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A cookie shop with several viral flavors has opened its doors on the Upper East Side.
According to its website, The Cookie Odyssey opened in 1978 in Midtown and was the “official bakery” of the Brooklyn Bridge centennial (1883-1983). Decades after the shop closed down its original location, owners Angelos and Regina Katopodis reopened in 2023 outside of the Financial District’s Pi Bakerie.
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Now, the popular cookie spot has expanded to open a storefront at 1414 Second Avenue (between 73rd and 74th streets).
“[Angelo] had this urge to open up this Cookie Odyssey all these years. They call him the ‘Scientist in the kitchen,” Regina told NBC New York in a video about the shop. “He was ecstatic to be able to open up this store.”
Cookie flavors include their popular Banana Cyclops, chocolate chip, pecan pie, ginger chocolate and triple chocolate chunk. You can see some of these creations going viral on TikTok.
Pecan Pie Cookie. Photo by @myinnerfatkidisout
Banana Cyclops. Photo by @lowereeeatsside
“Our little cookie store is ready,” the owners shared along with a tearful emoji in an Instagram story.
Reviews for the downtown location are solid, with a Google score of 4.9 and a Yelp score of 4.7.
Learn more about the business at cookieodyssey1978.com.
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