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Top 20 male Chef Influencers on Instagram [2026]

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Explore Socialveins' curated shortlist of 20 male Chef influencers on Instagram. Selected from 217 relevant profiles using creator relevance and available audience and performance signals.

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Food Lobby | Aniket Nautiyal
#1

Food Lobby | Aniket Nautiyal

@foodlobby_
Followers:4.4KLocation:DelhiType:Nano influencerCategories:Chef, Food Blogger, Food CriticGender:Not specified

Bio: Recipe Creator | 24✨ 📍 Dehradun Happy cooking ❤ If I can cook you can too💁 DM/Mail for collabs

Food Lobby | Aniket Nautiyal is a nano chef influencer based in Delhi with around 4.4K followers. They also create content around Food Blogger, Food Critic.

👨‍🍳
#2

👨‍🍳

@chef__harsh
Followers:8.5KLocation:PalgharType:Nano influencerCategories:Chef, Fashion Photographer, Pets & AnimalsGender:Not specified

Bio: सारज्ञः भव🦚 👨‍🍳 @bake_._me @baris_kitchen

👨‍🍳 is a nano chef influencer based in Palghar with around 8.5K followers. They also create content around Fashion Photographer, Pets & Animals.

Ashutosh shelar
#3

Ashutosh shelar

@mr_shelars_vlogs
Followers:4.2KLocation:MumbaiType:Nano influencerCategories:Chef, Fashion Blogger, Luxury BloggerGender:Not specified

Bio: Travel Vlogger 🌍 | Digital Creator🤳 Exploring India • 8 States Done 🇮🇳 Create Fun Travel Videos 🎥 Entrepreneur 💸 MasterChef India🔥 ⬇️ New Vlogs

Ashutosh shelar is a nano chef influencer based in Mumbai with around 4.2K followers. They also create content around Fashion Blogger, Luxury Blogger.

Tanu & Prav | Home Cook
#4

Tanu & Prav | Home Cook

@ghar_ki_rasoii_
Followers:2KLocation:PuneType:Nano influencerCategories:Chef, Food Critic, Makeup/Hair ArtistGender:Not specified

Bio: 👉 Simplifying Cooking for Busy Lives 🍽 👉 Join me on my Kitchen Adventures! 🤝

Tanu & Prav | Home Cook is a nano chef influencer based in Pune with around 2K followers. They also create content around Food Critic, Makeup/Hair Artist.

Anhad nayak
#5

Anhad nayak

@anhadnayak
Followers:5.1KLocation:Delhi NCRType:Nano influencerCategories:Chef, Fashion Blogger, Food BloggerGender:Not specified

Bio: Grow

Anhad nayak is a nano chef influencer based in Delhi NCR with around 5.1K followers. They also create content around Fashion Blogger, Food Blogger.

Abhinay Gupta | Chef
#6

Abhinay Gupta | Chef

@bhaiyajiletscook
Followers:613.9KLocation:Mumbai, IndiaType:Mega influencerCategories:Chef, Food, RecipesGender:Not specified

Bio: Love Cooking Innovative Recipes , Simple recipes with less ingredients 😉 also making amazing cocktails @ekpegwithbhaiyaji

Abhinay Gupta | Chef is a mega chef influencer based in Mumbai, India with around 613.9K followers. They also create content around Food, Recipes.

Sams Kitchen
#7

Sams Kitchen

@youtube_wala_sam
Followers:559.9KLocation:Mumbai, IndiaType:Mega influencerCategories:Chef, food, Food bloggerGender:Not specified

Bio: MasterChef India 🇮🇳 2023 #Top36 Food & Lifestyle ✨ आरा रारा रा खतरनाक🤌 Dm Or Email 📧 For Collabs YouTube Fam 461K👇

Sams Kitchen is a mega chef influencer based in Mumbai, India with around 559.9K followers. They also create content around food, Food blogger.

Varun Inamdar
#8

Varun Inamdar

@varuninamdar
Followers:1.01MLocation:Mumbai, IndiaType:Mega influencerCategories:Chef, FoodGender:Not specified

Bio: Celebrity Chef 📺👨‍🍳 | Chocolatier 🍫| Food Stylist 🥗| Author 📚| Columnist 📰| 02 National Awards 🇮🇳 | 01 State Award 🥇Guinness World Record 🌎

Varun Inamdar is a mega chef influencer based in Mumbai, India with around 1.01M followers. They also create content around Food.

Akshay Malaviya
#9

Akshay Malaviya

@kitchenflames
Followers:254.1KLocation:Prayagraj (Allahabad), IndiaType:Macro influencerCategories:Chef, food, Home chefGender:Not specified

Bio: Home cook with no strings attached of being a legitimate Chef📍Prayagraj email- [email protected] YT Channel👇🏻

Akshay Malaviya is a macro chef influencer based in Prayagraj (Allahabad), India with around 254.1K followers. They also create content around food, Home chef.

Mohsin Qureshi
#10

Mohsin Qureshi

@chef_mohsin_qureshi
Followers:897.8KLocation:Lucknow, IndiaType:Mega influencerCategories:Chef, food, Food bloggerGender:Not specified

Bio: India's Top 40 chefs under 40 @cntravellerindia My YouTube channel name is chef mohsin qureshi

Mohsin Qureshi is a mega chef influencer based in Lucknow, India with around 897.8K followers. They also create content around food, Food blogger.

Vismai Food
#11

Vismai Food

@vismaifoodies
Followers:1.8MLocation:Hyderabad, IndiaType:Mega influencerCategories:Chef, Food, Food bloggerGender:Not specified

Bio: We help Foodies to get the Perfect Recipes. Food Blog. Youtube. Facebook For Collabs 💌 [email protected] Managed by @teammirchilagi

Vismai Food is a mega chef influencer based in Hyderabad, India with around 1.8M followers. They also create content around Food, Food blogger.

Chef Bhupi
#12
Followers:2.67MLocation:Delhi, IndiaType:Mega influencerCategories:Chef, Food, Food bloggerGender:Not specified

Bio: कैसे हो मेरे स्वाद के मित्रो Professional Chef, Digital Creator, YouTube: Chef Bhupi’s Kitchen 1 .75M Subscribers) My restaurant Chef Bhupi’s Kitchen

Chef Bhupi is a mega chef influencer based in Delhi, India with around 2.67M followers. They also create content around Food, Food blogger.

Damodaran Kothandaraman
#13

Damodaran Kothandaraman

@chef_damu
Followers:907.5KLocation:Chennai, IndiaType:Mega influencerCategories:Chef, Food, CookGender:Not specified

Bio: 🍽️Celebrity Chef -South India 🌐Guinness record 📝Author of 26 culinarybooks 👨🏼‍🍳Cook with comali judge season 1,2&3 Managed by @blue_lady_median

Damodaran Kothandaraman is a mega chef influencer based in Chennai, India with around 907.5K followers. They also create content around Food, Cook.

𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒇 𝑽𝒊𝒌𝒂𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒘𝒍𝒂
#14

𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒇 𝑽𝒊𝒌𝒂𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒘𝒍𝒂

@yourmilletchef
Followers:183.9KLocation:Chandigarh, IndiaType:Macro influencerCategories:Chef, food, FoodGender:Not specified

Bio: 𝑪𝑯𝑬𝑭 / 𝑨𝑴𝑩𝑨𝑺𝑺𝑨𝑫𝑶𝑹 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒔 - Nutrihub / 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 / 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓 / 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒇 𝒐𝒇 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂

𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒇 𝑽𝒊𝒌𝒂𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒘𝒍𝒂 is a macro chef influencer based in Chandigarh, India with around 183.9K followers. They also create content around food, Food.

김지열 Chef Jiyeol Kim
#15

김지열 Chef Jiyeol Kim

@cook_oranji
Followers:78.3KLocation:Brisbane, AustraliaType:Micro influencerCategories:Chef, Food, Food BloggerGender:Not specified

Bio: 📋동명동 우 대표 @woosik_dang 👨‍🍳Brisbane Sake Casual chef 2015 👨‍🍳Berlin BABIKU Chef 2017 👨‍🍳외교부 대사관쉐프 2019 - 2024 📚전남조리과학고 한국관광대 세종사이버대

김지열 Chef Jiyeol Kim is a micro chef influencer based in Brisbane, Australia with around 78.3K followers. They also create content around Food, Food Blogger.

Harsh Kedia
#16

Harsh Kedia

@harsshkedia
Followers:244KLocation:Mumbai, IndiaType:Macro influencerCategories:Chef, Food, Food bloggerGender:Not specified

Bio: Chef & Founder @cocoaandkatli Author: Ultimate Sugarfree Desserts Juvenile Diabetes for 15 years 💙 Forbes 30 under 30 (Asia and India)

Harsh Kedia is a macro chef influencer based in Mumbai, India with around 244K followers. They also create content around Food, Food blogger.

Akshay Arora
#17

Akshay Arora

@akshayarora
Followers:27.2KLocation:Ludhiana, IndiaType:Micro influencerCategories:Chef, Fashion and style, RecipesGender:Not specified

Bio: @blaaseldh @gotchu.groovin @aasuudgiiofficial

Akshay Arora is a micro chef influencer based in Ludhiana, India with around 27.2K followers. They also create content around Fashion and style, Recipes.

Jerson Montereyjack®™
#18

Jerson Montereyjack®™

@jerson.montereyjack
Followers:151KLocation:Mumbai, IndiaType:Macro influencerCategories:Chef, food, RecipesGender:Not specified

Bio: Executive chef of d year-2022&23🏅 Star chef of India-2019by IFCA🎖 Guinnessrecord holder-2018🏅 Most CreativeChef of IND-2016🥈 BestCDC(MarriotUAE)-2014🎖

Jerson Montereyjack®™ is a macro chef influencer based in Mumbai, India with around 151K followers. They also create content around food, Recipes.

Shivesh Bhatia
#19

Shivesh Bhatia

@shivesh17
Followers:3.42MLocation:Delhi, IndiaType:Mega influencerCategories:Chef, Food, Food BloggerGender:Not specified

Bio: Delhi, India Self-taught baker & author of 5 cookbooks Forbes 30 Under 30, Asia 📩[email protected] Business @wearelit_official

Shivesh Bhatia is a mega chef influencer based in Delhi, India with around 3.42M followers. They also create content around Food, Food Blogger.

Master Chef Ajay Chopra
#20

Master Chef Ajay Chopra

@chefajaychopra
Followers:601.7KLocation:Mumbai, IndiaType:Mega influencerCategories:Chef, Food, RecipesGender:Not specified

Bio: Global chef with a desi heart Restaurant Consultant @zionhospitalitychefajaychopra Judge @masterchefindiaofficial [email protected]

Master Chef Ajay Chopra is a mega chef influencer based in Mumbai, India with around 601.7K followers. They also create content around Food, Recipes.

Socialveins curated shortlist

Why these male Chef influencers made the shortlist

Socialveins curated the 20 creators shown above from a selection pool of 217 relevant profiles. The purpose is to give brands a focused starting point for campaign research, not an unfiltered export of every available profile.

The shortlist brings together category relevance, the selected male creator filter, available audience scale, recorded engagement signals, profile information and potential campaign usability.

Curated creators
20
Selection pool
217
Median audience
2.5L

Among creators shown

Median engagement
1.19%

Where valid data is available

How Socialveins curated this list

  1. 1. Relevance: Creators are matched to the selected category and any location or gender criteria used on this page.
  2. 2. Usable creator information: The shortlist prioritises profiles with enough available information to support meaningful brand research.
  3. 3. Audience and performance context: Available follower and engagement signals are used to provide campaign-planning context.
  4. 4. Campaign usability: The final shortlist is intended to include creators that brands can compare for content fit, scale and potential campaign roles.

What stands out in this shortlist

This version of the shortlist currently leans towards mega creators, with 9 of the 20 displayed profiles falling into that audience tier. Mega creators are typically used for mass awareness, major product launches and large cultural moments.

5 Nano2 Micro4 Macro9 Mega

Strongest content signals

Chef · 20Food Blogger · 15Food · 14Recipes · 12Food And Restaurant Reviewer · 4Home Chef · 4

Best campaign uses

Local discovery, restaurant visits, product trials and recipe-led awareness.

Recommended formats

Taste tests, venue walkthroughs, recipe reels, menu launches and regional food stories.

What brands should verify

Prioritise local audience relevance, video views, saves, comment quality and previous restaurant or food-brand partnerships.

How a brand should use this curated list

  1. 1. Define the campaign role. Decide whether you need awareness, product education, local discovery, content production or conversions.
  2. 2. Compare a focused group. Select five to eight creators whose content style and audience appear closest to the brand.
  3. 3. Validate recent evidence. Review recent reels, typical views, audience comments, sponsored content and audience geography.
  4. 4. Confirm campaign readiness. Recheck commercials, availability, deliverables, usage rights, brand safety and expected timelines.

Editorial note: this curated list is intended for creator research and campaign planning. Inclusion does not guarantee availability or campaign performance. Statistics describe the creators currently displayed and should be revalidated before final selection.

About this curated male Chef influencers list

Practical answers for brands evaluating the creators, audience mix, campaign fit and hiring process behind this shortlist.

Why were these male Chef influencers selected for this curated list?

Socialveins curated the 20 creators shown above from a selection pool of 217 relevant profiles. The shortlist considers category relevance, selected location and gender criteria where applicable, available audience size, recorded engagement signals, profile information and potential campaign usability. It is designed as a focused research shortlist rather than an exhaustive list of every matching profile.

Who are some of the creators featured in this male Chef influencers shortlist?

Creators currently featured near the top of this curated shortlist include Food Lobby | Aniket Nautiyal, 👨‍🍳, Ashutosh shelar. Their inclusion reflects the profile and performance information available for this particular list. Creator information can change, so Socialveins recommends revalidation before beginning a campaign.

What does the creator mix in this male Chef influencers list look like?

The median audience size among the creators shown is approximately 2.5L followers. The median recorded engagement metric is 1.19%. The shortlist currently includes 5 nano, 2 micro, 4 macro, 9 mega. These figures describe the curated creators displayed on this page, not every profile in the broader selection pool.

What types of campaigns are best suited to these male Chef influencers?

This curated list is particularly relevant for local discovery, restaurant visits, product trials and recipe-led awareness. Suitable formats include taste tests, venue walkthroughs, recipe reels, menu launches and regional food stories. The final creator mix should depend on the brand objective, target customer, content requirement, budget and expected campaign outcome.

How should a brand compare creators from this curated list?

Prioritise local audience relevance, video views, saves, comment quality and previous restaurant or food-brand partnerships. Brands should also compare recent content consistency, typical video views, quality of audience comments, previous sponsored content and how naturally each creator can communicate the product. Strong content signals represented in the shortlist include Chef, Food Blogger, Food, Recipes.

How should brands interpret the filters used for this male Chef influencers shortlist?

The male selection uses the gender information available in creator profile data and is intended as a discovery and shortlisting signal.

Are the influencers in this curated list ready to hire immediately?

This page provides a strong starting shortlist, but campaign readiness should still be confirmed. Before hiring, Socialveins recommends checking recent performance, audience geography, brand safety, commercial availability, content deliverables, usage rights, exclusivity and campaign timelines.

How much does it cost to hire creators from this male Chef influencers list?

There is no single fixed price. Creator commercials depend on audience size, recent reach, content format, production effort, usage rights, exclusivity, campaign duration and turnaround time. Socialveins can revalidate selected creators and prepare a campaign-ready shortlist with current commercials and deliverables.