20 Up-And-Comers To Watch In The Coffee Bean Shop Industry

Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops

If you're a fan type of coffee coffee, then you will want to visit a coffee bean shop. These stores provide a large assortment of whole beans from all over the world. They also offer unique kitchenware and trinkets.

Some of these shops offer subscriptions for 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 variety.

When you walk into this traditional West Village shop, the aroma of freshly roasting beans fills your nostrils. Unopened bags of dark brown beans line the shelves, along with sugar jars, coffee-making equipment and tea accessories.

The first restaurant opened in 1907, Porto Rico was founded by Italian immigrant Patsy Albanese. Greenwich Village at the time was witnessing an influx of Italian immigrants, who had opened businesses to meet their dietary needs. Albanese named the shop after the popular Puerto Rican Coffee she imported and sold - a drink that was so renowned in the moment that the Pope would drink 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. The company also roasts their own beans and offers wholesale distribution for 350 restaurants in NYC, Brooklyn and Brooklyn.

Peter Longo, current owner and president, grew up in the family bakery located on Bleecker Street, where his father ran Porto Rico. He continues to run the shop 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 coffee shop and roaster. Tobin Polk, Lance Schnorenberg and their co-founders of 33 years, began roasting coffee in the loft on the fourth floor, just across the street, in the year 2011. They named it Lofted Coffee. Local clients included Greenpoint's Budin and Soho cart services Peddler and Peddler.

Sey's emphasis on buying micro-lots--or even whole harvests from single farmers earned it the praise of the most discerning New York City coffee aficionados. 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 ripeness and steamed to remove any defects. They were then dried on the farm following a 36-hour dry fermentation. The result is a coffee that has hints of melons and berries.

Sey's dedication to holistically improving the health of staff, growers and customers extends beyond the walls of the shop. It uses composts and biodegradable disposables to keep waste from the garbage dumps. This helps to reduce greenhouse gases as well as nourish the soil. It also reduces gratuity. This lets baristas focus on their craft and earn a living.

La Cabra

La Cabra, a modern specialty coffee brand, was founded in Aarhus in Denmark in 2012. It began with a tiny shop and a dedicated team. Their innovative and honest approach to providing an outstanding coffee experience has earned them a loyal following not only in their local area and across the globe.

La Carba follows a strict method to select their best beans. They go through hundreds of varieties every year to find the ones that best match their ideals. They roast them lightly, dialing in their desired flavor profile. This gives the coffees a more vibrant flavor and clarity.

The East Village store opened last October with a sleek, minimalist design. It's been praised by 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 employs the La Marzocco Modbar, and the cups, plates, and bowls are custom-designed by Wurtz ceramics, coffee bean shop a father/son studio located in Horsens. In a recent Q&A interview with Atlanta Coffee Shops, General Manager Ian Walla reveals that La Cabra serves about 250 different varieties of coffee each year, and typically has seven or eight coffees available at any given time.

The Roasting Plant Coffee

The Roasting Plant A multi-unit coffee retailer, roasts and brews coffee on-site. Each cup is roasted and brewed according to your specifications in less than a second. It is a search engine for the highest-grade specialty beans that are sourced directly, giving customers choices and high-quality.

Their on-site roaster is a fluid bed device, which is different from classic drum machines used in UK coffee shops. The beans are blown through an enclosed box that is heated and has high-speed and circulating air. This keeps the beans suspended and allows for a consistent roasting speed.

I tried the Sumatran Coffee and it was incredibly rich and velvety with a rich and velvety taste. Dark chocolate was evident in the aroma. And as you sip the coffee, you could taste subtle citrus fruit flavors.

The coffee is whisked to the store's Eversys super-automatic brewing machines and it is brewed to your requirements within less than a minute. Customers can pick from nine single origin options and a range of blends.

Parlor Coffee

Founded in 2012 in the back of a barbershop, complete with one espresso machine in 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 dedicated to sourcing the highest-quality beans all over the world, each of which is a long, arduous journey before reaching the hands of its roasters.

In their own words, they "have a relentless passion for craft and believe that good coffee should be available to everyone." They accomplish that with their down-to-earth street space, which includes compost bins, chalkboards handmade up-cycled items, and a minimally-decorated space.

They roast and create their own blends as well as single-origins (there were six while I was there) They also have cuppings on Sundays that are open to the public. Imagine it as the tasting room of a brewery. You can smell and taste the ground beans, ranging from chocolaty to earthy (one was almost tomato-like!). They're away from the tourist trail however, they're it's worth the trip.