Hibiscus hits a spot that many little (or not so little) veg places around Toronto can't - a simple offering of healthy salads and soups, but also a great range of decadent crepes, dairy-free ice cream and baked treats (cookies, slices & the like).
I had the salad bowl and daily soup combo, with a raw cracker. What a winner: filling, fresh and flavoursome for a good price (just under $9) - and a great variety in the salad bowl, more than i've seen anywhere else (greens, grains, tofu and veg - the lot!). This combo is more than enough to fuel your weekend wander around Kensington Market. I capped this off with a generous scoop of 'chocolate brownie' ice cream in a small wafer cup ($3) which I wish had just gone on forever and ever. There's a fantastic range of flavours like i've never seen on offer anywhere else with vegan ice cream - definitely on my list to try are the green tea and black sesame.
There's an impressive selection of crepes on offer (although the crepes are vegan, there seem to be quite a lot of cheese fillings on the savoury side of things) - I think the crepes would be something i'd make a deliberate stop for rather than something to have after the salad/soup combo.
The only downsides are the limited seating and the limited opening hours. But you can bet i'm going to make this a regular weekend stop!