Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops

If you're a coffee lover then you'll want to try out a coffee bean shop - click the following page,. These shops offer a variety of whole beans from around the world. They also sell exclusive trinkets, kitchenware, and other things.

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

Porto Rico Importing Co.

Veteran coffee shop that specializes in international brews and a selection of loose teas

When you enter this quaint West Village shop, the smell of fresh coffee beans fills your nostrils. The shelves are lined with jars and sacks of dark brown beans, with tea-making equipment, coffee accessories, and sugar.

Porto Rico, originally opened in 1907 by Italian immigrants Patsy Albonese. At the time, Greenwich Village was seeing an large influx of Italian immigrants who opened businesses to cater to their culinary requirements. Albanese named her shop after the famous Puerto Rican coffee she imported (and sold) the beverage was so famous at the time 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 company also roasts its own beans and offers wholesale distribution to 350 restaurants in NYC and Brooklyn.

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

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, both 33 started roasting in the fourth-floor loft across the street from their new shop in 2011 under the name Lofted premium coffee beans (with local clients including Greenpoint's Budin and Soho cart service Peddler).

Sey's focus on purchasing micro-lots, or even whole harvests from single farmers earned it the acclaim of the most discerning New York City coffee aficionados. In 2011, Sey purchased a six-bag micro lot of Danilo Dones Sitio Catucai from Brazil's Espirito-Santo region. The beans were handpicked at peak ripeness and removed by flotation to eliminate defects, then dry fermented for 36 hours prior to being dried on the farm. The result is a blend that is fragrant with hints of melons and berries.

Sey's focus on holistically improving the quality of life for growers, staff and customers extends beyond the store. It utilizes biodegradable disposables as well as composts, preventing waste from garbage and converting it into agents that reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions and feed the soil. It also eliminates gratuity, a move that puts baristas in a position to support their livelihoods and inspire them to concentrate on their art.

La Cabra

La Cabra is a modern specialty coffee company founded in Aarhus, Denmark in 2012. It began with a tiny store and a dedicated team. Their innovative and honest approach to providing a superior coffee experience has earned them a loyal fan base not just in their home town but also around the world.

La Carba has a rigorous procedure for locating their ideal beans, scouring through hundreds of different varieties every year to locate the ones that meet their standards. Then, they roast them in a light manner, dialing them in to achieve their desired flavor profile. This gives their coffees more clarity and a better taste.

The East Village store opened last October, with a minimalist and sleek design. It has been praised by international coffee enthusiasts for its scrumptious 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 the La Marzocco modbar and the cups and plates are made by Wurtz ceramics in Horsens, which is a father-son studio. In a recent interview Atlanta Coffee Shops General Manager Ian Walla revealed that La Cabra serves 250 different types of coffee per day and typically has seven or eight varieties available at any given moment.

The Plant Coffee Roasting Plant Coffee

The Roasting Plant is the only multi-unit coffee retailer that roasts its own coffee and brews on demand, with every cup of coffee being roasted and brewed according to your preferences in less than a minute. It is a search engine for the highest-quality specialty beans that are directly sourced providing customers with choices and high-quality.

The on-site roaster employs fluid bed technology that is quite different from traditional drum-type machines found in many UK coffee houses. The beans are blown around in a heated box by high-velocity air, which keeps the green beans suspended and allows them to be roasted at a consistent rate as they move through the machine.

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 beans unroasted, you could taste subtle citrus fruit aromas.

The coffee is whisked to the store's Eversys brewing machines that are super-automatic and can be it is brewed to your requirements in just a few minutes. Customers can select from nine single origins as well as various blends.

Parlor Coffee

Parlor Coffee was founded in 2012 in a barbershop equipped with a single group espresso machine. It has since grown into a burgeoning coffee roastery, whose beans are sold in top cafes as well as restaurants and home brewers all over the city. Parlor is committed to sourcing the highest-quality beans around the globe Each one 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 great unroasted coffee beans should accessible to everyone," have created a environment that is simple and has chalkboards, compost bins, up-cycled handmade items, and simple decor.

They roast their own blends (there were six at the time I was there) and single-origins, however they also hold cuppings on Sundays, which are open to the general public. Imagine it as a brewery tasting area where you can smell and taste the beans as they are roasted. They vary from earthy to chocolatey (one was almost like tomato!). It's a little off the beaten track, but well worth the trip.