Mathew Deshotel

Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops

If you're an avid coffee bean company drinker, you should consider visiting a coffee shop. They offer a wide selection of whole beans from all over the world. They also sell exclusive trinkets, kitchenware and other things.

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

Porto Rico Importing Co.

Veteran coffee vendor specializing in international brews and a variety of loose teas

When you walk into this old-fashioned West Village shop, the aroma of freshly coffee beans fills your nostrils. The shelves are packed with jars and sacks of dark brown beans, along with coffee-making equipment, tea accessories, and sugar.

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

Porto Rico offers 130 different kinds of beans, including those from around the globe, at three locations, including Bleecker Street, Essex Market, and online. Porto Rico 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 located on Bleecker Street, where his father was the owner of Porto Rico. He continues to run the shop in a similar way to his father and grandfather.

Sey Coffee

Sey coffee beans bulk, a coffee shop and roaster is located along 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 a fourth-floor loft 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 emphasis on buying micro-lots--or even whole harvests from single farmers been praised by highly 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 harvested at their peak of 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 that is fragrant with hints of melons and berries.

Sey's dedication to holistically improving the quality of life for staff, growers and customers extends beyond the store. It makes use of composts and biodegradable plastics to keep waste out of landfills. This helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also nourish the soil. It also reduces gratuity. This allows baristas to concentrate on their work and support their livelihoods.

La Cabra

La Cabra, a modern specialty coffee beans shop company, was founded in Aarhus in Denmark in 2012. They began with a small shop and a dedicated staff. Their honest and innovative method of providing an exceptional coffee experience has earned them a devoted fan base not just in their home town but all over The Coffee Bean Shop world.

La Carba has a rigorous process for finding their perfect beans, scouring through hundreds of different lots a year to find the ones that fit their ideals. They then roast them very light, adjusting the desired flavor profile. This gives the coffees a greater clarity and a more vibrant taste.

The East Village store opened last October with a sleek, minimalist design. It's been praised by international coffee lovers for its precise pour overs and baked goods 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 designed by Wurtz ceramics, a father and son studio located in Horsens. In a recent Q&A session with Atlanta Coffee Shops, General Manager Ian Walla reveals that La Cabra serves around 250 different varieties of coffee each year, and typically has seven or eight coffees available at any given point.

The Roasting Plant Coffee

The Roasting Plant A multi-unit coffee retailer roasts and brews coffee on site. Each cup is brewed and roasted according to your preferences in less than an hour. It searches countries far and far to find the finest specialty beans that are directly sourced, offering customers choice and high-quality.

Their on-site roaster utilizes fluid bed technology, which is a bit different to the classic drum-type machines used in many UK expensive coffee beans houses. The beans are blown around in the heated box 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 very rich with smooth mouthfeel, dark chocolate aroma was present, and the coffee began to cool while you sipped delicate citrus flavours fruit were detected.

The coffee that has been roasted is whisked to the Eversys super-automatic brewing machines and it is brewed to your requirements in under a minute. Customers can pick from nine single origins and various blends.

Parlor Coffee

It was founded in 2012 in the back of a barbershop, complete with an espresso machine that was single-group, Parlor Coffee has become a rapidly growing roastery whose beans are sold at top restaurants, cafes and home brewers all over the city. Parlor is committed to sourcing high-quality beans from around the globe, each of which has been through a long and difficult journey before reaching the roasters.

According to their own words the owners "have an unrelenting love of craft and a conviction that good coffee should be accessible to anyone." They achieve this with their earthy area on a residential street. Think compost bins, chalkboards hand-made up-cycled goods, and low-frills deco.

They roast and make their own blends and single-origins (there were six when I was there) Also, they hold cuppings on Sundays, and are open to the public. Imagine it as a brewery tasting room, where you can smell and taste the beans that are ground. They vary from earthy to chocolatey (one was similar to tomato!). It's a bit away from the main roads, but it's worth the drive.