Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops

If you're a coffee connoisseur You'll want to check out a coffee shop. These stores offer a wide range of whole beans from all over the world. These stores also sell unique trinkets, kitchenware and other products.

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

Porto Rico Importing Co.

Veteran coffee seller specializing in international brews, as well as a variety of loose teas

When you enter this quaint West Village shop, the scent of freshly roasting beans fills the air. The shelves are filled with jars and sacks of dark brown beans, with coffee-making equipment, tea accessories, and sugar.

Porto Rico, originally opened in 1907 by Italian immigrant Patsy Albonese. At the time, Greenwich Village was seeing an large influx of Italian immigrants who had opened businesses to serve their culinary requirements. Albanese named her shop after the well-known Puerto Rican coffee she imported (and sold) which was so popular that even the Pope took a sip.

Today, Porto Rico sells 130 varieties of beans from around the world at three locations in New York City including their Bleecker Street location, Essex Market and online. the coffee bean shop (simply click the next website) company also roasts its own beans and provides wholesale distribution to 350 restaurants in NYC and Brooklyn.

Peter Longo, current owner and president, grew up in the family bakery located on Bleecker Street, where his father was the owner of Porto Rico. He runs the business in the same manner as his grandfather and father.

Sey Coffee

Sey Coffee, a coffee shop and roaster, is located along Grattan Street, in Morgantown. This neighborhood in Brooklyn's Bushwick district is located on Grattan Street. Co-founders Tobin Polk and Lance Schnorenberg, Top 10 Coffee beans both 33 started roasting in a fourth-floor loft around the corner from their new shop in 2011 under the name Lofted coffee beans unroasted (with local clients including Greenpoint's Budin and Soho cart service Peddler).

Sey's decision to buy micro-lots, and even whole harvests from single farmers has earned him the respect of New York City coffee enthusiasts. 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 their peak ripeness and floated to remove any imperfections. They were then dried on the farm after a 36-hour dry fermentation. The result is a coffee with hints of berry, lemongrass and melon.

Sey's goal of holistically improving the quality of life for staff, customers, and growers extends beyond the shop. It uses biodegradable disposables and composts, preventing waste from garbage and converting it into substances that help reduce harmful greenhouse gases as well as nourish soil. It also eliminates gratuity, which puts the baristas in a position to sustain their livelihoods and inspire them to concentrate on their craft.

La Cabra

La Cabra is a modern specialty coffee beans coffee brand that was established in Aarhus, Denmark in 2012. The company began with a small store and a team of dedicated employees. Their honest and innovative approach to providing an exceptional coffee experience has earned them a devoted following not only in their local area but all over the world.

La Carba follows a strict process to find their perfect beans. They scour hundreds of lots each year in order to find beans that match their ideals. They then roast them very lightly, adjusting their desired flavor profile. This gives the coffees a greater clarity and a more vibrant taste.

The East Village store, which was opened in October of last year and has been praised by critics for its high-quality pour overs, as well as the baked goods, overseen and managed 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 around 250 different types of coffees each year, and usually has seven or eight coffees available at any given point.

The Roasting Plant Coffee

The Roasting Plant A multi-unit coffee retailer 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 far for the finest quality specialty beans that are directly sourced providing customers with choice and high-quality.

The roaster they have on site is a fluid bed machine, that is distinct from the classic drum machines used in UK coffee shops. The beans are blown around the heated box by high-speed air, which keeps the beans suspended and allows roasting to happen at a consistent rate as they move through the machine.

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

The roasted coffee is then transported to the Eversys super-automatic brewing equipment and you can have your coffee brewed to your specifications in under a minute. Customers can pick from nine single origin options and a range of blends.

Parlor Coffee

Parlor Coffee was founded in 2012 in a barbershop with a single group espresso machine. It has since evolved into a flourishing coffee roastery, with beans that are sold in top cafes restaurants, cafes, and home brewers all over the city. Parlor Coffee is dedicated to sourcing only the finest quality beans, which have gone through a long journey before arriving at its roasters.

In their own words, they "have an unrelenting love of craft and believe that good coffee should be accessible to anyone." They accomplish that with their down-to-earth streetscape that is a mix of residential and commercial. Think compost bins, chalkboard welcome, handmade up-cycled products and a simple deco.

They roast their own blends (there were six when I was there) and single-origins, but they also host cuppings on Sundays, which are open to the general public. Imagine it as a tasting room for breweries. You can smell and taste the beans, ranging from chocolaty to earthy (one was very tomato-like!). It's a little away from the main roads, but worth the trip.