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Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops

If you're a coffee lover, then you will want to check out the shops selling coffee beans. These stores offer a wide assortment of whole beans from all across the globe. These stores also sell unique trinkets, kitchenware, and other products.

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

Porto Rico Importing Co.

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

The aroma of freshly roasted beans fills the air once you walk into this West Village shop. Unopened bags of dark brown beans line the shelves, along with sugar jars, coffee-making equipment and tea accessories.

In 1907, the first time it was opened, Porto Rico was founded by Italian immigrants 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 well-known Puerto Rican coffee she imported (and sold) - - a drink that was so popular that even the Pope consumed it.

Today, Porto Rico sells 130 varieties of beans from all over 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 to 350 restaurants in NYC, Brooklyn and Brooklyn.

Peter Longo, the current president and owner of the business was raised above his family's bakery located on Bleecker Street where his father operated Porto Rico. Coffeee runs the shop in the same way as his father and grandfather.

Sey Coffee

Sey Coffee, a coffee roaster and shop located on Grattan Street, in Morgantown. This neighborhood in Brooklyn's Bushwick district is located on Grattan Street. Tobin Polk, Lance Schnorenberg and their 33-year-old co-founders started roasting coffee in an apartment on the fourth floor, just around the corner in the year 2011. They dubbed it Lofted Coffee. Local clients included Greenpoint's Budin, and Soho cart services Peddler and Peddler.

Sey's focus on purchasing micro-lots, or even whole harvests from single farmers has earned it the praise of knowledgeable New York City coffee aficionados. The last time Sey was in the market, he purchased a six-bag micro lot of Danilo Dones Sitio Catucai from Brazil's Espirito Santa region. The beans were hand-picked at their peak ripeness, floated to remove defects, then dry fermented for 36 hours before being dried on the farm. The result is a coffee that is a little melons and berries.

Sey's commitment to holistically improving the health of staff, growers and customers extends beyond the retail store. It utilizes composts and biodegradable plastics to ensure that waste is kept out of the landfills. This helps reduce greenhouse gases and nourish the soil. It also eliminates gratuity, a move that places baristas in the position to provide their livelihoods and encourage them to focus on their craft.

La Cabra

La Cabra, a modern specialty coffee brand, was founded in Aarhus in Denmark in 2012. It started with a small shop and a dedicated team. Their honest and creative approach to providing an exceptional coffee experience earned them a following not only in their own town, but globally.

La Carba has a rigorous process to find their perfect beans, scouring through hundreds of different varieties every year to locate the ones that meet their standards. They then roast them very light, adjusting the desired flavor profile. This gives their coffees more clarity and a better taste.

The East Village store, which was opened in October of last year and has been praised by critics for its high-quality pour overs and baked goods, which are overseen by Jared Sexton. He previously worked at Bien Cuit, Dominique Ansel and other coffee establishments.

The shop uses the La Marzocco modbar and the cups and plates are designed by Wurtz ceramics in Horsens, a father and son studio. In a recent interview, Atlanta Coffee Shops General Manager Ian Walla revealed that La Cabra serves 250 different types of coffee per day, and has usually seven or eight different varieties available at any given time.

The Roasting Plant Coffee


The Roasting Plant A multi-unit coffee retailer roasts and brews its coffee on the spot. Each cup is brewed and roasted according to your specifications in less than seconds. It searches countries far and wide for the highest-grade specialty beans that are directly sourced providing customers with choice and high-quality.

The on-site roaster employs fluid bed technology that is a bit different to the drum-type machines that are commonly used in most UK coffee shops. The beans are blown around in an enclosed box heated by high-speed air which keeps the beans in a suspended state and allows roasting to happen at a consistent rate when they pass through the machine.

I tried the Sumatran Coffee and it was smooth and rich with a rich and velvety taste. Dark chocolate was evident from the aroma. As you sipped the coffee there were subtle citrus fruit aromas.

The coffee is then be whisked into the Eversys Super-Automatic Brewing Machines and brewed according your preferences in under a minute. Customers can pick from a variety of single origins and a variety of blends.

Parlor Coffee

The company was founded in 2012 at the back of a barbershop equipped with an espresso machine with a single group, Parlor Coffee has become a growing roastery, whose beans can be found in top cafes, restaurants and home brewers all over the city. Parlor Coffee is dedicated to sourcing only the finest quality beans, which have been through a lengthy journey before they reach its roasters.

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

They roast and brew their own blends and single-origins (there were six on the menu when I was there) However, they also hold cuppings on Sundays, and are open to the public. Imagine it as a brewery tasting room, where you can taste and smell the beans in the ground. They vary from earthy to chocolatey (one was similar to tomato!). They're away from the tourist trail and well worth a trip.