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If you're a coffee enthusiast, you should consider visiting a coffee shop. These shops sell a range of whole beans from all over the globe. They also sell exclusive trinkets, kitchenware, and other things.

Some of these shops offer subscriptions to their coffee beans types beans. Some shops offer these in large quantities.

Porto Rico Importing Co.

Veteran coffee vendor specializing in international brews as well as a range of loose teas

The aroma of freshly roasting beans fills the air once you walk into this West Village shop. The sacks of dark roast coffee beans brown beans line the shelves, along with sugar jars coffee-making equipment, tea and other accessories.

The first restaurant opened in 1907, Porto Rico was founded by Italian immigrants Patsy Albanese. Greenwich Village at the time was witnessing a surge of Italian immigrants, who opened businesses to cater to their culinary needs. Albanese named the shop after the famous Puerto Rican Coffee she imported and sold - a drink that was so popular in the present, that even the Pope would drink it.

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

Peter Longo, the current president and owner of the company was raised above his family's bakery located on Bleecker Street where his father was the owner of Porto Rico. The owner continues to run 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 Brooklyn neighborhood, in the Bushwick district is situated on Grattan Street. 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 called 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 has earned it the praise of knowledgeable New York City coffee 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-Santo region. The beans were picked at their peak of ripeness and then steamed to eliminate any imperfections. They were then dried on the farm following a 36-hour dry fermentation. the coffee bean shop result is a cup with hints of berry lemongrass, and melon.

Sey's focus on holistically improving the wellbeing of staff, growers and customers extends beyond the walls of the shop. It uses biodegradable disposables and composts, keeping waste out of the landfill and converting it into substances that reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions and feed the soil. It also prevents gratuities. This allows baristas to concentrate on their work and help sustain their livelihoods.

La Cabra

La Cabra, a modern specialty organic coffee beans company, was founded in Aarhus in Denmark in 2012. The company began with a small store and a committed staff. Their innovative and honest method of providing an exceptional coffee experience has earned them a devoted following not only in their own town, but worldwide.

La Carba has a rigorous process for finding their perfect beans, scouring through hundreds of different lots every year to locate the ones that are perfect for their tastes. Then they roast them in a light manner, dialing them in to achieve their desired flavor profile. This results in clearer and more vibrant taste.

The East Village store, which opened in the month of October last year was praised for its excellent pour overs as well as its baked goods that are overseen by Jared Sexton. He previously worked at Bien Cuit, Dominique Ansel and various coffee houses.

The shop uses a La Marzocco Modbar and the cups, plates and bowls are designed by Wurtz ceramics, a father-and son studio located in Horsens. In a recent Q&A with Atlanta Coffee Shops, General Manager Ian Walla reveals that La Cabra serves approximately 250 different coffees per year, and usually has seven or eight coffees available at any given point.

The Plant Coffee Roasting Plant Coffee

The Roasting Plant is the only multi-unit retailer of coffee that roasts on-site and brews on demand, with each cup of coffee roasting and brewed according to your requirements in less than one minute. It searches the world for the highest-grade specialty beans that are sourced directly offering customers a the choice and quality.

The roaster on site uses fluid bed technology, which is a bit different to the classic drum-type machines used in the majority of UK coffee shops. The beans are blown about in an enclosed box heated by high-speed air that keeps the beans in a suspended state and allows them to be roasted at a consistent rate as they travel through the machine.

I tried the Sumatran Coffee and it was incredibly rich and velvety with a rich and velvety taste. Dark chocolate was evident from the aroma and as you sipped the coffee, you could detect subtle citrus fruit aromas.

The roasted coffee is then whisked to the store's Eversys super-automatic brewing systems and the coffee is brewed according to your preferences in under a minute. Customers can select from nine single origin options and a variety of blends.

Parlor Coffee

Parlor Coffee was founded in 2012 behind a barbershop, with a single espresso machine. It has since developed into a bustling coffee roastery, whose beans can be found in great cafes and restaurants as well as home brewers in every city. Parlor Coffee is committed to finding the highest-quality beans, which have been through a lengthy journey before arriving at its roasters.

In their own words, they "have an unstoppable passion for craft and a belief that great coffee should be accessible to anyone." They accomplish that with their down-to-earth area on a residential street. Think compost bins, chalkboards, handmade up-cycled products and a minimally-decorated space.

They medium roast coffee beans and make their own blends and single-origins (there were six when I was there) However, they also do cuppings Sundays, which are open to the public. Think of it as an artisanal tasting room in which you can smell and taste the beans, ranging from chocolaty to earthy (one was very tomato-like!). They're a bit off the beaten track, but it's worth the trip.