A Journey Back In Time How People Discussed Coffee Bean Shop 20 Years Ago
Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops
If you're a lover of coffee You'll want to go to the coffee shop. These stores offer a wide range of whole beans from all across the globe. They also have unique trinkets and kitchenware.
Some of these shops offer subscriptions to their coffee beans. Some shops offer them in large quantities.
Porto Rico Importing Co.
Veteran coffee seller specializing in international brews as well as a range of loose teas
The aroma of freshly roasted beans fills the air as you enter this West Village shop. Open sacks of dark-brown beans are stacked on the shelves along with jars of sugar as well as coffee-making equipment and tea accessories.
In 1907, the first time it was opened, Porto Rico was founded by Italian immigrant Patsy Albanese. At the time, Greenwich Village was seeing an influx of Italian immigrants who opened businesses to cater to their culinary needs. Albanese named her shop after the popular Puerto Rican coffee she imported (and sold) - - a drink that was that was so well-known at the time that even the Pope was a fan.
coffee bean suppliers , Porto Rico sells 130 varieties of beans from around the world at three locations in New York City including their Bleecker Street location, Essex Market and online. Porto Rico roasts their own beans and offers wholesale distribution to 350 restaurants in NYC, Brooklyn and Brooklyn.
Peter Longo, the current owner and president of the business was raised over the bakery of his family located on Bleecker Street where his father operated Porto Rico. He still runs the shop in the same way as his grandfather and father.
Sey Coffee
Sey Coffee, a coffee shop and roaster is located along Grattan Street, in Morgantown. This neighborhood, located in Brooklyn's Bushwick district is located on Grattan Street. Tobin Polk, Lance Schnorenberg and their co-founders, who are 33 years old, started roasting coffee in an apartment on the fourth floor, just across the street, in 2011. They named it Lofted Coffee. Local clients included Greenpoint's Budin, and Soho cart services Peddler and Peddler.
Sey's focus on purchasing 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 6-bag micro-lot purchase of Danilo Dones Sitio Catucai 785 from Brazil's Espirito Santo region. The beans were picked at peak ripeness and floated to eliminate any defects and dried fermented for 36 hours prior to being dried on the farm. The result is a cup with hints of berry, lemongrass, and melon.
Sey's goal of holistically improving the wellbeing of employees, customers and growers extends beyond the shop. It uses biodegradable disposables and composts, preventing waste from garbage and converting it into agents that lower harmful greenhouse gases as well as nourish soil. It also reduces gratuity. This allows baristas to concentrate on their work and help sustain their livelihoods.
La Cabra
La Cabra, a modern specialty-coffee company, was founded in Aarhus in Denmark in 2012. It began with a tiny shop and a committed team. Their honest and innovative method of providing an exceptional coffee experience has earned them a devoted following, not just in their home town, but worldwide.
La Carba has a rigorous process for finding their perfect beans, scouring through hundreds of different varieties each year to identify the ones that meet their standards. They then roast them very light, adjusting the desired flavor profile. This results in a brighter taste 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 that are overseen by head baker Jared Sexton, who's previously worked at Bien Cuit and Dominique Ansel.
The shop employs 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 types of coffee per day and has typically seven or eight varieties available at any time.
The Roasting Plant Coffee
The Roasting Plant is a multi-unit coffee retailer, roasts and brews coffee on-site. Each cup is brewed and roasted according to your preferences in less than seconds. It searches countries far and across the globe for the highest-quality, directly sourced specialty beans providing customers with choice and high-quality.
Their roaster on site is a fluid bed device, which is different from traditional drum machines that are used in UK coffee shops. The beans are blown through the heated box using high-speed air that is circulated. This keeps the beans suspended and allows for a consistent roasting rate.
I tried the Sumatran Coffee and it was velvety and rich with a velvety flavor. Dark chocolate was evident in the aroma. And as you sip the coffee you could taste subtle citrus fruit flavours.
The roasted coffee is then whisked to the store's Eversys super-automatic brewing systems and brewed to your specification within less than a minute. Customers can select from nine single origins and several blends.
Parlor Coffee
Parlor Coffee was founded in 2012 in a barbershop using a single espresso machine. It has since grown into a flourishing coffee roastery, and its beans are available in top cafes restaurants, cafes, and home brewers throughout the city. Parlor is dedicated to procuring high-quality coffee beans from across the globe, each of which has been through a long and difficult journey before reaching the roasters.
The owners, who are self-described as "passionate about the craft and believe that a good cup of coffee should be available to everyone," have created a environment that is simple and has chalkboards, compost bins, up-cycled hand-made items, and simple decor.
They roast their own blends (there were six at the time I was there) and single-origins. But they also host cuppings on Sundays, which are accessible to the public. Imagine it as a brewery tasting room--you can smell and taste the beans, from chocolatey to earthy (one was almost tomato-like!). It's a little away from the main roads, but worth the trip.