08/02/2026
In 1932, Isham and Alice Johnston opened Johnston’s Coffee Shop on Magnolia Avenue in Daytona Beach. Their family pie story led from there to the “World’s Best Apple Pie.”
By Sarah M. Boye Long before diners enjoyed dessert beneath crystal chandeliers in Winter Park, one of Florida’s most famous apple pies got its start in a family-run coffee shop in Daytona Beach. In 1932, Isham and Alice Johnston opened Johnston’s Coffee Shop on Magnolia Avenue in Daytona Beach....