Balls and Bangles is a Queenstown family business built around two kinds of daily baking: chewy bagels for breakfast and lunch, and extravagant doughnuts for the sweet end of the visit. The Shotover Street shop opens early every day, making it useful for a first coffee, a portable breakfast or a later meal between activities in town. Although the counter has a playful sugar-first personality, the savoury menu is substantial enough to make this a bakery cafe rather than simply a doughnut stop.
Breakfast bagels range from direct combinations to plates compressed between two halves of a bagel. The Breaky Bagel brings together bacon, egg, Swiss cheese, greens and sauce, while Nothin Fancy adds a hashbrown to bacon and egg. Salmon Benedict layers Stewart Island smoked salmon, egg, greens and hollandaise. The Bagel Cure is the most loaded option, combining bacon, egg, pulled pork, hashbrown, cheese, relish and aioli, and The One balances rosemary bagel, bacon and hashbrown with greens and tomato relish.
The hot sandwiches travel in several directions without losing the bagel format. Falafel comes with roasted pepper, hummus and greens; chicken is paired with cranberry and brie; and a kransky version uses sauerkraut, pickles, Swiss cheese and mustard aioli. Roast beef, caramelised onion, jalapeño and peppers give the Philly-style sandwich a stronger savoury edge. Burgels replace an ordinary burger bun with a bagel, while fries and fried chicken make it easy to turn one sandwich into a fuller casual meal.
Doughnuts are designed for visual impact as much as sweetness. Oreo Crunch, pavlova-inspired passionfruit and meringue, salted-caramel brownie, hazelnut and pecan-pie combinations sit beside simpler sugar-dusted doughnuts filled with jam, custard, lemon, caramel or chocolate spread. Shakes extend the same flavour palette through salted caramel, double chocolate, strawberry jam and toasted marshmallow. Gluten-free doughnuts, gluten-free or dairy-free bagels, plant milks and halal, vegetarian and vegan choices broaden the counter, and larger orders can be arranged through the catering service.
Address: 62 Shotover Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
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Balls and Bangles Menu
Simple Bagels
Choose your bagel flavour: Garlic & Parmesan, Rosemary & SeasaIt, Sesame, Poppy, Seed n Salt, Plain. gluten free option available
Just the Bagel
Choose your bagel flavour: Garlic & Parmesan, Rosemary & SeasaIt, Sesame, Poppy, Seed n Salt, Plain; gluten free option available
Bagel with butter
Bagel with choice of spread
peanut butter, jam, vegemite
Bagel with nutella
Bagel with cream cheese
Bagel with flavoured cream cheese
jalapeno or dill
Breakfast Bagels
available all day. For veg/vegan option, swap out meat for a hashbrown!
The One
rosemary bagel, bacon, hashbrown, greens, tomato relish & aioli
Breaky Bagel
bacon, egg, swiss cheese, greens, aioli & your choice of tomato relish/bbq sauce
Salmon Benedict
NZ cold smoked king salmon, egg, greens & hollandaise sauce
Ham Benedict
manuka smoked ham, egg, greens & hollandaise sauce
The Bagel Cure
bacon, egg, pulled pork, hashbrown, swiss cheese, greens, tomato relish & aioli
BLT
bacon, tomato, greens & aioli
BLGT
bacon, tomato, guacamole, greens & aioli
Nothin Fancy
bacon, egg, hashbrown, ketchup
Hot Bagel Sandwiches
Falafel
vegan falafel, roasted red peppers, greens, hummus & aioli; vegan option
Grilled Cheese
grilled swiss and cheddar cheese
Chicken Cranberry
chicken, cranberry sauce, brie, greens & aioli
The Kransky
kransky sausage, sauerkraut, pickles, swiss cheese & wholegrain mustard aioli
Cheesey Pig
pulled pork, cheese, roasted red peppers, jalapenos, caramelised onion & aioli
Hawaiian Chicken
chicken, bacon, pineapple, cheese, greens & aioli
Philly Cheesesteak
roast beef, caramelised onion, jalapenos, roasted red peppers, cheese & aioli
Cold Bagel Sandwiches
Vegetarian
beetroot, brie, fig conserve, greens & aioli
Smoked Salmon
NZ cold smoked king salmon, dill cream cheese, capers, red onion & cucumber
Pesto Chicken
chicken, pesto, roasted red peppers, brie, greens & aioli
Chicken Bacon Ranch
chicken, bacon, tomato, red onion/greens & ranch sauce
Nacho Chicken
chicken, guacamole, tomato, jalapeno cream cheese, corn chips & greens
Peri Peri Chicken
chicken, tomato, cheese, red onion, greens & peri peri sauce
Pastrami
pastrami, swiss cheese, caramelised onion, pickles & mustard aioli
Burgels
All our burgels are served on our delicious brioche bagels!
The Works
NZ beef, american cheese, bacon, egg, beetroot, tomato, caramelised onion, pickles, lettuce & our special sauce
Vegan Cheese Burgel
impossible pattie, vegan cheese, pickles, pickled onion & our special sauce; vegan option; * our brioche bun does contain dairy so if you’re vegan feel free to choose from one of our bagels
Pulled Pork
slow cooked BBQ pulled pork, crunchy slaw, aioli & crispy crackling
Porkzilla
slow cooked BBQ pulled pork, slaw, aioli, crispy crackling & stuffed with a handful of fries!
Korean Chicken
buttermilk fried chicken, korean sauce, pickled veg & mayo
Peri Peri Chicken Bacon
buttermilk fried chicken, bacon, cheese, tomato, lettuce & peri peri sauce
Buffalo Chicken
buttermilk fried chicken, spicy buffalo sauce, slaw & ranch
Hawaiian Chicken
buttermilk fried chicken, pineapple, bacon, lettuce & mayo
Cheese Burgel
NZ beef, american cheese, pickles, pickled onion & our special sauce + bacon $4.00
Sides
all sides served with one sauce of your choice
Fries
your choice of plain salt, chilli & garlic salt, truffle parmesan
Fried Chicken
Extra Sauce
aioli, ketchup, bbq, peri peri mayo, korean, mayonnaise, guacamole
Donuts
BUY 6 GET 15% DISCOUNT; BUY 12 GET 20% DISCOUNT. Our donut flavours change frequently, check out our cabinet for current range. SOME OF OUR DONUT FLAVOURS: nutella, raspberry jam, salted caramel, lemon curd, vanilla glazed, chocolate glazed, strawberry glazed, vanilla bean custard, peanut butter & jelly, oreo cream, passionfruit curd, creme brulee, jam & cream, churro
Donut
Our donut flavours change frequently, check out our cabinet for current range. Some of our donut flavours: nutella, raspberry jam, salted caramel, lemon curd, vanilla glazed, chocolate glazed, strawberry glazed, vanilla bean custard, peanut butter & jelly, oreo cream, passionfruit curd, creme brulee, jam & cream, churro
Nutella
Raspberry Jam
Salted Caramel
Lemon Curd
Vanilla Glazed
Chocolate Glazed
Strawberry Glazed
Vanilla Bean Custard
Peanut Butter & Jelly
Oreo Cream
Passionfruit Curd
Creme Brulee
Jam & Cream
Churro
Shakes
Choose your shake flavour and any donut from our range and we’ll pop it on top!
Shake
Choose your shake flavour: salted caramel, vanilla bean, double choc, choc banana sundae*, strawberry jam, toasted marshmallow, butterscotch, nutella*, coconut choc fudge, snickers*, choc honeycomb, bubblegum, cherry pie, choc mint, hazelnut espresso*, banana, oreo, caramel popcorn, pina colada, gingerbread, banoffee. *contains nuts
Shake 'n' Ball
pair with any donut & save $$$. Choose your shake flavour and any donut from our range and we’ll pop it on top!
Beer
Canyon Tussock Basher Pale Ale 2.5%
Altitude Mischievous Kea IPA 5.5%
Altitude Powder Day Pilsner 5.2%
Corona 4.5% 355ml
Canyon Brewing Gold Lager 4.0%
Cider
Mac's Cloudy Apple Cider 4.7%
Crimson Badger Ginger Bear 4%
Wine
Lindauer Mini Brut Bottle 200ml
Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc
Gibbston Valley Rose
The Last Shepherd Pinot Noir
Espresso
R = Regular, L = Large, Iced
Flat White
Cappuccino
Latte
Long Black/Americano
Short Black
Chocolate / Chai / Matcha
R = Regular, L = Large, Iced
Mocha
Nutella Mocha
Hot Chocolate
Nutella Hot Chocolate
Chai Latte
Tea
English Breakfast / Earl Grey / Peppermint / Green
Turmeric, Lemon, Honey & Ginger
Bottled Drinks
Coke / Coke Zero / Sprite / Fanta / L&P / Ginger Beer
Keri Orange Juice
Most Organic Juice
apple, orange & mango; apple & peach; sparkling apple & blackcurrant
Keri Fruity Apple & Blackcurrant
Powerade
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