Top 10 Food Influencers in India to follow in 2025
According to science, food is the necessary element to keep our body alive and energetic. However, in the modern world, food has become an element of pleasure. People spend thousands of bucks to get the food of their choice in their favorite restaurant. The influencers have stormed into the food segment and are helping the food lovers find the best cuisine around them. Let us look at the list of top food influencers who have created a buzz in social media.
The Top 10 Indian Food Influencers
- Shivesh Bhatia – 3.3M followers
Shivesh Bhatia is one of the top food influencers in social media with 3.3M followers on Instagram. He always liked to experiment with the food and bake for his friends and family. He was born on April 22, 1996, in Delhi. He finished his higher secondary with Sardar Patel Vidyalaya. Even though he was a teenager, he had a special liking for cooking and baking. He tried to bake some vanilla cupcakes for the first time in 2013. Although it did not go very well, it unknowingly started his journey towards food. He liked the idea of cooking so much that it became a routine for him to bake and post pictures. Gradually, he started to get attention and love from his followers whose number was expanding day and night. The voyage to food blogging began in 2014 and within 2 years he started to get recognized for his digital content. He also runs a YouTube channel ‘Bake with Bhavesh’. It has about 2M subscribers. He won several awards for his blogging skills including Social Media Star of the Year – 2017, Best Dessert Blog by Better Homes and Gardens, Best Instagrammer of the Year, and more. He also featured in Volue’s list twice in 2017 and 2023.
- Ranveer Brar – 4.1M followers
(@ranveer.brar)
Ranveer Brar is among the most popular chefs in India. He is extremely active in the media as a host, artist, judge, trainer, and an inspirational food guru for everyone who loves to cook food. He is not too far behind in the list of top food influencers in India. He was born on February 8, 1978 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He attended HAL School and got a Diploma in Hotel Management from the Institute of Hotel Management, Lucknow. He is married to Pallavi who is also a chef. He is no less than a celebrity in India with 4.1M followers on Instagram and more than 8M subscribers on his YouTube channel.
- Sanjeev Kapoor – 2M followers
(@sanjeevkapoor)
Sanjeev Kapoor is the pioneer of the food revolution in India. He was among the first few chefs who gave a professional touch to cooking. His success and popularity are known to everyone and there is hardly anyone in India who is not familiar with Sanjeev Kapoor. The celebrity chef was born on April 10, 1964, in Ambala city of Haryana. He went to the Institute of Hotel Management Catering & Nutrition for higher education and has a diploma in Hotel Management. His professional career started with the hospitality sector but the real success showered on him in the food industry. He hosted the popular ‘Khana Khazana’ show for 17 years. His recipe books exist in every household and have been a source of inspiration for every generation. He is the only chef to receive the prestigious Padma Shri Award in 2017. He is followed by over 2M food lovers on Instagram and his YouTube channel ‘Sanjeev Kapoor Khazana’ has over 7.7M subscribers.
- Kabita Singh – 1.7M followers
(@kabitaskitchen)
Kabita Singh is a popular female chef and food blogger who hails from Kolkata, West Bengal. She was born on June 23, 1987, and is settled in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She also offers consultancy services to budding entrepreneurs who want to start a restaurant or improve their reach or services. Kabita holds a bachelor's Degree in Commerce from Maharaja Srischandra and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from ICFAI University in West Bengal. In 2009, she married Manish Singh, a software engineer, and was blessed with two children. Her professional career began with ICICI Bank as a Financial Advisor in 2005. She has worked with ILFS Securities as a relationship manager from 2007 to 2009. She always had a passion for cooking but it was only after 2014 that she decided to join the food industry. In the same year, she started her YouTube channel ‘Kabita’s Kitchen’ where she showcased her cooking skills to the world. Her unique recipe of bread gulab jamun gave a real kick to her channel and she continued to flourish. She has gained the top spot in the list of the most popular food bloggers in India with 1.7M followers on Instagram and 14.3M subscribers on YouTube.
- Kunal Kapur – 3.7M followers
Kunal Kapur is another star chef in the Indian Food Industry with 3.7M subscribers on Instagram. He is a complete package as a chef and a proud author of multiple recipe books. New Delhi is his home town where he was born on September 18, 1979. He is a graduate of Commerce and attended the Institute of Hotel Management, Chandigarh for Hotel Management. Kunal is popular for Indian, Italian, and European cuisines. He worked for the prestigious Taj group of hotels for a long time before joining Leela Kempinski as the Executive Sous Chef. He also started his restaurant ‘PINCODE’ in Delhi.
- Nisha Madhulika – 341K followers
(@nishamadhulika_cooks)
Nisha Madhulika has been long associated with the Indian Food Industry as a chef who has guided many generations. She reaches out to his followers online via her YouTube channel ‘NishaMadhulika’ with 14.7M subscribers and 2300 videos. She has a decent fan following on Instagram with 340K followers. She is more popular among the Gen X and millennials. The legendary chef is popular for her Indian cuisine, especially the vegetarians. She offers her services as a Restaurant Consultant, Food Blogger, and Food Columnist in addition to being an online chef.
- Deeba Rajpal – 820K followers
(@passionateaboutbaking)
Deeba Rajpal is a respected food chef who specializes in fruit-based recipes and eggless desserts prepared with easily available ingredients at the local market. She adds a special touch to his recipes with stunning visual art that enhances the appearance of the desserts on the serve. Baking comes to her as a hobby more than a profession. She loves to cook and also shares her cooking ideas online through her YouTube channel ‘PassionateAboutBaking (Deeba Rajpal) ’ with 14.5K subscribers and 60 videos. Even at 56 years, she is full of passion and energy which drives her to offer something special to her followers.
- Amar Sirohi – 2.2M followers
(@foodie_incarnate)
Amar Sirohi is a popular food blogger and a social media influencer with 2.2M followers on Instagram and 6.2M subscribers on his YouTube channel ‘Foodie Incarnate’. He loves to travel and eat. He started casually posting pictures of his meals and got attention from many followers. The increasing love and popularity helped him to pursue her interest as a profession and he became a star blogger and influencer. He stepped into the social media in 2016 with the creation of his YouTube channel in 2016 and has not looked back since. He also posts videos and blogs on fitness.
- Bharat Kitchen – 2.1M followers
(@bharatzkitchen)
Bharat Wadhwa, popularly known as Bharatzkitchen among the social media geeks is a popular chef and food influencer with 2.2M followers on Instagram and 13.8 YouTube subscribers. He has collaborations with multiple food brands including Tata Sampann Masala, Organic India, Tata Cold Pressed, Dabur, and more. He specializes in spicy Indian Food and regularly posts recipes on his YouTube channel ‘bharatzkitchen HINDI’. He started the channel in 2012 and has posted more than 100 food videos. Bharat was born on May 24, 1990 in Delhi. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Dyal Singh College, Delhi University. He started his career as a sous chef but gradually he upgraded his skills to become a popular face in social media as an influencer and a blogger.
- Meghna Kamdar – 3M followers
Meghna Kamdar is a Mumbai-based food blogger and a social media influencer with more than 6M followers across different platforms including YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Koo, Threads, and Pinterest. She was featured in the list of Forbes India's Top 100 Digital Stars and was awarded Food Instagrammer of the Year. She started her YouTube channel ‘Meghna's Food Magic’ in 2015 and has attracted 1.41 subscribers with more than 1.8K posts. Meghna was born on January 1, 1978, in a traditional Gujarati family in Ahmedabad. She worked as a baker for more than a decade before joining social media as a content creator.
Conclusion
Food occupies a special place in our lives. It has no limitations and the food bloggers are helping food enthusiasts to get in touch with the latest food trends. Food Influencers and chefs inculcate and promote creative food practices that help evolve the food industry.
