Levain Bakery: Enormous cookies with a crispy edge and gooey center.
Levain Bakery in Chicago at 408 N Clark St is known for oversized cookies with a crisp exterior and a gooey, rich center. Fans praise a range of flavors—chocolate chip, macadamia nut, chocolate peanut butter, and chocolate brioche—often enjoyed warm. Some reviewers recommend warming for 30 seconds before eating, and outside seating is noted by guests.
408 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
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Massive, gooey cookies in flavors like Two Chip Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Peanut Butter, and Macadamia Nut, baked fresh daily.
Freshly baked breads and brioche, including chocolate brioche, perfect for sandwiches or as a standalone treat.
Hot drinks like cortado to complement your baked goods, served with a smile.
Convenient packaging for enjoying cookies at home or gifting to friends and family.
Tips and recommendations for microwaving cookies to enhance their gooey texture, as shared by our customers.
Overall rating
Can Gökçeatam
Absolutely the best cookies ever in the world! Since they introduced the Macadamia Nut cookies I’m even more hooked. Staff is friendly, helpful. Cookies are delightful. Only wish store had a little more seating available so people wouldn’t have to huddle over each other by the window side.
Cindy S
Finally had a chance to try this! Choco brioche just came out from oven, nice soft warm! Bought 3 cookies and cortado as well. Employees are polite and helpful. 👍
Sarah Sue
You HAVE to eat this warm and fresh!! The chocolate peanut butter cookie was amazing, melts in your mouth. Definitely more cakey texture. Also, whoa, these cookies carry some serious weight to them! Enjoyed every bite of this and decided to bring home more.
Suman Hazra
I have always wanted to try them ever since I saw the hype around them, but at that time they were only in New York and I somehow missed it every time I went to New York. I was so happy when I spotted them in Chicago and I wanted to try them right away. Although they are mainly known for their cookies, they have other baked good as well, like bread. I got the chocolate cookie and the chocolate chip cookie. They are a bit expensive and are about six dollars each. This particular location has a couple of seats outside, which is very helpful because I could not wait to try my cookie. My recommendation would be to actually take it to your home and microwave it for 30 secs before eating because that made a world of a difference. But even without that, this was probably the best cookie. I have ever eaten. I was in cookie heaven. The cookie is enormous and filled with gooey chocolate. The outside is crisp and the inside is soft and mushy. I literally had to stop eating to admire it. I wish I could have it every day, but I am probably not going to have it again in a very long time, just because each of these cookies will set you back by thousand calories!!
Bruna Mormilo Borges
The Two Chip Chocolate Chip Cookie at Levain Bakery is unreal — easily one of the best cookies I’ve ever had! It’s huge, crispy on the outside, gooey and rich on the inside, with just the right balance of semi-sweet and dark chocolate. Every bite feels indulgent and perfectly baked. Totally worth the hype and the wait in line — I’d come back just for this cookie!
