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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 go to a coffee bean shop. They offer a wide selection of whole beans from around the world. They also sell unique kitchenware and trinkets.

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

Porto Rico Importing Co.

Veteran coffee seller who is a specialist in international brews, loose teas, and a wide selection.

The aroma of freshly roasted beans fills the air as you walk into this West Village shop. Open sacks of dark-brown beans line the shelves alongside jars of sugar as well as coffee-making equipment and tea accessories.

Porto Rico was first opened in 1907 Porto Rico was founded by Italian immigrant Patsy Albanese. Greenwich Village at the time was experiencing an influx of Italian immigrants, who had opened businesses to meet their food needs. Albanese named her shop after the famous Puerto Rican coffee she imported (and sold) the beverage was so popular that even the Pope drank it.

Porto Rico offers 130 different varieties of 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 provides wholesale distribution to 350 restaurants in NYC and Brooklyn.

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

Sey Coffee

Sey Coffee, a coffee roaster and shop is located on Grattan Street, in Morgantown. This neighborhood in Brooklyn's Bushwick district is situated on Grattan Street. Co-founders Tobin Polk and Lance Schnorenberg, both 33, started 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 commitment to buying micro-lots, and even whole harvests from single farmers has earned it 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 handpicked at the peak of ripeness, then floated to eliminate any defects and then dried fermented for a period of 36 hours before being dried on the farm. The result is a blend with hints of the melon and berry.

Sey's dedication to holistically improving the wellbeing of growers, staff and customers extends beyond the shop. It utilizes biodegradable disposables as well as composts to keep waste out of the landfill and converting it into agents that lower harmful greenhouse gases and enrich the soil. It also eliminates gratuity. This lets baristas concentrate on their craft and help sustain their livelihoods.

La Cabra

La Cabra is a modern specialty coffee company founded in Aarhus, Denmark in 2012. The company started with a modest store and a dedicated staff. Their innovative and honest approach to providing an exceptional coffee experience has earned them a loyal following not only 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 varieties a year to find the ones that are perfect for their tastes. 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 opened last October, with a minimalist and sleek style, and has been praised by global coffee aficionados for its exacting pour overs and baked goods that are overseen by head baker Jared Sexton, who's previously worked at Bien Cuit and Dominique Ansel.

The shop is equipped with a La Marzocco Modbar and the cups, coffees plates and bowls are crafted 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 coffees a yea and usually has seven or eight different varieties available at any one time.

The Roasting Plant Coffee

The Roasting Plant is the only multi-unit coffee retailer which roasts on-site and brews to order with each cup of coffee roasting and brewed to your specifications in less than minutes. It searches the globe for the finest specialty beans that are sourced directly to give customers the option of the choice and quality.

Their on-site roaster is a fluid bed device, coffee bean shop which is different from traditional drum machines commonly found in UK coffee shops. The beans are blown about in a heated box by high-velocity air that keeps the green beans suspended and allows them to be roasted at a consistent rate throughout the machine.

I tried the Sumatran coffee and it was delicious with a velvety mouthfeel. Dark chocolate aroma was evident and the coffee began to cool as you sip, 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 preferences in less than a minute. Customers can choose from nine single origin options and a variety of blends.

Parlor Coffee

It was founded in 2012 in the back of a barbershop with an espresso machine with a single group, Parlor Coffee has become an energizing roastery whose coffees are sold at top cafes, restaurants and home brewers all over the city. Parlor is committed to procuring high-quality coffee beans from around the globe Each one has had to endure a lengthy journey before it reaches the roasters.

The owners, who are self-described as "passionate about craft and believe that a good cup of coffee should be available to everyone," have created a space that is down-to earth, with chalkboards, compost bins, up-cycled handmade items, and simple decor.

They roast their own blends (there were six when I was there) and single-origins. However, they also have cuppings on Sundays, which are open to the general public. Imagine it as a tasting area where you can smell and taste the beans that are ground. They vary from earthy to chocolaty (one was similar to tomato!). They're off the beaten path and it's worth the trip.