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Bakery$$$$
Upper West Side, New York
This bakery is famous for their chocolate chip cookies. It's one of the most popular in the city!
"Chocolate chip walnut cookie is insanely good, the star of the show."(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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AbDecember 27, 2015If the line were shorter, I probably would have thought better of the oatmeal raisin cookie I ate.
The Corcoran GroupApril 27, 2010If you like underdone gooey cookies this is the place! The cookies are the size of a hamburger. Try the double chocolate.
Nikki BeauchampNovember 20, 2014These cookies keep personal trainers and gyms in business. I gladly work out more to indulge in the gooey goodness
Giorgis PapanastasatosApril 22, 2015I haven't tried everything yet, but the cookies and the scone are made to be extremely tasteful!!
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
Nicole PondeJune 3, 2016The cookies were amazing! The double chocolate cookie was the best, so yummy!
Neil DugganAugust 7, 2014The cookies are out of this world. The line can get long, but it's worth the wait...
TripAdvisorJanuary 24, 2012“The only thing I ever order here - the double-chocolate cookie and a cup of milk. It is BY FAR the very best cookie/dessert I have ever...” – TripAdvisor user on Jan 3, 2012. Read more reviews at Read more
- J PSeptember 2, 2016Taylor Swift orders the Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie and the Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie.
Daria JaneDecember 31, 2014Amazing cookies! Excellent with milk. Each cookie is like a meal in itself.
Aly OradyDecember 28, 2014Chocolate chip is my goto, and this one is exceptional. Wouldn't leave NYC without having one.
Lori K. http://www.lkpheartsfood.netJuly 11, 2012Try the Chocolate Chip And Walnut Cookie - You are not ready for the deliciousness! http://www.lkpheartsfood.net/2012/07/levain-cookie-nirvana.html?m=1
- J JohnSeptember 13, 2022These aren’t cookies, they’re giant brownies. Still, very decadent & delicious.
Júlio PaulilloMay 27, 2017I like cookies. I tried the Chocolate Chip and it exceeded my expectations!
- HalalfoodcriticAugust 2, 2015One of the best chocolate chip cookies around. Huge cookies, prob 1000 calories each!
All the cookies are great, but that chocolate chip walnut is to die for!!
- 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.
Everything you have heard is true! The cookies are so good. A must stop for any foodie. Bring a friend or plan to share.
Karl HideyoAugust 15, 2014Without hesitation, this is THE 100% ULTIMATE chocolate chip cookie place. Incredible!
Marcio CantelliMay 18, 2013It's a small place with the best chocolate chip cookie ever! It's huge and fresh from the oven.
Delicious cookies & bread. Must get the chocolate chip walnut cookie & share with a friend -- they're huge! Go early to avoid the lines.
Theresa K.October 5, 2013Wait in the line and pay the $4 for the chocolate chip walnut cookie/scone. It is WELL worth it!
Daniel BenettiFebruary 20, 2016Cookies! Four kinds, get one of each, you'll want to have some for later.
Lori LuoAugust 10, 2014You'll come to Levain for the cookies, but don't skip out on some of their other offerings, like the Sour Cream Coffee Cake.
Stephanie WangDecember 26, 2013Dark chocolate chip cookie the size of your fist, very soft in the middle. Worth every bite.- Saima SirajApril 13, 2016The best bread kitchen of the world.His cookies is make to so divine... http://goo.gl/pVvaDc
Monita GrazzianiJune 25, 2016Amazing service and all cookies are spectacular !! You never disappoint.
Emily KaneDecember 20, 2015Believe what you've heard. Worth every bit of hype. You're gonna want to get a milk.
Soliloquy MarketingSeptember 4, 2013The Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie is a life-changing dessert that you will tell all of your friends about.
VallyriMarch 3, 2018believe the hype! these cookies are amazing! the raspberry bread ball not so much...
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!
Try the Chocolate Chip And Walnut Cookie - I can't not get this if I'm ever anywhere in or remotely near the Upper West Side- Michael Fox-RabinovitzNovember 27, 2014Phenomenal cookies... Period :) give it a shot you will like it
- K. M.May 27, 2015I could marry these cookies. (Prepare to stay in line and to have chocolate all over the place.)
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