Iconic NYC bakery known for its giant, gooey, melt-in-your-mouth cookies; polarizingly loved or found overrated.
Levain Bakery is a beloved NYC institution, celebrated for its signature large, thick, and undeniably gooey cookies. While many rave about the rich flavors and satisfying texture, particularly the chocolate chip walnut and chocolate peanut butter chip varieties, a segment of customers find them overrated and overly sweet. Despite mixed reviews, the bakery remains a popular destination for those seeking a decadent cookie experience.
Levain Bakery is renowned for its famously large, thick, and gooey cookies, with the chocolate chip walnut and chocolate peanut butter chip varieties being particularly popular. While many consider these cookies exceptional, some find them too sweet, dense, or even underbaked, comparing them to brownies or scones. Other offerings like banana bread and lemon cake have also received positive mentions.
"The chocolate chip walnut cookie and the chocolate peanut butter chip cookie are frequently recommended. The oatmeal raisin cookie and lemon cake have also been praised by some customers."
Customers have a polarized view of Levain Bakery, with many praising their cookies as the best in NYC due to their thick, gooey texture and rich flavor. However, a significant portion finds them overrated, too sweet, or not to their taste, with some noting a decline in quality over the years.
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Some customers report a decline in cookie quality or find them too sweet and heavy, with one commenter describing the oatmeal raisin cookie as the worst due to burned raisins.
"This commenter stated they visit Levain Bakery every time they are in NYC and have never encountered a line, regardless of the time of day."
Positive"The commenter detailed their issues with Levain Bakery's cookies, citing poor consistency, cheap taste, and high prices."
Negative"The user agrees that Levain Bakery is overrated, finding their cookies too heavy, greasy, and sweet, and believes quality declined after expansion."
Negative"The user visited Levain Bakery twice and did not experience long lines. They mentioned they would try Chip City next time."
Neutral"This commenter expressed confusion about the popularity of Levain Bakery, suggesting Chip City is better and has no lines."
Negative"This commenter found Levain Bakery to be overrated, citing issues with consistency, flavor, and price."
Negative"This user mentioned Levain Bakery's chocolate chip cookie as a recommendation."
Positive"This user listed Levain Bakery as a place to consider for treats."
Positive"This commenter believes Levain Bakery's cookies are the most over-hated."
Positive"This commenter briefly stated that Levain Bakery's cookies are 'mid'."
Neutral"This commenter found Levain Bakery's oatmeal raisin cookie to be the best and noted that warm cookies significantly improve the experience."
Positive"This commenter, who dislikes chocolate chip cookies, found Levain's oatmeal raisin cookies superior to others tried in NYC, though they noted the cookies were cold during testing."
Positive"This commenter recommends amp m chocolate chunk cookies."
Positive"This commenter humorously referenced 'cookie wars' in relation to the ranking."
Neutral"This commenter finds Levain Bakery's cookies to be mediocre, too thick, and dry."
Negative"This commenter dislikes Levain Bakery's cookies due to a preference against shortbread-style cookies."
Negative"This commenter finds Levain's cookies too sweet and prefers others with better flavor."
Negative"This commenter attributed negative reviews of Levain cookies to transplants in NYC having a 'bad taste palette'."
Negative"This commenter dismisses the ranking as a 'trash take' and states they do not trust The Infatuation's opinions."
Negative"This commenter agreed with the negative assessment of Levain's chocolate chip cookies."
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