Known inside the company as The Lab, Better Buzz Coffee Mission Beach is a coffee shop and breakfast restaurant at 3745 Mission Blvd in 92109 that served as the brand's first cafe to showcase small-batch certified organic coffee and cold brew in a full sit-down setting. Co-founders Tim Langdon and Stephanie Garden launched Better Buzz as a coffee cart in 2002 while still in college, opened their first brick-and-mortar location on Garnet Avenue in Pacific Beach in 2007, and have since expanded to more than twenty locations across San Diego County and beyond, with outposts reaching into Orange County, Las Vegas, and Arizona. The company roasts all of its single-origin fair-trade organic beans in small batches at its Hillcrest flagship and roasting facility. The Mission Beach cafe features the signature reclaimed-wood interior and a bright, airy layout that doubles as a popular laptop-friendly workspace. The drinks menu centers on handcrafted espresso beverages, cold brews, loose-leaf teas, and smoothies, with the Best Drink Ever—an Americano blended with the house vanilla Buzz powder—earning cult status among regulars. Neighbors heading to brunch at Miss B's Coconut Club often stop here first for a pre-meal caffeine hit. The food lineup includes avocado toast, grilled paninis, acai bowls, and fresh pastries. Better Buzz holds a 4.5-star Google average over more than 1,000 reviews at this location and a 95-out-of-100 health inspection score. Visitors exploring Mission Boulevard south toward Belmont Park will pass Coaster Saloon along the way for a cold beer and casual bites. Doors open at 6 a.m. daily, and the outdoor patio welcomes dogs.