Levain Bakery
Bakery$$$$
Upper West Side, New York
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"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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Village VoiceAugust 24, 2010Levain's walnut-chocolate chip cookie weigh in at almost a quarter-pound thanks to hefty cargo of whole walnuts, butter, and chocolate, considered by many to be the form's Platonic ideal
Maina KhojaJuly 18, 2016Cookies worth the very long queue! + a minimum of 30 minutes wait if you want to order a half a dozen or more.
Amy CoatesFebruary 7, 2016One cookie is kinda like eating half a batch of warm cookie dough. Always freshly baked, dense and gooey.
Natasia SunApril 17, 2014Don't be discouraged by the long line. It moves fairly quickly! Be prepared to grab n go as there aren't many seats in the tiny store.
Tainah M.March 8, 2014Best cookies I've ever had! Gooey, slightly underdone, and enormous! One cookie is like a whole meal :)
Kelsey✨September 23, 2016The dark chocolate peanut butter chip cookie is SO GOOD. Full glass of milk required
Joe RizkJune 28, 2015More biscuit than cookie. Grab a cappuccino from Piccolo around the corner to have while you wait in line.
Skye SpearApril 21, 2013If you come here and don't get the walnut chocolate chip cookie, you're doing it wrong. Maybe the best cookie I've ever had.
LaurenceMarch 23, 2017Cookies are delicious! Too big for me but amazing. Served just baked with remaining cookie dough in the middle!
SaeedOctober 10, 2017sooooo tasty and buttery chocolate chip cookie 🍪 🍪🍪 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 but the store is a little hard to find
Abdula NewmanMay 1, 2018It was awesome. I enjoyed the cookies. They were loaded with nuts and chocolate!
First We FeastAugust 3, 2014If you're looking to load up on carbs, stock up on moist sour-cream coffee cake, raisin sticky buns, and crusty baguettes. Read more
Chocolate walnut cookies!!! And the double Choco ones too. Oh and the oatmeal ones. Basically everything.- J PSeptember 2, 2016Taylor Swift orders the Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie and the Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie.
Gaga NgSeptember 12, 2016Came here around 5:20 on a Friday after work, and there wasn't a line! Blessed by the cookie gods 🙏🏼
Meredith BlechmanFebruary 23, 2015The best chocolate chip cookie you will ever eat, although all of their cookies are divine.
Nikki BeauchampNovember 20, 2014These cookies keep personal trainers and gyms in business. I gladly work out more to indulge in the gooey goodness
Neil DugganAugust 7, 2014The cookies are out of this world. The line can get long, but it's worth the wait...
Soliloquy MarketingSeptember 4, 2013The Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie is a life-changing dessert that you will tell all of your friends about.
HectorOctober 3, 2016Very busy on weekends, this spot has the best chocolate chip cookie in the world.
Pierrepont FinchMay 9, 2011How To Succeed's Paige Faure recommends the chocolate-chip-walnut cookie. It is so huge, always served warm and gooey, and will have you addicted in no time!
Delicious cookies & bread. Must get the chocolate chip walnut cookie & share with a friend -- they're huge! Go early to avoid the lines.
Luke PackAugust 16, 2015The Walnut Chocolate Cookie is as good as advertised. Crispy on outside and gooey on inside.
Melissa RogersJanuary 7, 2014Their chocolate chip cookie is better than the sum of all the cookies you've eaten in your entire life.
- Jaa OrayaJanuary 3, 2014Hands down the BEST cookies in town. My favorite is the dark chocolate peanut butter chip cookie.
- Stephen PerleDecember 20, 2017The best cookies I’ve ever had at a bakery. As good as Cooks Illustrated’s crunchy outside chewy inside
Júlio PaulilloMay 27, 2017I like cookies. I tried the Chocolate Chip and it exceeded my expectations!
Nicole PondeJune 3, 2016The cookies were amazing! The double chocolate cookie was the best, so yummy!
VallyriMarch 3, 2018believe the hype! these cookies are amazing! the raspberry bread ball not so much...- Tom ChaseOctober 15, 2014best chocolate chip cookie in the world. hands down. anyone who says otherwise has no idea what their talking about.
Delfine LaupretreSeptember 28, 2012Amazing banana bread with chocolate chunk ! Verry nice service. Great before having a morning walk in Central Park- J JohnSeptember 13, 2022These aren’t cookies, they’re giant brownies. Still, very decadent & delicious.
- Aly OradyDecember 28, 2014Chocolate chip is my goto, and this one is exceptional. Wouldn't leave NYC without having one.
Jesse ThomasOctober 13, 2013Best cookie ever. The texture of the soft inside is like bread pudding..
Giorgis PapanastasatosApril 22, 2015I haven't tried everything yet, but the cookies and the scone are made to be extremely tasteful!!- Aly OradyDecember 28, 2014The double chocolate chip is exceptional - I normally don't go for this flavor, but at Levain this cookie basically tastes like brownie batter. So good.
Daria JaneDecember 31, 2014Amazing cookies! Excellent with milk. Each cookie is like a meal in itself.
nova naomiFebruary 9, 2017The cookies is pretty good but i hate the guy that work here wearing glasses he's so rude and no have patient at all for new customer like me. So definitely i will not comeback again
- v kMarch 23, 2015Chocolate chip walnut cookie is delectable as well as the cinnamon or chocolate brioche. Please get the mocha.
Theresa K.October 5, 2013Wait in the line and pay the $4 for the chocolate chip walnut cookie/scone. It is WELL worth it!
Stephanie WangDecember 26, 2013Dark chocolate chip cookie the size of your fist, very soft in the middle. Worth every bite.
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