Levain Bakery is Opening a new location in River North | Eater Chicago

"Opening next week at 408 N. Clark Street, I'm looking forward to the River North Levain Bakery, a nearly 1,400-square-foot spot scheduled to open Friday, September 15. Known for its hefty 6-ounce cookies—best served warm so the chocolate melts—the bakery will also offer pastries, sticky buns, loaf cakes, loaves of bread, and coffee from Chicago roastery Backlot. The cookies, popular as a reward for marathon runners, come in six flavors: chocolate chip walnut, dark chocolate chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, dark chocolate peanut butter chip, two chip chocolate chip, and the newest caramel coconut chocolate chip; delivery is also a popular option. The River North opening will bring Levain’s total to 13 stores, and after intentional, slow growth since the company began in 1995 under founders Weekes and McDonald, fans may be especially eager now that the brand has stopped producing frozen cookies due to cost pressures in an “inflationary environment.”" - Naomi Waxman