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Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops

If you're a coffee lover, then you will want to check out a coffee bean shop (doodleordie.com link for more info). They offer a wide selection of whole beans from all over the world. These stores also sell unique trinkets, kitchenware and other products.

Some of these shops offer subscriptions for their coffee beans. Others offer large quantities of coffee beans at their retail locations.

Porto Rico Importing Co.

Veteran coffee retailer specializing international brews, as well as a variety of loose teas

When you step into this traditional West Village shop, the scent of freshly roasted beans fills your nose. The shelves are packed 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 increasing number of Italian immigrants who opened establishments to cater to their dietary needs. Albanese named the shop after the famous Puerto Rican Coffee she imported and sold - a drink that was so well-known in the moment that the Pope would drink 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. Porto Rico also roasts their own beans and provides wholesale distribution to 350 restaurants in NYC, Brooklyn and Brooklyn.

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

Sey Coffee

The shop is located along Grattan Street in Morgantown, Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood, Sey Coffee is both an espresso bar and a coffee roaster. Tobin Polk, Lance Schnorenberg and their 33-year-old co-founders began roasting coffee in the loft on the fourth floor, just across the street, in 2011. They dubbed it Lofted Coffee. Local clients included Greenpoint's Budin, and Soho cart services Peddler and Peddler.

Sey's emphasis on buying micro-lots--or even whole harvests from single farmers earned it the praise of discerning New York City bulk buy coffee beans aficionados. In 2011, Sey purchased a six-bag micro lot of Danilo Dones Sitio Catucai, a Brazilian coffee from the Espirito-Santo region. The beans were picked at peak ripeness and floated to eliminate any defects and then dried fermented for a period of 36 hours before being dried on the farm. The result is a coffee with hints of fruit and melon.

Sey's dedication to holistically improving the health of employees, customers and growers extends beyond the shop. It uses composts and biodegradable products to keep waste from the garbage dumps. This helps to reduce greenhouse gases and nourish the soil. It also eliminates gratuity, a move that puts baristas into a position to provide their livelihoods and encourage them to focus on their profession.

La Cabra

La Cabra is a modern specialty coffee brand that was established in Aarhus, Denmark in 2012. It began with a tiny shop and a committed team. Their honesty and ingenuity to providing an exceptional coffee experience earned them a following not only in their own town but also around the world.

La Carba has a rigorous method of identifying their ideal beans, by scouring through hundreds of different varieties each year to identify the ones that are perfect for their tastes. They then roast them very lightly, dialing in their desired flavor profile. This gives the coffees a more vibrant taste and clarity.

The East Village store, which was opened in October of last year was praised for its top-quality pour-overs, as well as the baked goods, which are overseen 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 made by Wurtz ceramics, a father-and-son studio located in Horsens. In a recent Q&A interview with Atlanta Coffee Shops, General Manager Ian Walla reveals that La Cabra serves about 250 different types of coffees each year, and typically has seven or eight coffees available at any given time.

The Roasting Plant Coffee

The Roasting Plant is the only multi-unit retailer of coffee that roasts on-site and brews to order, with each cup of coffee roasting and brewed to your specifications in less than one minute. It searches the world for the finest specialty beans that are sourced directly, giving customers the option of choice and quality.

Their onsite roaster is an automatic fluid bed machine that is distinct from the classic drum machines used in UK coffee shops. The beans are blown in the heated box using high quality coffee beans-speed air, which is circulated. This keeps the beans suspended and allows for a consistent roasting rate.

I tried the Sumatran coffee and it was delicious with a velvety mouthfeel. Dark chocolate scent was present and the coffee started to cool as you sip and subtle aromas of citrus fruit were detected.

The roasted 500g coffee beans is then whisked to the store's Eversys brewing machines that are super-automatic and can be you can have your coffee brewed to your specifications in just a few minutes. Customers can select from nine single origin selections and a variety of blends.

Parlor Coffee

Parlor Coffee was founded in 2012 in a barbershop with a single espresso machine. It has since developed into a bustling coffee roastery, whose beans can be found in a variety of great cafes and restaurants as well as home brewers in every city. Parlor Coffee is dedicated to sourcing only the finest quality beans, which have been through a lengthy journey before reaching its roasters.

The owners, who are self-described as "passionate about their craft and believe that great coffee should accessible to everyone," have created a space that is grounded with chalkboards, compost bins, recycled handmade items, and simple 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 open to the public. Imagine it as a tasting room, where you can taste and smell the beans that are ground. They range from earthy to chocolatey (one was almost like tomato!). They're off the beaten track however, they're worthwhile to visit.