Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops

If you're a coffee connoisseur You'll want to check out a coffee bean shop. These stores offer a wide selection of whole beans from all across the globe. They also sell unique trinkets and kitchenware.

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

Porto Rico Importing Co.

Veteran coffee retailer specializing international brews and a selection of loose teas

The scent of freshly roasted beans fills the air as you enter this West Village coffeee shop. The sacks of dark brown beans are displayed on the shelves alongside jars of sugar as well as coffee-making equipment and tea accessories.

Porto Rico was first opened in 1907 Porto Rico was founded by Italian immigrant Patsy Albanese. Greenwich Village at the time was witnessing an influx of Italian immigrants, coffee bean shop who established businesses to cater to their dietary needs. Albanese named her shop after the popular Puerto Rican coffee she imported (and sold) the beverage was that was so well-known at the time that even the Pope consumed it.

Today, Porto Rico sells 130 varieties of beans from around the globe 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. The owner continues to run the shop in the same way as his grandfather and father.

Sey Coffee

Sey Coffee, a coffee shop and roaster is located on Grattan Street, in Morgantown. The neighborhood, which is part of Brooklyn's Bushwick district is situated on Grattan Street. Tobin Polk, Lance Schnorenberg and their 33-year-old co-founders began roasting coffee in the loft on the fourth floor, just across the street, in the year 2011. The name was Lofted Coffee. Local clients included Greenpoint's Budin, and Soho cart services Peddler and Peddler.

Sey's emphasis on buying micro-lots--or even whole harvests from single farmers earned it the respect of discerning New York City coffee aficionados. In the past they made a six-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 blend with hints of the melon and berry.

Sey's focus on holistically improving the well-being of staff, growers and customers extends beyond the retail store. It utilizes composts and biodegradable plastics to keep waste out of landfills. This helps to reduce greenhouse gases and helps nourish the soil. It also eliminates gratuity, which puts the baristas in a position to support their livelihoods and encourage them to focus on their art.

La Cabra

La Cabra is a modern specialty coffee company founded in Aarhus, Denmark in 2012. It began with a tiny shop and a dedicated staff. Their honest and innovative approach to providing an outstanding coffee experience has earned them a devoted following, not just in their local area, but worldwide.

La Carba has a rigorous method of identifying their ideal beans, by scouring through hundreds of different varieties a year to find the ones that match their ideals. They roast them lightly, adjusting their desired flavor profile. This results in more clarity and a better taste.

The East Village store, which opened in October last year was praised for its excellent pour overs and baked goods, overseen and managed by Jared Sexton. He previously worked at Bien Cuit, Dominique Ansel as well as other coffee establishments.

The shop is equipped with the La Marzocco modbar and coffee bean Shop the cups and plates are designed by Wurtz ceramics in Horsens, a father and 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 has usually seven or eight different varieties available at any time.

The Roasting Plant Coffee

The Roasting Plant is the only multi-unit retailer of coffee that roasts on-site and brews to order, with each cup of coffee being roasted and brewed according to your requirements in less than a minute. It scour the globe for the finest specialty beans that are directly sourced to give customers the option of the option of choice and quality.

Their on-site roaster is an automatic fluid bed machine which is different from the classic drum machines used in UK coffee shops. The beans are blown through the heated box using high-speed air, which is circulated. This keeps the beans in suspension and allows for a consistent roasting rate.

I tried the Sumatran Coffee and it was velvety and rich with a smooth taste. Dark chocolate was evident in the aroma and as you sipped the coffee, there were subtle citrus fruit flavors.

The roasted coffee will be whisked into the store's Eversys Super-Automatic brewing Machines and brewed according to your preferences in under a minute. Customers can choose from nine single origin options and a variety of blends.

Parlor Coffee

Founded in 2012 in the back of a barbershop that had an espresso machine with a single group, Parlor Coffee has become an energizing roastery whose coffees can be found in top cafes, restaurants and home brewers across the city. Parlor is dedicated to procuring high-quality coffee beans from around the globe each of which has endured a laborious journey before it reaches the hands of its roasters.

The owners, who are self-described as "passionate about their craft and believe that a good cup of coffee should be available to everyone," have created a place that is a bit more grounded and has chalkboards, compost bins, recycled handmade items, and Coffee Shops simple decor.

They roast and create their own blends as well as single-origins (there were six when I was there) However, they also hold cuppings on Sundays, and are open to the public. Imagine it as a brewery tasting room where you can taste and smell the beans that are ground. They vary from earthy to chocolatey (one was similar to tomato!). It's a little off the beaten path but worth the journey.