Mission Café

There are a few Brigantine guarantees – a killer sunset at the cove, a stranded beach vehicle or ten, and an awesome monthly night of comedy at Mission Café.

“I may have had a repeat comedian a couple times but that’s only because they are so good. I have comedians that play Borgata, Ocean… That’s always advertised on our social media,” said Dina. “You can order tickets right from our website.”

Dina and her husband Robert Demos opened Mission Café back in 2021, following the success of his other business venture – Bucks County Coffee with partner Tom Memmo. Dina knew a coffee shop would be a hit in Brigantine – after all, she and her family moved here full-time 23 years ago back in 2001. Fueled by her passion for coffee and giving back, the Café is now in its fourth season. As for the mission in Mission Café, it’s still going strong with Dina giving back a portion of proceeds of the retail clothing line to ocean conservancy every year.

“This year, we’re introducing a new menu item - poke bowls,” said Dina.

Poke bowls join Mission’s other bowl line up as the sole savory bowl in the crowd which includes acai, coconut, and pitaya bowls with fruit, granola, honey drizzles, coconut flakes, Nutella, whey protein, and peanut butter. There’s also bee pollen, chia seeds, hemp seeds, and cacao nibs to add on to the sweet bowls.

Poke bowls start with a base of fresh salmon, tuna, or poached shrimp, and brown or white rice with other savory toppings like edamame and seaweed, and will be made to order during lunchtime hours. There are salads, wraps, and smoothies, too, for your midday meal at Mission. Try the Cast a Waves salad – romaine lettuce, hardboiled egg, bacon, tomatoes, feta, avocado, tossed with a red wine vinaigrette. Or the Reel ‘em In wrap with chicken salad, apple slices and goat cheese.

If you’re more of an early riser, pop over to the café for a grab-and-go meal to start your day. The café is open from 7am daily til 3pm and offers online ordering directly from their website.

“People love to come in for coffee and breakfast. I get a line out the door because it’s an easy and quick breakfast,” said Dina. “We have sandwiches, hash browns, bagels, croissants, pastries, muffins, and cookies.”

There’s oatmeal, parfaits, and avocado toast too, and, of course, there’s coffee.

No matter how you like your coffee, be it iced, hot, as a latte, macchiato, Americano or cappuccino, Mission has you covered. They use their own Bucks County Coffee Company beans for the brews and offer an assortment of milks for every diet. They sell beans by the bag in store and online – where you can also subscribe to have beans come right to your door each month). There’s a large selection of tea drinks on the menu, too.

Another new offering this year is gelato. It’s what people want according to Dina, so she is delivering. Make it your mission to end on a sweet note with a scoop or two of this Italian frozen treat.

Mission Café

3201 W BRIGANTINE AVE, BRIGANTINE, NJ

609-800-5186

FACEBOOK: MISSION CAFE

INSTAGRAM: @MISSIONCAFE_