Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops

If you are an avid coffee drinker, then you must visit a coffee shop. These shops sell a range of whole beans from around the globe. They also sell unique kitchenware and trinkets.

Some of these shops offer subscriptions to their coffee beans. Some shops sell these in bulk.

Porto Rico Importing Co.

Veteran coffee seller that concentrates on international brews, loose teas, and a variety.

When you walk into this old-fashioned West Village shop, the aroma of freshly coffee beans fills your nostrils. The shelves are stacked with jars and sacks of dark roast coffee beans brown beans, with tea-making equipment, coffee accessories, and sugar.

Porto Rico was first opened in 1907 Porto Rico was founded by Italian immigrants Patsy Albanese. At the time, Greenwich Village was seeing an increase in Italian immigrants who opened businesses to meet their culinary needs. Albanese named her shop after the renowned Puerto Rican coffee she imported (and sold) - - a drink that was that was so well-known at the time that even the Pope took a sip.

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. Porto Rico also roasts its own beans and provides wholesale distribution to 350 restaurants in NYC and Brooklyn.

Peter Longo, current owner and president, was raised in the family bakery on Bleecker Street, where his father was the owner of Porto Rico. He continues to run the shop in a similar fashion as his father did and grandfather.

Sey Coffee

Sey Coffee, a coffee shop and roaster is located along Grattan Street, in Morgantown. This neighborhood in Brooklyn's Bushwick district is located on Grattan Street. Co-founders Tobin Polk and Lance Schnorenberg, both 33 started roasting in a fourth-floor loft just around the corner from their new shop in 2011 under the name Lofted Coffee (with local clients including Greenpoint's Budin and Soho cart service Peddler).

Sey's preference for micro-lots or even whole harvests from single farmers earned it the praise of knowledgeable New York City coffee bean shop near me aficionados. The last time Sey was in the market, he purchased a six-bag micro lot of Danilo Dones Sitio Catucai from Brazil's Espirito Santa region. The beans were carefully picked at peak ripeness and floated to eliminate any defects and dried fermented for about 36 hours before being dried on the farm. The result is a blend with hints of berry, lemongrass, and melon.

Sey's dedication to holistically improving the well-being of staff, growers and customers extends beyond the retail store. It uses composts andbeans that are directly sourced that provide customers with a choice and high-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 shops. The beans are blown about in the heated box by high-speed air which keeps the green beans suspended and allows roasting to happen at a consistent rate as they travel through the machine.

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

The coffee is transported to the store's Eversys brewing machines that are super-automatic and can be brewed to your specification within less than a minute. Customers can choose from nine single origins as well as several blends.

Parlor Unroasted Coffee Beans

Parlor Coffee was founded in 2012 in a barbershop equipped with a single group espresso machine. It has since developed into a flourishing coffee roastery, and its beans are sold in top cafes and restaurants as well as home brewers all over the city. Parlor Coffee is committed to sourcing the highest-quality beans, that have all undergone a long journey before arriving at its roasters.

According to their own words according to their own words, they "have an unrelenting love of craft and believe that good coffee should be accessible to everyone." They do just that with their down-to-earth street space, which includes compost bins, chalkboard welcome handmade up-cycled products, and a minimalist deco.

They roast and brew their own blends and single-origins (there were six at the time I was there) However, they also hold cuppings on Sundays, and are open to the public. Imagine it as a brewery tasting room--you can smell and taste the ground beans, ranging from chocolaty earthy (one was very tomato-like!). They're a bit away from the tourist trail, but it's worth the trip.