Coffee Bean Shop: What's The Only Thing Nobody Has Discussed

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 shop. These shops sell a range of whole beans from around the world. They also have unique trinkets and kitchenware.

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

Porto Rico Importing Co.

Veteran coffee seller that specializes in international brews, loose teas, and a variety.

When you step into this old-fashioned West Village shop, the aroma of freshly roasting beans fills the air. Open sacks of dark-brown beans are stacked on the shelves along with sugar jars coffee-making equipment, tea and other accessories.

Originally opened in 1907, Porto Rico was founded by Italian immigrants Patsy Albanese.  light roast coffee beans  at the time was experiencing an influx Italian immigrants, who set up businesses to satisfy their dietary needs. Albanese named her shop after the renowned Puerto Rican coffee she imported (and sold) which was so popular that even the Pope was a fan.

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 roasts their own beans and provides wholesale distribution for 350 restaurants in NYC, Brooklyn and Brooklyn.

Peter Longo, current owner and president, grew up in the family bakery located 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

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 co-founders of 33 years, began roasting coffee in a loft on the fourth floor just across the street, in the year 2011. They dubbed it Lofted Coffee. Local clients included Greenpoint's Budin and Soho cart services Peddler and Peddler.

Sey's decision to buy micro-lots, or even entire harvests, from farmers who are one has earned him the respect of New York City coffee enthusiasts. Last year, Sey purchased a six-bag micro lot of Danilo Dones Sitio Catucai from Brazil's Espirito Santo region. The beans were carefully picked at peak ripeness and floated to eliminate any defects, then dry fermented for 36 hours before being dried on the farm. The result is a blend that is fragrant with hints of fruit and melon.

Sey's dedication to holistically improving the wellbeing of growers, staff and customers extends beyond the retail store. It makes use of composts and biodegradable disposables to keep waste out of the landfills. This helps reduce greenhouse gases and nourish the soil. It also does away with gratuity, a move that places baristas in the position to provide their livelihoods and inspire them to focus on their craft.

La Cabra

La Cabra is a modern specialty coffee business that was founded in Aarhus, Denmark in 2012. It began with a tiny store and a committed staff. Their honest and creative approach to delivering a truly exceptional coffee experience has earned them a following that was not only in their home town, but globally.

La Carba follows a strict process to find their perfect beans. They scour hundreds of beans each year to select the beans that best meet their standards. Then they roast them in a very light manner before dialing them in to achieve their desired flavor profile. This gives the coffees more vibrant taste and clarity.

The East Village store opened last October, with a minimalist and sleek design. It has been praised worldwide by coffee enthusiasts for its scrumptious pour-overs and baked goods, which are overseen by head baker Jared Sexton, who's previously worked at Bien Cuit and Dominique Ansel.

The shop utilizes the La Marzocco Modbar and the cups plates and bowls are made by Wurtz ceramics, a father/son studio located in Horsens. In a recent Q&A interview with Atlanta Coffee Shops, General Manager Ian Walla reveals that La Cabra serves around 250 different coffees a year, and usually has seven or eight different varieties available at any given time.

The Roasting Plant Coffee

The Roasting Plant is a multi-unit coffee retailer roasts and brews coffee on-site. Each cup is roasted and brewed according to your preferences in less than an hour. It scour the globe for the finest specialty beans that are directly sourced offering customers a the choice and quality.

Their onsite roaster is an automatic fluid bed machine which is different from the traditional drum machines that are used in UK coffee shops. The beans are blown around in a heated container by high-speed air that keeps the 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 incredibly rich and velvety with a smooth taste. Dark chocolate was evident from the aroma. And as you sip the coffee, you could detect subtle citrus fruit flavours.

The coffee is whisked to the Eversys super-automatic brewing systems and it is brewed to your requirements in just a few minutes. Customers can choose from a variety of single origins and a wide range of blends.

Parlor Coffee

Founded in 2012 in the back of a barbershop equipped with a single-group espresso machine, Parlor Coffee has become a rapidly growing roastery whose beans are sold at top cafes, restaurants and home brewers in the city. Parlor is committed to sourcing top-quality beans from across the globe Each one is a long, arduous journey before it reaches the roasters.

The owners, who are self-described as "passionate about coffee and believe that a good cup of coffee should be accessible to everyone," have created a place that is a bit more grounded and filled with chalkboards. There are compost bins, up-cycled hand-made products, and a minimalist interior.

They roast and create their own blends as well as single-origins (there were six on the menu when I was there) However, they also have cuppings on Sundays that are open to the public. Think of it like a brewery tasting room--you can smell and taste the ground beans, from chocolatey to earthy (one was very tomato-like!). They're off the beaten path and well worth a trip.