough spot, pies stand out from a stellar line-up of fresh-baked European-style goods. In seasonal flavours, from peach and rhubarb to pumpkin, there's one for every day of the year.

How do you grow your business from one location to 10? Sell a ton of pie. At this bakery, that's exactly what the team does —whether they're boxing up chocolate bourbon, savoury spicy beef curry, mixed berry or one of their other must-try treats.

Ignore the disorienting moniker and focus on the homey, gluten-free pies emerging from the oven at this Annex bakery. They may lack the polarizing protein, but what they flaunt in abundance is the sweet and gooey, golden, crisp pie attributes few can resist.

Forget about a piece of the pie, you'll want the whole damn thing when you visit this Etobicoke bakery. Select a sweet or savoury goodie — banana cream or lemon meringue, beef and onion or veggie curry — and have at it.

In the Junction, West Queen West, and more, the team at this family-friendly spot cooks up piles of pies, each with the type of golden, burnished crust that's the envy of nannas citywide. A menu of sweet and savoury options means you can cover all the basic food groups if you order just right.

The roster at this Danforth bakery includes a slew of pies that seem plucked from a simpler time. Opt for traditional apple or pecan, coconut cream or strawberry custard and don't forget to share the love.

This Eglinton West bakery has been sweetening life in the city for nearly 40 years. Devotees pop by for hand-made treats in flavours ranging from double-crust bumbleberry to craggy, buttery apple crumble. In small, medium and large, there's a pie for groups of any size.

At this buzzing bakery near Avenue and Lawrence, the team rejects simplicity in favour of pies piled high with sticky, sweet, creamy fillings. Case in point? A Jacked Up Banana Cream Pie layered with coconut custard, salted caramel, fresh banana and a fluffy whipped cream crown. Minimalists will want to sift through the excess for more spartan fruit or nut options.