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From piping-hot roast chicken pot pies to peppery steak encased in a golden, buttery shortcrust, here’s our pick of seven great spots serving glorious pies across the country.

Bread Ahead (Morningside, Durban)

This one-stop bakery shop has been a Durban favourite for decades. The bakery offers a wide variety of pies containing twice as much filling as you’d find elsewhere, which are perfect for eating on the run. Enjoy old favourites like steak and kidney, chicken and mushroom, spinach and cheese, and Durban chicken curry. The golden Cornish pasties and sausage rolls are also popular. If you’re looking for something different, try the puff-pastry parcels filled with cheese and onion, beef and onion, and creamy chicken and roasted veggies. Pro tip: You can also buy frozen and unbaked pies to enjoy at home.

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Home of The Chicken Pie at Maggies Farm (Lanseria)

This spot is known as the ‘home of the chicken pie’ for good reason. From the farm shop emerge fresh, hot and home-made pies made with farm-fresh ingredients. They stuff as much filling as possible into the traditional golden crust with fillings like chicken, and steak and kidney, mince, and spinach and feta. Relax in the sun and enjoy it with a choice of tasty accompaniments.

 

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Houw Hoek Farm Stall (Grabouw)

This popular road-trip pit stop on the way into the Overberg offers local pie classics like curried steak, pepper steak, plain steak, chicken, chicken and mushroom, ham and cheese, spinach and feta, and even a bobotie pie. Pro tip: You can also spot Houw Hoek pies at selected Spars around the Cape.

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Jason Bakery (Cape Town, City Bowl)

Known as ‘kickass pies’, the filled golden pastry bombs at this hip Bree Street bakery change daily. The miniature pies have fillings like creamy mac ’n cheese (usually available on a Monday), bacon chowder, herby roasted chicken with artichokes and feta, braised beef and shallots, beef lasagne, harissa chicken, and cashew-and-butternut curry. Order your pie with a side salad or grab it to go.

 

#kickasspie ~ Harissa roasted free range chicken & root veg. #jasonbakerybree

 

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Nanaga Farm Stall (Cloverleaf Interchange)

This popular pit stop near Grahamstown is known for its pies. You can look forward to golden short-crust pastry cases filled with the likes of lamb and mint, steak, pepper steak, chicken, venison, spinach and feta, cheese and bacon, lamb curry and wild boar, and they do sausage rolls, too.

No trip home is complete without a Nanaga pie #legendpies #nanaga #bestpieever #needtogoondiet #peppersteak

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Ou Meul Bakkery (Riviersonderend)

Made with the famous recipe that results in a short yet flaky casing, these pies have become a favourite for visitors around the Cape. Fillings include pepper steak, steak and kidney, coriander chicken, mutton, springbok, ham and cheese, spinach and feta, and bobotie, and the beef sausage roll is also a hit. Order a side to accompany your pie, such as roasted vegetables, salad or golden chips.

 

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Peregrine Farm Stall (Elgin)

This gem has become well known for serving generous home-made pies with robust fillings of springbok, chicken, chicken and mushroom, plain steak, pepper steak, steak and kidney, bacon and cheese, curried mince, and spinach and feta. Made on site, all are rich and packed with filling, and can be topped with gravy for an extra fee. The pies also come with chips or a side salad.

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Not near any of these restaurants? Woolies’ ready-made family-sized pies in chicken, peppersteak and chicken-and-mushroom varieties are ready in a matter of minutes. And currently on promotion as part of Woolies’ Eat-in for 4 for under R150 deal!