Levain Bakery
Bakery · Chelsea
2 W 18th St, New York, NY 10011
Highlights
Famous for massive, gooey chocolate chip cookies, also offers breads
Famous for massive, gooey chocolate chip cookies, also offers breads
"Ships its famously oversized cookies in gift boxes of 4, 8, or 12; the seasonal dark chocolate peppermint cookie is available for online-only shipping before it appears in retail bakeries, and cookies can be ordered solo or as part of a holiday mix pack with classic flavors." - Monica Burton
"Taylor Swift isn’t immune to the power of a Levain chocolate chip cookie. The first location opened on the Upper West Side in 1995; it has since sprouted locations all over the city, and spreading as far as Los Angeles." - Melissa McCart
"In 2022, another New York chain, Levain Bakery, opened a Chicago location." - Ashok Selvam
"I know Levain Bakery for its big cookies and even bigger lines; its Flatiron location at 2 W. 18th Street (near Fifth Avenue) will open on April 5 and, different from the others, will serve black and white cookies for the opening. Founded by Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald with the first shop on the Upper West Side in 1995, the company has grown to 14 bakeries total (including Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles) and this will be its eighth location in New York; opening hours are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily." - Luke Fortney
"Levain Bakery is celebrated for its oversized chocolate chip cookies." - Juliet Izon
