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Levain Bakery
Levain Bakery: Big, gooey-centered cookies with a crunchy shell—perfect for a quick Newbury Street treat.
4.8
Bakery
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Levain Bakery: Big, gooey-centered cookies with a crunchy shell—perfect for a quick Newbury Street treat.
Levain Bakery on 180 Newbury St is renowned for large cookies with a crunchy exterior and a soft, gooey center. Reviewers praise the friendly staff, inviting aroma, and spotless storefront. Menu highlights include classic chocolate chip, peanut butter chocolate, oatmeal raisin, and lemon pound cake, with gluten-free options. It’s a popular take‑and‑go spot with limited outdoor seating.
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Large, warm-centered cookies with crunchy outsides and soft interiors, available in flavors like chocolate chip and walnut chocolate chip.
Delicious gluten-free cookies crafted for those with dietary restrictions, without compromising on taste or quality.
Freshly baked pastries including lemon pound cake, offering moist and flavorful treats for any occasion.
Convenient grab-and-go options with minimal seating, ideal for enjoying on the go or in nearby parks.
Knowledgeable staff providing personalized recommendations and advice on cookie selections to suit your taste preferences.
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Overall rating
Mark Annese
When one cookie IS enough! Beautiful decadent cookies which have a warm foot centre. We tried the double chip chocolate chip and the walnut and chocolate chip. Good sized cookie and chocolate e struggle to finish one as they are very flavourful. A must try Minimal seating outside, it’s a place to purchase and go!
Jody Stoops
Oh my gosh! Where to begin! I am a huge cookie lover and with so many options to choose from I was in heaven! The cookies are excellent, crunched outside and soft gooey center. The service was great, so friendly and helpful. Beautiful storefront and loved the location.
Erin Wilson
Personal opinion but these are the best cookies out there!!! I prefer the buttery cookies over the super sweet cookies, so if you want something super sweet … this is not your place. These cookies are so delicious and well worth the money. I love that they have gluten free cookies too. Not only does this place smell amazing, it’s always super clean and staffed with the friendliest souls on earth!!! I love these cookies and totally recommend stopping by here the next time you’re strolling Newbury Street.
Gerardo Mejia
I’ve been trying to have these cookies since 2021, I was in NYC in 2022 but at that time the line was insanely crazy. This time I was walking in Back Bay, Boston and noticed the small white bag with blue letters so I figured that a Levine was nearby. I rushed to the store it was empty at the time (kudos for that) the girl who attended me was extremely nice and she gave me a word of advice of which to choose. We grabbed a classic chocolate chip and a peanut butter chocolate. The presentation of the cookie is excellent, they look amazing, and I was excited to give them a try. We went to Commonwealth to eat them surrounded by squirrels and ducks. To give them the final verdict. It is a great cookie, it’s quite big, it’s crunchy from the outside and chunky and soft on the inside. The chocolate chip cookie is filled with tons of chocolate, so for any sweet lover that’s a go to. For me it was good but after just a couple of bites I was done (I’m not crazy about sweets) On the other hand, the peanut butter one was amazing, it has the perfect balance of sweet and salty, it crumbles but it maintains its foundations so it’s not a messy eating experience. This cookie was great. I would say if you’re a sweet fan you must try this place, and if you’re more like a salty/sweet person ask the crew about options that aren’t too sweet, they’re super nice and always eager to help.
Kali
The outside of the bakery was very cute and when I went inside I immediately smelt the sweet aroma of the beautiful pastry’s. I ordered the oatmeal raisin($5.75), chocolate chip cookie($5.75), and a lemon pound cake($5). All of the pastries were nice and soft, the chocolate chip had the right amount of chocolate chips and melted in my mouth! The lemon pound cake is the right amount of dense and is moist. The oatmeal raisin cookie was good, but I wish there was more raisin in the cookie.
