Levain Bakery
Bakery$$$$
Upper West Side, New York
The chocolate desserts at Levain Bakery is a can't miss
"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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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.
Kimmie OhhSeptember 29, 2019The lines are long but move pretty quick. Order their famous chocolate chip walnut cookies! You will not be disappointed!
Steven RogersJanuary 20, 2016Quite possibly the best cookie I have ever eaten. I would eat here every day if I lived in NYC
Taher AlmuslemaniSeptember 28, 2015They have those huge monster burger cookies but they taste amazing!!
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
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!
Genesis GarciaJune 28, 2017Absolutely delicious. Wish the chocolate chip didn't have walnuts. The dark chocolate peanut butter though is PERFECT.
Victoria WoosterDecember 11, 2016The chocolate cookies with peanut butter are the best cookies of my life. You cannot eat an entire one, it's too much
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!
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
Rowan QuirkApril 29, 2017The chocolate rolls are vegan and so are the whole wheat, walnut raisin rolls. The raisin ones are absolutely to die for!
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.
Emy KuritaFebruary 5, 2017Dark chocolate chip is sooooooo god ❤️ really , but I thought that the chocholate chocolate chip looks better hahahaha
Michael CApril 9, 2017Definitely go here and try one of everything. And the folks behind the counter are amazing and kind.
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!
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, 2015Cookies, 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, 2017Cookies are delicious! Too big for me but amazing. Served just baked with remaining cookie dough in the middle!
Jasper MeursJune 30, 2017Absolutely love their chocolate chip cookies! 😍 By far the best cookie I've ever had!
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
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.
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.
Ioannis IliadisJanuary 3, 2018Best cookie ever ! Or the place that thousands of cookie monsters are born ...
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
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.
A ZDecember 26, 2017The walnut chocolate chip cookies are to die for! Chocolate peanut butter is also delicious and even more amazingly keep well.
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.
Raquel VasconcelosAugust 29, 2014Best cookie I ever had in my entire life! Dark chocolate chip and chocolate chip walnuts taste like heaven!!!
- Kay TeoMarch 22, 2015The baguette with jam and butter.. So simple but addictingly delicious and a bang for your buck. 2.50 for a considerably sized baguette.
YNNovember 26, 2016Amazingly heavy, sweet and fatty cookie. You should stop feeling guilty. It's worth gaining your weight.
- 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!
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!
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.
Hadeel AJuly 14, 2019Head to the other store 2 blocks away. Way much shorter queue and more spacious. You are welcome!
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.
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.
The best cookie ever ! My favorite is chocolate chip&walnut 😍 "Your little piece of cookie heaven"
- Stephen PerleDecember 20, 2017The best cookies I’ve ever had at a bakery. As good as Cooks Illustrated’s crunchy outside chewy inside
Tom BurnsAugust 19, 2015Best cookie I've ever had. They seem to keep making fresh batches, which is even better!
Elizabeth LeeOctober 21, 2016Get all their cookies piping hot - chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin and double chocolate with peanut butter. The calories are worth it.
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.- if you love peanut butter, get the chocolate peanut butter cookie. it is everything you could want
Sabrina WangDecember 21, 2014the bakery has awesome warmed cookie. tried dark chocolate cookies and chocolate chips cookie. so good
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
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.
Duncan HowsleyApril 12, 2016Let's be completely clear. Levain makes the best cookies I have ever eaten. Chocolate chip and walnut cookies are melty perfection.
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!
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