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Most Engaging Food & Cooking Instagram Accounts 2026

Updated: September 4, 2026 · Ranked by engagement rate · 12 accounts

Iran's food scene on Instagram runs from home cooks and recipe pages to cafés, restaurants and dessert makers. This roundup ranks food and cooking accounts by engagement rate rather than followers, so the accounts at the top are the ones whose audiences interact the most with every post.

It's a quick way to find food creators worth following — or worth working with — based on real interaction, not just size. Every number here is calculated from recent public posts and refreshed regularly. Open any account for its full engagement breakdown and recent-post performance.

The list

  1. @cafe.baran66 profile picture
    کافیشاپ باران
    @cafe.baran66
    165.34%Engagement
    34KFollowers
    56KAvg likes
    669Avg comments

    Highest engagement rate in this list — 165.34% with 34K followers.

  2. @sandwich_karen profile picture
    🎙 عماد و امیر 🍔
    @sandwich_karen
    161.20%Engagement
    161KFollowers
    251KAvg likes
    9.6KAvg comments
  3. @hanye.eb profile picture
    کافه گردی| معرفی کسب و کار |فان
    @hanye.eb
    125.38%Engagement
    73KFollowers
    91KAvg likes
    790Avg comments
  4. @foozikitchen profile picture
    یک آدم خاطره‌باز
    @foozikitchen
    122.50%Engagement
    32KFollowers
    38KAvg likes
    776Avg comments
  5. @mr_hungry_angry profile picture
    Mr Hungry مستر هانگری
    @mr_hungry_angry
    73.39%Engagement
    34KFollowers
    24KAvg likes
    902Avg comments
  6. @ghelgheli_bloger profile picture
    قلقلی | بلاگر کارتونی
    @ghelgheli_bloger
    69.12%Engagement
    68KFollowers
    46KAvg likes
    1.1KAvg comments
  7. @themarysdiary profile picture
    M.
    @themarysdiary
    64.22%Engagement
    34KFollowers
    21KAvg likes
    573Avg comments
  8. @negiinizadpanah profile picture
    | Cake Art by Negin |
    @negiinizadpanah
    63.39%Engagement
    67KFollowers
    41KAvg likes
    949Avg comments
  9. @_zahra.babapor profile picture
    Z H R A
    @_zahra.babapor
    62.74%Engagement
    29KFollowers
    18KAvg likes
    464Avg comments
  10. @momeneh_kameli profile picture
    مومنه هستم 🌱 دختر مازندران ، آمل
    @momeneh_kameli
    53.65%Engagement
    99KFollowers
    52KAvg likes
    1.2KAvg comments
  11. @life.nadi73 profile picture
    نادیام|آشپزی|لایف استایل
    @life.nadi73
    51.31%Engagement
    68KFollowers
    35KAvg likes
    314Avg comments
  12. @jujutopol profile picture
    جوجو تپل /بلاگر کارتونی فود تستر و روزمرگی
    @jujutopol
    50.65%Engagement
    62KFollowers
    31KAvg likes
    358Avg comments

How we picked

We took the food & cooking accounts we track, kept those with at least 25K followers, and ranked them by engagement rate — (avg likes + avg comments) ÷ followers × 100 over recent public posts. That's different from the food & cooking hub, which is sorted by follower count. Full method on the methodology page.

Frequently asked questions

Which food & cooking account has the highest engagement?

Right now @cafe.baran66 tops this list with a 165.34% engagement rate. Each account's rate is shown on its own page.

How is this list ranked?

By engagement rate (average likes and comments relative to followers), not by follower count. To compare every account in this niche by followers, see the food & cooking hub.

What is a good engagement rate for food & cooking accounts?

It depends on account size — see the full benchmarks study and check your own with the calculator.

What are these accounts posting about?

See the most-used hashtags, emoji and content themes in our content trends study.

See every account in this niche in the food & cooking hub, read the content trends study, or check your own with the calculator.