Levain Bakery — Restaurant in New York

brand newish Levain Bakery is up and running in the Flatiron District. serving up its menu of cookies, brioche, bread, & other baked eats + and coffee/tea offerings. Levain’s following is made up of cookie enthusiasts bc of its rich and decadent cookie variety which read to me less like cookies and more like a cookie/cake hybrid which are great if that’s your thing. but yeah come for the cookies but stay for the baguette with butter and jam. the baguette probably is overlooked and under-appreciated but it is so good. freshly baked baguette split in half with generous helping of butter + jam. the bread is so good: a soft and chewy inside with a crunchy outer crust. the filling of smooth buttery fat + evenly sweet jam is how simple combinations stay winning. the drip coffee was good and complemented the baguette but there were coffee grounds at the bottom of the cup which is kinda unpleasant to discover while drinking. however, i notice this happening with more frequency now—i chalk it up to coffee beans being over-ground til the grounds are too fine to be filtered out. sloppy but not unforgivable…i assume this is just a one-time thing not a regular occurrence as Levain wouldn’t survive serving meh coffee in nyc. the staff is pleasant and really puts their effort into service. the interior is small and only has a few seats BUT Union Square Park is so close by that you can enjoy some rich calories while sitting outside...

its cookies get the accolades, but the breads deserve...

Levain cookies is a brand new bakery that opened on 18th street.

This place is beautiful. As soon as you walk in, the smell is absolutely captivating. Since this is a new location, the lines are a little long but seem to move pretty quick. I assumed they had alot of cookie flavors but thats not the case. They have about 6 or 7 flavors, etc. They do have alot of brownies as well. Most of their items are chocolate heavy so it doesnt feel like theres alot of options.

The cookies are huge and feel heavy like a brick. I bought three cookies last week and still have one. I got one chocolate chip, which is a two chip cookie so morsels and chocolate chunks. I got two caramel coconut chocolate chip cookies. I couldnt even eat a quarter of the cookies without taking a break. They are so sweet and heavy on the chocolate.

The service in here was great. Everyone was friendly and the line went pretty quickly.

I cant wait to revisit and try other items. The brownies they have look really good. The packaging they use for their items are adorable. They would be perfect to...

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I found out about Levain on tiktok and wanted to try the famous chocolate chip cookies! So I went and tried it and it was good, but it could be better. The cookie was warm and fresh, chocolate chips were melted and nice. One thing is that it has too much sugar, and I often eat a lot of sugar. With the chocolate chips being melted and then the middle being really soft it makes it a little too much. But the cookie was still good, don’t get it twisted! Also got some cakes and they were good too! All workers and employees were super nice and gave us recs for which was best to order! If you’re still looking for a nice bakery to come to I still highly recommend Levain, just don’t be opposed to trying other ones or thinking there isn’t better. All love I mean no hate with this review 😊🙂

They also have a good selection of sweets and desserts to try!

They also played Stereo Love so that’s a...