It is National Vegetarian Week until this Sunday 16th, where some meat-eaters have even been going vegetarian for the week.

While Macclesfield isn't known for their veggie or vegan food, we have shared five of the best accounts to follow on social media for all things veggie in our town.

Whether you are a lifelong veggie or just trying it for the week, we hope you can find a new favourite local vegetarian account to follow through this article.

Monocole Deli

Located on Chestergate, Monocole Deli is a vegan and vegetarian café which is open from Thursday to Saturday, 11-3. Their menu includes plant based cheeseburgers and facon and jalapeño grilled cheese. You can find more about on their Instagram, where they have over 1,500 followers.

@thegardenofveden

Den Croke is a Macclesfield Dad who posts daily to his Instagram account. He has almost 3,000 followers that witness his stunning photography of wacky vegan creations. His dishes includes a microwaved vegan cake that looks like a burger, and a foraged garlic and chickpea crumpet burger. He has been described as the 'Willy Wonka of Vegan Food'. One to get inspired by with your own meatless cooking. We spoke with him last month.

@theveggiepiecompany

The Veggie Pie Company are a vegan and vegetarian pie business, ran by Joanne Hartle. They have nine pies on their menu that they currently hand-make and deliver across Macclesfield. Flavours include Chilli Non Carne (with no beef) and a Non-Dairy Feta pie.

For National Vegetarian Week they have launched a new pie comprising of leek, butternut squash, potato, onion, butter beans and garlic and chive with either dairy smoked cheese or Vegan smoked cheese. You can find more about them here.

@substationmacc

Substation Macclesfield are located on Queen's Court. They are perhaps best known for their climbing wall, however, their lovely café is exclusively vegan and vegetarian. Their menu includes meat-free pizzas, burritors and an onion bhaji burger. One for families. They have just under 3000 on their Facebook @substationmacc.

@TheRusticCoffeeco

Launched in 2013, The Rustic Coffee Company have over 1,300 followers on Facebook. While their premesis on Churchill Way has been shut during the third lockdown, they hope to reopen soon with society and indoor premises being allowed to serve again from May 17. They Collection only services include Greek mezze and cream tea. You can find more about them here.

And that was our list of the five best meat-free Macclesfield accounts to follow on social media. Did you learn of something you didn't today? Have you been trying to go veggie all week?

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