Celebrate Pi Day At These Bergen Bakeries
You can calculate the circumference of these pastries, but taking a bite of them is even better.
Allow us to take you back to high school geometry for a moment (it’s just for fun, don’t worry!). How do you solve for the circumference of a circle?
That would be 2πr, and we don’t blame you if you didn’t know it off the top of your head. But you might know the approximate value of Pi off the top of your head—3.14, the same three numbers as today’s date. Happy Pi Day!
Pi Day has been celebrated since 1988, when Larry Shaw, an employee of San Francisco science museum the Exploratorium, organized a day-long celebration of this mathematical concept. Part of that celebration was eating fruit pies, a tradition that has continued to this day.
If you feel like taking part in the celebrations, you’re in luck; Bergen is filled with fantastic bakeries where you can pick up the perfect pie.
(And don’t forget to head over to our 2025 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS and vote for your favorite one—voting closes in about a month!)
Black Magic Bakehouse. A nod in our 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards, this Ridgewood bakery’s bread is the talk of the town, but don’t skip out on their hand pies, with both sweet (banana, caramel and almond cream) and savory (pepperoni, ricotta and more) options.
*9 W. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood
Balthazar Bakery. The menu is always updating here, so the offerings are always both seasonally relevant and fresh. The beautiful tarts and pies are a must-try.
*214 S. Dean St., Englewood, 201.503.9717
Hackensack Pastry Shop. The custom cakes here will turn heads, but make sure you pick up a pie as well—they come in a variety of flavors.
*184 Hudson St., Hackensack, 201.880.4200
Joe’s Craft Pies. It’s right there in the name—this spot does pies like no one else in the county (and, naturally, is quite excited for Pi Day). Drop in for both sweet and savory options.
*257 Westwood Ave., Westwood, 201.497.5138
Lyndhurst Pastry Shop. Pick up apple and other fruit pies here all year long, and keep your eye out for other seasonally rotating options.
*256 Ridge Rd., Lyndhurst, 201.939.3951
Miller’s Bakery. With locations in both Cliffside Park and Tenafly, it’s endlessly convenient to pick up pies and other pastries here.
*716 Anderson Ave., Cliffside Park, 201.943.0400; 5 Washington St, Tenafly, 201.871.4449
How are you celebrating Pi Day? Tell us on Instagram @bergenmagnj, and don’t forget to VOTE in the Readers’ Choice Awards!
