Betty's Pies
Pie, diner, sandwiches · 1633 Highway 61, Two Harbors, MN 55616
About Betty's Pies
Betty's Pies at 1633 Highway 61 began in 1957 when Betty's father built a fish shack on the North Shore highway. Betty added pies to the menu in 1958 and converted the stand into a cafe, and nearly seventy years later it is one of the few restaurants in Minnesota that people plan a drive around.
The pie is the reason to stop, and the line out the door in July is a fixed feature of a Minnesota summer. The diner menu behind it is solid and unfussy.
For Two Harbors residents it is less a restaurant than a landmark that happens to serve food, and a reliable answer to the question of where to take visiting relatives.
Good to know: pies, diner menu, fish, sandwiches, North Shore landmark, seasonal crowds.
Neighborhoods it serves
The North Shore's working town: ore docks, a lighthouse, and a real grocery store.
Knife River212 people, a working harbor, and the smokehouse that has been curing fish here since 1908.
North Shore (Duluth)Duluth's last two miles: lakefront on one side of the road, woods on the other.
Silver BayA whole town built at once in 1954, with the best cliffs on the North Shore behind it.
Where these facts come from
- Betty's Pies, Two Harbors accessed 2026-08-13
Last reviewed 2026-08-13 by Guide editorial.