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Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops

If you're a fan of coffee and you're looking for a place to shop, then you'll need to try out a coffee bean shop. These shops offer a variety of whole beans from all over the world. They also sell unique kitchenware and trinkets.

Some of these shops offer subscriptions to their coffee beans. Others offer large quantities of coffee beans at their retail stores.

Porto Rico Importing Co.

Veteran coffee vendor who specializes in international brews, loose teas and a selection.

The scent of freshly roasting beans fills the air when you enter this West Village shop. Unopened bags of dark brown beans line the shelves, along with sugar jars, coffee-making equipment as well as tea accessories.

Originally opened in 1907, Porto Rico was founded by Italian immigrants Patsy Albanese. Greenwich Village at the time was experiencing an influx Italian immigrants, who opened businesses to cater to their food needs. Albanese named her shop after the well-known Puerto Rican coffee she imported (and sold) the beverage was so famous at the time that even the Pope took a sip.

Porto Rico offers 130 different varieties types of coffeee beans, which includes beans from all over the world at three locations, including Bleecker Street, Essex Market and online. Porto Rico also roasts its own beans and offers wholesale distribution to 350 restaurants in NYC and Brooklyn.

Peter Longo, current owner and president, was raised in the family bakery located on Bleecker Street, where his father was the owner of Porto Rico. He still runs the business in the same manner like his father and coffee bean shop grandfather.

Sey Coffee

Sey Coffee, a coffee roaster and shop is located along Grattan Street, in Morgantown. This neighborhood 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 just around the corner from their new store in 2011 under the name Lofted Coffee (with local clients including Greenpoint's Budin and Soho cart service Peddler).

Sey's commitment to buying micro-lots, or even whole harvests, from single farmers has earned it the acclaim of New York City coffee enthusiasts. The last time Sey was in the market, he purchased a six-bag micro lot of Danilo Dones Sitio Catucai from Brazil's Espirito-Santo region. The beans were hand-picked at their peak ripeness, floated to remove defects, then dry fermented for 36 hours prior to being dried on the farm. The result is a cup with hints of berry melon and lemongrass.

Sey's dedication extends beyond its shop to improve the overall health of staff and growers, as well as customers. It uses composts and biodegradable disposables to keep waste out of the garbage dumps. This helps to reduce greenhouse gases as well as nourish the soil. It also reduces gratuity. This allows baristas to concentrate on their craft and to earn a living.

La Cabra

La Cabra is a modern specialty coffee brand that was established in Aarhus, Denmark in 2012. They began with a small shop and a dedicated staff. Their open and creative approach to providing an exceptional coffee experience has earned them a following not only in their home town but also around the world.

La Carba follows a strict method to select their best beans. They scour hundreds of varieties each year in order to select the beans that best meet their standards. They then roast them very light, adjusting the desired flavor profile. This gives the coffees a more intense flavor and clarity.

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

The shop is equipped with the La Marzocco modbar and the plates and cups are designed specifically for Wurtz ceramics in Horsens, which is a father-son studio. In a recent interview with Atlanta Coffee Shops General Manager Ian Walla revealed that La Cabra serves 250 different coffees per day and typically has seven or eight varieties on offer at any given moment.

The Plant Coffee Roasting Plant Coffee

The Roasting Plant is the only multi-unit coffee retailer which roasts on-site and brews to order with every cup of coffee roasted and brewed to your specifications in less than one minute. It searches the world for the highest-grade specialty beans that are sourced directly offering customers a the choice and quality.

Their on-site roaster is a fluid bed machine, which is different from the classic drum machines used in UK coffee shops. The beans are blown about in a heated container by high-speed air that keeps the beans in a suspended state and allows them to be roasted at a consistent rate throughout the machine.

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 flavours.

The coffee is whisked to the store's Eversys super-automatic brewing machines and the coffee is brewed according to your preferences in less than a minute. Customers can pick from nine single origins and a variety blends.

Parlor Coffee

Parlor Coffee was founded in 2012 in a barbershop with a single group espresso machine. It has since morphed into a burgeoning coffee roastery, whose coffee beans are sold in top cafes, restaurants, and home brewers throughout the city. Parlor is committed to sourcing high-quality beans from across the globe, each of which has endured a laborious journey before reaching the hands of its roasters.

The owners, who self-described as "passionate about coffee and believe that a good cup of coffee should be accessible to all," have created a space that is down-to earth and filled with chalkboards. There are compost bins and up-cycled products, and minimal decor.

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