Top 40 Cape Town Food Influencers in 2026

1. Siba Mtongana

Bio Food. Business. LeadershipCEO TheSibaCo | Food Network | Author Harvard Case Study | Forbes Power WomenEateries @sibadelieatery @sibadelitimeout *****@thesibaco.com Instagram Handle @sibamtongana Instagram Followers 549.5K Type Macro Gender Female Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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2. Samantha Linsell

Bio Top South African Food & Recipe blog 3 x Cookbook author, 14 years creating food content, over 1000 recipes CLICK THE LINK to all my RECIPES 👇🏻 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @drizzleanddip Instagram Followers 98.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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3. Bulelani lelo Mbenge

Bio Homely food for regular folks ❤️Self Taught Foodie l Food Stylist | Lifestyle l Recipe Developer 📧 : *****@gmail.com📍 : JHB 🇿🇦 Instagram Handle @bulelani.eats Instagram Followers 77.8K Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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4. Ismaeel Syce

Bio Doing what I love.📧*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ismaeel_syce Instagram Followers 64.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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5. Ollie Swart

Bio 🕶️ 🇿🇦🫒 Joh! I love food!!! 😩Elevated catering @annalizecatering Sauces @aioli_sa Cookbook author - Freestyle Cookingbook in link 👇 *****@chefollie.co.za Instagram Handle @chefollie Instagram Followers 56K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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6. Astrid Field

Bio Food Scientist. Recipe Developer. Cookbook Author. Dessert Addict. Email: *****@thesweetrebellion.co.za Instagram Handle @thesweetrebellion Instagram Followers 37.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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7. Neill Anthony vaughan

Bio Private Chef | Food + real lifeBehind the scenes of a global chefElevated recipes • Weekly videosBookings/Brands ⬇️ currently in Cape Town 🇿🇦 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @neillanthony Instagram Followers 37.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +7% Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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8. Daniel kruger & Elsie Sholto Douglas

Bio Finding good grub in Cape Town 🍝@elsiesholtodouglas & @dankruger_💌*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @goodgrubclubb Instagram Followers 28.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Micro Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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9. Aminah Shabodien

Bio 🌿 Lifestyle • Food • Parenting🐾 Gardening & Animal Love💕 Real mom moments 📩 Collabs: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @berry_babies_ Instagram Followers 24.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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10. Kristen Abrahams

Bio 📍KBY100k+ TikTok: @ krissyabrahams 💌 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @krissyabrahams Instagram Followers 24.6K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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11. Zar Reviews

Bio 💁🏽‍♀️💁🏽‍♂️Sibling Duo🍣 Your Food & Bucket List Plug in SA🌍 Cape Town, South Africa🎥 +50k TikTok 📧 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @zar_reviews Instagram Followers 22.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Micro Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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12. Karen Dudley

Bio Food person. Author. *****@karendudley.co.za Instagram Handle @capetownk Instagram Followers 17.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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13. Tabassum Smiley Aleem

Bio Always hungry(for Food & Knowledge)Maanu’s wife 💍 Haadi’s Mommy 🌸Foodie. Fatty. Friend.💜 Cape Town +120k on TikTok. Alhamdulilah always 🌻 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @smileyaleemct Instagram Followers 16.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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14. Emma Carrington

Bio Taste the flavours of 📍Cape Town with meFood | Wine | Nature | Travel TT: @taste.capetown#tastecapetown 🍕🌅🍣🌈🍷 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @taste.capetown Instagram Followers 14.6K Follower Growth (2mo) +9% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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15. Danya Lina Gasparre

Bio If it’s on here, I’ve eaten it, loved it, and would order it again. 🍰🍔🍫🍤🍪🍝🍦🌮No paid fluff. Every spot is CTG-approved.@danyagasparre *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @thecapetownglutton Instagram Followers 14K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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16. Sebastian Newman

Bio • PASTRY CHEF • FOOD STYLIST • FOODIE • CONTENT CREATOREmail - *****@bakeswithbas.com 🇿🇦🍋 @savannacider Ambassador Instagram Handle @bas_new Instagram Followers 11.3K Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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17. ‏‎Zesti Reviews

Bio Sharing all things Food & Travel 🍽️ 🗺️ 📍Cape Town & Joburg 🇿🇦💌 Collabs / PR: *****@gmail.com➡️ @getyourguide Discount Code: ZESTIREVIEWS5 Instagram Handle @zesti_reviews Instagram Followers 10.6K Follower Growth (2mo) +26% Type Micro Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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18. Shawn Godfrey

Bio 🏆 MasterChef Winner👨🏻‍🍳Recipes in bio❤️ @theroastedmom & 3 kids✈️ Travel @shawngodfrey👨🏻‍💻 @ledlightingsa @retailwavetechnologies @octo_audio *****@theroasteddad.com Instagram Handle @theroasteddad Instagram Followers 9.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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19. Justine Drake

Bio MasterChef SA judge, recipe developer, cookbook author & TV presenter, would-be wanderer and proud mum of 2.💌 *****@justinedrake.com 📍South Africa Instagram Handle @justinedrakecooks Instagram Followers 8.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +7% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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20. Carli & Alessandroni

Bio 📲 DM FOR COLLABS🎯 Finding the best, so you don’t have to 🍝 Food & Experience guides 🔎📍 2 Italians 🇮🇹 in CPT 🇿🇦 Instagram Handle @shameless_reviews_capetown Instagram Followers 7.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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21. Sepial Shim

Bio mostly cooking in the kitchen of @in_the_meantime_ct but also playing with lots of things 📍Sir Lowry Road & Selwyn Street, Woodstock, Cape Town *****@sepialskitchen.com Instagram Handle @sepialskitchen Instagram Followers 6.8K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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22. Pete Goffe Wood

Bio Chef, MC, writer, caterer, braai aficionado & aspiring comic @ultimate_braai_master judge. Contact @ermstars for bookings #havekniveswilltravel *****@pgweat.co.za Instagram Handle @chefpetegw Instagram Followers 6.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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23. Capetown Foodies

Bio For the love of good food, wine and travel *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @capetown_foodies Instagram Followers 4.7K Type Nano Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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24. Danielle Fredericks

Bio Helping women eat more plants & hit their protein Strong > skinny 🌱Cordon Bleu chef Brands/collabs: *****@gmail.com Cookbook ⤵️✨ Instagram Handle @theplantfoodiee Instagram Followers 4.5K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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25. Shelley Andrews

Bio Food 🍕🍝🍔🍴Wine 🍷🥂🍻Vacations & Experiences 🌞 🌊 *****@gmail.com 📧 Personal blog of @shelleya_21 Instagram Handle @cptfoodblogger Instagram Followers 3.7K Type Nano Gender Female Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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26. Sadie Marie

Bio Creative Culinary ExperiencesPrivate Chef | Bespoke Events | Catering 🇬🇧 🇦🇪 Dubai📍Please use the link below for bookings Instagram Handle @anythingto.eclair Instagram Followers 2.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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27. Beate Malan

Bio • Food & Travel lo-fi content creator• Based in Somerset West, South Africa• *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @eatwithme_ct Instagram Followers 2.5K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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28. Juliet Donald

Bio ... for the love of food. *****@juliedonald.co.za Instagram Handle @julie_donaldct Instagram Followers 2.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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29. Ru Furusa

Bio Private chef & Culinary creative @utanokitchen 🌱Plant focused & healthy alternative dishes 👥 Passionate building community +connection📍Cape Town *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @for.foodies.sake Instagram Followers 1.5K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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30. Cpt Foodstagram

Bio 🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa📍| @chanelmadolo Just a girl who takes pictures of her food & drinks📸 🍕🍔🍸🥩🥂🥓🍦🍱🍷🥞🍹💌 DM for collabsTikTok: @cptfoodstagram Instagram Handle @cptfoodstagram Instagram Followers 569 Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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31. Nelisa

Bio ✿ 𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐜𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐚✿ #𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐎𝐧𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 🍹🥂🍷🥃✿ 𝐑𝐮𝐧-𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 ✿ 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞: 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 & 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 & 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥. Instagram Handle @nelly_simple Instagram Followers 17.3K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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32. Ct Finedine

Bio 🥂🇿🇦Sharing my experience as I make my way through my fine dining bucket list in Cape Town. Instagram Handle @ct_finedine Instagram Followers 6.9K Type Nano Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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33. Anzel Rabie

Bio 🍷 Food, Wine, Travel & Lifestyle⛰️ TV Show @showmaxonline @kyknettv🌿 Host & Co-Producer @anzelrabie🍇 Private Boland tours on request *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @anzel_indieboland Instagram Followers 5.2K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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34. Cpt Foodiee

Bio for the love of food 🍜 cape town 🥯 *****@yahoo.it Instagram Handle @cpt_foodiee Instagram Followers 4.9K Type Nano Gender Female Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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35. Nadia Arnold

Bio 🍔 Sharing my Fave Foodie spots in Cape Town 📧 *****@gmail.com 👇 Hungry for more Instagram Handle @thattiktokfoodie Instagram Followers 2.5K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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36. Carli

Bio 🔍 Discover CT’s best eats with me 🌟 Top food picks & reviews 🇮🇹 Italian food fanatic 📍 CPT & beyond ✈️ For more 👉🏻 @shameless_reviews_capetown Instagram Handle @tasteofcarli Instagram Followers 692 Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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