It’s simply not Thanksgiving without pie, nor is it Christmas without a little something sweet. If your baking chops aren’t quite up to the task, let one of Portland’s many bakeries help out this year, with everything from classic apple, pecan, or pumpkin pie to unconventional picks like dirty chai olive oil cake or Basque cheesecake.

Baker and Spice

This Hillsdale bakery offers all kinds of pies via pre-order, but if you miss it, extra pies and rolls will be available for walk-in customers on November 24 and 25. Special items are also on offer for Hanukkah (rugelach! challah!) and Christmas. 6330 SW Capitol Hwy, bakerandspicepdx.com

Bakeshop

Why not add Bakeshop’s stellar burnt Basque cheesecake to your holiday table, alongside their classic pies like bourbon pecan, pumpkin, and apple with buckwheat streusel? Savory options like quiche are also on offer. 5351 NE Sandy, bakeshoppdx.com

Banning’s Restaurant and Pie House

This diner is one of those old-school spots with a case full of cakes and pies that rotates tantalizingly. Pumpkin, pecan, apple, and Dutch apple are solid picks for the holidays, as is the pumpkin cheesecake. 11477 SW Pacific Hwy, Tigard, banningsrestaurant.com

Bipartisan Cafe

This Montavilla coffee shop serves handmade pies year round, from fruit pies to cream pies to fall essentials like apple, pecan, and pumpkin. 7901 SE Stark, bipartisancafe.com

Caffe Destino 

This Northeast Fremont coffee shop quietly serves some of the best key lime pie in town, if you’d like to turn your Thanksgiving a little tropical—but you can also find classics like pumpkin and pecan. 1339 NE Fremont, caffedestinopdx.com

Lauretta Jean’s

While Lauretta Jean’s is Portland’s best-known pie shop, pre-orders fill up early, so jump on it soon if you’d like one—or test your luck from November 24-26 for a chance at getting a first-come, first-served whole pie. 3402 SE Division, laurettajeans.com

Montelupo 

A spread of desserts from Montelupo. Photo courtesy of Montelupo

Don’t sleep on Montelupo’s desserts—the tiramisu is some of the best in town. Along with the Italian classic, holiday revelers can also pre-order a whole dirty chai olive oil cake, lemon pistachio cake, apple pie, and pecan cream cheese pie, plus an Italian holiday cookie trio and more. 344 NE 28th, montelupo.co

Orange and Blossom

Thanksgiving offerings at this celebrated plant-based bakery will include apple pie made from Kiyokawa’s honey crisp & mountain rose apples, pumpkin miso pie, and chocolate hazelnut pie; besides desserts, you can also order savory pot pies, cranberry sauce, and Hawaiian rolls. For Christmas, they’ll be baking up cookie tins, cakes, tarts, and take-and-bake cardamom orange blossom star bread. 1612 NE Killingsworth, orangeblossomco.com

Papa Haydn

Papa Haydn’s bûche de Noël.

Offerings include the likes of a cranberry walnut tart, maple pecan cheesecake, banoffee mousse cake, cookie boxes, and the quintessential log-shaped Christmas cake, bûche de Noël. 701 NW 23rd and 5829 SE Milwaukie, papahaydn.com

Pie Spot

While Pie Spot is best known for its mini pies—ideal for a group of people who cannot agree on their favorite pie—they also bake full-size pies for the holidays, available in gluten-free and vegan options. You can also get goodies like pie crust cinnamon rolls and cookies. 521 NE 24th, pie-spot.com

Katherine Chew Hamilton is the Mercury's managing editor and food editor. She's the mother of one cat and the owner of six bikes. Send hot restaurant tips to khamilton@portlandmercury.com.