The burrow of trees. BK. The borough of homes and churches. This is Brooklyn, New York, and this is iTravel. Or a coffee. My name is Mike, and I’m on a mission to find the best coffee that this world has to offer. From coffee roasters to coffee shops and everything in between, this is I Travel For Coffee.
Good morning, everybody, and welcome to a crisp fall morning here in Brooklyn, New York. So Brooklyn has quite the coffee scene. In fact, it was really hard to break down—four places out of all the coffee shops that are here. I expect people who may live in the area or visit Brooklyn often to let me know all the places I missed that are their favorites. It was very difficult, but I do believe that we have four coffee shops that you will absolutely love. So let’s go check them out. So Brooklyn hasn’t always been part of New York City. In fact, it didn’t join the five boroughs until the 1890s. So they were not part of New York City.
In fact, if you were to take Brooklyn out of New York City today, it would still be America’s fourth-largest city. That’s how many people are here in Brooklyn. So, it’s pretty wild to think about: Brooklyn joining New York City, but apart would still be gigantic. So we are in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn right now, where we will find our first coffee roaster of the day. They primarily focus on roasting Colombian coffee. They are very popular—not just here in New York City or in Brooklyn, but worldwide. Let’s go check out Devotion Coffee Roasters.
All right, so we are at Devotion here in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a very, very popular coffee shop. I went with a cappuccino today. It looks impressively good. And I don’t know if you saw it in here. I’m sure you did, because obviously this is a video. But it’s really, really pretty. They got a huge skylight. They got this backdrop here. And I was in the old location, and this one is a… Basically, I feel like I’m in that same location. They just mimicked it. They mirrored it exactly and just moved it to a new location. Devotion gets all of their beings from me. Colombia they are using direct from Colombia and their motto here is from farm to cup in ten days so pretty crazy and I’m that because they are going through lots and lots of people every single day as I said this is a very very popular coffee shop here in Brooklyn, New York and for good reason they know exactly what they’re doing with that said
Let’s have our first sip of Devotion. Thank you. That is an absolutely delicious cup of coffee. It is not bitter in the least bit. It doesn’t taste like the beans got charred. It is perfect. perfectly well roasted. It has a nutty flavor, and I really enjoy how it mixes with the milk. This is really good. If you’re somebody who likes just a middle-of-the-road cappuccino that doesn’t go really, really dark like some of the mainstream coffee shops are doing today, this is what you’re looking for. Taking Colombian beans like they are and turning them into this is an art form. And Devotion might do it better than anything. Anywhere else in the world, or definitely in the United States.
What they do with Colombian coffee is put Colombian coffee back on the map. In fact, every time I get a Colombian coffee from somewhere, I compare it to what Devotion tastes like because it is that good. All right, so we have finished that entire cup, and again, if you love the atmosphere of a coffee shop, you cannot beat this one if you’re anywhere near Williamsburg in Brooklyn. Get to Devotion. Check it out. Come in here. Hang out for a while. So, so cool. Let’s move on to the next one. Alright, so we just left Devotion here in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Devotion is such an awesome place. Amazing people working in there. They are super, super awesome. That shop is beautiful, with its skylight and plants.
It is a really, really cool spot to go and hang out. On top of that, their coffee is spectacular. Williamsburg has many, many coffee shops; Brooklyn has many, many coffee shops. But Devotion is definitely high, high, high on that list. Not just here in Brooklyn, but in New York City in general. And they do have other locations. Other locations over in Midtown and some other areas as well. All right, for our next coffee shop, we are going to hop on a subway, leave the Williamsburg area, and head up to Bushwick to check out our second coffee shop here in Brooklyn. Let’s go. Check it out.
All right, we just hopped off the train in Williamsburg and rode it all the way to Bushwick. This is a very hip area. The area of Brooklyn, and a lot of people will tell you that it’s their favorite area of Brooklyn, and it’s the coolest. We are going to check out not one but two different coffee roasters here in the Bushwick neighborhood. And we are right around the corner from the first one. Let’s go check out, say, Coffee Roasters. Second stop here in Brooklyn. Let’s go.
All right, so Say Coffee Roasters here in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. This is not only one of Brooklyn’s but also one of New York City’s premier coffee roasters. So I have never sipped Say Coffee. This is the first time. Let’s take a drink of it and see what we say. Thank you. That is a really, really delicious cup of coffee. So this one’s totally different than the one at Devotion that we just had. This is a fruit-forward cup. This is, I’m going to throw out— a limb maybe— Ethiopian roast, and I’m pretty sure that’s what it is because it gives you that fruity undertone. I, for one, love the taste of Ethiopian coffee in an espresso.
Oftentimes, it’s in a blend with Brazil as a base, but Ethiopian does something to espresso that really makes it pop out. This is a cappuccino, so I didn’t mention that, but it is a… It is a really, really good cup of coffee. So they roast their beans on site here. You can see the roaster is actually back in this room behind me in the glass. So they are doing all their roasting here, selling their beans, and selling their coffee. This is a must-stop for coffee fans in Brooklyn. Go out of your way to find Say. Come here, check it out. You will not be disappointed—I would almost recommend this to anyone, because it has such a good flavor that I think anybody who has this coffee can get down with it.
It is so so good, and the vibe in here is awesome. You got plants hanging from the ceiling again, you got skylights— so two cool coffee shops so far here in Brooklyn. The next one that we are going to visit is also in the Bushwick neighborhood. Congratulations, you got two of them. We’re going to go check that one out right now. All right, so that was Say Coffee—I’ve heard so many good things about it here in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, and I’ll tell you what, it was definitely good—awesome vibe, cool people, really, really great coffee. We’ve hit two awesome coffee roasters here in Brooklyn, and we’re about to go to another roaster that is truly about a five-minute walk, and it is also here in the Bushwick section. Of Brooklyn now, you would say this one is maybe a little more obscure because people don’t know a whole lot about it, and I think that’s going to change in the future because they are really, really good at what they’re doing. They’re currently sharing a location with a comedy club here in Brooklyn. Let’s go check out obscure coffee roasters. Let’s go.
All right, so Obscure Coffee Roasters here in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. This is a super cool, tiny little place they share with a comedy club. They roast all their own beans, and they are gaining popularity. I wanted to feature this because many people from this area recommended it as the best coffee roaster in Brooklyn. Here we are. We’re going to go ahead and give this cappuccino a try—first sip of Obscure.
It’s really good. So they are using a Colombian roast as their espresso today. And you can definitely taste that. Again, Colombian coffee is having a mass comeback in the coffee world right now. So really, really delicious. Really, really smooth. So again, in a tiny little place that shares a room with a comedy club. I highly recommend that you come here if you’re in Brooklyn. It’s not one you’re going to hear much about online, but you will hear about it from the locals. Obscure coffee roasters. Really, really good stuff. All right, just leaving Obscure Coffee Roasters here in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. And this is why you listen to the locals whenever they tell you about coffee shops that they love. Many people reached out, and I actually spoke with some here yesterday as well, who all said that Obscure is the most hidden and best coffee roaster in Brooklyn. It was absolutely amazing and I would definitely, definitely—second that.
All right, so we are making our way to the Gowanus section of Brooklyn. So off the beaten path from the other two, it’s well worth it. worth the long metro ride over there because there is a coffee roaster that again flies under the radar, and that everybody should probably know about. So we’re going to hop on the subway here. We’re going to head over to the Gowanus neighborhood and check it out. The force. and final location. Here, in Brooklyn, New York. Let’s go.
Bye. La fippetta. Ain’t nobody Love’s way better than you. All right, so after taking a subway ride from Brooklyn back into Manhattan and then bringing it back up into Brooklyn, you will hit the Gowan. area of Brooklyn. This area used to be very industrial and, as of recently, they’ve started giving it a facelift. There are a lot of new restaurants, coffee shops, and apartments being built here. So Gowanus is the up-and-coming neighborhood here in Brooklyn. It’s best known by the canal system that runs through this area of Brooklyn. A lot of people go there just to check out the canal and see a piece of history.
But we are here today to visit our fourth and final coffee shop of the day. Pretty excited to feature this one on the channel because I kept bringing it up, and a lot of people didn’t know what it was. And honestly, if you’re in Manhattan and you’re coming into Brooklyn, this is probably your most accessible location to get to, because you can hop on from Union Square or wherever you are in Manhattan and make your way to this awesome coffee shop here in Brooklyn. So, without further ado, I’d like to introduce you to Beanmonger Coffee Roasters. Let’s go check it out.
All right, so in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn, we are at Bean Monger, and it’s a very, very cool place inside. Lots of indoor seating, a little bit of outdoor seating, so you get both. The vibe in here is really, really nice; it’s a super, super cool coffee shop, so I’m really excited to try this again. Cappuccino, that’s the way it’s been all day long in Brooklyn. Let’s give it a go.
Thanks for watching! That is a really, really good espresso. So this one is more chocolatey. This one has a deep flavor. It really stands out above the rest. This is actually the most flavorful coffee that we have had today. In fact, it’s really, really good. They haven’t been here for very long. They’re a new kid on the block. Especially whenever we talk about coffee scenes in Brooklyn, this one isn’t talked about much, and it probably should be, because I’m going to tell you right now, this is the best cup of coffee I have had all day. Bean Monger, congratulations. You are the best coffee shop in Brooklyn. This is super, super good.
Wherever you are, even if you’re in Manhattan, it’s a short metro ride. To get here. You should come check this out. This is the best coffee that I have had in Brooklyn today. This is absolutely fantastic, and more and more people should be talking about this. This is really, really good. It has a chocolatey undertone. It hits all the right notes. I can’t say enough good things. This is the best coffee, as far as I’m concerned, in Brooklyn. Beanmonger in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn. Hop on the train, even if you’re in Manhattan. Hop on the metro and get over here. If you’re in other parts of Brooklyn, come over here. This is well worth the journey. Beanmonger, best coffee. All right, so bean monger coffee.
I don’t swear a lot on this channel, but holy that was good! That was a really, really delicious espresso. I can’t believe that place is not talked about more, as far as I’m concerned, as of now. Beanmonger is your best coffee in Brooklyn. They were all good. All four of them today, I recommend going to. That’s why they’re on the channel. They’re all super good. Yeah, no matter where you are in the city, you have a great range of coffee at all times. Brooklyn is packed with coffee shops. A lot of people are performing some great art, and it’s all super, super good. All right, that concludes today’s episode here in Brooklyn, New York. If you like this type of content, please like, subscribe, and follow.
I want to do this more, and I want to take everyone with me. If there are coffee shops that are your favorite here in Brooklyn, maybe New York City in general, anywhere, leave me a comment, hit me up through Gmail, let me know on Instagram, let’s get the conversation started, let me know what you want to see, where you want to go, and what your favorites are, as always, coffee connects us. It brings us together. So sit down with somebody, have a cup of coffee, and talk for a while. This. I travel for coffee. See ya, everybody.
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