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Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops If you are a coffee lover, you must visit a coffee shop. These shops offer a broad assortment of whole beans from all over the world. They also sell unique trinkets, kitchenware and other items. Some of these shops offer subscriptions for their coffee beans. Others sell them in bulk at their retail locations. Porto Rico Importing Co. Veteran coffee shop that specializes in international brews and a variety of loose teas When you walk into this traditional West Village shop, the smell of fresh roasting beans fills your nostrils. The shelves are stacked with jars and bags of dark brown beans, along with tea-making equipment, coffee accessories, and sugar. In 1907, the first time it was opened, 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 cater to their food requirements. Albanese named her shop after the well-known Puerto Rican coffee she imported (and sold) the beverage 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 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 located on Bleecker Street, where his father was the owner of Porto Rico. The business is still run by the shop in a similar way as his father and grandfather. Sey Coffee Sey Coffee, a coffee roaster and shop, is located along Grattan Street, in Morgantown. The neighborhood, which is part of Brooklyn's Bushwick district is situated 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. The name was Lofted Coffee. Local clients included Greenpoint's Budin, and Soho cart services Peddler and Peddler. top rated coffee beans on micro-lots — or even whole harvests from single farmers earned it the praise of discerning New York City coffee aficionados. In the past they made a 6-bag micro-lot purchase of Danilo Dones Sitio Catucai 785 from Brazil's Espirito Santo region. The beans were picked at their peak of ripeness and floated to remove any defects. They were then dried on the farm after a 36-hour dry fermentation. The result is a blend with hints of berry, melon and lemongrass. Sey's commitment extends beyond its shop to improve the overall wellbeing of employees and growers and customers. It uses composts and biodegradable disposables to ensure that waste is kept out of the garbage dumps. This helps reduce greenhouse gases and helps nourish the soil. It also reduces gratuity. This lets baristas concentrate on their work and help sustain their livelihoods. La Cabra La Cabra is a modern specialty coffee business that was founded in Aarhus, Denmark in 2012. It began with a tiny shop and a committed team. Their honest and creative approach to providing a unique coffee experience has earned them a following, not just in their own town however, but across the globe. La Carba follows a strict procedure to identify their ideal beans. They search through hundreds of varieties each year to find those that best match their ideals. They roast them in a light style before dialing the roast to create their desired flavor profile. This gives the coffees 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 meticulous pour overs and baked goods that are overseen by head baker Jared Sexton, who's previously worked at Bien Cuit and Dominique Ansel. The shop is equipped with a La Marzocco modbar and the cups and plates are designed by Wurtz ceramics in Horsens, the son and father 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 varieties available at any time. The Plant Coffee Roasting Plant Coffee The Roasting Plant is the only multi-unit retailer of coffee that roasts on-site and brews to order with every cup of coffee being roasted and brewed to your specifications in less than a minute. It scour the globe for the highest-quality specialty beans that are sourced directly, giving customers the option of choice and quality. The roaster they have on site is an automatic fluid bed machine 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 air that is circulated. This keeps the beans suspended and allows for a constant roasting rate. I tried the Sumatran Coffee and it was smooth and rich with a velvety flavor. Dark chocolate was evident from the aroma and as you sip the coffee, there were subtle citrus fruit aromas. The roasted coffee is then transported to the store's Eversys super-automatic brewing machines and brewed to your specification in under a minute. Customers can pick from nine single origin selections and a range of blends. Parlor Coffee Parlor Coffee was founded in 2012 behind a barbershop, with a single espresso machine. It has since morphed into a burgeoning coffee roastery, whose beans are sold in top cafes, restaurants, and home brewers throughout the city. Parlor is committed to sourcing the highest-quality beans across the globe, each of which is a long, arduous journey before it reaches the roasters. In their own words the owners “have an unstoppable passion for craft and a belief that great coffee should be available to everyone.” They do just this by putting their home-like street space, which includes compost bins, chalkboard welcome hand-made up-cycled goods, and low-frills deco. They roast their own blends (there were six at the time I was there) and single-origins, but they also hold cuppings on Sundays, which are open to the public. Imagine it as a tasting area where you can taste and smell the beans that are ground. They range from earthy to chocolatey (one was almost like tomato!). They're off the beaten track however, they're well worth a trip.