Top 20 Cape Town Food Influencers on Instagram (Feb 2026)

We found 249 food Influencers in South Africa
These influencers mention 'food' in their Instagram bio and have audiences primarily in South Africa. Here are the top 20. To run a custom search, check out Modash's influencer discovery features (free to try).
02/02/2026
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1. Aneeka Papier

South Africa

Content creator | TV Presenter Food | Beauty | Lifestyle South Africa | Pretoria aneekasulaimaninfo@gmail.com

Followers
88.3k
Fake followers
30.36%
Engagement rate
1.73%
Average Reel plays
32.4k
Audience gender
female
29.71%
male
70.29%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Cape Town
30.05%
Johannesburg
8.31%
Durban
5.94%
Tshwane
3.39%
New York City
0.61%
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2. Mondvol™️ met Andriette 🍪

South Africa

👩🏼‍🍳@andriette_georgiou 🥇Voted Best Cookies in South Africa by Food & Home 🍪Online Bakery + Warehouse store! 🇿🇦Nationwide delivery

Followers
83.3k
Fake followers
14.83%
Engagement rate
1.54%
Average Reel plays
29.5k
Audience gender
male
10.78%
female
89.22%
Top performing Reels
  1. 4.2k
  2. 3.5k
  3. 3.3k
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Cape Town
30.68%
Tshwane
8.85%
Johannesburg
5.62%
Durban
2.47%
Drakenstein Local Municipality
0.62%
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3. Mekaila Mathys

South Africa

Lifestyle🧘🏻‍♀️|Adventure🏞 Food🍝|Film🎬|Fun💃🏻 🤍✝️ Campaigns: tasneem@ohtalent.co.za Film: suzi@ohtalent.co.za

Followers
57k
Fake followers
23.88%
Engagement rate
1.67%
Average Reel plays
8.3k
Audience gender
male
33.82%
female
66.18%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Cape Town
14.24%
Johannesburg
8.6%
Durban
4.32%
Tshwane
3.68%
Lagos
1.93%
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4. Ollie Swart

South Africa

🕶️ 🫒 Joh! I love food!!! 😩 CT 🇿🇦 Private events @annalizecatering Sauces @aioli_sa Cookbook author - Freestyle Cooking book in link 👇

Followers
54k
Fake followers
13.17%
Engagement rate
1.34%
Average Reel plays
15.6k
Audience gender
male
31.58%
female
68.42%
Top performing Reels
  1. 182.5k
  2. 75.7k
  3. 64.6k
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Cape Town
46.46%
Johannesburg
5.32%
Durban
4.84%
Greater London
2.79%
Tshwane
1.51%
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5. Saadiyah Hendricks

South Africa

Girl Mom x 3 | Food, Lifestyle, Travel Welcome to my little bubble of yum🧁 📧: saadiyah@sadiesbubbleofyum.com 🌎: Cape Town

Followers
33.5k
Fake followers
26.23%
Engagement rate
1.38%
Average Reel plays
18.7k
Audience gender
male
7.3%
female
92.7%
Top performing Reels
  1. “This is my kids’ absolute fave! You can never go wrong with chicken and corn – it’s such a classic combo. It’s a nice one to keep in a freezer stash for loadshedding or a busy day. We make it at least once a week, or once every second week. It’s such a nice hearty dish.” - Saadiyah Hendricks Try it out. Difficulty level: Easy Serves: 6 Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 35 minutes INGREDIENTS: 1 T Woolworths Salted Butter (20011826) 2 T Woolworths Mediterranean Extra Virgin Olive Oil (6009184388632) 1 onion, finely chopped 1 green chilli, slit 4 cloves fresh garlic, finely chopped 500 g chicken fillet, cubed and rinsed 1 T roast chicken seasoning Salt and white pepper, to taste ¼ t oregano 250 g mushrooms, roughly chopped 250 ml Woolworths Whipping Cream (20011710) 1 x 415g tin cream-style sweetcorn 350g Woolworths Fresh Fettuccine Pasta (6005000811841) 1 cup Woolworths Mozzarella Cheese, grated (6009211674844) 1 cup Woolworths White Gouda Cheese, grated (6009223142874) ¼ cup Woolworths Pecorino Romano Cheese, grated (2064670000003) 1–2 x Woolworths Heat & Eat Mini Garlic Butter Baguettes toasted and crushed (6001009028624) COOKING INSTRUCTIONS: 1. In a pot, sauté the onion in the butter and olive oil until translucent. Add the garlic and green chilli and allow to braise for a further minute. 2. Add the chicken, chicken seasoning, oregano, salt and pepper and mix until the chicken is well coated. Allow the chicken to cook until the water has almost cooked out. 3. Add the mushrooms and allow to cook for a further 3 minutes. 4. Add the cream and sweetcorn and stir through, allowing the sauce to simmer for a few minutes. 5. Stir in the fettuccine then transfer to an ovenproof dish. 6. Top with the cheeses and finally the garlic butter baguettes. 7. In an oven pre-heated to 180°C, bake until the cheese melts.
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  2. A recipe to save, make and absolutely love! Another easy, quick to make winning recipe! I love how versatile these saucy prawns are to serve – either on a bed of pasta, salad, savoury rice, baguette, the list goes on and on really. I thoroughly enjoyed making them in my new @sagenwolf (available on @yuppiechef ) Titanium Series Non-Stick Chef’s Pan - It’s nice and wide, providing ample space so you don’t have to worry about smashing anything, it comes with a glass lid (yip, winning!) and can easily go from stovetop to oven! Here’s the recipe – I hope you try it and love it as much as I do! Saucy Prawns Recipe credit: @sadiesbubbleofyum Ingredients: For the prawns: 1 box of butterflied and deveined prawns, washed (head and shell on) 80g butter 1 tablespoon crushed garlic 1 tablespoon fish and prawn wet masala (you could use a dry spice if you prefer) I used @thehousewivespantry red fish Masala 1 teaspoon green masala or finely chopped green chillie (adjust according to preference) Salt and pepper to taste For the sauce: 100g butter 1 heaped teaspoon crushed garlic 1 tablespoon fish and prawn wet masala (you could use a dry spice if you prefer) 250ml cream 1 tablespoon mayonnaise Salt and pepper to taste 3/4 teaspoon dried Italian herbs Fresh coriander, roughly chopped (to garnish) Method: In a pan on medium heat, melt the butter then add the prawns and all the spices and cook for just a few minutes (until they’ve just turned pink), stirring to ensure the prawns are well coated. In a separate saucepan, make the sauce by melting the butter then adding the remaining ingredients aside from the coriander. Stir to combine. Add the sauce to the prawns, stir to ensure the prawns are well coated, cook for a further 2-3 minutes, remove from the heat, garnish with coriander and serve. Enjoy! #prawn #prawnrecipe #recipe #madefromscratch #prawns #recipeoftheday #recipeshare #sagenwolf #yuppiechef
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Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Cape Town
38.27%
Johannesburg
13.93%
Durban
7.61%
Tshwane
3.14%
Dubai
1.06%
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6. Lailah Field-Kapapa

South Africa

💌- lailahfield13@icloud.com 🇿🇦-Cpt, South Africa Fashion/Beauty/Family/Food/Lifestyle ✨ Boy Mum 🧸 Owner of @lailahscloset___ 🛍️

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7. Holly Clare Le Roux

South Africa

Gut Health Specialist Chef all things healthy food + glowy skin ♥️ @kenko__chef 💍 @wjjleroux 📍South Africa 🇿🇦

Followers
25.3k
Fake followers
23%
Engagement rate
2.21%
Average Reel plays
17.6k
Audience gender
male
50.21%
female
49.79%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Cape Town
17.78%
Greater London
6.89%
Tshwane
5.71%
Johannesburg
4.89%
Durban
1.91%
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8. Caro Jesse

South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa Multi-disciplinary artist Sensory food experiences, salt & sugar sculpture, photography, graphic & fine art, film Muse: NATURE

Followers
25.2k
Fake followers
16.33%
Engagement rate
5.81%
Average Reel plays
808
Audience gender
male
26.93%
female
73.07%
Top performing Reels
  1. 615
  2. 597
  3. 490
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Cape Town
44.4%
Johannesburg
9.67%
Tshwane
2.31%
Greater London
1.58%
Durban
1.28%
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9. Leigh Geary

South Africa

𝙷𝙴𝚈 𝚈𝙾𝚄! 👋🏻 I’m Leigh ➕Mama to Noah, Brody + Hunter ☾ ➕Lifestyle meets honest motherhood ✌︎︎ ➕DECOR | BEAUTY | FOOD | FASHION | TRAVEL ➕Cape Town 📍

Followers
23.2k
Fake followers
14.48%
Engagement rate
1.14%
Average Reel plays
5.4k
Audience gender
female
93.56%
male
6.44%
Top performing Reels
  1. 2.3k
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  3. 614
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Cape Town
34.85%
Johannesburg
11.76%
Durban
7.82%
Tshwane
5.7%
Greater London
0.59%

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13. Marc Berman

South Africa

👨🏻Personal Acc - @king_fool 🥘 Food : @stopcountingcalories 🏠 Real Estate : @marcberman_property 📧 info@marcberman.co.za to book

Followers
16.7k
Fake followers
26.17%
Engagement rate
2.01%
Average Reel plays
9k
Audience gender
male
38.84%
female
61.16%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Cape Town
19.67%
Johannesburg
3.73%
Tshwane
2.04%
Greater London
1.89%
New York City
1.07%
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14. Zeenat Khan

South Africa

Fashion | Food | Faraway places Stylist @zeenatkhancepts_ @rooirose @damodelmanagement 💌khnzee009@gmail.com

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15. Tabassum Smiley Aleem | Content Creator

South Africa

Always hungry(for Food & Knowledge) Live your best life🦄 Here 4 a good time not a long time. Foodie. Fatty. Friend.💜 Maanu’s Wife 💍

Followers
15.5k
Fake followers
22.69%
Engagement rate
2.13%
Average Reel plays
32.8k
Audience gender
female
57.7%
male
42.3%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Cape Town
61.2%
Durban
4.67%
Johannesburg
4.39%
Tshwane
1.05%
Dubai
0.86%
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16. Ally Singer | Food Photographer & Videographer

South Africa

📸 Architect turned food photographer 🤫Unveiling CT’s best foodie spots 🍝 Content creator for restaurants & brands 📩 ally@eatsofally.com 📍Cape Town

Followers
12.3k
Fake followers
21.84%
Engagement rate
1.08%
Average Reel plays
6k
Audience gender
male
48.09%
female
51.91%
Top performing Reels
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  2. 🥂🍽️ Best Fine Dining Winter Specials in Cape Town! 🍷🌟

 Winter is well and truly here and Cape Town’s finest restaurants are rolling out exclusive seasonal menus you won’t want to miss. These limited-time specials let you experience the best of South African fine dining without the usual price tag!
🦪🍷✨ 1. La Colombe @lacolombect - Experience their culinary artistry with their signature winter 9-course menu for R1,195 per person, available daily for lunch from Monday to Sunday. Valid until 31 August 2025. 
 2. FYN Restaurant @fynrestaurantcpt - Indulge in their winter lunch menu featuring seasonal, South African flavours. Priced at R1,175 per person for 7 courses. Valid until 30 September 2025. 3. Salon @saloncpt - Offering their sophisticated 6-course set menu experience for R875 per person. Available until 30th September 2025. 4. The Test Kitchen Fledgelings @ttkfledgelings - Enjoy your choice of either a 3-course winter lunch for R590 per person, or upgrade to their 5-course prix fixe lunch menu at R590 per person. Valid until 30 September 2025. 5. Restaurant Beyond @restaurantbeyond - Enjoy their legendary lunch and dinner winter special menu. 5 courses valued at R645 per person. Valid until 30 September 2025. (Full disclosure: I have never eaten here, but I’ve heard only good things, hence including them in the list). Which winter special are you most excited about? 😍 #eatsofally #allysinger #CapeTownDining #WinterSpecials #FineDining #CapeTownEats #WinterMenu2025 #SouthAfricanCuisine #MotherCity #CapeTownFood #WinesAndDines #CapeTownRestaurants #FoodieLife #SeasonalMenu #GourmetDining #CapeTownFoodie #SouthAfricanFood #RestaurantWeek #WinterWarming #ChefSpecial #CapeTownWinter #LocalCuisine #FoodExperience #DiningDeals #CapeTownLife
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  3. 💝✨ VALENTINE’S DAY GIVEAWAY!! 🌹💘 I am so excited to announce yet another giveaway! Worth almost R10 000 this one is such a goodie! I’ve teamed up with these incredible brands to bring you the ultimate Valentine’s Day Giveaway – romantic, luxurious, indulgent and with the most beautiful scenery and settings! And – what’s even better is that this time there will be not one, but THREE WINNERS!!! Woopa! ✨ FIRST PRIZE @thehamlet_retreat : worth R4500 💖2 Night stay for 2 in the luxurious & romantic Rose Cottage at The Hamlet Country Retreat in Swellendam 💖Breakfast basket for 2 included SECOND PRIZE @stellenzicht : worth R2000 ❣️ 2 Bottles Thunderstone Chardonnay ❣️2 Bottles of Thunderstone Rosé ❣️2 Bottles of Silcrete Cinsault ❣️A Stellenzicht branded cheese board ❣️A Wine Pod Experience voucher worth R500 @hippolytaschocolate : worth R290 💝 Valentines10 piece luxury chocolate drawer THIRD PRIZE @cultivatepicnics : Worth R3000 💓 3 hour picnic for 2 people in stunning location 💓 Cheese & charcuterie platter 💓 Non-alcoholic refreshments 🎉 How to enter: 🔎Make sure you’re following all 5 brands : @eats_of_ally @thehamlet_retreat @stellenzicht @hippolytaschocolate @cultivatepicnics 👯‍♀️Tag 2 friends in the comments 📩Share to stories for bonus points! Winner announced Friday 14th February 2025 T&Cs apply ___________________ #valentines #valentinesgiveaway #competition #giveaway #valentinesday2025 #vdaycompetition #winwin #foodoutdoors #capetownfood #food #foodie #picnic #romantic #couples #capetownfoodie #wine #chocolate #capetown #countrygetaway #datenight #dateideas
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Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Cape Town
19.33%
Johannesburg
6.34%
Tshwane
3.25%
Durban
3.17%
Greater London
1.87%
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17. BAS.

South Africa

• PASTRY CHEF • FOOD STYLIST • FOODIE • CONTENT CREATOR Email - bas@bakeswithbas.com 🇿🇦 🍋 @savannacider Ambassador

Followers
11.2k
Fake followers
23.18%
Engagement rate
1.25%
Average Reel plays
3.4k
Audience gender
male
30.44%
female
69.56%
Top performing Reels
  1. Get ready to impress with this easy, yet stunning, choux pastry recipe - just in time for another @sa_masterchef episode this Saturday at 20:30 on S3!   Visit your local @picknpay to grab your ingredients, and show off your baking skills with these delicious choux buns.   Choux pastry: * 155 ml whole milk * 78 ml water * 113 g unsalted butter * 10 g granulated sugar * ½ tsp kosher salt * 90 g all-purpose flour * 30 g cake flour * 4–5 large eggs (room temp)   Chocolate craquelin: * 127 g unsalted butter (softened) * 100 g brown sugar * 90 g all-purpose flour * 21 g cocoa powder * Pinch of salt   Dark chocolate mousse filling: * 230 g chocolate (chopped) * 57 g unsalted butter * 120 ml heavy cream * 25 g granulated sugar * 4 egg whites * 2 egg yolks * 1 Tbsp cocoa powder * 3 Tbsp hot water * 2 tsp vanilla * Pinch of salt   Chocolate Craquelin: Beat softened butter, brown sugar, cocoa, and salt until creamy. Stir in flour until combined. Roll out the dough between wax paper and freeze for 30 minutes. Cut into circles for topping the choux. Pastry: Preheat oven to 220°C. In a saucepan, bring milk, water, butter, sugar, and salt to a boil. Remove from heat, stir in flours, then cook for 2 minutes until the dough pulls away from the pan. Cool slightly, then add eggs gradually until the dough is shiny and drops slowly. Pipe onto a lined baking sheet. Bake Choux: Place craquelin circles on the piped dough. Bake at 220°C for 5 minutes, then reduce to 200°C and bake for 20-30 minutes. Cool and poke holes in the bottoms. Dark Chocolate Mousse: Stir cocoa into ¼ cup boiling water and let bloom for 5 minutes. Melt chocolate and butter, then mix in the bloomed cocoa, vanilla, and egg yolks. Whip egg whites to soft peaks, gradually adding sugar to medium-stiff peaks. Whip cream to soft peaks. Fold the whipped egg whites and cream into the chocolate mixture until smooth. Assemble: Pipe mousse into cooled choux buns. Dust with cocoa powder and garnish with gold leaf, if desired. #PnP #PicknPayFresh #PicknPayXMasterChef
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  3. Dinner dreams do come true with this Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta! Stock up on your Italian essentials at @picknpay and let’s cook up a feast! For the chicken: 1 pack chicken breasts Extra virgin olive oil Pinch of Sea salt, 
10ml black pepper, 
5ml PnP Chilli Explosion 10ml PnP Italian Herbs 10ml garlic powder 10ml onion powder Homemade Tuscan Blend: 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp PnP Italian Herbs 1 tsp Chilli Explosion 1/4 tsp black pepper 
Sauce: 60ml melted butter Extra virgin olive oil 5-6 sundried tomatoes 4 garlic cloves, crushed 250ml cream 1 cup chicken stock 125ml white wine ½ lemon, squeezed 1 cup grated Parmesan 1 tbsp tomato paste 1 cup cherry tomatoes 
Season the chicken with salt, pepper, PnP Chilli Explosion, PnP Italian Herbs, garlic powder, and onion powder, then let it sit for 5-10 minutes. In a skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter, sauté the garlic until fragrant, and then sear the chicken for 3-4 minutes per side. Remove the chicken and set aside. In the same skillet, heat olive oil, add the Tuscan blend, sundried tomatoes, and tomato paste, then stir in the cream, chicken stock, lemon juice, and white wine. Simmer for 1-2 minutes before whisking in the Parmesan until melted. Stir in the spinach and cherry tomatoes, then return the chicken to the skillet. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through, occasionally spooning the sauce over the chicken. Serve with extra Parmesan if desired. Catch @sa_masterchef this Saturday on S3 at 18:30 for more delicious Italian cooking inspo this week. #PnP #PicknPayFresh #PicknPayxMasterChef
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Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by city
Cape Town
57.65%
Johannesburg
7.42%
Tshwane
2.94%
Durban
2.36%
Greater London
0.6%
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19. amber jones

South Africa

• mostly running & food-ing 🏃🏻‍♀️🍰 • first road to cape town marathon? TBC 🤕 • cape town 🇿🇦 @everyday__athletic

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20. Alley Von G

South Africa

Social Media Management Art & Graphic Design Content Creator Tattoos/Piercings/fashion

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