Boom goes dynamite, welcome to the best coffee in the beach.
The beach has NEVER had coffee that compared with some of the shops west of Woodbine (Mercury, Te Aro, Rooster, Dark Horse, etc). Until recently the beach only had "Wunderland" on one end and "Remarkable Bean" on the other with Oscar opening up somewhere in between. Neither are wondrous or remarkable. These two spots have a long history at the beach, but neither compared with any of those shops west of woodbine (I have tried them each at least a dozen times), and I'd have to drive out to get a decent cup until now (unless I was going for vegan milk and yes, Tori's bakeshop (also in the beach) makes an awesome vegan coffee)
The owner of Bud's knows coffee. He has had experience working with some of the best shops in the city and is doing everything right. I've tried a variety of coffees ranging from lattes to cortado to espresso from each of the baristas he's hired so far and each time the consistency of quality has been met.
Bud's has a lot of potential to get very crowded, so go now and order as much as you can before the lines start.