Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops

If you are a coffee enthusiast, you should visit a coffee shop. These shops offer a broad selection of whole beans from all over the world. They also sell unique trinkets, kitchenware, and coffeebeans (Read the Full Write-up) other things.

Some of these shops offer subscriptions to their coffee beans. Others offer them in bulk coffee beans at their retail locations.

Porto Rico Importing Co.

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

The scent of freshly roasting beans fills the air once you walk into this West Village shop. The shelves are stacked with jars and sacks filled with dark brown beans, with tea-making equipment, coffee accessories, and sugar.

Porto Rico, originally opened in 1907 by Italian immigrant Patsy Albonese. At the time, Greenwich Village was seeing an increasing number of Italian immigrants who opened businesses to meet their culinary requirements. Albanese named her shop after the famous Puerto Rican premium coffee beans she imported (and sold) - - a drink that was that was so popular at the time that even the Pope drank 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. Porto Rico roasts its own beans and provides wholesale distribution to 350 restaurants in NYC and Brooklyn.

Peter Longo, the current owner and president of the company was raised on the top floor of the bakery of his family located on Bleecker Street where his father operated Porto Rico. He runs the business in the same way as his grandfather and father.

Sey coffee bean near me

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 just around the corner 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 or whole harvests, from farmers who are one has earned him the respect of New York City coffee enthusiasts. Last year, they made a six-bag micro-lot purchase of Danilo Dones Sitio Catucai 785 from Brazil's Espirito Santo region. The beans were harvested at their peak ripeness and steamed to remove any imperfections. They were then dried on the farm following a 36-hour dry fermentation. The result is a coffee with hints of berry lemongrass and melon.

Sey's focus on holistically improving the quality of life for growers, staff and customers extends beyond the walls of the shop. It utilizes biodegradable disposables as well as composts, preventing waste from landfills and turning it into agents that reduce harmful greenhouse gases and enrich the soil. It also does away with gratuity, which places baristas in the position to sustain their livelihoods and inspire them to concentrate on their art.

La Cabra

La Cabra, a modern specialty coffee company, was founded in Aarhus in Denmark in 2012. The company began with a small shop and a dedicated team. Their open and creative approach to providing a unique coffee experience earned them a following, not just in their home town but also around the world.

La Carba has a rigorous process for finding their perfect beans, going through hundreds of different lots each year to identify the ones that are perfect for their tastes. Then they roast them in a very light style then dial them in to achieve their desired flavor profile. This gives their coffees clearer and more vibrant taste.

The East Village store, which opened in October last year was praised for its excellent pour overs, as well as the baked goods that 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 custom-designed by Wurtz ceramics, a father-and son studio in Horsens. In a recent interview, Atlanta Coffee Shops General Manager Ian Walla revealed that La Cabra serves 250 different coffees a yea and has typically seven or eight coffees available at any given time.

The Plant Coffee Roasting Plant Coffee

The Roasting Plant is a multi-unit coffee retailer roasts and brews the coffee on site. Each cup is roasted and brewed according to your preferences in less than seconds. It searches the world for the highest-grade specialty beans that are directly sourced, giving customers choice and quality.

Their onsite roaster uses fluid bed technology, which is quite different from traditional drum-type machines found in most UK coffee houses. The beans are blown through the heated box using high-speed air that is circulated. This keeps the beans suspended and ensures a consistent roasting rate.

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

The coffee is then be taken to the store's Eversys Super-Automatic Brewing Machines, and brewed to your preferences in under a minute. Customers can pick from a selection of nine single origin choices and a wide range of blends.

Parlor Coffee

Parlor Coffee was founded in 2012 in a barbershop with a single group espresso machine. It has since developed into a bustling coffee roastery, with beans that are available in top cafes and restaurants as well as home brewers all over the city. Parlor Coffee is committed to procuring the highest-quality beans, that have been through a lengthy journey before they reach its roasters.

The owners, who self-described as "passionate about craft and believe that great coffee should be accessible to all," have created a space that is down-to earth with chalkboards, compost bins, up-cycled hand-made products, and a minimalist interior.

They medium roast coffee beans their own blends (there were six when I was there) and single-origins. However, they also hold cuppings on Sundays, which are accessible to the public. Think of it like a tasting room for breweries. You can smell and taste the ground beans, from chocolatey to earthy (one was very tomato-like!). It's a little off the beaten path but worth the trip.