Italy: Top 28 Food Instagram Influencers

As of September 2026, infloo tracks 28 Instagram creators in Italy in the Food category. Their median engagement rate is 0.79% (middle half: 0.49–1.44%), and the median account has 167K followers. Micro-influencers (10K–100K followers): 10 of 28; over 1M followers: 8. Highest engagement: @semplicemente_buono_ (4.88%), @pastry_mark (4.34%), @chef_veronica_bocan (3.95%).

Creators tracked
28
Median ER
0.79%
Middle half of ER
0.49–1.44%
Median followers
167K
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 Reviews Food Desserts Kids Food
Followers
5,733,814
ER
0.82%
Country
it
City
3
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food
Followers
2,603,098
ER
2%
Country
it
City
Lodi
4
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Reviews Food Desserts Cooking
Followers
1,942,081
ER
0.71%
Country
it
City
Rome
5
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food
Followers
1,750,839
ER
0.64%
Country
it
City
Milan
6
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue
Followers
1,500,782
ER
0.06%
Country
it
City
Naples
7
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Beverages Restaurants & Bars Meat & Barbecue
Followers
1,391,630
ER
0.38%
Country
it
City
San Gimignano
8
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Reviews Food Desserts Cooking
Followers
1,057,940
ER
0.12%
Country
it
City
Bologna
9
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Reviews Food Desserts Cooking
Followers
805,772
ER
4.88%
Country
it
City
10
Food & Beverages Food Cooking Healthy Food Gym Good Meat & Barbecue
Followers
608,716
ER
4.34%
Country
it
City
Palermo
11
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Kids Food
Followers
554,138
ER
0.67%
Country
it
City
Alicante
12
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue
Followers
503,319
ER
0.53%
Country
it
City
Naples
13
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Reviews Food Desserts Cooking
Followers
375,572
ER
1.33%
Country
it
City
14
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Kids Food Baking
Followers
198,623
ER
0.15%
Country
it
City
Milan
15
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Reviews Food Desserts Restaurants & Bars
Followers
136,062
ER
0.21%
Country
it
City
Naples
16
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Organic Food
Followers
132,815
ER
0.76%
Country
it
City
Florence
17
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Baking
Followers
105,773
ER
1.04%
Country
it
City
Bracciano
18
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Baking
Followers
100,866
ER
0.98%
Country
it
City
Naples
19
Healthy Eating Food Healthy Food Gym Good Organic Food Vegan Food
Followers
89,854
ER
0.01%
Country
it
City
20
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Coffee Cocktails
Followers
72,891
ER
0.76%
Country
it
City
Paris
21
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Reviews Food Desserts Cooking
Followers
59,804
ER
1.01%
Country
it
City
22
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food
Followers
53,719
ER
3.95%
Country
it
City
23
Recipes Food Reviews Food Cooking Coffee Restaurants & Bars
Followers
44,089
ER
0.71%
Country
it
City
Parma
24
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Healthy Food Organic Food Vegan Food
Followers
26,869
ER
1.16%
Country
it
City
Rome
25
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Beverages Restaurants & Bars Cocktails
Followers
25,614
ER
1.21%
Country
it
City
Anacapri
26
Recipes Food Reviews Food Desserts Coffee Tea
Followers
20,227
ER
1.98%
Country
it
City
San Gimignano
27
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Reviews Food Desserts Kids Food
Followers
17,484
ER
1.76%
Country
it
City
28
Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Beverages Restaurants & Bars
Followers
13,988
ER
0.23%
Country
it
City
Chisinau

Frequently asked questions

Who are the top Food Instagram influencers in Italy?

By followers: @pastrychef_am (7.1M), @the_pastaqueen (5.7M), @sebastian_fitarau (2.6M). 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 Food influencers in Italy?

The median is 0.79%; half of the 28 creators fall between 0.49% and 1.44%. Data: infloo, September 2026.

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

10 of 28: 0 under 10K and 10 with 10K–100K followers.

How many Food Instagram influencers does infloo track in Italy?

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

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