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Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops If you're a coffee lover, you must visit a coffee shop. They offer a wide assortment of whole beans from all over the world. They also sell unique trinkets, kitchenware and other items. Some of these shops offer subscriptions to their coffee beans. Others sell coffee beans in bulk at their retail stores. Porto Rico Importing Co. Veteran coffee seller specializing in international brews as well as a range of loose teas When you enter this old-school West Village shop, the scent of freshly roasted beans fills your nose. Open bags of dark-brown beans are displayed on the shelves alongside jars of sugar, coffee-making equipment and tea accessories. In 1907, the first time it was opened, Porto Rico was founded by Italian immigrants Patsy Albanese. At the time, Greenwich Village was seeing an influx of Italian immigrants who opened establishments to cater to their dietary 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 took a sip. Porto Rico offers 130 different varieties of beans, including those from around the world at three locations, including Bleecker Street, Essex Market, and online. Porto Rico roasts its own beans and provides wholesale distribution to 350 restaurants in NYC and Brooklyn. Peter Longo, the current owner and president of the business was raised over the bakery of his family on Bleecker Street where his father was the owner of Porto Rico. He runs the shop in the same manner as his grandfather and father. Sey Coffee The shop is located along Grattan Street in Morgantown, Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood, Sey Coffee is both an espresso bar and a coffee roaster. Tobin Polk, Lance Schnorenberg and their 33-year-old co-founders started roasting coffee in a loft on the fourth floor, just around the corner, in the year 2011. They called it Lofted Coffee. Local clients included Greenpoint's Budin, and Soho cart services Peddler and Peddler. Sey's preference for buying micro-lots, and even whole harvests from single farmers has earned it the praise 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 hand-picked at the peak of ripeness, then floated to get rid of any imperfections, then dry fermented for about 36 hours before being dried on the farm. The result is a blend that has hints of melons and berries. Sey's commitment goes beyond its shop to improve the overall health of staff and farmers, as well as its customers. It makes use of composts and biodegradable disposables in order to ensure that waste is kept out of landfills. This helps reduce greenhouse gases and nourish the soil. It also prevents gratuities. This allows baristas to focus on their craft and help sustain their livelihoods. La Cabra La Cabra, a modern specialty coffee brand, was founded in Aarhus in Denmark in 2012. The company began with a small store and a dedicated team. Their honest and innovative approach to providing a unique coffee experience has earned them a following not only in their home town however, but across the globe. La Carba follows a strict procedure to identify their ideal beans. They go through hundreds of beans each year in order to find those that best match their ideals. Then, they roast them in a very light style and dial them in to achieve their desired flavor profile. This gives their coffees a brighter taste and clarity. The East Village store, which opened in the month of October last year and has been praised by critics for its top-quality pour-overs and baked goods, overseen by Jared Sexton. He previously worked at Bien Cuit, Dominique Ansel as well as other coffee houses. The shop is equipped with the La Marzocco modbar, and the plates and cups are made by Wurtz ceramics in Horsens, the son and father studio. In specialty coffee beans coffeee.uk , Atlanta Coffee Shops General Manager Ian Walla revealed that La Cabra serves 250 different coffees per day and has typically seven or eight varieties available at any one time. The Roasting Plant Coffee The Roasting Plant, a multi-unit retailer of coffee roasts and brews the coffee on site. Each cup is brewed and roasted according to your preferences in less than seconds. It searches countries far and far to find the finest specialty beans that are directly sourced that offer customers a variety and high-quality. Their on-site roaster utilizes fluid bed technology that is quite different from the drum-type machines that are commonly used in the majority of UK coffee houses. The beans are blown into a heated container with high-speed air, which is circulated. This keeps the beans suspended and ensures a consistent roasting speed. I tried the Sumatran coffee and it was rich with velvety mouthfeel. Dark chocolate from the fragrance was present and the coffee started to cool while you sipped delicate citrus flavours fruit were evident. The coffee that has been roasted is whisked to the Eversys super-automatic brewing equipment and it is brewed to your requirements in under a minute. Customers can choose from nine single origins as well as different blends. Parlor Coffee In 2012, the company was established in the back of a barbershop with an espresso machine with a single group, Parlor Coffee has become a growing roastery, whose beans are available at top restaurants, cafes and home brewers throughout the city. Parlor is dedicated to sourcing the highest-quality beans around the globe each of which is a long, arduous journey before arriving in the roasters. According to their own words, they “have an unstoppable passion for craft and believe that good coffee should be accessible to everyone.” They achieve that by creating a simple street space, which includes compost bins, chalkboards handmade up-cycled items, and a minimalist deco. They roast and create their own blends and single-origins (there were six at the time I was there) However, they also offer cuppings on Sundays, which are open to the public. Imagine it as a brewery tasting area—you can smell and taste the ground beans. They vary from earthy to chocolaty (one was similar to tomato!). They're away from the tourist trail and it's worth the trip.