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Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops

If you're an avid coffee drinker, then you must visit a coffee shop. These shops provide a variety of whole beans from around the world. They also sell unique trinkets and kitchenware.

Some of these shops offer subscriptions to their coffee beans. Some shops sell them in large quantities.

Porto Rico Importing Co.

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

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

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

Today, Porto Rico sells 130 varieties of beans from all over the world at three locations in New York City including their Bleecker Street location, Essex Market and online. The company roasts its own beans and provides wholesale distribution for 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 ran Porto Rico. He continues to operate the shop in the same way as his father and grandfather.

Sey Coffee

Sey Coffee, a unroasted coffee beans shop and roaster 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 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 decision to buy micro-lots, and even whole harvests, from farmers who are one has earned it the praise of New York City coffee enthusiasts. 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 carefully picked at peak ripeness and floated to remove defects and then dried fermented for 36 hours prior to being dried on the farm. The result is a cup with hints of berry, lemongrass and melon.

Sey's goal of holistically improving the wellbeing of staff, growers and customers extends beyond the retail store. It makes use of composts and biodegradable disposables to keep waste out of the garbage dumps. This helps to reduce greenhouse gases and helps nourish the soil. It also does away with gratuity, which places baristas in the position to support their livelihoods and motivate them to focus on their art.

La Cabra

La Cabra is a modern specialty coffee company that was founded in Aarhus, Denmark in 2012. The company started with a modest store and a team of dedicated employees. Their honest and innovative approach to delivering a truly exceptional coffee experience has earned them a following, not just in their home town, but globally.

La Carba has a rigorous process for finding their perfect beans, going through hundreds of different varieties every year to locate the ones that fit their ideals. They then roast them very Light Roast coffee Beans, adjusting the desired flavor profile. This gives their coffees clearer and more vibrant 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 as well as its baked goods, which are overseen by Jared Sexton. He previously worked at Bien Cuit, Dominique Ansel and various coffee establishments.

The shop utilizes the La Marzocco modbar and the plates and cups are made by Wurtz ceramics in Horsens, an artist-run by a father and son. In a recent interview with Atlanta Coffee Shops, General Manager Ian Walla reveals that La Cabra serves about 250 different coffees per year, and typically has seven or eight varieties available at any given moment.

The Roasting Plant Coffee

The Roasting Plant is the only multi-unit coffee retailer that roasts its own coffee and brews to order, with each cup of coffee roasted and brewed according to your requirements in less than a minute. It searches the world for the highest-quality specialty beans that are directly sourced providing customers with the option of choice and quality.

The roaster they have on site is a fluid bed machine, that is distinct from the classic drum machines used in UK coffee shops. The beans are blown about in a heated box by high-velocity air that keeps the beans in a suspended state and allows roasting to happen in a steady manner as they move through the machine.

I tried the Sumatran Coffee and it was smooth and rich with a 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 then be poured into the store's Eversys Super-Automatic Brewing Machines, and brewed to your preferences in under a minute. Customers can choose from a variety of single origins and a range of blends.

Parlor Coffee

It was founded in 2012 in the back of a barbershop equipped with an espresso machine with a single group, Parlor Coffee has become a burgeoning roastery whose beans are available at top restaurants, cafes and home brewers all over the city. Parlor is dedicated to sourcing top-quality beans from across the globe Each one has had to endure a lengthy journey before it reaches the roasters.

The owners, who self-described as "passionate about craft and believe that great coffee should accessible to everyone," have created a space that is grounded with chalkboards, compost bins, up-cycled handmade items, and simple decor.

They roast and brew their own blends and single-origins (there were six on the menu when I was there) Also, they 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, from chocolatey to earthy (one was almost tomato-like!). They're off the beaten track, but well worth a trip.