Penza's Pies at the Red Barn Cafe

New Jersey


This rather grandmotherly place sells more than 20 pies and quiches ($20 to $28) and an assortment of local produce, and serves a breakfast menu focused on variations on the egg family. Folks come from Atlantic City and beyond to bring whole pies back home. Cash only.

The road sign just says 'Red Barn.'


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