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Levain Bakery

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Upper West Side, New York

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Levain Bakery

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Ranked #1 for desserts in New York
This bakery is famous for their dark chocolate. It's one of the most popular in the city!
"Chocolate chip walnut cookie is insanely good, the star of the show."(46 Tips)
"Best cookies in NYC, always warm fresh from the oven!"(24 Tips)
"My favorite is the dark chocolate peanut butter chip cookie."(25 Tips)
"if you love peanut butter, get the chocolate peanut butter cookie."(19 Tips)

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JR -January 8, 2015
Get the dark chocolate peanut butter chip cookie. Savor half but bring the other half home. Stick it in the oven (I did 10min at 300 deg F). Toasty on the outside, gooey in the middle. A revelation.
Food NetworkAugust 10, 2011
Rocco DiSpirito craves the Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies and other baked goods at Levain Bakery in New York, NY, on Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate. Find more tips at FN Local. Read more
Steven RogersJanuary 20, 2016
Quite possibly the best cookie I have ever eaten. I would eat here every day if I lived in NYC
Gustavo FerreiraSeptember 13, 2016
The walnut cookie eaten warm right out of the oven is completely different when you eat it hours later. So I recommend people enjoy both experiences!
Taher AlmuslemaniSeptember 28, 2015
They have those huge monster burger cookies but they taste amazing!!
Ina LiOctober 3, 2016
Been here 5+ times
Flavorful, buttery, loaded with chocolate chips. Not overly sweet. Prepare for food coma after finishing a whole one. Come before 9 when there's no line
Genesis GarciaJune 28, 2017
Absolutely delicious. Wish the chocolate chip didn't have walnuts. The dark chocolate peanut butter though is PERFECT.
Victoria WoosterDecember 11, 2016
The chocolate cookies with peanut butter are the best cookies of my life. You cannot eat an entire one, it's too much
Rowan QuirkApril 29, 2017
The chocolate rolls are vegan and so are the whole wheat, walnut raisin rolls. The raisin ones are absolutely to die for!
George de BrigardAugust 9, 2014
All of the cookies are great! And you can have them at every meal—every time we bring them as a house present, people end up eating them for breakfast!
Charles Philip GranereSeptember 29, 2015
Service is great. Staff are friendly and helpful and meals are served in what seems like 2 minutes flat! My only gripe is that the new menu is hard to understand.
Emy KuritaFebruary 5, 2017
Dark chocolate chip is sooooooo god ❤️ really , but I thought that the chocholate chocolate chip looks better hahahaha
Michael CApril 9, 2017
Definitely go here and try one of everything. And the folks behind the counter are amazing and kind.
Jacqueline SheaOctober 15, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Best cookies in the city. Enough said. If I could eat for bfast lunch and dinner I wouldn't hesitate to do so
Erica EllisJuly 31, 2013
the store front is slightly hard to see, but you'll know it once you see it! I got the Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie, it was so good, easily shareable. Just needed milk!
Molly DayApril 7, 2013
Been here 25+ times
Everyone is lured in by the chocolate chip cookies (which are heavenly), but it's the raisin scones that I absolutely adore! And if your pup is with you, ask for a treat. :)
HeatherJuly 25, 2015
Cookies, cookies, cookies. You cannot go wrong with any of them, but the chocolate chip walnut is my fav, with a slightly undercooked inside. Best cookie in the city!
LaurenceMarch 23, 2017
Cookies are delicious! Too big for me but amazing. Served just baked with remaining cookie dough in the middle!
Jasper MeursJune 30, 2017
Absolutely love their chocolate chip cookies! 😍 By far the best cookie I've ever had!
Kay TeoOctober 4, 2017
I hate cookies but the walnut chocolate chip is honestly good. The other breads are subpar. Avoid the flatbreads. Just come for the cookies. Valrhona chocolate roll is pretty good too.
Elizaveta T.September 19, 2015
It. Is. Incredible. I'm seriously in love. Needn't I say more? Seriously. Trouble. (Try raisin, walnut, double choc cookies......) #bestcookieplace #intheworld
Ioannis IliadisJanuary 3, 2018
Best cookie ever ! Or the place that thousands of cookie monsters are born ...
Idan DeutschAugust 17, 2014
I may not be a cookie connoisseur but these are hands down the best cookies I've ever had. The double chocolate peanut butter will change your life.
David BeckApril 3, 2016
Best cookies -ever- in New York. The walnutt roll is a must as well and the hot chocolate is made with Valrhona <3
Shirley LiuDecember 8, 2014
Delicious! Def get the chocolate chip cookie-- it's like a mix btwn a cookie and scone. Also worth trying the caramelized onion flatbread.
A ZDecember 26, 2017
The walnut chocolate chip cookies are to die for! Chocolate peanut butter is also delicious and even more amazingly keep well.
YNNovember 26, 2016
Amazingly heavy, sweet and fatty cookie. You should stop feeling guilty. It's worth gaining your weight.
Raquel VasconcelosAugust 29, 2014
Best cookie I ever had in my entire life! Dark chocolate chip and chocolate chip walnuts taste like heaven!!!
Felicia MSeptember 3, 2013
Absolutely enormous cookies. Buttery and delicious. Share with a friend so as to not spoil your dinner. Big fan of their walnut chocolate cookie.
Kay TeoMarch 22, 2015
The baguette with jam and butter.. So simple but addictingly delicious and a bang for your buck. 2.50 for a considerably sized baguette.
Drew MinnearNovember 2, 2015
Their cookies are like cookies scones muffins and cake all at once! Try to get it when it's still warm and gooey in the center!
Suraj SavaliaOctober 6, 2016
HOLY CRAP quite possibly the best chocolate chip cookies I've ever had. More of a meal than a snack. Melts in your hand so eat it quickly!
Hadeel AJuly 14, 2019
Head to the other store 2 blocks away. Way much shorter queue and more spacious. You are welcome!
Mike FriedlichJune 24, 2016
The dark chocolate chip cookies are definitely the best cookies ever, and they are my favorite food of everything that I have ever have had.
Stephen PerleDecember 20, 2017
The best cookies I’ve ever had at a bakery. As good as Cooks Illustrated’s crunchy outside chewy inside
New York HabitatNovember 22, 2011
The most delicious cookies you can find in the city. They're huge, thick, chewy, and well worth the $4 price tag. Definitely try the chocolate chip walnut cookie.
Elizabeth LeeOctober 21, 2016
Get all their cookies piping hot - chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin and double chocolate with peanut butter. The calories are worth it.
Dilek KazakJune 26, 2015
Been here 10+ times
The best cookie ever ! My favorite is chocolate chip&walnut 😍 "Your little piece of cookie heaven"
StudentApril 21, 2019
Best bakery in New York, a line is all the time,oatmeal cookies with raisins are excellent,service is not good,3 locations
Tom BurnsAugust 19, 2015
Best cookie I've ever had. They seem to keep making fresh batches, which is even better!
DailyCandyFebruary 4, 2013
You just found your meal for the day. Levain’s cookies are the size of baseballs, and they’re some of the best in the city.
Jeff WooMarch 31, 2015
Been here 10+ times
I've been here 15+ times & have tried 9 items. LOVED: 1) Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie 2) Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie. See Top 10 dishes on Foodmento: Read more
Chad HornerJuly 25, 2015
Been here 5+ times
if you love peanut butter, get the chocolate peanut butter cookie. it is everything you could want
Sabrina WangDecember 21, 2014
the bakery has awesome warmed cookie. tried dark chocolate cookies and chocolate chips cookie. so good
Beth BatesApril 4, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Although deservedly famous for the gooiest cookies in NYC, the blueberry muffin is also outstanding: light with a sweet crumbly top and bursting with fresh blueberries.
Hong Kyu ParkNovember 17, 2014
Banana cake and the scones are nice and moist, great with coffee. Should have named the place not Levain, but Devine
James FitzgeraldMarch 28, 2016
The cookies are amazing and well worth the trip. However, expect to queue for at least 30 minutes because the (very friendly) staff are incredibly slow and inefficient.
Twinkle DenoyoSeptember 1, 2017
Best cookies ever!!! Seriously all the cookies are amazing. I took a box of them to mexico and continued eating them for an entire week!
Duncan HowsleyApril 12, 2016
Let's be completely clear. Levain makes the best cookies I have ever eaten. Chocolate chip and walnut cookies are melty perfection.
Germán FrassaOctober 29, 2016
Killer concept: microscopic store sells macroscopic cookies. Best in class. Long lines, little space, best to buy and walk away!

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