New York City is home to some of the best sweet treats in the world, including the king of all cookies: chocolate chip. But in a city with thousands of restaurants, shops and bakeries, there are so many cookies, too many cookies even, to choose from. If your head is spinning and your stomach is rumbling, stop drooling and start eating the best of the best chocolate chip cookies in the Big Apple.
1. Levain Bakery
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Levain has taken over Instagram with insanely warm, soft, and delicious chocolate chip walnut cookies. Their huge cookies are crisp on the outside and perfectly gooey on the inside.
2. Sweet Corner Bakeshop
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Sweet Corner offers a classic chocolate chip and a sea salt chocolate chip. Both are delicious, sweet, and full of a perfect balance of chocolate chips and dough.
3. Besfren
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Besfren has mastered the art of chocolate chip placement. This ginormous triple chocolate cookie is PACKED with chocolate chips so dense they will melt your heart.
4. Schmackary’s
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Head on over to Schmackary’s if you’re in the mood for a classic cookie establishment guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Their classic choco chip cookie is finished off with a touch of sea salt. YUM!
5. City Cakes
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City Cakes is known for half pound cookies that are absolutely to die for. Their rich chocolate chip cookie is made with bittersweet chocolate chips that balance perfectly with the dough. Enjoy!
6. Insomnia
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Every college kid knows Insomnia is perfect for late night cravings—they’re open til 3 am and they deliver. Indulge in their triple chocolate chunk cookie and you’ll never look back.
7. The City Bakery
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City Bakery may be known for their insanely good hot chocolate, but try their chocolate chip cookie next time you visit. They know how to do chocolate right, you will not be disappointed.