Coffee Bean Shop: It's Not As Difficult As You Think Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops


If you're a fan of coffee, then you will want to go to a coffee shop. These shops sell a range of whole beans from all over the globe. They also sell unique trinkets, kitchenware, and other products.

Some of these shops offer subscriptions for their coffee beans. Some shops offer coffee beans in large quantities.

Porto Rico Importing Co.

Veteran coffee seller that specialises in international brews loose teas and a variety.

When you walk into this traditional West Village shop, the aroma of freshly coffee beans fills your nostrils. Open sacks of dark-brown beans are stacked on the shelves along with jars of sugar, coffee-making equipment as well as tea accessories.

The first restaurant opened in 1907, Porto Rico was founded by Italian immigrants Patsy Albanese. Greenwich Village at the time was witnessing a surge of Italian immigrants, who set up businesses to satisfy their food needs. Albanese named the shop after the famous 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 world 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, current owner and president, grew up in the family bakery on Bleecker Street, where his father was the owner of Porto Rico. He still runs the shop in a similar fashion as his father did 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 an apartment on the fourth floor, just across the street in the year 2011. They called 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 a single farmer has earned it the respect of knowledgeable 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 hand-picked at their peak ripeness, floated to remove defects and then dried fermented for about 36 hours before being dried on the farm. The result is a coffee that is fragrant with hints of berry and melon.

Sey's dedication to holistically improving the wellbeing of staff, customers, and growers extends beyond the retail store. It makes use of biodegradable disposables and composts, preventing waste from landfills and turning it into substances that help reduce harmful greenhouse gases as well as nourish soil. It also reduces gratuity. This lets baristas concentrate on their work and to earn a living.

La Cabra

La Cabra, a modern specialty-coffee company, was founded in Aarhus in Denmark in 2012. They began with a small shop and a committed team. Their honest and innovative approach to providing a superior coffee experience has earned them a devoted following, not just in their local area but all over the world.

La Carba follows a strict method to select their best beans. They go through hundreds of varieties each year to select the beans that best fit their ideals. They roast them light, adjusting the desired flavor profile. This gives their coffees a brighter taste and clarity.

The East Village store opened last October with a sleek and minimalist design. It's been praised by global 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 uses a La Marzocco modbar and the cups and plates are designed by Wurtz ceramics in Horsens, which is a father-son studio. In a recent interview Atlanta Coffee Shops General Manager Ian Walla revealed that La Cabra serves 250 different coffees per day and typically has seven or eight varieties available at any one time.

The Roasting Plant Coffee

The Roasting Plant, a multi-unit retailer of coffee roasts and brews the coffee on site. Each cup is brewed and roasted according to your requirements in less than an hour. It searches the world for the highest-quality specialty beans that are sourced directly providing customers with choices and high-quality.

Their onsite roaster uses fluid bed technology which is a bit different to the drum-type machines that are commonly used in the majority of UK coffee shops. The beans are blown through a heated box with high-velocity, circulating air. This keeps the beans suspended and allows for a constant roasting speed.

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 you could taste subtle citrus fruit flavors.

The roasted coffee is then transported to the store's Eversys super-automatic brewing machines and it is brewed to your requirements in less than a minute. Customers can pick from a selection of nine single origin choices and a wide range of blends.

Parlor Coffee

Founded in 2012 in the back of a barbershop with a single-group espresso machine, Parlor Coffee has become a growing roastery, whose beans are available at top cafes, restaurants and home brewers throughout the city. Parlor Coffee is committed to procuring the finest quality beans, which have been through a lengthy journey before arriving at its roasters.

According to their own words according to their own words, they "have an unrelenting passion for craft and a belief that good coffee should be available to anyone." coffee bean suppliers achieve this by putting their home-like area on a residential street. Think compost bins, a chalkboard welcome hand-made up-cycled goods, and low-frills deco.

They roast and brew their own blends and single-origins (there were six on the menu when I was there) However, they also offer cuppings on Sundays, which are open to the public. Imagine it as a brewery tasting room--you can smell and taste the ground beans, ranging from chocolaty to earthy (one was almost tomato-like!). They're a bit away from the tourist trail but are it's worth the trip.