Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, November 26 this year. If you’re planning to order a pie from a Fairfield County bakery, the time to call is now, not the Monday before. Most local bakeries stop taking Thanksgiving orders several days ahead of the holiday, and the most popular flavors fill up well before then.

These are the bakeries, farm markets and specialty shops our team orders from ourselves. They’re grouped by area so you can find one on your side of the county.

Greenwich, Stamford, Darien & New Canaan

Norwalk, Westport, Wilton & Ridgefield

Fairfield, Easton, Shelton & Milford

How to get the pie you actually want

Call or order online this week. Bakeries plan their Thanksgiving baking around the orders they already have, and once they hit capacity they close the list. Classic apple and pumpkin usually go first.

Ask about pickup windows when you order. The Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving are the busiest days of the year for most of these shops. A Tuesday afternoon pickup is often calmer than a Wednesday morning one, and most fruit pies hold up well for a day on the counter.

A farm market pie can be its own outing. Silverman’s Farm in Easton and Oronoque Farms in Shelton both make a pie pickup feel like a fall afternoon, and Silverman’s cider donuts are hard to leave without.

If you’re hosting a crowd, order one more pie than you think you need. Leftover pie on Friday morning has never been a problem in anyone’s house.

Every spot on this list is local and independently owned, and most have been part of their town’s Thanksgiving for years. Have a favorite we didn’t include? Tell us. This list gets a little longer every November.