Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops

If you're a coffee connoisseur and you're looking for a place to shop, then you'll need to go to a coffee bean shop. These shops offer a broad selection of whole beans from all across the globe. They also sell unique trinkets, kitchenware, and other products.

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

Porto Rico Importing Co.

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

The aroma of freshly roasted beans fills the air once you walk into this West Village shop. Unopened bags of dark brown beans are displayed on the shelves alongside jars of sugar as well as coffee-making equipment and tea accessories.

Porto Rico, originally opened in 1907 by Italian immigrant Patsy Albonese. Greenwich Village at the time was experiencing an influx Italian immigrants, who established businesses to cater to their food requirements. Albanese named her shop after the famous Puerto Rican coffee she imported (and sold) - - a drink that was so popular that even the Pope consumed it.

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

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

Sey Coffee

Sey coffee bean suppliers, a coffee roaster and shop located on Grattan Street, in Morgantown. This neighborhood, located 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 just 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 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 carefully picked at peak ripeness, floated to get rid of any imperfections, then dry fermented for about 36 hours before being dried on the farm. The result is a coffee with hints of berry lemongrass, and melon.

Sey's commitment to holistically improving the wellbeing of staff, growers and customers extends beyond the walls of the shop. It makes use of composts and biodegradable plastics to keep waste out of the landfills. This helps to reduce greenhouse gases as well as nourish the soil. It also reduces gratuity. This allows baristas to concentrate on their work and earn a living.

La Cabra

La Cabra is a modern specialty coffee brand that was established in Aarhus, Denmark in 2012. The company began with a small shop and a dedicated team. Their honest and innovative approach to providing an exceptional coffee experience has earned them a devoted fan base not just in their home town, but worldwide.

La Carba follows a strict process to find their perfect beans. They go through hundreds of beans each year in order to select the beans that best meet their standards. They roast them in a light style, dialing the roast to create their desired flavor profile. This gives the coffees a greater clarity and a more vibrant 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 employs a La Marzocco modbar and the cups and plates are designed specifically for Wurtz ceramics in Horsens, which is a father-son studio. In a recent Q&A interview with Atlanta Coffee Shops, General Manager Ian Walla reveals that La Cabra serves approximately 250 different varieties of 500g coffee beans each year, and usually has seven or eight coffees available at any given point.

The Roasting Plant Coffee

The Roasting Plant is the only multi-unit retailer of coffee that roasts on site and brews to order, with every cup of coffee being roasted and brewed according to your requirements in less than an hour. It searches the globe for the highest quality specialty beans that are directly sourced, giving customers choice and quality.

Their onsite roaster is a fluid bed machine which is different from traditional drum machines that are used in UK coffee shops. The beans are blown in an enclosed box that is heated and has high-speed, circulating air. This keeps the beans suspended and allows for a constant roasting rate.

I tried the Sumatran 500g coffee beans and it was a rich cup with an enveloping mouthfeel, dark chocolate from the fragrance was present. The coffee began to cool as you sipped delicate citrus flavours fruit were detected.

The roasted coffee will be transferred to the store's Eversys Super-Automatic Brewing Machines and brewed according your preferences in less than a minute. Customers can select from nine single origins and several 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 flourishing coffee roastery, with beans that are sold in top rated coffee beans cafes as well as restaurants and home brewers all over the city. Parlor Coffee is dedicated to sourcing only the finest quality beans, which have been through a lengthy journey before they reach its roasters.

The owners, who self-described as "passionate about coffee and believe that great coffee should be accessible to everyone," have created a place that is a bit more grounded with chalkboards, compost bins and up-cycled items, and simple decor.

They roast their own blends (there were six at the time I was there) and single-origins. But they also host cuppings on Sundays that are accessible to the public. Imagine it as a tasting area where you can smell and taste the beans that are ground. They vary from earthy to chocolatey (one was almost like tomato!). It's a bit away from the main roads, but well worth the trip.