Petsi Pies

Good coffee, nice ambiance, good vibe — great place to hang out

Nice super casual place, with a weathered look that is very homey and comfortable, a dying breed as the high end coffee places take over. Petsi has good pies and pastries, and a comfortable vibe that keeps people glued to the seats for hours. The only drawback is they have more customers than seats, and some of the tables are quite small so not really that practical to share with a stranger, even if there is a chair on either side and both people are willing.

Comfortable café located between Harvard and Central Squares. They have an impressive array of muffins, scones, and cookies as well as bagels and breakfast sandwiches, but this place is clearly about the pies. We were here two days after Thanksgiving and could still see the order forms and selections but there was no more pie to be found other than a lone Mississippi Mud pie in the case.
We sat by the window on a rainy day enjoying the neighborly comfort of the place along with lattes, breakfast sandwiches and an outstanding banana chocolate muffin. Ahhhhh.

Any store that puts a board with a perfectly drawn squirtle is a must go.
Once you enter, you won’t regret. Their selection of pies and all the baked goods will make you confused beyond heck. One visit is definitely not enough because you are going to have to come back over and over to eat them all!
I suggest you start with the pecan bourbon pie. Any pie with alcohol is a win!
When you are about to exercise lots, get their Mississippi mud pie, and chug it with a dark coffee just in case you pass out from the chelate and sugar while working out.
When you have gone through all the pies, start sampling their scones. I have gone through 20 some bakeries and eaten some 30+ different scones. Their scones are by far the best. Add tea/​coffee and your day is golden.

This a is a gem of a pastry/​coffee/​pie shop. My parent’s live across the street and their iced coffees are so delicious and we lot getting their veggie, goat cheese pies, too to go with another meal.
If you bring your Cambridge Biking Sticker and Helmet you get a free small hot coffee too, although does not apply to iced coffee sadly which is why this place loses a star. The older woman who works on Sat. morning is so sweet. I love love it here and for sure recommend it!
Will be back!

A very nice spot just off the beaten path.
Unfortunately I didn’t try their famous pies, but I did get parking close by in the midst of this insane winter so I consider that a major pro for them.
The chai I had was homemade, but not as delicious as I thought — the latte I had a few hours later was great though.
Wifi password is 31Putnam, but it is very, very slow wifi. It was nice that it wasn’t limited to a certain amount of time like many Starbucks in the area now.
All in all a great place to get a lot of work done (assuming you don’t need the internet to do your work) and let’s be honest, a lot of the time it’s a want not a need.
The staff was friendly and one guy gave us free cookies when we left at 6.

After seeing all the amazing reviews for Petsi Pies, I had really high expectations going in. I opted to check out the Cambridge location since it was on my way up to Waltham, but this store was smaller than I thought it would be, and a bit difficult to find since they are basically in a neighborhood area as a sole shop. When I arrived around 1pm on a Wednesday, their pie selection was pretty minimal, with only 4 – 5 choices available. The slices were already pre-​packaged, so you just grab the boxes you want. They had some other baked goods to choose from, but nothing looked that appealing. I opted to try:
–Slice of Apple Crumb ($ 4.00,
): Just ok– apple isn’t my favorite, but it sounded better than the other options they had at the time. The crumb topping had good flavor, but I wasn’t wowed by the crust or the apple filling. I wouldn’t get this pie again.
–Slice of Sweet Potato ($ 4.00,
): Just ok– there was too much nutmeg/​cinnamon flavor for my liking, and kept the filling on the chunky side, whereas I prefer a smooth filling. I wouldn’t get this pie again.
–Hot Soy Latte ($ 3.75): Yum– the latte from here was really good, and I would definitely return for more coffee.
Although I wasn’t a fan of the pies I tried, I will definitely have to come back since there are a few other flavors they didn’t have available on my trip. I think I’ll have to check out their Somerville location next time to compare, since the staff at this location weren’t that friendly or helpful. Parking here is also incredibly difficult to find– I actually double parked my car quickly and ran in while keeping an eye on it since I didn’t see any parking spots within a couple of blocks.

There’s a lot of hype about Petsi Pies but I have to say that it wasn’t quite as exciting as I expected when I went. They have a massive list of pies from which you can choose. Perhaps pecan pie was not the optimal choice, though I did go with that. I thought the pie was a bit too sweet though the crust was really well done and the pecans were definitely quite fresh.
I was a bit disappointed by the presentation of the pie though. We’d asked for it to be heated up and then it was served in a pile of sorts, as it hadn’t kept its integrity very well when heated up. I was also surprised to see that it wasn’t served with any cream…
That being said, I do look forward to going back and trying other flavors of pie. I’m also a big fan of their store front. It’s very simple and no frills and can look a bit rundown at first sight but it’s actually really comfortable and cozy inside.