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Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops
If you're a coffee enthusiast, you should go to a coffee shop. They offer a wide selection of whole beans from all over the world. They also have unique trinkets and kitchenware.
Some of these shops offer subscriptions for their coffee beans. Others offer them in bulk at their retail locations.
Porto Rico Importing Co.
Veteran coffee seller specializing in international brews and a selection of loose teas
As you enter this quaint West Village shop, the smell of fresh roasted beans fills your nose. Open bags of dark-brown beans line the shelves, along with jars of sugar coffee-making equipment, tea and other accessories.
Porto Rico, originally opened in 1907 by Italian immigrants Patsy Albonese. Greenwich Village at the time was experiencing an influx of Italian immigrants, who opened businesses to cater to their food needs. Albanese named the shop after the popular Puerto Rican Coffee she imported and sold - a beverage that was so renowned at the moment, even the Pope would drink it.
Porto Rico offers 130 different varieties of beans, which includes those from around the globe located in three locations including Bleecker Street, Essex Market, and online. The company also roasts their own beans and offers wholesale distribution for 350 restaurants in NYC, Brooklyn and Brooklyn.
Peter Longo, the current owner and president of the business, grew up above the bakery of his family located on Bleecker Street where his father operated Porto Rico. The business is still run by the shop in the same fashion as his father did and grandfather.
Sey Coffee
Sey Coffee, a coffee roaster and shop located on Grattan Street, in Morgantown. This neighborhood, located in Brooklyn's Bushwick district is situated on Grattan Street. Co-founders Tobin Polk and Lance Schnorenberg, both 33 began roasting in a fourth-floor loft across the street from their new location in 2011 under the name Lofted Coffee (with local clients including Greenpoint's Budin and Soho cart service Peddler).
Sey's emphasis on buying micro-lots--or even whole harvests from a single farmer has earned it the praise of the most discerning New York City coffee aficionados. 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 hand-picked at peak ripeness and floated to eliminate any defects, then dry fermented for about 36 hours before being dried on the farm. The result is a coffee with hints of berry melon and lemongrass.
Sey's commitment extends beyond its shop to improve the overall wellbeing of growers and staff, as well as its customers. coffee beans london uses biodegradable disposables and composts, keeping waste out of landfills and converting it to agents that reduce harmful greenhouse gases and enrich the soil. It also eliminates gratuity. This lets baristas concentrate on their work and to earn a living.
La Cabra
La Cabra, a modern specialty coffee company, was established in Aarhus in Denmark in 2012. They began with a small shop and a dedicated team. Their innovative and honest approach to providing a superior coffee experience has earned them a loyal fan base not just in their local area but all over the world.
La Carba has a rigorous method of identifying their ideal beans, scouring through hundreds of different varieties every year to locate the ones that are perfect for their tastes. They roast them lightly, adjusting their desired flavor profile. This gives their coffees clearer and more vibrant taste.
The East Village store opened last October with a sleek and minimalist style, and has been praised by coffee lovers for its precise 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 a La Marzocco Modbar as well as the cups, plates, and bowls are custom-designed by Wurtz ceramics, a father-and-son studio in Horsens. In a recent interview with Atlanta Coffee Shops, General Manager Ian Walla reveals that La Cabra serves about 250 different types of coffees each year, and usually has seven or eight varieties available at any given time.
The Plant Coffee 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 roasting and brewed to your specifications in less than minutes. It searches the globe for the highest-quality specialty beans that are directly sourced to give customers the option of choice and quality.
The on-site roaster employs fluid bed technology, which is a bit different to the drum-type machines that are commonly used in most UK coffee shops. The beans are blown around in the heated box by high-speed air which keeps the green beans suspended and allows them to be roasted at a consistent rate as they move through the machine.
I tried the Sumatran coffee and it was delicious with a a velvety mouthfeel, dark chocolate aroma was present and the coffee started to cool while you sipped and subtle aromas of citrus fruit were evident.
The roasted coffee will then be transferred to the Eversys Super-Automatic Brewing Machines and brewed according your preferences in under a minute. Customers can choose from nine single origins and different blends.
Parlor Coffee
Parlor Coffee was founded in 2012 behind a barbershop, with a single espresso machine. It has since developed into a flourishing coffee roastery, with beans that can be found in a variety of great cafes restaurants, cafes, and home brewers across the city. Parlor Coffee is committed to sourcing 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 their craft and believe that a good cup of coffee should accessible to everyone," have created a space that is grounded, with chalkboards, compost bins and up-cycled items, and simple decor.
They roast and create their own blends and single-origins (there were six at the time I was there) They also have cuppings on Sundays that are open to the public. Imagine it as a brewery tasting area where you can taste and smell the beans that are ground. They vary from earthy to chocolatey (one was almost like tomato!). It's a little off the beaten path but worth the journey.