Better Buzz Coffee Mission Gorge & Zion

san diego has built a genuinely interesting specialty coffee scene over the past decade, one that punches well above the city's beach-town reputation. better buzz coffee on mission gorge road sits in that current. the neighborhood itself is one of those san diego corridors that locals actually use, not a tourist detour, which means the people coming through on any given morning are there because they want to be. you get a place that's rooted in something more than foot traffic. better buzz operates as both roaster and cafe, so what ends up in your cup comes from a deliberate chain of decisions rather than a wholesale order. the address, 6605 mission gorge rd, is worth saving. start with a morning coffee before you head into mission trails regional park just up the road.