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Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops

If you're a coffee connoisseur and you're looking for a place to shop, then you'll need to try out a coffee bean shop. These shops offer a variety of whole beans from around the globe. They also sell unique trinkets and kitchenware.

Some of these shops offer subscriptions to their coffee beans. Others offer them in bulk coffee beans at their retail stores.

Porto Rico Importing Co.

Veteran coffee vendor who specializes in international brews, loose teas, and a wide selection.

When you step into this old-school West Village shop, the scent of freshly roasted beans fills your nose. The shelves are packed with jars and bags of dark brown beans, with coffee-making equipment, tea accessories, and sugar.

The first restaurant opened in 1907, Porto Rico was founded by Italian immigrant Patsy Albanese. Greenwich Village at the time was witnessing an influx of Italian immigrants, who established businesses to cater to their food requirements. Albanese named her shop after the famous Puerto Rican coffee she imported (and sold) - - a drink that was so famous at the time that even the Pope consumed 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 also roasts their own beans and offers wholesale coffee beans uk distribution to 350 restaurants in NYC, Brooklyn and Brooklyn.

Peter Longo, current owner and president, was raised in the family bakery located on Bleecker Street, where his father ran Porto Rico. He still runs the business in the same manner like his father and grandfather.

Sey Coffee

Located along Grattan Street in Morgantown, Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood, Sey barista coffee beans is both a cafe and a roaster. Tobin Polk, Lance Schnorenberg and their 33-year-old co-founders began roasting coffee in the loft on the fourth floor just around the corner, in the year 2011. They dubbed it Lofted unroasted coffee beans wholesale. Local clients included Greenpoint's Budin, and Soho cart services Peddler and Peddler.

Sey's reliance on micro-lots -- or even whole harvests from a single farmer has earned it the praise of knowledgeable New York City coffee aficionados. 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 carefully picked at peak ripeness and removed by flotation to eliminate defects and then dried fermented for about 36 hours before being dried on the farm. The result is a cup that is fragrant with hints of berry and melon.

Sey's dedication extends beyond its shop to improve the overall wellbeing of staff and growers, as well as customers. It makes use of biodegradable disposables and composts, keeping waste out of the landfill and converting it into agents that lower harmful greenhouse gas emissions and feed the soil. It also eliminates gratuity, a move that puts baristas in a position to help sustain their livelihoods and inspire them to focus on their craft.

La Cabra

La Cabra is a modern specialty coffee business that was founded in Aarhus, Denmark in 2012. They started with a small store and a team of dedicated employees. Their innovative and honest method of providing an exceptional coffee experience has earned them a devoted fan base not just in their home town but all over the world.

La Carba follows a strict process to find their perfect beans. They scour hundreds of beans each year in order to find those that best match their ideals. Then they roast them in a very light style, dialing the roast to create their desired flavor profile. This gives the coffees a more vibrant flavor and clarity.

The East Village store, which was opened in October of last year was praised for its premium pour-overs as well as its baked goods, which are overseen by Jared Sexton. He previously worked at Bien Cuit, Dominique Ansel, and other coffee houses.

The shop is equipped with the La Marzocco Modbar as well as the cups, plates, and bowls are custom-designed by Wurtz ceramics, a father/son studio in Horsens. In a recent interview with 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 given moment.

The Plant coffee beans manchester Roasting Plant Coffee

The Roasting Plant, a multi-unit coffee retailer roasts and brews coffee on-site. Each cup is roasted and brewed according to your specifications within less than seconds. It is a search engine for the highest-grade specialty beans that are directly sourced, giving customers choice and quality.

The roaster on site uses fluid bed technology which is quite different from the drum-type machines commonly found in the majority of UK coffee houses. The beans are blown in a heated box with high-velocity air that is circulated. This keeps the beans suspended and ensures a consistent roasting speed.

I tried the Sumatran Coffee and it was incredibly rich and velvety with a smooth taste. Dark chocolate was evident from the aroma, and as you sipped the coffee, you could smell subtle citrus fruit aromas.

The roasted coffee will be taken to the store's Eversys Super-Automatic Brewing Machines, and brewed to your specifications in less than one minute. Customers can choose from nine single origin options and a range of blends.

Parlor Coffee

Parlor Coffee was founded in 2012 behind a barbershop, using a single espresso machine. It has since evolved into a flourishing coffee roastery, and its beans are sold in top cafes, restaurants, and home brewers in every city. Parlor Coffee is dedicated to sourcing only the highest-quality beans, that have gone through a long journey before they reach its roasters.

The owners, who self-described as "passionate about craft and believe that great coffee should be accessible to everyone," have created a place that is a bit more grounded with chalkboards, compost bins, up-cycled hand-made products, and a minimalist interior.

They roast their own blends (there were six when I was there) and single-origins, however they also hold cuppings on Sundays, which are accessible to the public. Imagine it as a tasting room for breweries. You can smell and taste the ground beans, ranging from chocolaty to earthy (one was almost tomato-like!). It's a bit off the beaten track, but well worth the trip.