San Diego Food Creators

We found twenty creators from the region who share dishes and local spots on Instagram. Fifty-three profiles met our criteria from one hundred eighty examined accounts. Browse their public profiles, follower totals and content themes here.
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Last date updated: Oct 8, 2026.
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  • 1
    Bridget Levine | Baby Food | Motherhood | Style picture

    Bridget Levine | Baby Food | Motherhood | Style

    Instagram icon @bridgetmlevine
    Bio
    Certified in Child Nutrition | Mom of 2 Nutrient dense baby food and family meals Mom tips, Fitness, San Diego ☀️ Bridgetmlevine@gmail.com
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    • Followers
      218k
    • Engagement Rate
      5.11%
    • Average likes
      11k
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  • 2
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    Alexia🧋

    Instagram icon @alexiaeatsboba
    Bio
    San Diego☀️ Hi my Boba’s🧋💓 TikTok @Alexiaeatsboba (1M+) 💌 alexia@jakerosenentertainment.com
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    • Followers
      182k
    • Engagement Rate
      3.91%
    • Average likes
      7.1k
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  • 3
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    Maggie Sterling

    Instagram icon @realmaggiesterling
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    Baking, pop culture, food, Who knows what else dude. Also @maggiesterling 📍San Diego

    Maggie Sterling is a San Diego creator who focuses on baking, pop culture, and food exploration, matching the local dining and cuisine niche.

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    • Followers
      114k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.19%
    • Average likes
      211
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    How we built this list

    Location screening came first for this ranking. We selected public Instagram profiles with an approved connection to San Diego, United States, based on profile information provided by the platform.

    The connection may reflect residence, work or regular content about the area; it is not proof of a home address. Where recent posts supplied the evidence, the review covered 30 days and expanded to 90 days for sparse profiles.

    We examined 180 profiles; 53 met the criteria. This page shows 20 of them, ordered by follower count. Relevance decides who qualifies, not the order.

    Place searched:
    San Diego, United States
    Accepted connection:
    profile information provided by the platform
    Data updated:
    October 8, 2026
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  • 4
    Kenny Wu picture

    Kenny Wu

    Instagram icon @sidequestkenny
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    interning at 100 restaurants around the world to document how great food is made (40/100) 📩 chefkennywu@gmail.com

    Kenny Wu is a culinary creator interning at restaurants worldwide to document cooking techniques and great dining.

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    • Followers
      88k
    • Engagement Rate
      27.48%
    • Average likes
      24k
  • 5
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    Ashley Sprankles

    Instagram icon @ashleysprankles
    Bio
    Photographer•Portraits•Food•Events

    Ashley Sprankles is a food and portrait photographer capturing menu items, local cafes, and dining spots across California.

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    • Followers
      86k
    • Engagement Rate
      2.04%
    • Average likes
      1.8k
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  • 6
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    Troy Johnson

    Instagram icon @heytroyjohnson
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    The guy who bought @sandiegomag with his wife to tell the stories of a city. Also a guy on @foodnetwork. Ardent defender of the black jelly bean.

    Troy Johnson is a Food Network personality and magazine owner who covers San Diego restaurants, chefs, and dining festivals.

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    • Followers
      83k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.70%
    • Average likes
      582
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    that_foodie_nurse_melski🩺💉🏥 picture

    that_foodie_nurse_melski🩺💉🏥

    Instagram icon @that_foodie_nurse_melski
    Bio
    Foodie adventurer by day, Nurse by night. Join me as I eat my way through America's Finest City. 📍 San Diego 📩thatfoodienursemelski@gmail.com 🇵🇭

    that_foodie_nurse_melski is a San Diego foodie nurse eating her way through the city's restaurants and dining spots.

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    • Followers
      67k
    • Engagement Rate
      1.82%
    • Average likes
      1.2k
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  • 8
    Tefy | San Diego Content Creator picture

    Tefy | San Diego Content Creator

    Instagram icon @cocoa1sparkle
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    Content Creator, Traveler, Wilderness Explorer, Theme Park Obsessed and Food Lover. Email: Cocoa1sparkle@gmail.com San Diego, California

    Tefy is a San Diego content creator and food lover who shares local experiences like dining at Petco Park suites.

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    • Followers
      67k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.10%
    • Average likes
      69
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  • 9
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    Darryl Gordon

    Instagram icon @sandiegofoodiefan
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    San Diego restaurants, events and travel 📧 sandiegofoodiefan@gmail.com

    Darryl Gordon is a San Diego food enthusiast showcasing local restaurants, culinary events, speakeasies, and dining experiences.

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    • Followers
      65k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.48%
    • Average likes
      308
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    Christian Bautista

    Instagram icon @christianbautistafood
    Bio
    🎯 I help men/women 25+ build muscle and burn fat with 3 workouts a week and a flexible diet. 📚Master’s in Sport Performance 👇🏽 Apply to Work With Me

    Christian Bautista shares fitness and flexible diet tips alongside creative cooking recipes like sinigang chicken wings, fitting the food niche through recipe content.

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    • Followers
      60k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.79%
    • Average likes
      476
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  • 11
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    Gareth Leonard

    Instagram icon @garetheats
    Bio
    🌎 When I’m not @traveldeeper 🌮 I make food videos in San Diego & beyond 🙅🏻‍♂️ NEVER paid by restaurants 👇 I’m more fun here🔻

    Gareth Leonard is a San Diego content creator reviewing local restaurants, hidden gems, and diverse cuisines.

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    • Followers
      57k
    • Engagement Rate
      30.26%
    • Average likes
      17k
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  • 12
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    Jeff Bonilla

    Instagram icon @chefjeffbonilla
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    Dad & Husband Award-Winning Chef | Everyday Savage . San Diego / SoCal @us_foods TM @missiontrailslittlele
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    • Followers
      50k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.15%
    • Average likes
      74
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    Xavier The X-Man picture

    Xavier The X-Man

    Instagram icon @xavierthexman
    Bio
    LIFE as a Radio DJ + LowRider 🇵🇭🇲🇽🇺🇸 👉🏽Book Me Emcee/DJ/Promos: XavierTheXMan@gmail.com I love discovering places to EAT! 😋Where shall I go next?

    Xavier The X-Man is a radio DJ and local foodie in San Diego who enjoys discovering and featuring places to eat.

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    • Followers
      50k
    • Engagement Rate
      1.03%
    • Average likes
      509
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  • 14
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    Inbar Gavra

    Instagram icon @simpleskillet
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    ✨PCOS and Hormone Balancing Meals✨ Nutrition Coach 🍽️ Women’s Holistic Health Coach ☀️ and Yoga Teacher 🧘🏻 👇🏻order my COOKBOOK👇🏻

    Inbar Gavra is a nutrition and holistic health coach who creates PCOS and hormone-balancing meals focused on whole food ingredients.

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    • Followers
      43k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.38%
    • Average likes
      163
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  • 15
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    Mocktails & Recipes

    Instagram icon @savorwithmarlene
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    🌿 Marlene | Healthy Mocktails & Eats 🌿 Dominican 🇩🇴 | Christian ✝️ I Sharing delicious, wholesome recipes ❤️ Follow for tasty sips, & Savory bites!

    Marlene shares healthy mocktails, wholesome recipes, and savory bites, fitting the food and dining niche.

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    • Followers
      41k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.25%
    • Average likes
      101
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    San Diego’s Best Restaurants picture

    San Diego’s Best Restaurants

    Instagram icon @sandiegofeed
    Bio
    Sharing San Diego’s BEST Unofficial Burger Connoisseur Top 5 lists

    San Diego's Best Restaurants is a local food reviewer sharing top lists for ice cream, cheap eats, and taco deals.

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    • Followers
      40k
    • Engagement Rate
      2.08%
    • Average likes
      837
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  • 17
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    Chad Montano

    Instagram icon @briewilly
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    📸 Food Creator + Photographer ⚓️ San Diego, California ⚡️ @westcottlighting Top Pro

    Chad Montano is a San Diego-based food creator and photographer sharing gourmet home-cooked recipes, culinary equipment, and dining inspiration.

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    • Followers
      40k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.41%
    • Average likes
      166
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  • 18
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    Lasse Fredrik Jensen

    Instagram icon @lassefredrikjensen
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    Chef from Copenhagen, Denmark 🇩🇰 living and cooking in Washington DC, USA 🇺🇸 @denmarkinusa @wckitchen
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    • Followers
      40k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.50%
    • Average likes
      199
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    Anne Assassi, MS, RDN

    Instagram icon @diet.assassinista
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    Where diet is a four letter word. ⁣ Dietitian, Food, & Nutrition Blog⁣ San Diego, CA ⁣ diet.assassinista@gmail.com
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    • Followers
      39k
    • Engagement Rate
      6.28%
    • Average likes
      2.4k
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  • 20
    Kelsey | Food • Lifestyle • Everything I’m Currently Into picture

    Kelsey | Food • Lifestyle • Everything I’m Currently Into

    Instagram icon @sandiegoloveletter
    Bio
    the places you send with “we should go here” food • thrifting • lifestyle 📍san diego 💌hellokelseyrowland@gmail.com

    Kelsey is a San Diego food and lifestyle creator who highlights local restaurants, dining spots, and hidden gems for where to eat.

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    • Followers
      36k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.52%
    • Average likes
      190
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The first five profiles shown on the page are Bridget Levine at baby food, motherhood, and style, Alexia at alexiaeatsboba, Maggie Sterling focusing on baking, pop culture, and food exploration, Kenny Wu documenting cooking techniques, and Ashley Sprankles capturing local cafes and dining spots.

Bridget Levine leads the san diego food list on Instagram because the displayed twenty creators are ordered entirely by follower count, placing the account with the largest audience at the very top of the ranking.

Alexia focuses specifically on boba drinks through the handle alexiaeatsboba, whereas Maggie Sterling directs her san diego food content toward baking, pop culture, and broader food exploration within the local dining niche.

The recurring content themes across these san diego food profiles include motherhood and style for Bridget Levine, culinary techniques and restaurant internships for Kenny Wu, and menu items, local cafes, and food photography for Ashley Sprankles.

The displayed order means that creators are arranged strictly by follower count from highest to lowest, though the page methodology notes that initial relevance and qualification decide who enters the list rather than this final display order.

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