Levain Bakery

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167 W 74th St
New York, NY 10119

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(121) 287-4608
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COOKIE COOKIE COOKIE is what you will be saying once eating one of Levain Bakery's famous treat.\r This is literally where the cookie monster lives an eats. This bakery has a pre...

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I've bought cookies from this place, very good! Once I ordered 12 cookies to be delivered and was charged $100. Cookies in store are $2 each, so it would have made more sense to p...

Editorial review from Citysearch 7/31/2013

We visited here this past Sunday and it was absolutely delicious! We ordered the chocolate peanut butter cookie and it was to die for!! more
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Editorial review from Citysearch 6/19/2013

SUCH AN AMAZING BAKERY/RESTAURANT! Honestly it's the best cookies in the city! Make sure you come here if you're needing to serve your sweet tooth! The chocolate chip walnut cookies are especially delicious! more
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Editorial review from Citysearch 4/18/2013

(This comment is in regards to cookies only) An okay cookie, but not as good as you've heard. The cookies all come in the same size; huge. Not huge as in wide, huge as in thick. They are too thick. Almost 2 inches! It's about the size of a cup cake. This makes them a bit on the dry side since they have to cook longer, and it is difficult to get a proper sized bite. The ingredients are good, but not fantastic. The flavors are unoriginal. In all, they are just sort of an odd, big-assed cookie that costs about $5. more
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The cookies here are amazing! 1/8/2012

I heard about this place on tv a while back. Anyway, i finally stopped in and picked up a dozen. they were expensive as hell, but they were the best tasting confections i've had in a long time. worth every penny! more
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Levain Bakery 3/25/2011

COOKIE COOKIE COOKIE is what you will be saying once eating one of Levain Bakery's famous treat.\r This is literally where the cookie monster lives an eats. This bakery has a pretty big cookie and it will leave you satisfied.\r Residing in the Upper West Side Levain Bakery is an upscale cafe with little to no decor creating a very modern and upscale look.\r This is a true bakery where the most important thing is the food. With a view from the open kitchen, passerby's can see that freshness is a top priority.\r Levain Bakery is an amazing bakery that plays on the cliche ""ingredients first."" more
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Good cookies 4/6/2010

My sister is an absolutely cookie fanatic, so when I heard about this bakery, I had to try it out (even though it was all the way on the west side, and i lived in the east village). I was not disappointed. The cookies are opposite of Jacque Torres - which is a couple blocks away and also noted as top cookies: where JT is big and flat (think Zaro's), Levain's is fatter like a scone. I've had the chocolate chip cookie with walnuts and the double chocolate with peanut butter; both are really good, but it's hard to eat a whole cookie in one setting because it's so heavy. I would not be surprised if each cookie had literally 1000 calories. I gave it a 4/5 because of the heaviness factor (the cookie sheet and paper bag get soaked from the grease almost immediately). more
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The Best Cookie in New York 3/24/2010

Do you remember the first time you kissed someone? and do you remember the first time you saw Starlight Express? Multiply those things together, square it and you get how good a cookie from Levain tastes. At first, I was hesitant to spend the + $3 on one cookie. I mean, how much better can this cookie really taste? Tate's is all I need. However, I took one bite and had to take a second to realize how perfect, and how much better this cookie is then anything I have had in the past. more
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Heaven on Earth in the form of a Divine Cookie! 8/10/2009

We watched the Bobby Flay Throwdown featuring Levain's Famous Cookies. Just watching them on the TV made our mouth's water. We had to go find this place and try them for ourselves. It's a little hole in the wall place, but that's where the best stuff is usually hiding! OMG!!! These cookies are absolutley the most amazing things I have ever truly tasted in my entire life. I am someone who eats healthy, but loves to splurge on the weekends and indulge...I workout hard and deserve it....this cookie is Soooooo worth every savory morsel! \r Their chocolate chip walnut is my favorite!!!! \r The chocolate peanut butter chip is a close 2nd, its amazing.\r The dark chocolate chocolate chip is so decadent....\r I only regret not trying the oatmeal raisin.\r These cookies are massivley huge and heavy...but they are the best cookies I have ever tasted in my life! Pros: Amazing, Delicious, Enormous, Savory, Incredible Cookie Cons: They are probably a trillion calories =( more
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Incredible 8/5/2009

Lovely staff, incredible breads, and cookies that redefine cookies! You must try Levain! Pros: Best Cookie in the world more
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Way too sweet! 6/30/2009

I really, really want to love a bakery with such a great name as Levain, truly dedicated owners and an address around the corner from my apartment. However, their famous chocolate chip cookies are way, way, way too sweet. Everything ele about them is great--they are chock full of walnuts and other goodies, browned to perfection--but the cloying sweetness is impossible to overlook. I've given these treats several tries, hoping to get past this. Sadly, I have come to conclude this is not the place for anyone who favors pastries that go light on the sugar. more
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Best cookies in NYC 6/16/2009

you can't say you have a favorite chocolate chip cookie unless you've tried levain bakery...this place is absolutely amazing Pros: best chocolate chip cookie in Manhattan more
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The BEST bakery on the UWS 5/8/2009

You MUST visit Levain if you are on the UWS. Fantastic Breads (my favorite is the Whole Wheat Walnut Raisin), unbelievable cookies (I won't wax poetic as I know everyone else already has), and my absolute favorite: Oatmeal Raisin Scones. Simple, yet perfect. Pros: Nearly everything is delicious Cons: Small space/ no seating more
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Bigger IS better 5/12/2008

Had the Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip and Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip. Both were surprisingly moist,... more
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Bigger IS better 5/12/2008

pennyroyl Provided by Partner
Had the Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip and Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip. Both were surprisingly moist, chewy and delicious...just how I like my... more
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Those cookies!!!!! I stop by when I want a quick fix. 2/10/2008

We've been eating those cookies since Levain opened. Mt friend Bobbi and myself like to stop by and sit on the bench outside on a warm day and we just schmooze. NY at its neighborhood best. A real gem!!!! more
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Cookies are my biggest weakness when it comes... 12/9/2007

by gd0t at Menuism Provided by Menuism
Cookies are my biggest weakness when it comes to sweets. The cookies at Levain do not disappoint. They are... more
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Cookies are my biggest weakness when it comes... 12/9/2007

gd0t Provided by Partner
Cookies are my biggest weakness when it comes to sweets. The cookies at Levain do not disappoint. They are huge and can definitely be consumed in m... more
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best cookies in nyc 11/30/2007

the cookies are huge and one cookie can probably be shared by at least 2 people... but each cookie is filled with flavor!! i didn't believe it until i tried it, but these cookies are perhaps the best in nyc! Pros: best cookies ever! Cons: small place. more
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that cookie was MIND BLOWINGLY GOOD ! 4/22/2006

I thought that was one of, if not the best, cookie i've ever eaten. (Chocolate Walnut Chip) Ask if they have any warm ones. The space could be a little more user friendly. Pros: amazing cookies, amazing cookies, amazing cookies Cons: no benches, no coffee, no milk more
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Must try cookies, brioche!!!! 2/18/2006

The best cookies in the world...thick, soft, morselly. Well worth $3.50. They also do a great briche and a brilliant baked jelly doughnut. Pros: Cookies, Brioche, Jelly Donuts Cons: 3.50 per cookie more
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  • Fresh breads, cookies & other baked treats at this tiny shop that donates unsold goods to charity.A bakery with some of the best chocolate chip cookies in New York.The ice coffee is good but it's nothing compared to the emotion you'll have eating the cookie

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  • Hours: Mon 09:00am-05:00pm, Tue 09:00am-05:00pm, Wed 09:00am-05:00pm, Thu 09:00am-05:00pm, Fri 09:00am-05:00pm, Sat 09:00am-05:00pm, Sun 09:00am-05:00pm
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