One of my favorite places in all of nyc. Wonderful friendly staff. Great quality coffee. This place is an essential for any coffee loving New Yorker. I just wish they had a stamp/point card for buying coffee beans!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cafe Blend
Brooke Pascarella
We love restocking our coffee beans from here. There’s plenty of variety and a pretty cool old school setup. Unfortunately our visits are usually soured by the aloof staff who can’t be bothered to go beyond the bare minimum service, with the exception of one staff member we’ve dealt with, Santiago, who was kind and really helpful explaining different roasts for us.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Teresa A.
Ah, I'm sitting at home enjoying some of the house blend beans I picked up a few days ago while in the city. I was at the Essex Market location, so the selection of beans is limited. My favorite is the Haitian (an employee turned me on to it years ago) but it was not one at the Market location. Kind of disappointing, but I also knew whatever I brought home would also be perfection. And it is! I also got a half pound of the Costa Rican, which I have yet to try. As coffee prices have skyrocketed and/or being sold at 12 ounces instead of a pound, Porto Rico has maintained what I find to be a reasonable price for a superior product. All staff is really knowledgeable and I normally just let them lead me to finding my new favorite coffee. I love coffee; while I can understand a great cup from an average to a terrible cup, I can't pick up any coffee tasting notes so I just let the experts do their thing! Also, I brought along a punch card from BEFORE the start of the pandemic. They still are offering a loyalty program when other places have cut these programs to save money. Love it, and love this place!
Ekaterina I.
Best coffee in the world!! For real! Must visit while in the neighborhood, my fav is oat milk cappuccino Lovely atmosphere, smell inside the coffee shop is amazing, team is incredibly friendly and welcoming, and of course, very talented! Thank you guys! Xoxo
Lynn N
Live in the neighborhood and first time here. I came in on Saturday, December 23rd at 11:45am. There was a small line and once I got to the register, a young woman helped me. I told her I was looking for a holiday gift and asked her to pick any popular bean for me. I asked if she could put it in one of those boxes I saw gift wrapped by the window and she said it was a preset box. I asked two more questions about it and decided to get it but her demeanor was very cold and standoffish and the whole interaction felt like I was the one inconveniencing her and she seemed visibly annoyed with me and slightly condescending. I bought it anyway and of course no thank you or smile or any words from her at the end of it. Actually I was the one to say thank you to her. Probably won’t come back and staff need to be friendlier to customers or at least at baseline not rude.
Service: 1
Adrián Deckard
An Unfortunate sign of the times. The Brooklyn store was closed, and I recently stopped to buy a couple of pounds of their Brazil Roast, but when I went to pay, I saw it was now $16.00 a pound. As a 30+ year customer, I'm disgusted at the raging price increases, and most without any other reason than GREED. What I loved about supporting Porto Rico was that it is a local roaster and not a corporate Starbucks nonsense.As a business owner, I'm cognizant of increasing operational expenses. However, what is the Return on Investment when customers are kept away by inconvenience and pricing? Or has the business reached the point of diminishing returns?Unfortunately, I can no longer support Porto Rico as Driving to the other island to buy beans is not cost-effective.$34 for two pounds of beans is unacceptable.
Atmosphere: 4
Jeannie M.
I used to have a friend who lived on 1st and would pass Porto Rico Importing Co. I always thought it looked like a really cool store. It reminded me of a store in the neighborhood I grew up and loved. Porto Rico Importing Co. may be a small store but what it lacks in size is made up by the knowledge, helpfulness , and friendliness of the staff. You can buy coffee beans whole or ground; caffeinated or not. They have lovely teas and coffee and tea supplies. I would definitely go back again because it really is a very special place that is becoming more and more rare to find.
Libinski 0G
Great stores for coffee beans. Open burlap bags build a lot of characteristics, but I have my reservation if the coffee beans lose their fragrance. Still, this is an old store, and we love the old New York feel to it.
I've been to Porto Rico Importing on the east village 3 times.The first one was just fine, I got the daily brew and was quick and somewhat easy.The other two experiences were very similar and very disappointing. The staff sounded rude to me and didn't really seem to care at all about my business. I felt I was doing them a favor.With so many offerings of good coffee in the EV (LA Cabra is right around the corner) I'd just get beans somewhere else.And, honestly, their coffee isn't even that good, they just have a large selection. I did not dare to ask the roast date so you might even be buying stale coffee.
Adam Austin Jain-Conti
Great coffee but worker has an awful attitude. Sorry I didn't hear but did you really need to roll your eyes multiple times?
Mbb B
The rudest person I’ve ever met working anywhere, asked about what matcha they had and what amount it’s sold in and when I tell you this girl was so beyond disgusting with her response, never going back will encourage others to do the same, customer service starts with not insulting and being rude to customers
Andrew Hughes
Best and the strongest cold brew ever definitely come back again and again 10/10
Marou Tepper
The best place to get your fresh coffee beans. Brewing these beans give an amazing aroma, and a perk-up feeling in the morning! One of my fave place in the city.
Cheap and delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best coffee in the world, by a factor of 10x.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of my favorite places in all of nyc. Wonderful friendly staff. Great quality coffee. This place is an essential for any coffee loving New Yorker. I just wish they had a stamp/point card for buying coffee beans!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cafe Blend
We love restocking our coffee beans from here. There’s plenty of variety and a pretty cool old school setup. Unfortunately our visits are usually soured by the aloof staff who can’t be bothered to go beyond the bare minimum service, with the exception of one staff member we’ve dealt with, Santiago, who was kind and really helpful explaining different roasts for us.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Ah, I'm sitting at home enjoying some of the house blend beans I picked up a few days ago while in the city. I was at the Essex Market location, so the selection of beans is limited. My favorite is the Haitian (an employee turned me on to it years ago) but it was not one at the Market location. Kind of disappointing, but I also knew whatever I brought home would also be perfection. And it is! I also got a half pound of the Costa Rican, which I have yet to try. As coffee prices have skyrocketed and/or being sold at 12 ounces instead of a pound, Porto Rico has maintained what I find to be a reasonable price for a superior product. All staff is really knowledgeable and I normally just let them lead me to finding my new favorite coffee. I love coffee; while I can understand a great cup from an average to a terrible cup, I can't pick up any coffee tasting notes so I just let the experts do their thing! Also, I brought along a punch card from BEFORE the start of the pandemic. They still are offering a loyalty program when other places have cut these programs to save money. Love it, and love this place!
Best coffee in the world!! For real! Must visit while in the neighborhood, my fav is oat milk cappuccino Lovely atmosphere, smell inside the coffee shop is amazing, team is incredibly friendly and welcoming, and of course, very talented! Thank you guys! Xoxo
Live in the neighborhood and first time here. I came in on Saturday, December 23rd at 11:45am. There was a small line and once I got to the register, a young woman helped me. I told her I was looking for a holiday gift and asked her to pick any popular bean for me. I asked if she could put it in one of those boxes I saw gift wrapped by the window and she said it was a preset box. I asked two more questions about it and decided to get it but her demeanor was very cold and standoffish and the whole interaction felt like I was the one inconveniencing her and she seemed visibly annoyed with me and slightly condescending. I bought it anyway and of course no thank you or smile or any words from her at the end of it. Actually I was the one to say thank you to her. Probably won’t come back and staff need to be friendlier to customers or at least at baseline not rude.
Service: 1
An Unfortunate sign of the times. The Brooklyn store was closed, and I recently stopped to buy a couple of pounds of their Brazil Roast, but when I went to pay, I saw it was now $16.00 a pound. As a 30+ year customer, I'm disgusted at the raging price increases, and most without any other reason than GREED. What I loved about supporting Porto Rico was that it is a local roaster and not a corporate Starbucks nonsense.As a business owner, I'm cognizant of increasing operational expenses. However, what is the Return on Investment when customers are kept away by inconvenience and pricing? Or has the business reached the point of diminishing returns?Unfortunately, I can no longer support Porto Rico as Driving to the other island to buy beans is not cost-effective.$34 for two pounds of beans is unacceptable.
Atmosphere: 4
I used to have a friend who lived on 1st and would pass Porto Rico Importing Co. I always thought it looked like a really cool store. It reminded me of a store in the neighborhood I grew up and loved. Porto Rico Importing Co. may be a small store but what it lacks in size is made up by the knowledge, helpfulness , and friendliness of the staff. You can buy coffee beans whole or ground; caffeinated or not. They have lovely teas and coffee and tea supplies. I would definitely go back again because it really is a very special place that is becoming more and more rare to find.
Great stores for coffee beans. Open burlap bags build a lot of characteristics, but I have my reservation if the coffee beans lose their fragrance. Still, this is an old store, and we love the old New York feel to it.
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I've been to Porto Rico Importing on the east village 3 times.The first one was just fine, I got the daily brew and was quick and somewhat easy.The other two experiences were very similar and very disappointing. The staff sounded rude to me and didn't really seem to care at all about my business. I felt I was doing them a favor.With so many offerings of good coffee in the EV (LA Cabra is right around the corner) I'd just get beans somewhere else.And, honestly, their coffee isn't even that good, they just have a large selection. I did not dare to ask the roast date so you might even be buying stale coffee.
Great coffee but worker has an awful attitude. Sorry I didn't hear but did you really need to roll your eyes multiple times?
The rudest person I’ve ever met working anywhere, asked about what matcha they had and what amount it’s sold in and when I tell you this girl was so beyond disgusting with her response, never going back will encourage others to do the same, customer service starts with not insulting and being rude to customers
Best and the strongest cold brew ever definitely come back again and again 10/10
The best place to get your fresh coffee beans. Brewing these beans give an amazing aroma, and a perk-up feeling in the morning! One of my fave place in the city.