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Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops

If you are a coffee lover, you must visit a coffee shop. These stores provide a large range of whole beans from all over the world. They also sell exclusive trinkets, kitchenware and other products.

Some of these shops offer subscriptions for their coffee beans. Some shops offer organic coffee beans beans in large quantities.

Porto Rico Importing Co.

Veteran coffee vendor specializing in international brews and a selection of loose teas

When you enter this old-school West Village shop, the scent of freshly roasting beans fills your nostrils. The shelves are stacked with jars and sacks filled with dark brown beans, along with tea-making equipment, coffee accessories, and sugar.

Porto Rico, originally opened in 1907 by Italian immigrant Patsy Albonese. Greenwich Village at the time was witnessing an influx of Italian immigrants, who established businesses to satisfy their dietary needs. Albanese named her shop after the renowned Puerto Rican coffee she imported (and sold) - a beverage so popular that even the Pope consumed it.

Porto Rico offers 130 different kinds of beans, including beans from all over the world at three locations, including Bleecker Street, Essex Market, and online. Porto Rico also roasts its own beans and offers wholesale distribution to 350 restaurants in NYC and Brooklyn.

Peter Longo, current owner and president, grew up in the family bakery on Bleecker Street, where his father was the owner of Porto Rico. He runs the shop in the same way as his father and grandfather.

Sey Coffee

Sey Coffee, a coffee shop and roaster 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, started roasting in a fourth-floor loft located 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 discerning New York City coffee aficionados. Last year, Sey purchased a six-bag micro lot of Danilo Dones Sitio Catucai from Brazil's Espirito Santo region. The beans were carefully picked at their peak ripeness, floated to get rid of any imperfections and dried fermented for 36 hours prior to 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 health of employees and growers as well as customers. It uses composts and biodegradable disposables to keep waste out of landfills. This helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also nourish the soil. It also does away with gratuity, which puts baristas in a position to provide their livelihoods and inspire them to concentrate on their art.

La Cabra

La Cabra, a modern specialty coffee company, was established in Aarhus in Denmark in 2012. The company began with a small shop and coffee beans unroasted (intern.ee.aeust.edu.tw) a dedicated team. Their honest and creative approach to delivering a truly exceptional coffee experience has earned them a following that was not only in their hometown but also around the world.

La Carba has a rigorous process to find their perfect beans, by scouring through hundreds of different varieties a year to find the ones that match their ideals. They then roast them very lightly, dialing in their desired flavor profile. This gives the coffees more vibrant taste and clarity.

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

The shop uses a La Marzocco Modbar and the cups plates and bowls are crafted by Wurtz ceramics, a father-and 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 usually seven or eight varieties available at any given moment.

The Plant Coffee 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 preferences in less than a second. It scour the globe for the finest specialty beans that are directly sourced offering customers a the option of choice and quality.

The on-site roaster employs fluid bed technology which is a bit different to the drum-type machines commonly found in the majority of UK coffee shops. The beans are blown around in a heated container by high-speed air which keeps the beans suspended and allows them to be roasted at a consistent rate as they travel through the machine.

I tried the Sumatran Coffee and it was rich and velvety with a rich and velvety taste. Dark chocolate was evident in the aroma and as you sipped the coffee you could taste subtle citrus fruit flavors.

The roasted coffee is then whisked to the Eversys brewing machines that are super-automatic and can be brewed to your specification in just a few minutes. Customers can select from nine single origins as well as several blends.

Parlor Coffee

Parlor Coffee was founded in 2012 behind a barbershop, using a single espresso machine. It has since developed to become a burgeoning roastery, and its beans can be found in a variety of great cafes restaurants, cafes, and home brewers across the city. Parlor is dedicated to procuring high-quality coffee beans from around the globe each of which has had to endure a lengthy journey before it reaches the roasters.

According to their own words in their own words, they "have an unrelenting passion for craft and a belief that great coffee should be available to everyone." They do just this by putting their home-like street space, which includes compost bins, a chalkboard welcome handmade up-cycled items, and a minimalist deco.

They roast and brew their own blends and single-origins (there were six at the time I was there), but they also hold cuppings on Sundays, and are open to the public. Imagine it as a brewery tasting room, where you can taste and smell the beans in the ground. They vary from earthy to chocolatey (one was almost like tomato!). They're away from the tourist trail and worthwhile to visit.