Top 25 Australian Food Influencers on Instagram (Sep 2026)

Nikita runs a Perth eating guide built around certified kitchens, covering new openings, local traders and one-off food events across the city. A+ at 99 is the top score on the page: 48,314 average Reel views on 17,217 followers, 5.4% engagement and 85% of the audience in Australia.

jean covers Melbourne the way a local does, small outings and weekend plans instead of set-piece restaurant reviews, with a things-to-do thread running alongside the food. A+ at 96 comes from 84,281 average Reel views against 31,328 followers, 3.85% engagement and a 72% Australian audience.

Charbel Hatem runs a verified account on a single stated purpose, connecting people around a table, with no narrower niche declared. A+ at 96 rests on 53,902 average Reel views for 29,892 followers, 3.9% engagement, an 82% Australian audience and 85% real followers.

kelly keeps a Sydney account on a short leash, posting only what earns a genuine recommendation across eating out and travel. A+ at 95 comes with the best view ratio on the page, 3.85 Reel views for every follower, from 41,774 average views on 10,864 followers at 6.22% engagement.

Stelly splits the feed between eating out in Melbourne and trips well beyond it, and carries the same handle on TikTok. A+ at 92 despite the lowest engagement on the page, 2.06%, which still runs 2.82x the Australian median for accounts of that size, on 49,504 average Reel views and 19,255 followers.

elisa pietrantonio works as a senior food editor and builds the account around cakes and tested recipes. A at 85 on 56,620 average Reel views against 20,877 followers, with 2.18% engagement and 42% of the audience in Australia.

Lily Huynh is by far the largest account here, working across Sydney and New York and posting eating-out content to both. A at 84, seventh on the page, on 1,811,886 average Reel views and the highest engagement here at 8.05%, 14.64x the Australian median for that size, with 42% of the audience in Australia.

Margaret Pahos writes recipes for people cooking without gluten, keeping the flavours Mediterranean and the method short. A at 84 on 162,870 average Reel views and 60,831 followers at 5.21% engagement, though the Australian share drops to 37%.

Rutendo covers Perth as a place to eat and go out, with an audience of more than 17,000 on TikTok alongside the Instagram account. A at 82 on a 74% Australian audience and 87% real followers, with 11,908 average Reel views on 12,106 followers and 2.19% engagement.

Joshua Hird runs food reviews on a second handle and posts as one half of a couple account, with 135,000 following along on TikTok. A at 81 on the highest Australian audience share on the page, 89%, plus 92% real followers, 6.62% engagement and 24,774 average Reel views on 34,213 followers.

Alexandra Weymouth cooks privately for clients in Melbourne and turns the job into hosting content, from pop-up dinners to what goes on the table. A at 80 on an 86% Australian audience and 86% real followers, with 12,138 average Reel views on 16,412 followers and 2.81% engagement.

Jacqui Challinor keeps one subject and no second theme, which on a page full of lifestyle crossovers is unusual. A at 80 on a 75% Australian audience, 12,231 average Reel views on 13,782 followers, 2.48% engagement and 80% real followers.

Yasmin Abboud cooks professionally in Sydney and runs three side accounts off the main one, all pointed at the same trade. B at 79 on 10,392 average Reel views and 12,520 followers, an 80% Australian audience and 2.72% engagement, with 71% real followers, one point above the screen floor.

Brandon Romeo argues the case for eating well without being dull, and publishes the recipes to back it up from Melbourne. B at 76 on 88% real followers and a 74% Australian audience, with 43,695 average Reel views on 76,884 followers and 3.99% engagement.

Nicholas Gnafakis left the professional kitchen for a garden and now grows the produce first, cooking it in a village style and selling rare plants on the side. B at 74 on 50,505 average Reel views and 47,942 followers, with 3.05% engagement, exactly the page median, and 82% real followers.

Valentine Fodor styles food for a living in Sydney and bakes the cakes that end up in front of the camera. B at 74 on a 73% Australian audience and 85% real followers, with 10,761 average Reel views on 22,002 followers and 2.8% engagement.

Jess ranges from restaurant tables to a home kitchen and takes the account abroad as often as around Melbourne. B at 73 on 88% real followers and 3.47% engagement, with 11,920 average Reel views on 19,297 followers and a 62% Australian audience.

Joyce sets a high bar for a Melbourne recommendation and spends the feed separating the genuinely good from the merely hyped. B at 73 on 92% real followers, the joint cleanest audience on the page, with 16,736 average Reel views on 13,917 followers, though only 32% of that audience is in Australia.

Food Mood pairs what is on the plate with what is in the glass, works out of Sydney and keeps city guides pinned for readers planning a trip. B at 70 on a 57% Australian audience and 83% real followers, with 8,766 average Reel views on 15,320 followers and 3.45% engagement.

Food by Ella Mittas keeps the thinnest profile of anyone on the list, a name and a web address and nothing else. B at 70 as the smallest account here, 10,476 followers, with 7,930 average Reel views, a 53% Australian audience and 2.21% engagement.

Mandy Maiorano publishes home cooking on Instagram, a newsletter and YouTube at once, with fashion and everyday posts filling the gaps. B at 68 on 19,125 average Reel views against 81,265 followers, the second largest account on the page, with a 67% Australian audience and 2.37% engagement.

Kabby treats the account as an open diary of Sydney life with eating out running through the middle of it. C at 62 on 4,744 average Reel views against 13,826 followers and 2.57% engagement, with 85% real followers but only 41% of the audience in Australia.

Amy Buchwald reviews Sydney venues on how easy it is to get in the door, listing step-free entry next to the food. C at 59 on 10,562 average Reel views and 25,062 followers, 2.16% engagement and 77% real followers, with a 32% Australian audience.

Roger arrives from the Google Local Guide side of food reviewing, level nine with more than 1,900 reviews logged, and brings the same volume to Instagram. C at 57 on 1,817 average Reel views, the lowest on the page, against 11,828 followers, 3.88% engagement and a 38% Australian audience.

Robin sits on the enthusiast side of Melbourne eating out, closer to hospitality goodwill than to reviewing. C at 56 on 2,474 average Reel views and 10,802 followers, with 80% real followers and the lowest Australian audience share on the page at 31%.