The 10 Most Terrifying Things About Coffee Bean Shop

Five Brooklyn Coffee bean to cup coffee beans Shops

If you're a coffee lover You'll want to try out a coffee bean shop. These stores offer a wide variety of beans that are whole from all across the globe. They also have unique kitchenware and trinkets.

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

Porto Rico Importing Co.

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

When you walk into this old-school West Village shop, the smell of fresh coffee beans fills your nostrils. Open sacks of dark-brown decaf beans coffee line the shelves alongside sugar jars, coffee-making equipment and tea accessories.

In 1907, the first time it was opened, Porto Rico was founded by Italian immigrants Patsy Albanese. Greenwich Village at the time was witnessing an influx of Italian immigrants, who established businesses to cater to their dietary needs. Albanese named her shop after the famous Puerto Rican coffee she imported (and sold) which was that was so popular at the time that even the Pope was a fan.

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 roasts its own beans and provides wholesale distribution to 350 restaurants in NYC 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 runs the shop in the same way as his grandfather and father.

Sey Coffee

Sey Coffee, a coffee roaster and shop is located along 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 just around the corner at their new location in 2011 under the name Lofted Coffee (with local clients including Greenpoint's Budin and Soho cart service Peddler).

Sey's decision to buy micro-lots, or even entire harvests from single farmers has earned it the praise of New York City coffee 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 handpicked at the peak of ripeness, then floated to eliminate any defects and dried fermented for about 36 hours before being dried on the farm. The result is a blend that has hints of the melon and berry.

Sey's commitment goes beyond its shop to improve the overall health of staff and growers, as well as its customers. It makes use of biodegradable plastics and composts, preventing waste from landfills and converting it to substances that reduce harmful greenhouse gases and enrich the soil. It also eliminates gratuity, a move that puts baristas in a position to provide their livelihoods and inspire them to concentrate on their craft.

La Cabra

La Cabra, a modern specialty-coffee company, was founded in Aarhus in Denmark in 2012. It started with a small shop and a dedicated team. Their honest and innovative approach to providing a unique coffee experience has earned them a following that was not only in their own town but also around the world.

La Carba has a rigorous procedure for locating their ideal beans, scouring through hundreds of different varieties each year to identify the ones that meet their standards. Then they roast them in a light manner before dialing them in to achieve their desired flavor profile. This gives the coffees more vibrant flavor and clarity.

The East Village store opened last October, with a minimalist and sleek design. It's been praised by global coffee enthusiasts for its scrumptious 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 utilizes the La Marzocco Modbar as well as 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 usually has seven or eight coffees available at any given moment.

The Plant Coffee Roasting Plant Coffee

The Roasting Plant is the only multi-unit retailer of coffee which roasts on-site and brews on demand, with every cup of coffee roasted and brewed according to your requirements in less than minutes. It scour 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 an automatic fluid bed machine which is different from classic drum machines used in UK coffee shops. The beans are blown about in a heated container by high-speed air that keeps the beans suspended and allows roasting to happen at a consistent rate as they move through the machine.

I tried the Sumatran coffee and it was very rich with velvety mouthfeel. Dark chocolate aromas were evident and the coffee began to cool down as you sipped, subtle flavours of citrus fruit were detected.

The roasted coffee is then whisked to the store's Eversys super-automatic brewing equipment and you can have your coffee brewed to your specifications within less than a minute. Customers can select from nine single origins as well as various blends.

Parlor Coffee

Parlor Coffee was founded in 2012 behind a barbershop, using a single espresso machine. It has since grown into a burgeoning coffee roastery, whose coffee beans are sold in top cafes as well as restaurants and home brewers all over the city. Parlor Coffee is committed to sourcing the highest-quality beans, which have all undergone a long journey before they reach its roasters.

The owners, who self-described as "passionate about coffee and believe that great coffee should accessible to everyone," have created a space that is grounded and has chalkboards, compost bins and up-cycled products, and minimal decor.

They roast and brew their own blends and single-origins (there were six on the menu when I was there) They also have cuppings on Sundays that are open to the public. Imagine it as a brewery tasting room, where you can taste and smell the beans that are ground. They vary from earthy to chocolatey (one was almost like tomato!). It's a little off the beaten path, but it's worth the drive.