Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops

If you are a coffee enthusiast, you should go to a coffee shop. These shops sell a range of whole beans from all over the globe. They also have unique trinkets and kitchenware.

Some of these shops offer subscriptions for their coffee beans. Others offer the beans in bulk at their retail locations.

Porto Rico Importing Co.

Veteran coffee seller who specialises in international brews loose teas and a selection.

The aroma of freshly roasted beans fills the air as you enter this West Village shop. Open sacks of dark-brown beans line the shelves alongside sugar jars coffee-making equipment, tea and other accessories.

Porto Rico, originally opened in 1907 by Italian immigrants Patsy Albonese. Greenwich Village at the time was witnessing an influx of Italian immigrants, who set up businesses to satisfy their culinary needs. Albanese named her shop after the well-known Puerto Rican coffee she imported (and sold) - - a drink that was that was so popular at the time that even the Pope took a sip.

Porto Rico offers 130 different varieties of beans, which includes those from around the globe located in three locations including Bleecker Street, Essex Market, and online. The company also roasts their own beans and offers wholesale distribution to 350 restaurants in NYC, Brooklyn and Brooklyn.

Peter Longo, the current president and owner of the company, grew up above the bakery of his family located on Bleecker Street where his father operated Porto Rico. He still runs the shop in the same manner like his father and grandfather.

Sey Coffee

The shop is located along Grattan Street in Morgantown, Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood, Sey Coffee is both a roaster and coffee shop. Tobin Polk, Lance Schnorenberg and their 33-year-old co-founders started roasting coffee bean shop in the loft on the fourth floor, just across the street in 2011. They called it Lofted speciality coffee beans. Local clients included Greenpoint's Budin, and Soho cart services Peddler and Peddler.

Sey's emphasis on buying micro-lots--or even whole harvests from a single farmer has earned it the respect of knowledgeable New York City coffee aficionados. In the past they made a 6-bag micro-lot purchase of Danilo Dones Sitio Catucai 785 from Brazil's Espirito Santo region. The beans were picked at the peak of ripeness, and then floated to eliminate any imperfections. They were then dried on the farm following a 36-hour dry fermentation. The result is a coffee with hints of berry lemongrass, and melon.

Sey's dedication extends beyond its shop to improve the overall well-being of staff and growers, as well as customers. It makes use of composts and biodegradable disposables to ensure that waste is kept out of landfills. This helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also nourish the soil. It also reduces gratuity. This lets baristas concentrate on their craft and support their livelihoods.

La Cabra

La Cabra, a modern specialty coffee company, was founded in Aarhus in Denmark in 2012. It began with a tiny shop and a dedicated staff. Their innovative and honest approach to providing an exceptional coffee experience has earned them a devoted fan base not just in their own town but all over the world.

La Carba has a rigorous method of identifying their ideal beans, by scouring through hundreds of different lots every year to locate the ones that match their ideals. They roast them lightly, dialing in their desired flavor profile. This gives their coffees more clarity and a better taste.

The East Village store opened last October with a sleek minimalist design. It has been praised worldwide by coffee aficionados for its exacting pour overs and baked goods overseen by head baker Jared Sexton, who's previously worked at Bien Cuit and Dominique Ansel.

The shop is equipped with a La Marzocco Modbar and the cups, plates and bowls are crafted by Wurtz ceramics, a father and son studio in Horsens. In a recent Q&A with Atlanta Coffee Shops, General Manager Ian Walla reveals that La Cabra serves approximately 250 different types of coffees each year, and typically has seven or eight varieties on offer at any given moment.

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The Roasting Plant A multi-unit coffee retailer, roasts and brews coffee on site. Each cup is brewed and roasted according to your specifications within less than a second. It searches the world for the highest-grade specialty beans that are sourced directly providing customers with the option of choice and quality.

Their onsite roaster is a fluid bed machine which is different from the traditional drum machines that are used in UK coffee shops. The beans are blown inside the heated box using high-speed and circulating air. This keeps the beans in suspension and allows for a consistent roasting rate.

I tried the Sumatran coffee and it was delicious with a smooth mouthfeel, dark chocolate aromas were evident and the coffee began to cool down as you sipped delicate citrus flavours fruit were detected.

The roasted coffee will then be transferred to the store's Eversys Super-Automatic brewing Machines and brewed according your preferences in less than one minute. Customers can select from nine single origins as well as various blends.

Parlor Coffee

The company was founded in 2012 at the back of a barbershop equipped with a single-group espresso machine, Parlor Coffee has become an energizing roastery whose coffees are found at great restaurants, cafes and home brewers all over the city. Parlor Coffee is committed to finding the highest-quality beans, which have gone through a long journey before they reach its roasters.

The owners, who self-described as "passionate about craft and believe that a good quality coffee beans cup of coffee should be accessible to all," have created a space that is down-to earth, with chalkboards, compost bins, recycled handmade products, and minimal decor.

They roast their own blends (there were six when I was there) and single-origins, however they also have cuppings on Sundays that are open to the public. Think of it like the tasting room of a brewery. You can smell and taste the beans, from chocolaty to earthy (one was almost tomato-like!). They're a bit away from the tourist trail and worthwhile to visit.