Argentinian baking is what brings you down Putiki Road in Ostend, where a small food truck café turns out buttery croissants, cheesy scones, sugar-dusted palmeritas and facturas, all made by the two people serving them. The almond croissant is the one people come back for, and the medialunas with dulce de leche are the other, sweet and sticky and best eaten while the coffee's still hot. If you're vegan, there's a plant-based medialuna that gets just as much love, and there's Yerba mate on the shelf if you want to take a piece of Argentina home.
The coffee is Atomic and it's the other half of why you stop, so grab one with whichever pastry you've landed on and take it to the outside tables while the sun's out. Toasted sandwiches on Argentinian-style sandwich bread cover the savoury side, and you can also catch them at the Ostend Market on Saturdays from 8:30 with cremonas, facturas and the vegan range. They open Wednesday to Sunday from 8 until 1, take orders for cakes and bulk baking if you need catering, and keep the prices low enough that a pastry and coffee becomes a habit.
Written from 71 Google reviews, every one we could get, on 12 November 2026. Rated 5.0 from 67 Google reviews.
Mily's is the island's best morning stop, and the five-star run across more than seventy reviews hardly ever slips. It's a tiny food truck café doing Argentinian baking properly, and locals treat it as a daily habit rather than an occasional treat. Come once and you'll be back within the week.
Order the almond croissant first, then a medialuna filled with dulce de leche, which is just as good. The palmeritas and facturas are worth adding to the bag, and the cheesy scones and toasted sandwiches cover the savoury side. Vegans get a proper go too, with plant-based medialunas that are just as sweet and soft as the buttery ones.
The service is the warmest part of the whole operation, all smiles and easy chat while your coffee gets made. Everything you eat is baked by the people handing it over, and you can taste that in pastries that feel made with love. Even a takeaway stop gets a proper welcome.
Outside seating is the whole setup, a cute little food van with tables in the sun for your coffee and pastry. It's cosy and relaxed, the kind of spot you linger at longer than you planned, and an easy stop on your way through Ostend. On Saturdays they're at the Ostend Market instead.
Prices are low here and the baking is genuinely good, which is a harder combination to find than it should be. A pastry with your coffee isn't a spend you think twice about, so it becomes a daily habit rather than a weekend treat. You won't pay much and you'll still get something excellent.
It's best for breakfast, a quick morning coffee, and slow catch-ups with friends over facturas and mate. Anyone staying nearby who wants something excellent before the day starts will be happy, and vegans get a real choice rather than a token one. Takeaway works as well as sitting in.
Watch out for the hours, since they close at 1pm and don't open on Monday or Tuesday, which rules out a late lunch. It's a food truck with outdoor tables, so a wet Waiheke morning means takeaway rather than a seat in the sun.
Every fact on this page was checked on 8 November 2026 against Google and 71 of its Google reviews. The photo is from the eatout library, not taken here, and no venue pays to be listed or ranked. Something out of date? Tell us
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