Italy: Top 17 Cooking Instagram Influencers

As of September 2026, infloo tracks 17 Instagram creators in Italy in the Cooking category. Their median engagement rate is 0.98% (middle half: 0.67–2.00%), and the median account has 554K followers. Micro-influencers (10K–100K followers): 3 of 17; over 1M followers: 6. Highest engagement: @semplicemente_buono_ (4.88%), @pastry_mark (4.34%), @chef_veronica_bocan (3.95%).

Creators tracked
17
Median ER
0.98%
Middle half of ER
0.67–2.00%
Median followers
554K
Data as of
September 2026
# Instagram
Account
Categories Number of
followers
Audience
Engagement (ER)
User's
Country
User's
City
Check Fake
Followers
1
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Baking
Followers
7,111,664
ER
3.74%
Country
it
City
2
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food
Followers
2,603,098
ER
2%
Country
it
City
Lodi
3
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Reviews Food Desserts Cooking
Followers
1,942,081
ER
0.71%
Country
it
City
Rome
4
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food
Followers
1,750,839
ER
0.64%
Country
it
City
Milan
5
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue
Followers
1,500,782
ER
0.06%
Country
it
City
Naples
6
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Reviews Food Desserts Cooking
Followers
1,057,940
ER
0.12%
Country
it
City
Bologna
7
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Reviews Food Desserts Cooking
Followers
805,772
ER
4.88%
Country
it
City
8
Food & Beverages Food Cooking Healthy Food Gym Good Meat & Barbecue
Followers
608,716
ER
4.34%
Country
it
City
Palermo
9
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Kids Food
Followers
554,138
ER
0.67%
Country
it
City
Alicante
10
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue
Followers
503,319
ER
0.53%
Country
it
City
Naples
11
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Reviews Food Desserts Cooking
Followers
375,572
ER
1.33%
Country
it
City
12
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food
Followers
132,815
ER
0.76%
Country
it
City
Florence
13
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Baking
Followers
105,773
ER
1.04%
Country
it
City
Bracciano
14
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Baking
Followers
100,866
ER
0.98%
Country
it
City
Naples
15
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Reviews Food Desserts Cooking
Followers
59,804
ER
1.01%
Country
it
City
16
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food
Followers
53,719
ER
3.95%
Country
it
City
17
Recipes Food Reviews Food Cooking Coffee Restaurants & Bars
Followers
44,089
ER
0.71%
Country
it
City
Parma

Frequently asked questions

Who are the top Cooking Instagram influencers in Italy?

By followers: @pastrychef_am (7.1M), @sebastian_fitarau (2.6M), @cucinaconruben (1.9M). By engagement rate: @semplicemente_buono_ (4.88%), @pastry_mark (4.34%), @chef_veronica_bocan (3.95%). Data: infloo, September 2026.

What is a typical engagement rate for Cooking influencers in Italy?

The median is 0.98%; half of the 17 creators fall between 0.67% and 2.00%. Data: infloo, September 2026.

How many Cooking influencers in Italy have under 100K followers?

3 of 17: 0 under 10K and 3 with 10K–100K followers.

How many Cooking Instagram influencers does infloo track in Italy?

17 as of September 2026. The ranking shows all of them, sorted by followers.

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