Where to go Plant-Based in Chester & Cheshire

Whether you’re already vegan, if you’re trying to reduce meat consumption or aiming to be more sustainable in the next year a plant-based diet is a great way to do just that! A plant-based diet could help reduce the amount of landfill used in agriculture and minimise greenhouse gas emissions by nearly half!

A plant-based diet isn’t just fruit and vegetables (although amazing things can be done with just that), with plant-based options growing by the day. Restaurants are creating innovative ways to allow people to lose the animal products and increase the flavour to ensure no one misses out on great tasting food!

Over the last few years more and more restaurants have introduced vegan menus and there are some great plant-based eateries around Cheshire. Chester was even awarded 2^nd place for vegan eating out of 20 cities around the UK just behind Edinburgh. So why not use the new year to try out a plant-based diet; made all the easier with what’s on offer in Chester & Cheshire!

Fika+

2 City Walls, Chester, CH1 2JG

This hidden gem is the only plant-based cafe you will find on Chester's historic city walls! Open Wednesday to Sunday, it's the perfect place to stop for lunch. Choose from Fika+ beans on toast, toasted TLT, Chickpea Coronation sandbach, Focaccia of the day and more! Then why not treat yourself to a sweet treat, choose from cruffins, cinnamon swirls, pastries, scones, traybakes and cakes, all handmade on site with organic flour and ingredients where possible. 

Ego at Stanney Oaks

Stanney Lane, Little Stanney, Cheshire, CH2 4HT

The dedicated vegan menu is always available at Ego at Stanney Oaks, with numerous options including vegan pizza, lots of vegan desserts and their best-selling Moroccan Falafel. They also have a vegan set price menu available Monday – Saturday until 5.30pm, you can view this menu here. Enjoy 2 Courses for £18.95 or 3 Courses £22.95. They proudly have one of the biggest and best vegan menus in Stanney Oaks.

Nomas Gastobar

34 Chestergate, Macclesfield, SK11 6BA

Nomas is a vegan café located in Macclesfield with locally sourced, homemade, and organic food. Here you can enjoy a vegan breakfast/brunch until 12pm of utopia bowls, pancakes, omlettes or bagels. From 12pm you can sample burgers, greek yeero, mexican tacos and more.

The Chef's Table

7-15 Pepper Street Row, Chester, CH11EA

The Chef's Table have recently re-opened in a new premises on Pepper Street. Here you can enjoy a two (£35) or three course (£40) lunch or you can choose from the A La Carte Menu Monday to Sunday. They have lots of vegan options to choose from.

The Green Kitchen
 

Bridge Farm, Warrington Rd, Acton Bridge, Northwich CW8 4QU

The Green Kitchen is a cafe specialising in vegetarian, vegan & gluten free meals, drinks & cakes in Northwich. They have everything from meze platters to plant based burgers, wraps and sourdough toasties to homemade soup of the day. You can also treat yourself to a homemade vegan cake or scone served with Cheshire clotted cream. All coffees and teas can be served with organic milk or milk alternatives (soy, oat or almond) and you can even indulge in a homemade, real fruit milkshake, choose between strawberry, banana or both!

Shrub
 

1-3 Eastgate st, Chester CH1 1LQ

Shrub is a plant-based eatery offering food, coffee, cocktails and more, located on The Rows in the heart of Chester. The entirely vegan restaurant has an abundance of high-quality delicious dishes from artichoke wings and gochujang tofu to seitan burgers and pasta. And of course, not forgetting dessert! Apple dumplings, cheesecake, sundaes and key line pie, a sweet tooth heaven! As well as all this Shrub want to positively impact the hospitality sector by raising awareness around sustainability. Shrub is on target to make the entire business climate positive by reducing their carbon output and making small changes such as zero waste drinks.


 

Pink Lettuce
 

51 Bridge Street Row, Chester CH1 1NW

Pink Lettuce is the latest plant based restaurant to open in Chester, delivering a range of dining experiences from a delicious power breakfast to after-work drinks with a selection of sharer platters, there is something for everyone’s taste.

You can enjoy a mini tasting menu with 5 delicious courses (at just £29.90pp), which include their special Pink Lettuce burger, Mac n' Cheese, blue spirulina Cheesecake and sticky toffee pudding, not forgetting vegan wine! Or if that's not what you fancy you can choose from a range of sharing platters, sides and starters. 

Jaunty Goat
 

128 Northgate St, Chester CH1 2HT

Jaunty Goat does coffee properly. While the coffee alone brings locals and visitors alike through the doors of their two shops, the food is just as special. The second shop, located on Northgate Street is entirely plant-based and is perfect for brunch, light bites and small plates as well as sumptuous bakes. The menu is seasonal, diverse and deceptively simple with dishes ranging from banana and oat pancakes and seasonal soup to smashed avocado and boston beans on toast.


 

Wild & Wild
 

2 Bridge St, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 1AY

Multi-award winning, healthy Coffeehouse + Kitchen, serving speciality coffee, restaurant quality food & cafe culture vibes made entirely from plant based products! They have a strong mission which is to create a community space that inspires natural wellness, leading with taste with a focus on health & happiness. Everything is made by hand in house and the staff and owners are passionate advocates for living a healthy Plant Based lifestyle. They strive for sustainability by making small changes, for example all of their takeaway materials are now made from plants, making them totally compostable and they save and return all of the coffee bags to their coffee supplier and partners, Fire & Flow who reuse their bags or return to the manufacturer to recycle their packaging in-house.


 

Hanky Panky
 

20 Commonhall Street, Chester CH1 2BJ

If you’re looking for something deliciously sweet Hanky Panky will help with that! Fluffy pancakes and cookie dough. Hanky Panky has a superb vegan selection, there’s vegan Scotch pancakes with such toppings as bananas and blueberries, peanut butter, bananas and chocolate, and even biscoff sauce. You can even top it all off with an oat milkshake or vegan affogato.


 

Mowgli
 

Unit 60b, Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet, Kinsey Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9JJ

Mowgli is a rising star in the restaurant industry. Starting from humble beginnings, Nisha Katona’s Indian street food inspired eateries are becoming staples of the high street. Luckily for Cheshire residents, there’s a Mowgli located conveniently at Cheshire Oaks Designer outlet. This is Indian food like you may never have experienced before - extremely healthy, often vegan and always packed with fresh flavour. So after hitting the sales why not swap your Chicken Tikka for a vegan Holy Chow, or even make it a meal with a specially selected Tiffin?


 

The Flower Cup
 

61, Watergate Row South, Watergate Street, Chester CH1 2LE

The Flower Cup is an independent botanical coffee shop, they serve up a variety of brunch dishes on their vegan menu from a full vegan breakfast to a breakfast bap, you can even try Shakshuka a popular North African dish, as well as a variety of teas and speciality coffee. All of this can be enjoyed while surrounded by plants and flowers. The coffee used is all ethically sourced by Neighbourhood Coffee and teas are all sourced locally to ensure they are as sustainable as possible.