Levain Bakery
Bakery$$$$
Upper West Side, New York
Has a stamp of approval from Food Network and Village Voice
"The chocolate chip walnut cookie surpassed all my hopes and dreams."(46 Tips)
"My favorite cookies in nyc! Seriously delicious and voluptuous!!;)"(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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ShahSeptember 11, 2014The Valrhona Roll is one of the best things I've ever eaten in my life. Get there early (8am) before they sell out. And eat while the chocolate is still gooey.
Genesis GarciaJune 28, 2017Absolutely delicious. Wish the chocolate chip didn't have walnuts. The dark chocolate peanut butter though is PERFECT.
First We FeastAugust 3, 2014There's no surer thing in New York City than the fact that if you bring Levain cookies to any gathering—a birthday, a dinner party, whatever—everyone will completely lose their minds. Read more
George de BrigardAugust 9, 2014All 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!
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. :)
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, 2013the 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!
DailyCandyFebruary 4, 2013You 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.
James FitzgeraldMarch 28, 2016The 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.
Stina P.March 19, 2016cookies are gooey on inside, soft and firm on the outside, a round mound of goodness that should be illegal. $4 a cookie and worth every penny - chocolate walnut or double dark chocolate
Charles Philip GranereSeptember 29, 2015Service 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.
Kay TeoOctober 4, 2017I 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.
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
Emy KuritaFebruary 5, 2017Dark chocolate chip is sooooooo god ❤️ really , but I thought that the chocholate chocolate chip looks better hahahaha
Suraj SavaliaOctober 6, 2016HOLY 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!
Idan DeutschAugust 17, 2014I 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.
A ZDecember 26, 2017The walnut chocolate chip cookies are to die for! Chocolate peanut butter is also delicious and even more amazingly keep well.
Kenny KhuuAugust 6, 2018Thick chunky cookie full of chocolate chips and walnuts. Was dense and more like a muffin-cookie hybrid which I wasn’t a fan of. I’ve enjoyed other traditional cookies more. 3/5
Kimmie OhhSeptember 29, 2019The lines are long but move pretty quick. Order their famous chocolate chip walnut cookies! You will not be disappointed!
Linda ChowFebruary 22, 2015Bought 6 chocolate chip walnut cookies here for myself and 5 other people (should've kept it all for myself) and all thought they were some of the BEST cookies ever. Definitely coming back!- if you love peanut butter, get the chocolate peanut butter cookie. it is everything you could want
Elizabeth LeeOctober 21, 2016Get all their cookies piping hot - chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin and double chocolate with peanut butter. The calories are worth it.
Raquel VasconcelosAugust 29, 2014Best cookie I ever had in my entire life! Dark chocolate chip and chocolate chip walnuts taste like heaven!!!
Juston PayneMarch 10, 2012Oh, you're on a date and are planning to split a walnut chocolate chip cookie? That's really sweet, but here's a tip: if you want to become lovebirds and not snarling dogs, just get your own cookies.
Hong Kyu ParkNovember 17, 2014Banana cake and the scones are nice and moist, great with coffee. Should have named the place not Levain, but Devine
Sabrina WangDecember 21, 2014the bakery has awesome warmed cookie. tried dark chocolate cookies and chocolate chips cookie. so good
Village VoiceAugust 8, 2012Chewy, monstrous and packed with semi-sweet chips and walnuts, the chocolate chip cookie will be your new favorite. #2 on Tejal Rao's 10 Best Pastro Shops in New York
Elizaveta T.September 19, 2015It. Is. Incredible. I'm seriously in love. Needn't I say more? Seriously. Trouble. (Try raisin, walnut, double choc cookies......) #bestcookieplace #intheworld
Twinkle DenoyoSeptember 1, 2017Best cookies ever!!! Seriously all the cookies are amazing. I took a box of them to mexico and continued eating them for an entire week!
Food NetworkAugust 10, 2011Rocco 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
Ioannis IliadisJanuary 3, 2018Best cookie ever ! Or the place that thousands of cookie monsters are born ...
Gustavo FerreiraSeptember 13, 2016The 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!
Mike FriedlichJune 24, 2016The dark chocolate chip cookies are definitely the best cookies ever, and they are my favorite food of everything that I have ever have had.
AndrewSeptember 14, 2013The oatmeal raisin cookies when warmed are to die for. The staff take some convincing, but have them warm up your treat til the center is nice and gooey.
New York HabitatNovember 22, 2011The 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.
Germán FrassaOctober 29, 2016Killer concept: microscopic store sells macroscopic cookies. Best in class. Long lines, little space, best to buy and walk away!
David BeckApril 3, 2016Best cookies -ever- in New York. The walnutt roll is a must as well and the hot chocolate is made with Valrhona <3
Penn AppetitMay 22, 2012Amazing, huge, doughy cookies. Don't leave New York before trying a chocolate chip, or a chocolate chocolate. And bring friends, as they're practically each enough for a meal.
MikaJanuary 17, 2017These are delicious! I barely got through an entire cookie. Each one is packed and almost scone-like. Be prepared to wait in line.
Shirley LiuDecember 8, 2014Delicious! Def get the chocolate chip cookie-- it's like a mix btwn a cookie and scone. Also worth trying the caramelized onion flatbread.
Hadeel AJuly 14, 2019Head to the other store 2 blocks away. Way much shorter queue and more spacious. You are welcome!
Lori ShermanJuly 15, 2017You cannot come to the upper west side and not go here! The cookies are amazing! Also, have great bread & small sandwiches!
StudentApril 21, 2019Best bakery in New York, a line is all the time,oatmeal cookies with raisins are excellent,service is not good,3 locations
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.- Drew MinnearNovember 2, 2015Their 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!
Felicia MSeptember 3, 2013Absolutely enormous cookies. Buttery and delicious. Share with a friend so as to not spoil your dinner. Big fan of their walnut chocolate cookie.- Jorge EckardtAugust 18, 20134 words - Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter. Even though each cookie is $4 - they are actually the size of 3 cookies. Go ahead and share one with a friend.
NajlaMay 29, 2019Cookies are crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Really amazing. Loved the dark chocolate chip.
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