Ragtime Cafe

About Ragtime Cafe

Ragtime Café is a neighbourhood café on New North Road in the heart of Kingsland, Auckland, open seven days a week with breakfast and lunch served all day. The idea is simple: fresh food made with care from natural, quality ingredients — nothing fancy, just good, honest flavour.

The kitchen makes sandwiches to order on fresh-baked focaccia, ladles out homemade soup every day, and tosses crisp, colourful salads. Breakfast runs from the Big Breakfast and fluffy pancakes with real maple syrup to a whole family of bagels, including a smoked salmon plate. Lunch brings a daily housemade quiche, a gluten-free vegetarian frittata, classics like the Tuna Melt and BLT, and a Grilled Rosemary Chicken Salad with homemade dressing. Gluten-free options are available for most items — gluten-free bread or bagel can be added to breakfasts and any sandwich can be made gluten-free — and there are vegan picks such as the Vegan Vege Sandwich.

Sweet tooths are well looked after. The display cabinet is filled with homemade baking — fresh-baked muffins, sweet and savoury scones, slices, brownies, banana bread and cookies — while the dessert menu adds a gluten-free carrot cake, Black Forest cake, a vegan blueberry citrus cake, crème brûlée, warm puddings and a Death by Chocolate sharing platter. Coffee is a point of pride, from flat whites and lattes to smoothies, loose-leaf tea, shaken iced tea and the extravagantly topped Chocolate Mess hot chocolates.

Easygoing and welcoming — bring a friend, a book, the laptop or the whole hungry team — Ragtime takes reservations, offers delivery and pickup through Uber Eats, and caters for nearby businesses with Morning Tea Boxes, Lunch Boxes and Meeting Munchies. It's a short walk from Kingsland Station, and Google reviewers praise the warm welcome, kind and friendly service, fresh ingredients and great coffee.

Ragtime Café, Kingsland: All-Day Breakfast, Homemade Baking and Great Coffee on New North Road

Ragtime Café sits on New North Road in the heart of Kingsland, a short walk from Kingsland Station, and opens its doors at 7:30 every morning, seven days a week. The pitch is disarming in its simplicity: you're always welcome here. Simple, fresh food made with care; breakfast and lunch all day; homemade baking; great coffee; and a seat waiting for you. There's no gimmick — just good, honest flavour from natural, quality ingredients.

Breakfast and lunch, all day

The all-day kitchen is Ragtime's great leveller. There's no cut-off between breakfast and lunch, so the day's first decision is genuinely yours: a Big Breakfast with scrambled eggs, bacon and country potatoes at eleven, or a Tuna Melt with your flat white at nine. Bagels are a house ritual — plain or sesame, dressed simply with cream cheese and cucumber, stacked with avocado, or paired with thin-sliced smoked salmon — while the pancakes arrive large and fluffy with real maple syrup and butter, and bananas, apples or berry compote if you like.

Lunch is built around sandwiches made to order on fresh-baked focaccia. The Chicken Caprese layers grilled chicken, fresh mozzarella, tomato and basil pesto; the Chicken Salad Sandwich mixes chicken breast with celery, red onion, sliced almonds and raisins; the Vegan Vege stacks avocado, hummus and seasonal greens. Alongside sit a daily housemade quiche, a gluten-free vegetarian frittata, soup of the day with fresh focaccia, and a Grilled Rosemary Chicken Salad with the café's own creamy ranch or vinaigrette. Gluten-free options run through most of the menu — any sandwich can be made gluten-free.

A cabinet worth staring at

Save room. The display cabinet at Ragtime is filled with homemade baking: fresh-baked muffins, sweet and savoury scones, slices, brownies, banana bread, and cookies in gluten-free, vegan and regular form. The cake menu goes further — a soft gluten-free carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, a Black Forest layered with cream and cherries, and a vegan blueberry and citrus cake. For something more deliberate there's crème brûlée with a caramelised sugar crust, sticky date pudding with ice cream, the Hot Fudge Brownie Sundae, and a Death by Chocolate sharing platter. The café is explicit about this: yes, you can come just for dessert.

Coffee, and the Chocolate Messes

Coffee is served made your way — short and long blacks, flat whites, lattes, cappuccinos, mochas and chai, plus iced lattes, blended mocha frappés, smoothies, loose-leaf tea pots and shaken iced tea. The wildest page of the drinks list belongs to the Chocolate Messes: over-the-top hot chocolates in S'mores, Carnival, Cookies & Cream and Aztec form, alongside straight milk or dark chocolate versions. Google reviewers single out the coffee, the fresh ingredients and the kind, friendly service, describing the café as sweet and wholesome.

Settle in

The room is deliberately easygoing — bring a friend, a book, the laptop or the whole hungry team, and let lunch turn into something sweet. Tables beside the front window are there for the lingering. If you'd rather not gamble on a table, reservations can be made online — send your date, time and party size and the café confirms by email or phone — or by calling 022 102 1921.

Ragtime also reaches beyond its four walls. Breakfast, lunch, coffee and dessert are all on Uber Eats for delivery or pickup (note that in-café prices may differ from delivery prices), and nearby businesses feed their teams with Morning Tea Boxes, Lunch Boxes and Meeting Munchies — free pickup, or local delivery. Private events and groups are welcome too; tell them what you're planning and they'll help make it delicious.

Late nights run Friday and Saturday, when the café stays open until 10 pm — a good excuse to work dessert into the evening. The rest of the week follows the classic café rhythm: early opens, all-day menus and afternoon cake. Either way, the promise holds — simple, fresh food made with care, and a seat waiting for you.

Signature items

• Big Breakfast
• Chicken Caprese Sandwich
• Smoked Salmon Bagel Plate
• Grilled Rosemary Chicken Salad
• Hot Fudge Brownie Sundae
• Chocolate Messes

Menu

Lunch

• Quiche of the Day — Housemade quiche served with fresh green salad.
• Vegetarian Frittata — Housemade gluten-free frittata with fresh green salad.
• Caprese Sandwich — Housemade focaccia with fresh mozzarella, tomato and basil pesto, with green salad.
• Chicken Caprese Sandwich — Grilled chicken, mozzarella, tomato, basil pesto and fresh basil on focaccia with side salad.
• Tuna Melt — Tuna salad with melted mozzarella, tomato and onion, with green salad.
• BLT — Bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise on housemade focaccia with side salad.
• Chicken Salad Sandwich — Chicken with celery, red onion, almonds, mayonnaise and raisins, with seasonal greens and side salad.
• Vegan Vege Sandwich — Avocado, tomato, red onion, carrot, seasonal greens and hummus on focaccia.
• Grilled Rosemary Chicken Salad — Grilled chicken and green salad with homemade ranch or vinaigrette.
• Soup of the Day — Homemade soup served with fresh focaccia.
• Gluten-Free Sandwich Option — Any sandwich can be made gluten-free.

Treats

• Banana Bread — Fresh homemade banana bread.
• Fresh Baked Scones — Baked in-house, sweet and savoury.
• Slices — Cabinet slices with regular and gluten-free versions.
• Brownie — Homemade brownie from the treats cabinet.
• Fresh Baked Muffins — Various fresh-baked muffins from the cabinet.
• Cookies — Gluten-free, vegan and regular cookies.
• Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans

Desserts

• Carrot Cake — Gluten-free, soft and topped with cream cheese frosting.
• Black Forest Cake — Chocolate cake layered with cream and cherries.
• Blueberry Citrus Cake — Homemade blueberry and lemon cake; vegan.
• Crème Brûlée — Creamy custard with a caramelised sugar crust.
• Ice Cream Sandwich
• Sticky Date Pudding with Ice Cream — Sticky date pudding served with ice cream.
• Hot Fudge Brownie Sundae — Warm brownie with vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, caramel and whipped cream.
• Death by Chocolate Sharing Platter — An indulgent chocolate platter made for sharing.

Breakfast

• Big Breakfast — Three eggs scrambled, bacon, country potatoes, focaccia toast, butter, jam and tomato relish.
• Eggs and Toast — Three eggs scrambled with focaccia toast, butter, jam and relish.
• Breakfast Bagel — Scrambled eggs, tasty cheddar, tomato and red onion on a bagel with tomato relish.
• Bagel with Cream Cheese — Plain or sesame bagel with cream cheese.
• Bagel Plate — Plain or sesame bagel with cream cheese, red onion, tomato and cucumber.
• Avocado Bagel — Avocado on a toasted plain or sesame bagel.
• Smoked Salmon Bagel Plate — Smoked salmon, cream cheese, tomato, red onion and cucumber.
• Pancakes — Large fluffy pancakes with real maple syrup and butter.
• Fruit Pancakes — Pancakes with your choice of bananas, apples or berry compote.
• Gluten-Free Bread or Bagel Option — Available with breakfasts and bagels.

Coffee & Drinks

• Short or Long Black or Americano — Black coffee, your choice of short black, long black or Americano.
• Flat White — Espresso with silky steamed milk.
• Latte — Espresso with plenty of steamed milk.
• Cappuccino — Espresso topped with foamed milk.
• Chai Latte — Spiced chai made with steamed milk.
• Café Mocha — Coffee and chocolate together, topped with steamed milk.
• Iced Latte — A chilled latte served over ice.
• Iced Mocha or Blended Mocha Frappé — Iced mocha or a blended mocha frappé.
• Smoothies — Made-to-order smoothies.
• Loose Leaf Tea Pot — A pot of loose leaf tea.
• Shaken Iced Tea — Plain or flavoured, served chilled.
• Hot Chocolate — Classic hot chocolate, made your way.
• Chocolate Messes — Over-the-top hot chocolates in S'mores, Carnival, Cookies & Cream, Aztec, or straight milk or dark chocolate.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Ragtime Café located?

467 New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland 1021 — right in the heart of Kingsland and a short walk from Kingsland Station.

What are the opening hours?

Open seven days from 7:30 am: until 4:00 pm on Monday and Sunday, 7:00 pm Tuesday to Thursday, and 10:00 pm Friday and Saturday.

Can I book a table?

Yes. Send your preferred date, time and number of guests through the reservations form on the website, or call 022 102 1921 — the café will confirm your table by email or phone.

Are there gluten-free options?

Yes — gluten-free options are available for most items. Gluten-free bread or bagel can be added to breakfasts, and any sandwich can be made gluten-free. Several slices and cookies are also gluten-free.

Is there anything for vegans?

Yes — the Vegan Vege Sandwich with avocado, hummus and seasonal greens, the vegan Blueberry Citrus Cake, and vegan cookies.

Does Ragtime Café deliver?

Yes — breakfast, lunch, coffee and dessert are available for delivery or pickup through Uber Eats. Note that in-café prices may differ from Uber Eats prices.

Do you cater for offices or groups?

Yes — business catering includes Morning Tea Boxes, Lunch Boxes and Meeting Munchies, with free pickup or local delivery. Private events and groups are also welcome.

Tips

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• {"body":"Dessert-only visits are explicitly encouraged — crème brûlée, warm puddings and cakes like the gluten-free carrot cake are worth the trip on their own.","title":"Come just for dessert"}
• {"body":"Friday and Saturday the café stays open until 10:00 pm — later than any other night of the week — making it a good pick for an evening dessert or coffee.","title":"Late nights on weekends"}
• {"body":"Nearby businesses can order Morning Tea Boxes, Lunch Boxes or Meeting Munchies for the team, with free pickup or local delivery.","title":"Feed the office"}
• {"body":"Ordering through Uber Eats? Prices on the delivery platform may differ from the in-café menu, which the café publishes on its site.","title":"Check the price difference"}

Good to know

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