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Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops If you're a lover of coffee then you'll want to check out the shops selling coffee beans. They offer a wide selection of whole beans from all over the world. They also sell exclusive trinkets, kitchenware, and other items. Some of these shops offer subscriptions to their coffee beans. Others sell the beans in bulk at their retail locations. Porto Rico Importing Co. Veteran coffee vendor who is a specialist in international brews, loose teas and a variety. When you walk into this traditional West Village shop, the aroma of freshly roasting beans fills your nostrils. The shelves are lined with jars and sacks filled with dark brown beans, along with coffee-making equipment, tea accessories and sugar. Porto Rico, originally opened in 1907 by Italian immigrants Patsy Albonese. At the time, Greenwich Village was seeing an influx of Italian immigrants who had opened businesses to meet their culinary needs. Albanese named the shop after the famous Puerto Rican Coffee she imported and sold – a beverage that was so renowned in the moment that 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 also roasts its own beans and offers wholesale distribution to 350 restaurants in NYC and Brooklyn. Peter Longo, current owner and president, was raised in the family bakery on Bleecker Street, where his father ran Porto Rico. He continues to operate the shop in a similar manner as his father and grandfather. Sey Coffee Sey Coffee, a coffee shop and roaster is located on Grattan Street, in Morgantown. This neighborhood in Brooklyn's Bushwick district is located 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 across the street in 2011. The name was Lofted Coffee. Local clients included Greenpoint's Budin and Soho cart services Peddler and Peddler. Sey's preference for micro-lots or even whole harvests from single farmers—has been praised by the most discerning New York City coffee aficionados. Last year they made a six-bag micro-lot purchase of Danilo Dones Sitio Catucai 785 from Brazil's Espirito Santo region. The beans were carefully picked at the peak of ripeness, then floated to remove defects and dried fermented for 36 hours before being dried on the farm. The result is a blend with hints of fruit and melon. Sey's goal of holistically improving the quality of life for staff, customers, and growers extends beyond the shop. It uses biodegradable disposables and composts, preventing waste from the landfill and converting it into agents that lower harmful greenhouse gases and nourish 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 company founded in Aarhus, Denmark in 2012. The company began with a small shop and a dedicated team. Their honesty and ingenuity to providing an exceptional coffee experience has earned their acclaim not just in their home town but all over the world. La Carba has a rigorous method of identifying their ideal beans, by scouring through hundreds of different lots every year to find ones that are perfect for their tastes. Then, they roast them in a light manner and dial the roast to create their desired flavor profile. This gives the coffees more vibrant flavor and clarity. The East Village store, which opened in October last year was praised for its excellent pour overs, as well as the baked goods, overseen and managed by Jared Sexton. He previously worked at Bien Cuit, Dominique Ansel, and other coffee establishments. The shop utilizes the La Marzocco modbar, and the plates and cups are designed specifically for Wurtz ceramics in Horsens, an artist-run by a father and son. In a recent Q&A session with Atlanta Coffee Shops, General Manager Ian Walla reveals that La Cabra serves around 250 different coffees a year, and typically has seven or eight varieties on offer at any given time. The Roasting Plant Coffee The Roasting Plant is the only multi-unit coffee retailer which roasts on-site and brews to order with every cup of coffee being roasted and brewed according to your requirements in less than one minute. It scour countries far and far to find the finest specialty beans, which are directly sourced that offer customers a variety and high-quality. The on-site roaster employs fluid bed technology which is a bit different to the classic drum-type machines used in the majority of UK coffee shops. The beans are blown through a heated container with high-speed, circulating air. This keeps the beans suspended and ensures a consistent roasting rate. I tried the Sumatran Coffee and it was rich and velvety with a smooth taste. Dark chocolate was evident in the aroma, and as you sipped the coffee you could smell subtle citrus fruit flavours. The roasted coffee is then whisked to the store's Eversys super-automatic brewing equipment and you can have your coffee brewed to your specifications in just a few minutes. coffee beans uk www.coffeee.uk can choose from nine single origins as well as a variety blends. Parlor Coffee Parlor Coffee was founded in 2012 in a barbershop with a single espresso machine. It has since grown into a burgeoning coffee roastery, whose coffee beans can be found in great cafes, restaurants, and home brewers across the city. Parlor Coffee is committed to finding the highest-quality beans, that have been through a lengthy journey before arriving at its roasters. The owners, who are self-described as “passionate about coffee and believe that a good cup of coffee should accessible to everyone,” have created a environment that is simple with chalkboards, compost bins, up-cycled handmade products, and minimal decor. They roast their own blends (there were six when I was there) and single-origins, but they also host cuppings on Sundays, which are accessible to the public. Think of it like a tasting room for breweries. You can smell and taste the beans, ranging from chocolaty to earthy (one was very tomato-like!). It's a bit off the beaten path but it's worth the drive.