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Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops If you're a coffee lover, you should go to a coffee shop. These shops sell a range of whole beans from all over the world. They also offer unique trinkets and kitchenware. Some of these shops offer subscriptions for their coffee beans. Some shops offer them in bulk. Porto Rico Importing Co. Veteran coffee vendor specializing in international brews as well as a range of loose teas The scent of freshly roasted beans fills the air as you walk into this West Village shop. coffee beans in bulk of dark-brown beans are stacked on the shelves along with sugar jars, coffee-making equipment as well as 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 set up businesses to cater to their food requirements. Albanese named the shop after the famous Puerto Rican Coffee she imported and sold – a beverage that was so famous at the moment, even the Pope would drink 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 roasts its own beans and provides wholesale distribution to 350 restaurants in NYC, Brooklyn and Brooklyn. Peter Longo, current owner and president, was raised in the family bakery located on Bleecker Street, where his father ran Porto Rico. He continues to run the shop in a similar way as his father and grandfather. Sey Coffee It is 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 preference for buying micro-lots or whole harvests, from single farmers has earned it the acclaim of New York City coffee enthusiasts. 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 harvested at their peak of ripeness and then floated to eliminate any imperfections. They were then dried on the farm following a 36-hour dry fermentation. The result is a coffee with hints of the melon and berry. Sey's mission extends beyond the shop to improve the overall wellbeing of growers and staff, as well as customers. It utilizes composts and biodegradable products to keep waste out of landfills. This helps reduce greenhouse gases and nourish the soil. It also reduces gratuity. This lets baristas concentrate on their craft and support their livelihoods. La Cabra La Cabra is a modern specialty coffee company that was founded in Aarhus, Denmark in 2012. It began with a tiny store and a dedicated staff. Their open and creative approach to delivering an extraordinary coffee experience earned them a following that was not only in their hometown, but globally. La Carba follows a strict procedure to find their perfect beans. They scour hundreds of lots each year to find the ones that best match their ideals. They roast them lightly, dialing in their desired flavor profile. This gives their coffees an enhanced taste and clarity. The East Village store, which opened in October last year and has been praised by critics for its excellent pour overs, as well as the baked goods, which are overseen by Jared Sexton. He previously worked at Bien Cuit, Dominique Ansel and other coffee houses. The shop employs a La Marzocco modbar and the cups and plates are designed specifically for Wurtz ceramics in Horsens, which is a father-son studio. In a recent Q&A with Atlanta Coffee Shops, General Manager Ian Walla reveals that La Cabra serves around 250 different varieties of coffee each year, and typically has seven or eight different varieties available at any given moment. The Plant Coffee Roasting Plant Coffee The Roasting Plant is the only multi-unit retailer of coffee that roasts its own coffee and brews to order, with each cup of coffee roasting and brewed according to your preferences in less than minutes. It searches the globe for the highest-quality specialty beans that are sourced directly to give customers the option of the choice and quality. Their onsite roaster is a fluid bed machine, which is different from traditional drum machines commonly found in UK coffee shops. The beans are blown inside a heated box with high-velocity air, which is circulated. This keeps the beans in suspension and allows for a constant roasting speed. I tried the Sumatran Coffee and it was velvety and rich with a rich and velvety taste. Dark chocolate was evident from the aroma and as you sipped the coffee there were subtle citrus fruit aromas. The roasted coffee will be poured into the store's Eversys Super-Automatic Brewing Machines and brewed according your preferences in less than one minute. Customers can pick from nine single origin options and a wide range of blends. Parlor Coffee Parlor Coffee was founded in 2012 behind a barbershop, with a single espresso machine. It has since evolved to become a burgeoning roastery, whose beans are sold in top cafes as well as restaurants and home brewers throughout the city. Parlor is committed to procuring high-quality coffee beans from across the globe Each one is a long, arduous journey before reaching the hands of its roasters. According to their own words, they “have an unrelenting love of craft and a belief that good coffee should be available to everyone.” They achieve that by creating a simple streetscape that is a mix of residential and commercial. Think compost bins, chalkboards handmade up-cycled products, and a simple deco. They roast their own blends (there were six when I was there) and single-origins, however they also hold cuppings on Sundays that are open to the public. Imagine it as a tasting room for breweries. You can smell and taste the beans, from chocolatey to earthy (one was very tomato-like!). It's a bit off the beaten track, but well worth the trip.