Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops

If you're a coffee enthusiast, you must visit a coffee shop. These shops offer a broad variety of beans that are whole from all over the world. They also offer unique kitchenware and trinkets.

Some of these shops offer subscriptions to their coffee beans. Others sell large quantities of coffee beans at their retail stores.

Porto Rico Importing Co.

Veteran coffee seller who specializes in international brews, loose teas, and a wide selection.

When you step into this traditional West Village shop, the scent of freshly coffee beans fills your nostrils. Unopened bags of dark brown beans are stacked on the shelves along with sugar jars, coffee-making equipment and tea accessories.

In 1907, the first time it was opened, Porto Rico was founded by Italian immigrants Patsy Albanese. Greenwich Village at the time was witnessing a surge of Italian immigrants, who opened businesses in order to meet their food needs. Albanese named her shop after the famous Puerto Rican coffee she imported (and sold) which was that was so popular at the time that even the Pope was a fan.

Porto Rico offers 130 different varieties of beans, including those from around the world in three locations, including Bleecker Street, Essex Market and online. Porto Rico also roasts its own beans and provides wholesale distribution to 350 restaurants in NYC and Brooklyn.

Peter Longo, current owner and president, was raised in the family bakery on Bleecker Street, where his father was the owner of Porto Rico. The business is still run by the business in the same way as his father and grandfather.

Sey Coffee

Sey Coffee, a coffee roaster and shop is located along Grattan Street, in Morgantown. This neighborhood in Brooklyn's Bushwick district is situated on Grattan Street. Tobin Polk, coffee bean shop Lance Schnorenberg and their co-founders of 33 years, began roasting coffee in a loft on the fourth floor just around the corner in 2011. The name was Lofted Coffee. Local clients included Greenpoint's Budin and Soho cart services Peddler and Peddler.

Sey's preference for buying micro-lots or whole harvests, from farmers who are one has earned him the respect of New York City coffee enthusiasts. Last year they made a six-bag micro-lot purchase of Danilo Dones Sitio Catucai 785 from Brazil's Espirito Santo region. The beans were carefully picked at the peak of ripeness, then floated to eliminate any defects and then dried fermented for a period of 36 hours before being dried on the farm. The result is a blend that has hints of the melon and berry.

Sey's commitment to holistically improving the health of staff, growers and customers extends beyond the shop. It uses composts and biodegradable plastics to keep waste out of the garbage dumps. This helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also nourish the soil. It also eliminates gratuity. This allows baristas to concentrate on their work and support their livelihoods.

La Cabra

La Cabra, a modern specialty coffee bean shop, visit my website, company, was established in Aarhus in Denmark in 2012. They started with a small store and a dedicated team. Their honest and creative approach to providing a unique coffee experience has earned them a following, not just in their hometown but also around the world.

La Carba follows a strict process to find their perfect beans. They go through hundreds of beans each year to select the beans that best match their ideals. Then they roast them in a very light manner then dial them in to achieve their desired flavor profile. This gives their coffees more clarity and a better taste.

The East Village store, which opened in the month of October last year and has been praised by critics for its high-quality pour overs as well as its baked goods, overseen by Jared Sexton. He previously worked at Bien Cuit, Dominique Ansel as well as other coffee houses.

The shop utilizes a La Marzocco modbar and the plates and cups are designed specifically for Wurtz ceramics in Horsens, the son and father studio. In a recent interview, Atlanta Coffee Shops General Manager Ian Walla revealed that La Cabra serves 250 different coffees a yea, and has usually seven or eight coffees available at any given time.

The Roasting Plant Coffee

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

Their onsite roaster uses fluid bed technology which is a bit different to traditional drum-type machines found in the majority of UK coffee shops. The beans are blown through the heated box using high-speed air that is circulated. This keeps the beans in suspension and ensures a consistent roasting rate.

I tried the Sumatran Coffee and it was velvety and rich with a velvety taste. Dark chocolate was evident from the aroma. As you sip the coffee, you could detect subtle citrus fruit flavours.

The coffee bean coffee is then be taken to the store's Eversys Super-Automatic brewing Machines and brewed according to your preferences in less than one minute. Customers can select from a selection of nine single origin choices and a variety of blends.

Parlor Coffee

Founded in 2012 in the back of a barbershop with one espresso machine in a single group, Parlor Coffee has become a burgeoning roastery whose beans are sold at top cafes, restaurants and home brewers throughout the city. Parlor is dedicated to procuring high-quality coffee beans from all over the world each of which has been through a long and difficult journey before getting into the roasters.

The owners, who self-described as "passionate about their craft and believe that good coffee should be available to everyone," have created a place that is a bit more grounded, with chalkboards, compost bins, up-cycled handmade products, and low-frills decor.

They roast their own blends (there were six at the time I was there) and single-origins. However, they also have cuppings on Sundays, which are open to the general public. Imagine it as a brewery tasting area--you can smell and taste the coffeee beans as they are roasted. They are a mix of earthy and chocolate (one was almost like tomato!). They're a bit off the beaten track however, they're worthwhile to visit.