Levain Bakery
Bakery$$$$
Upper West Side, New York
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"The chocolate chip walnut cookie is out of this world."(46 Tips)
"Best cookies in NYC, always warm fresh from the oven!"(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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Lindsey KimJanuary 5, 2015Chocolate chip walnut is the best. Still, you should always order one of each.
DFebruary 6, 2016Never was a fan of dark chocolate but this dark chocolate with peanut butter cookie was delishhhhh $4
Pat WestonMay 1, 2019Take your pick from cookies, muffins, scones, rolls & sandwiches everything is great!!!
Hadley HolmesJune 7, 2016You can order ahead (they prefer the night before if you're doing a morning pick up) and pay over the phone to avoid waiting in line!
Kristine MichelleApril 5, 2019their chocolate chip walnut and dark chocolate peanut butter cookies are my favorites ❤
Tainah M.March 8, 2014Best cookies I've ever had! Gooey, slightly underdone, and enormous! One cookie is like a whole meal :)
Kelsey LJanuary 28, 2019The chocolate peanut butter cookies are hands down the best. They're so rich and best savored in 2 sittings 🥜🍪❤️
Patrick KanaleySeptember 24, 2015Huge cookies. Dense, soft, and delicious. Definitely among the best in NYC.
HashtagNYUAugust 17, 2016Expect lines but also expect heavenly goodness. http://hashtagnyu.tumblr.com/post/141255765865/how-to-impress-visitors-at-nyu-central-park
Susan LaiMay 29, 2019Walnut chocolate chip cookie & oatmeal raisin cookies are amazingly different. More cakey than gooey.
Amy CoatesFebruary 7, 2016One cookie is kinda like eating half a batch of warm cookie dough. Always freshly baked, dense and gooey.
Aniruddh ChaturvediMarch 17, 2016These totally live up to their hype. Get the chocolate chip walnut!
Jon MinnersJanuary 20, 2016The double chocolate chip cookies are like brownies encrusted in cookies. So moist. So delicious.
Chocolate walnut cookies!!! And the double Choco ones too. Oh and the oatmeal ones. Basically everything.
Delfine LaupretreSeptember 28, 2012Amazing banana bread with chocolate chunk ! Verry nice service. Great before having a morning walk in Central Park- Kim SiebDecember 30, 2016Dark chocolate PB cookies are fantastic. You'll need a nice cold cup of milk to drink with these rich cookies.
Amanda WilliamsApril 1, 2015The cookies here are awesome with queues out the door! The bread and scones are also top notch:)
Joe RizkJune 28, 2015More biscuit than cookie. Grab a cappuccino from Piccolo around the corner to have while you wait in line.
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.
Kelsey✨September 23, 2016The dark chocolate peanut butter chip cookie is SO GOOD. Full glass of milk required
Robert AccetturaDecember 6, 2014You can easily split a "cookie" which is really more like chocolate chip cake here. It's $4 and surprisingly with $4 for a cookie.
Ariadna GranéMarch 30, 2015extremly good!! any cookie is a good election! we had one of each to get to try them all
Meredith BlechmanFebruary 23, 2015The best chocolate chip cookie you will ever eat, although all of their cookies are divine.
HectorOctober 3, 2016Very busy on weekends, this spot has the best chocolate chip cookie in the world.- Tanner WelshMarch 17, 2015Eat the gooeyest most delicious cookie. Get a glass of milk too. It will make your day.
- Tom ChaseOctober 15, 2014best chocolate chip cookie in the world. hands down. anyone who says otherwise has no idea what their talking about.
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
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.
Marisa FrancoNovember 13, 2014They weren't kidding when they said they have the best cookie in nyc. I would have taken a picture but.... I ate it all.
Syndicate Media GroupSeptember 16, 2011NYC [Eat] Go here to try the most indulgent cookies in NYC – share with a friend or pick up a few for a party, because no one should really eat an entire cookie themselves...
Hazel DemonteverdeApril 8, 2013"Your little piece of cookie heaven." That's right! I remember when my friend Julie used to work here YEARS ago and she'd give me the leftover cookies for free!- Jaa OrayaJanuary 3, 2014Hands down the BEST cookies in town. My favorite is the dark chocolate peanut butter chip cookie.
Melissa RogersJanuary 7, 2014Their chocolate chip cookie is better than the sum of all the cookies you've eaten in your entire life.
Alex HayekMarch 4, 2018Coffee was pretty cheap and good. Choco chip bread was good and big. Need to come back for cookies
MichelleAugust 19, 2014Don't worry if there's a queue. It goes by fairly quickly and the cookies are definitely worth it!
- Abdula NewmanMay 1, 2018It was awesome. I enjoyed the cookies. They were loaded with nuts and chocolate!
AbDecember 27, 2015If the line were shorter, I probably would have thought better of the oatmeal raisin cookie I ate.
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(212) 874-6080
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