Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops If you are a coffee enthusiast, you must visit a coffee shop. These shops offer a broad assortment of whole beans from all over the world. These stores also offer unique trinkets, kitchenware, and other things. Some of these shops offer subscriptions for their coffee beans. Others sell the beans in bulk at their retail stores. Porto Rico Importing Co. Veteran coffee seller that concentrates on international brews, loose teas, and a wide selection. When you enter this traditional West Village shop, the aroma of freshly roasted beans fills your nose. The shelves are lined with jars, sacks and dark brown beans, with coffee-making equipment, tea accessories, and sugar. Porto Rico, originally opened in 1907 by Italian immigrant Patsy Albonese. Greenwich Village at the time was witnessing an influx of Italian immigrants, who had opened businesses in order to meet their culinary needs. Albanese named her shop after the popular Puerto Rican coffee she imported (and sold) - - a drink that was so famous at the time that even the Pope drank it. Porto Rico offers 130 different kinds of beans, including those from around the world in three locations, including Bleecker Street, Essex Market and online. The company roasts its own beans and provides 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 still runs the business in the same manner as his father and grandfather. Sey Coffee Located along Grattan Street in Morgantown, Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood, Sey Coffee is both a cafe and a roaster. Co-founders Tobin Polk and Lance Schnorenberg, both 33 began roasting in a fourth-floor loft across the street at their new location in 2011 under the name Lofted Coffee (with local clients including Greenpoint's Budin and Soho cart service Peddler). Sey's preference for buying micro-lots, and even whole harvests, from single farmers has earned him the respect of New York City coffee enthusiasts. Last year they made a 6-bag micro-lot purchase of Danilo Dones Sitio Catucai 785 from Brazil's Espirito Santo region. The beans were harvested at their peak of ripeness and floated to remove any imperfections. They were then dried on the farm following a 36-hour dry fermentation. The result is a blend with hints of berry lemongrass, and melon. Sey's dedication extends beyond its shop to improve the overall well-being of staff and farmers, as well as customers. It makes use of composts and biodegradable disposables in order to keep waste from the landfills. This helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also nourish the soil. It also reduces gratuity. This lets baristas focus on their craft and earn a living. La Cabra La Cabra is a modern specialty coffee company founded in Aarhus, Denmark in 2012. The company began with a small store and a dedicated team. Their honest and innovative method of providing an exceptional coffee experience has earned them a loyal following not just in their hometown, but worldwide. La Carba has a rigorous process for finding their perfect beans, going through hundreds of different lots every year to find ones that fit their ideals. They roast them lightly, adjusting their desired flavor profile. https://www.coffeee.uk/categories/coffee-beans gives the coffees more vibrant taste and clarity. The East Village store, which opened in October last year was praised for its top-quality pour-overs, as well as the baked goods, which are overseen by Jared Sexton. He previously worked at Bien Cuit, Dominique Ansel, and other coffee houses. The shop is equipped with a La Marzocco Modbar and the cups plates and bowls are made by Wurtz ceramics, a father-and son studio located in Horsens. In a recent interview with Atlanta Coffee Shops General Manager Ian Walla revealed that La Cabra serves 250 different types of coffee per day and usually has seven or eight varieties on offer at any given moment. The Plant Coffee Roasting Plant Coffee The Roasting Plant, a multi-unit retailer of coffee, roasts and brews its coffee on the spot. Each cup is roasted and brewed according to your preferences in less than a second. It scour countries far and far to find the finest, directly sourced specialty beans, offering customers choice and quality. Their onsite roaster uses fluid bed technology, which is quite different from the drum-type machines commonly found in many UK coffee houses. The beans are blown through an enclosed box that is heated and has high-speed and circulating air. This keeps the beans suspended and ensures a consistent roasting speed. I tried the Sumatran coffee and it was very rich with a velvety mouthfeel, dark chocolate scent was present. The coffee began to cool down as you sipped, subtle flavours of citrus fruit were evident. The coffee that has been roasted will be transferred to the Eversys Super-Automatic Brewing Machines and brewed according your specifications within less than a minute. Customers can choose from a variety of single origins and a variety of blends. Parlor Coffee Founded in 2012 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 committed to sourcing high-quality beans from across the globe each of which is a long, arduous journey before getting into the hands of its roasters. The owners, who self-described as "passionate about their craft and believe that great coffee should accessible to everyone," have created a space that is grounded and has chalkboards, compost bins, up-cycled handmade products, and a minimalist interior. They roast and brew their own blends and single-origins (there were six at the time I was there), but they also offer cuppings on Sundays, which are open to the public. Imagine it as a brewery tasting room where you can smell and taste the ground beans. They are a mix of earthy and chocolate (one was almost like tomato!). It's a bit away from the main roads, but well worth the trip.