Rustic Cosmo Café

Parkdale's original coffeehousesince 1995

No Bull!

Breakfast for Parkdale since 1995.

Breakfast bagels and wraps, homemade lemonade and iced tea, a long list of teas and a good cup of coffee — at Queen & Dufferin, for three decades and counting.

“we are so grateful for YOU!”

  • opened its doors1995
  • open every day from9 am
  • Queen St West1278

pick one ↓

Meet the bagels

Nine breakfast bagels, most of them named after somebody. Tap one and we’ll stack it.

Bacon, Egg & Cheddar

bacon, egg, cheddar & garlic aioli

$10

Two everything-bagel breakfast sandwiches with egg, cheddar and bacon on red gingham paper
the real thing →

Off the chalkboard

  • Fluffy CokeCoca-Cola + marshmallow fluff + vanilla
  • Fanta Creamcream + Fanta + strawberry
  • Strawberry Lemon Matchamatcha + lemonade + strawberry
  • Fall Dirty Sodascola chai · caramel apple ginger ale — for the season
  • White Chocolate Mochaadd raspberry for extra tang

ask at the counter ☆

behind the counter

cold ones

Homemade,
in the fridge

Lemonade and iced tea made in-house, bottled up in cups with our cow on the sticker — and the flavour written on by hand. Ask what’s in today.

  • Homemade Lemonade$4.50
  • Homemade Iced Tea$4.50
  • Kombucha$4.50
The drinks fridge: rows of homemade lemonades and iced teas in orange, yellow, blue and pink, each with a Rustic Cosmo sticker, cans below
A strawberry-orange-banana drink with the hand-labelled cow sticker

Vegan? No bull.

no bacon either!

Every classic has a vegan twin — Just Egg, smoky tempeh bacon, Daiya and a garlic aioli we make vegan ourselves. Plus the cookies.

  • The Vegan BagelJust Egg, smoky tempeh bacon, Daiya & vegan aioli$14
  • Savory Sunrisegarlicky kale, Just Egg, Beyond sausage, Daiya, roasted red peppers, tomatoes, crispy onions & vegan garlic aioli$15
  • Vegan Cosmo WrapJust Egg, smoky tempeh bacon, Daiya, home fries & vegan garlic aioli$16
  • Vegan “Buttery” Croissant$4
  • Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies3 for $3!$3
  • Vegan & Gluten-Free Carrot Cake$7

“one (or five) of their legendary vegan cookies”

— New School Foods, on Instagram

Greetings fromParkdale

Parkdale's original coffeehouse — on Queen St W, just west of Dufferin, since 1995.

The red Rustic Cosmo storefront on Queen St W with the cow sign hanging out front
1278 Queen W
Staff at work behind the counter under the pressed-tin ceiling, chalkboard menus on the brick wall
under the tin ceiling
  1. 1995

    Rustic Cosmo opens its doors on Queen West and starts serving breakfast to the neighbourhood.

  2. 2023

    A new look: bold red walls and a cow-print door you can’t miss.

  3. Today

    Breakfast every day, the patio in summer, and catering — vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free, with personalized menus.

Planning a meeting, a party or a luncheon? Email us about catering.

Come by.
Or we’ll come to you.

1278 Queen St WToronto, ON M6K 1L4 · Queen & Dufferin
Opening hours
Mon – Thu9 am – 3 pm
Fri – Sun9 am – 4 pm