Last updated October 2026
Explore Socialveins' curated shortlist of 20 male Chef influencers in India on Instagram. Selected from 138 relevant profiles using creator relevance and available audience and performance signals.
Bio:ย Love Cooking Innovative Recipes , Simple recipes with less ingredients ๐ 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.
Bio:ย MasterChef India ๐ฎ๐ณ 2023 #Top36 Food & Lifestyle โจ เคเคฐเคพ เคฐเคพเคฐเคพ เคฐเคพ เคเคคเคฐเคจเคพเค๐ค Dm Or Email ๐ง For Collabs YouTube Fam 461K๐
Sams Kitchen is a mega chef influencer based in Mumbai, India with around 559.9K followers. They also create content around food, Food blogger.
Bio:ย Celebrity Chef ๐บ๐จโ๐ณ | Chocolatier ๐ซ| Food Stylist ๐ฅ| Author ๐| Columnist ๐ฐ| 02 National Awards ๐ฎ๐ณ | 01 State Award ๐ฅGuinness World Record ๐
Varun Inamdar is a mega chef influencer based in Mumbai, India with around 1.01M followers. They also create content around Food.
Bio:ย Home cook with no strings attached of being a legitimate Chef๐Prayagraj email- [email protected] YT Channel๐๐ป
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.
Bio:ย 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.
Bio:ย We help Foodies to get the Perfect Recipes. Food Blog. Youtube. Facebook For Collabs ๐ [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.
Bio:ย เคเฅเคธเฅ เคนเฅ เคฎเฅเคฐเฅ เคธเฅเคตเคพเคฆ เคเฅ เคฎเคฟเคคเฅเคฐเฅ Professional Chef, Digital Creator, YouTube: Chef Bhupiโs Kitchen 1 .75M Subscribers) My restaurant Chef Bhupiโs 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.
Bio:ย ๐ฝ๏ธCelebrity Chef -South India ๐Guinness record ๐Author of 26 culinarybooks ๐จ๐ผโ๐ณCook 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.
Bio:ย ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ญ / ๐จ๐ด๐ฉ๐จ๐บ๐บ๐จ๐ซ๐ถ๐น ๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐ - Nutrihub / ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ / ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ / ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐
๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ is a macro chef influencer based in Chandigarh, India with around 183.9K followers. They also create content around food, Food.
Bio:ย Chef & Founder @cocoaandkatli Author: Ultimate Sugarfree Desserts Juvenile Diabetes for 15 years ๐ 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.
Bio:ย @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.
Bio:ย Executive chef of d year-2022&23๐ Star chef of India-2019by IFCA๐ Guinnessrecord holder-2018๐ Most CreativeChef of IND-2016๐ฅ BestCDC(MarriotUAE)-2014๐
Jerson Montereyjackยฎโข is a macro chef influencer based in Mumbai, India with around 151K followers. They also create content around food, Recipes.
Bio:ย Delhi, India Self-taught baker & author of 5 cookbooks Forbes 30 Under 30, Asia ๐ฉ[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.
Bio:ย 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.
Bio:ย Indian curry chef . follow my youtube channel to get delicious recipes๐๐๐ https://www.youtube.com/channel/Ucli0vslzds3xvc5th1o49j
Ashok Sharma is a micro chef influencer based in Jaipur, India with around 70.8K followers. They also create content around food, Recipes.
Bio:ย Author | Podcaster | Consultant Chef | TedX Speaker | MasterChef India 2016 Finalist | Naan Curry Podcast
Sadaf โเคเคผเคพเคจเคธเคพเคฎเคพโ Hussain is a micro chef influencer based in Delhi, India with around 38K followers. They also create content around Food, Food and restaurant reviewer.
Bio:ย Consulting Chef โข Food Stylist/ co owner@grilled baked boiled/ farmer/ Movie producer (Lakiro and Keri)jury times of india food awards !
Pranav Joshi is a micro chef influencer based in Ahmedabad, India with around 35.1K followers. They also create content around Food, Food Blogger.
Bio:ย Vegetarian ๐ฑ Chef, Spiritual Seeker Get My Cookbook โคต๏ธ
Dassana Amit is a micro chef influencer based in Bengaluru, India with around 90.1K followers. They also create content around Food.
Bio:ย Your Kebab & Curry Guy! เคเคพเคจเฅ เคธเฅ เคเคนเคพเคจเคฟเคฏเฅเค เคคเคเฅค เคฏเคนเคพเค เคเคฟเคธเฅเคธเฅ เคเฅเคฃเคพเคฒ เคเคฐ เคเคฎเคพเคฒ, เคฆเฅเคจเฅ เคเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฒเคคเฅ เคนเฅ| #MasterChef Judge | #Restauranteur | #Author
Kunal Kapur is a mega chef influencer based in Mumbai, India with around 3.78M followers. They also create content around Food, Food blogger.
Bio:ย เคนเคฐ เคนเคฐ เคฎเคนเคพเคฆเฅเคต๐ Artist Film Actor Creator Model Writer Performer Creative head & Founder- @vccinecreations
Chef Vicky Ratnani is a macro chef influencer based in Mumbai, India with around 395.9K followers. They also create content around food, Food blogger.
Socialveins curated the 20 creators shown above from a selection pool of 138 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, creator-location relevance for India, the selected male creator filter, available audience scale, recorded engagement signals, profile information and potential campaign usability.
Among creators shown
Where valid data is available
This version of the shortlist currently leans towards mega creators, with 10 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.
Local discovery, restaurant visits, product trials and recipe-led awareness.
Taste tests, venue walkthroughs, recipe reels, menu launches and regional food stories.
Prioritise local audience relevance, video views, saves, comment quality and previous restaurant or food-brand partnerships.
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.
Practical answers for brands evaluating the creators, audience mix, campaign fit and hiring process behind this shortlist.
Socialveins curated the 20 creators shown above from a selection pool of 138 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.
Creators currently featured near the top of this curated shortlist include Abhinay Gupta | Chef, Sams Kitchen, Varun Inamdar. 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.
The median audience size among the creators shown is approximately 4.8L followers. The median recorded engagement metric is 1.19%. The shortlist currently includes 5 micro, 5 macro, 10 mega. These figures describe the curated creators displayed on this page, not every profile in the broader selection pool.
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.
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, Recipes, Food Blogger.
The India selection uses the creator-location information currently available to Socialveins. A listed location does not guarantee that most followers are from the same city, so audience geography should be checked separately for local campaigns. The male selection uses the gender information available in creator profile data and is intended as a discovery and shortlisting signal.
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.
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.
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