{"id":176861,"date":"2026-03-03T21:43:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T21:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/176861\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T21:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T21:43:16","slug":"famed-nyc-bakery-levain-to-open-in-coconut-grove-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/176861\/","title":{"rendered":"Famed NYC Bakery Levain to Open in Coconut Grove This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"A spokesperson confirmed that Levain Bakery was heading to Coconut Grove near CocoWalk in the fall of 2026<\/p>\n

Levain Bakery Is Officially Headed to the Grove<\/p>\n

The New York City-based bakery recently filed permits with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation for a location at 2979 McFarlane Rd., placing it right in the heart of Coconut Grove. This means it will be located right next to the Salty and near Oasis Hookah Lounge.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson confirmed the news, sharing that the 30-year-old bakery \u201crenowned for its big, beloved cookies\u201d plans to open this fall, with more details to come in the months ahead.<\/p>\n

\"twoThe famous chocolate chip cookies with walnuts at Levain are perfect for gift-giving<\/p>\n

Why Levain\u2019s Cookies Are So Iconic<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve somehow never experienced a Levain cookie, let us describe them to you. These cookies are a six-ounce mountain of chocolate-chip walnut perfection, crisp and golden on the outside and impossibly soft and molten in the center. They\u2019re perfect for gift-giving, and have been replicated a hundred times online by those wanting to re-create them at home. <\/p>\n

However, none can ever compete with their secret recipe. Celebrities known to love the cookies include Kylie Jenner, Giada De Laurentiis, and Taylor Swift, who have all publicly declared their love for them. New Yorkers treat them like a rite of passage.<\/p>\n

Levain was founded in 1995 by Connie McDonald and Pam Weekes, two friends and avid triathletes who originally opened a small bread shop on the Upper West Side. The now-iconic cookie was reportedly created as a high-energy training treat. A sample batch flew off the shelves, and an institution was born.<\/p>\n

Today, Levain has expanded beyond Manhattan with locations in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Boston, and Beverly Hills \u2014 but until now, Florida has remained off the list.<\/p>\n

\"twoLevain had a pop-up in Miami back in 2021, which is when this photo was taken<\/p>\n

Miami Has Been Waiting for This Moment<\/p>\n

Miami nearly had its moment back in 2021, when Levain partnered with Caviar for a one-weekend, delivery-only pop-up. I, New Times\u2019 food editor, actually covered that frenzy during my TV news days<\/a>, and let\u2019s just say: Miami showed up. During the pop-up, fans basically sold out Levain\u2019s cookies in minutes, so it was clear Miami was ready. Now, the cookies are finally getting a permanent address.<\/p>\n

Beyond the viral chocolate chip walnut, Levain also offers dark chocolate chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, and seasonal specials, plus breads, brioche, and pastries. But let\u2019s be honest \u2014 we\u2019re lining up for the cookies.<\/p>\n

Coconut Grove has been on a serious culinary glow-up lately. And come 2026, it will officially have one more heavyweight in its corner straight from New York, with a gooey center to prove it.<\/p>\n

Levain. Coming to Coconut Grove this fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A spokesperson confirmed that Levain Bakery was heading to Coconut Grove near CocoWalk in the fall of 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":176862,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[1298,7527,1299,225,227,226,290],"class_list":["post-176861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-bakery","tag-coconut-grove","tag-dessert","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news","tag-openings-closings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}