Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops
If you're a
barista coffee beans lover and you're looking for a place to shop, then you'll need to visit a
coffee bean shop. These shops sell a range of whole beans from all over the globe. They also have unique trinkets and kitchenware.
Some of these shops offer subscriptions to their
coffee beans uk beans. Some shops offer coffee beans in bulk.
Porto Rico Importing Co.
Veteran coffee shop that concentrates on international brews, loose teas, and a variety.
When you step into this old-school West Village shop, the scent of freshly roasted beans fills your nose. Unopened bags of dark brown beans are displayed on the shelves alongside jars of sugar, coffee-making equipment and tea 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 established establishments to cater to their dietary requirements. Albanese named the shop after the famous Puerto Rican Coffee she imported and sold - a drink that was so famous in the present, that even the Pope would drink it.
Today, Porto Rico sells 130 varieties of beans from around 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 and Brooklyn.
Peter Longo, the current president and owner of the business was raised above the bakery of his family on Bleecker Street where his father was the owner of Porto Rico. He still runs the shop in the same way like his father and grandfather.
Sey Coffee
It 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 started roasting coffee in an apartment on the fourth floor, just around the corner in 2011. The name was 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 farmers who are one has earned it the respect of New York City
most expensive coffee beans enthusiasts. 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 picked at peak ripeness and floated to get rid of any imperfections, then dry fermented for a period of 36 hours before being dried on the farm. The result is a blend that is a little fruit and melon.
Sey's dedication extends beyond its shop to improve the overall wellbeing of staff and growers, as well as its customers. It makes use of biodegradable disposables and composts, keeping waste out of garbage and converting it into agents that reduce harmful greenhouse gases and nourish soil. It also eliminates gratuity, a move that puts the baristas in a position to provide their livelihoods and motivate them to focus on their profession.
La Cabra
La Cabra, a modern specialty coffee brand, was founded in Aarhus in Denmark in 2012. The company began with a small store and a committed staff. Their innovative and honest approach to providing an exceptional coffee experience has earned them a devoted following not only in their local area and across the globe.
La Carba has a rigorous method of identifying their ideal beans, scouring through hundreds of different lots a year to find the ones that are perfect for their tastes. Then, they roast them in a very light manner and dial the roast to create their desired flavor profile. This gives the coffees a greater clarity and a more vibrant taste.
The East Village store opened last October with a sleek, minimalist design. It has been praised worldwide by coffee aficionados for its exacting pour overs and baked goods, which are overseen by head baker Jared Sexton, who's previously worked at Bien Cuit and Dominique Ansel.
The shop uses the La Marzocco modbar and the plates and cups are made by Wurtz ceramics in Horsens, an artist-run by a father and son. In a recent interview with Atlanta Coffee Shops General Manager Ian Walla revealed that La Cabra serves 250 different coffees every day and usually has seven or eight different varieties available at any one time.
The Roasting Plant Coffee
The Roasting Plant is the only multi-unit coffee retailer that roasts on-site and brews to order, with each cup of coffee roasting and brewed according to your requirements in less than a minute. It searches countries far and far for the finest quality specialty beans, which are directly sourced that offer customers a variety and quality.
Their onsite roaster is a fluid bed machine which is different from classic drum machines used in UK coffee shops. The beans are blown around in an enclosed box heated by high-speed air that keeps the green beans in suspension and allows roasting to happen at a consistent rate when they pass through the machine.
I tried the Sumatran Coffee and it was smooth and rich with a smooth taste. Dark chocolate was evident in the aroma and as you sip the coffee, you could taste subtle citrus fruit flavors.
The coffee is transported to the store's Eversys super-automatic brewing machines and brewed to your specification in just a few minutes. Customers can pick from a variety of single origins and a variety of blends.
Parlor Coffee
It was founded in 2012 in the back of a barbershop equipped with one espresso machine in a single group, Parlor Coffee has become a growing roastery, whose beans are available at top cafes, restaurants and home brewers all over the city. Parlor is dedicated to sourcing top-quality beans from around the globe each of which is a long, arduous journey before it reaches the roasters.
The owners, who self-described as "passionate about the craft and believe that good coffee should be accessible to everyone," have created a environment that is simple and has chalkboards, compost bins and up-cycled items, and simple decor.
They roast their own blends (there were six when I was there) and single-origins. But they also have cuppings on Sundays that are open to the general public. Think of it as a tasting room for breweries. You can smell and taste the ground beans, ranging from chocolaty to earthy (one was very tomato-like!). They're a bit off the beaten path however, they're worthwhile to visit.