Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops

If you're a coffee lover then you'll want to check out a coffee bean shop. These shops offer a variety of whole beans from all over the globe. These stores also sell unique trinkets, kitchenware and other products.

Some of these shops offer subscriptions to their coffee beans. Some shops offer these in large quantities.

Porto Rico Importing Co.

Veteran coffee seller who concentrates on international brews, loose teas, and a wide selection.

The aroma of freshly roasted beans fills the air as you walk into this West Village shop. Unopened bags of dark brown beans line the shelves, along with sugar jars, coffee-making equipment as well as tea accessories.

The first restaurant opened in 1907, Porto Rico was founded by Italian immigrant Patsy Albanese. Greenwich Village at the time was witnessing an influx of Italian immigrants, who had opened businesses to meet their food requirements. Albanese named the shop after the popular Puerto Rican Coffee she imported and sold - a drink that was so renowned in the moment that the Pope would drink it.

Today, Porto Rico sells 130 varieties of beans from all over the globe at three locations in New York City including their Bleecker Street location, Essex Market and online. The company roasts its own beans and provides wholesale distribution to 350 restaurants in NYC, Brooklyn and Brooklyn.

Peter Longo, the current president and owner of the business, grew up above the bakery of his family on Bleecker Street where his father operated Porto Rico. He continues to run the business in the same manner as his grandfather and father.

Sey coffee gift

The shop is located along Grattan Street in Morgantown, Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood, Sey Coffee is both a coffee shop and roaster. Co-founders Tobin Polk and Lance Schnorenberg, both 33 started roasting in a fourth-floor loft around the corner from their new location in 2011 under the name Lofted Coffee (with local clients including Greenpoint's Budin and Soho cart service Peddler).

Sey's decision to buy micro-lots, or even entire harvests, from farmers who are one has earned him the respect of New York City coffee enthusiasts. Last year, Sey purchased a six-bag micro lot of Danilo Dones Sitio Catucai from Brazil's Espirito-Santo region. The beans were picked at peak ripeness and floated to get rid of any imperfections and then dried fermented for 36 hours before being dried on the farm. The result is a blend with hints of berry and melon.

Sey's dedication extends beyond its shop to improve the overall well-being of staff and growers, as well as its customers. It utilizes biodegradable disposables as well as composts to keep waste out of landfills and turning it into substances that reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions and feed the soil. It also prevents gratuities. This allows baristas to concentrate on their craft and to earn a living.

La Cabra

La Cabra is a modern specialty coffee company that was founded in Aarhus, Denmark in 2012. It began with a tiny store and a team of dedicated employees. Their innovative and honest approach to providing an exceptional coffee experience has earned them a devoted following not just in their hometown but also around the world.

La Carba follows a strict procedure to identify their ideal beans. They scour hundreds of lots each year in order to find those that best match their ideals. They roast them in a very light style, dialing them in to achieve their desired flavor profile. This gives their coffees more clarity and a better taste.

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

The shop employs a La Marzocco modbar and the plates and cups are designed specifically for Wurtz ceramics in Horsens, a father and son studio. In a recent interview with Atlanta Coffee Shops, General Manager Ian Walla reveals that La Cabra serves about 250 different coffees per year, and coffee bean shop typically has seven or eight different varieties available at any given point.

The Plant Coffee Roasting Plant Coffee

The Roasting Plant is the only multi-unit retailer of coffee that roasts its own coffee and brews on demand, with each cup of coffee being roasted and brewed according to your requirements in less than a minute. It searches far and across the globe for the highest-quality, directly sourced specialty beans that offer customers a variety and high-quality.

The roaster on site uses fluid bed technology that is quite different from the drum-type machines that are commonly used in most UK coffee shops. The beans are blown about in a heated container by high-speed air, which keeps the green beans in suspension and allows roasting to happen in a steady manner as they move through the machine.

I tried the Sumatran coffee and it was a rich cup with velvety mouthfeel. Dark chocolate from the fragrance was evident and the coffee began to cool as you sipped and subtle aromas of citrus fruit were evident.

The coffee is then be whisked into the store's Eversys Super-Automatic brewing Machines and brewed according your specifications within less than a minute. Customers can pick from nine single origin options and a range of blends.

Parlor Coffee

Parlor Coffee was founded in 2012 behind a barbershop, using a single espresso machine. It has since grown into a flourishing coffee roastery, and its beans are sold in top cafes and restaurants as well as home brewers all over the city. Parlor Coffee is dedicated to sourcing only the highest-quality beans, which have gone through a long journey before reaching its roasters.

According to their own words in their own words, they "have an unrelenting love of craft and a conviction that good coffee should be accessible to anyone." They achieve this with their earthy street space, which includes compost bins, chalkboard welcome hand-made up-cycled goods, and a simple deco.

They roast and make their own blends and single-origins (there were six while I was there) 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, ranging from chocolaty earthy (one was very tomato-like!). They're away from the main roads but are worthwhile to visit.