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Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops If you're a coffee connoisseur then you'll want to go to a coffee shop. They offer a wide selection of whole beans from all over the globe. These stores also sell unique trinkets, kitchenware, and other items. Some of these shops offer subscriptions to their coffee beans. Some shops offer coffee beans in large quantities. Porto Rico Importing Co. Veteran coffee seller specializing in international brews and a variety of loose teas The aroma of freshly roasting beans fills the air when you enter this West Village shop. Open sacks of dark-brown beans are stacked on the shelves along with jars of sugar coffee-making equipment, tea and other accessories. Porto Rico, originally opened in 1907 by Italian immigrant Patsy Albonese. At the time, Greenwich Village was seeing an increase in Italian immigrants who set up businesses to serve their culinary needs. Albanese named the shop after the popular Puerto Rican Coffee she imported and sold – a beverage that was so well-known in the present, that even the Pope would drink it. 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 located on Bleecker Street, where his father ran Porto Rico. The owner continues to run the business in the same manner as his grandfather and father. Sey Coffee The shop is located along Grattan Street in Morgantown, Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood, Sey Coffee is both a cafe and a roaster. Tobin Polk, Lance Schnorenberg and their 33-year-old co-founders began roasting coffee in an apartment on the fourth floor just across the street in the year 2011. They dubbed it Lofted Coffee. Local clients included Greenpoint's Budin and Soho cart services Peddler and Peddler. Sey's decision to buy micro-lots, or even 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 floated to remove any imperfections. They were then dried on the farm after a 36-hour dry fermentation. The result is a cup that is a little fruit and melon. Sey's dedication extends beyond its shop to improve the overall well-being of growers and staff, as well as customers. It makes use of biodegradable disposables and composts to keep waste out of garbage and converting it into substances that reduce harmful greenhouse gases as well as nourish soil. It also eliminates gratuity, which puts baristas into a position to help sustain their livelihoods as well as encourage them to focus on their art. bean to cup coffee beans , a modern specialty coffee company, was founded in Aarhus in Denmark in 2012. The company began with a small store and a dedicated team. Their open and creative approach to providing an exceptional coffee experience has earned them a following, not just in their own town, but globally. La Carba follows a strict procedure to find their perfect beans. They scour hundreds of varieties every year in order to find the ones that best meet their ideals. They then roast them very lightly, adjusting their desired flavor profile. This gives their coffees an enhanced taste and clarity. The East Village store opened last October with a sleek minimalist design, and has been praised by global coffee lovers for its meticulous pour overs and baked goods overseen by head baker Jared Sexton, who's previously worked at Bien Cuit and Dominique Ansel. The shop is equipped with the La Marzocco Modbar, and the cups, plates and bowls are designed by Wurtz ceramics, a father and son studio in Horsens. In a recent interview, Atlanta Coffee Shops General Manager Ian Walla revealed that La Cabra serves 250 different coffees every day and has typically seven or eight varieties available at any time. The 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 roasting and brewed to your specifications in less than a minute. It searches countries far and across the globe for the highest-quality, directly sourced specialty beans providing customers with choice and quality. The on-site roaster employs fluid bed technology which is a bit different to the classic drum-type machines used in most UK coffee shops. The beans are blown through a heated container with high-speed, circulating air. This keeps the beans suspended and allows for a consistent roasting speed. I tried the Sumatran coffee and it was rich with smooth mouthfeel, dark chocolate aroma was present, and the coffee began to cool as you sipped, subtle flavours of citrus fruit were evident. The coffee that has been roasted will be whisked into the store's Eversys Super-Automatic Brewing Machines, and brewed to your specifications in less than a minute. Customers can pick from nine single origin options and a range of blends. Parlor Coffee Parlor Coffee was founded in 2012 behind a barbershop, with a single espresso machine. It has since evolved into a bustling coffee roastery, whose beans can be found in a variety of great cafes, restaurants, and home brewers across 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. According to their own words the owners “have a relentless passion for craft and believe that good coffee should be accessible to everyone.” They do just that with their down-to-earth area on a residential street. Think 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. However, 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 similar to tomato!). It's a bit away from the main roads, but well worth the trip.