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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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
Alex HayekMarch 4, 2018Coffee was pretty cheap and good. Choco chip bread was good and big. Need to come back for cookies
AbDecember 27, 2015If the line were shorter, I probably would have thought better of the oatmeal raisin cookie I ate.
Abdula NewmanMay 1, 2018It was awesome. I enjoyed the cookies. They were loaded with nuts and 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
Neil DugganAugust 7, 2014The cookies are out of this world. The line can get long, but it's worth the wait...
Nicole PondeJune 3, 2016The cookies were amazing! The double chocolate cookie was the best, so yummy!
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
Daria JaneDecember 31, 2014Amazing cookies! Excellent with milk. Each cookie is like a meal in itself.- J PSeptember 2, 2016Taylor Swift orders the Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie and the Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie.
- Aly OradyDecember 28, 2014Chocolate chip is my goto, and this one is exceptional. Wouldn't leave NYC without having one.
- 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!
Everything you have heard is true! The cookies are so good. A must stop for any foodie. Bring a friend or plan to share.
- HalalfoodcriticAugust 2, 2015One of the best chocolate chip cookies around. Huge cookies, prob 1000 calories each!
Marcio CantelliMay 18, 2013It's a small place with the best chocolate chip cookie ever! It's huge and fresh from the oven.
All the cookies are great, but that chocolate chip walnut is to die for!!
Delicious cookies & bread. Must get the chocolate chip walnut cookie & share with a friend -- they're huge! Go early to avoid the lines.
Karl HideyoAugust 15, 2014Without hesitation, this is THE 100% ULTIMATE chocolate chip cookie place. Incredible!
Theresa K.October 5, 2013Wait in the line and pay the $4 for the chocolate chip walnut cookie/scone. It is WELL worth it!- 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.
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.
Daniel BenettiFebruary 20, 2016Cookies! Four kinds, get one of each, you'll want to have some for later.
Stephanie WangDecember 26, 2013Dark chocolate chip cookie the size of your fist, very soft in the middle. Worth every bite.
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!
Monita GrazzianiJune 25, 2016Amazing service and all cookies are spectacular !! You never disappoint.- Saima SirajApril 13, 2016The best bread kitchen of the world.His cookies is make to so divine... http://goo.gl/pVvaDc
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.
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
VallyriMarch 3, 2018believe the hype! these cookies are amazing! the raspberry bread ball not so much...- Michael Fox-RabinovitzNovember 27, 2014Phenomenal cookies... Period :) give it a shot you will like it
Francis UdlerSeptember 3, 2014Decadent! Chocolate chip almond so goood. I would share as its bug and rich.
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