This page lists 33 Instagram creators whose bio names Houston and who post mostly about food, with the follower count, engagement rate and median Reel views we measured for each one. Virev's crawler read their profiles and recent posts between September 2, 2026 and September 23, 2026. The median creator here has 9,964 followers and an engagement rate of 2.19%, which is below the 2.56% median across the 65 lists in this series and ranks 56th of 65.
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Median followers
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Median engagement rate
Food creators in Houston by follower count
Nano accounts (1K to 10K followers) are the largest group, at 17 of 33 creators, or 52%. Among tiers with 5 or more creators, micro creators get the highest median engagement rate, 2.80%, against 1.82% for nano creators, so a typical micro post draws 54% more response per follower. Reach grows with size, and the median micro creator's Reels get 5,591 views, against 2,578 for nano creators.
| Followers | Creators | Median engagement rate | Median Reel views |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nano (1K to 10K) | 17 | 1.82% | 2,578 |
| Micro (10K to 100K) | 12 | 2.80% | 5,591 |
| Mid-tier (100K to 1M) | 4 | 0.80% | 39,891 |
The 20 biggest food creators in Houston
These are the largest accounts on the list, sorted by followers at our read. The biggest is Kristen Sellentin with 456,373 followers and a 0.50% engagement rate.
| Creator | Followers | Engagement rate | Median Reel views | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristen Sellentin | 456K | 0.50% | 25.5K | Food and beverage |
| Shawn Singh | 256K | 0.91% | 83.3K | Food and restaurant reviews |
| Adrian Verde | 171K | 0.70% | 43.2K | Houston food and restaurant discovery |
| Esmeralda Obispo | Houston & Pasadena Foodie | 120K | 1.64% | 36.6K | Food and recipes |
| @kellysantacruz1 | 55.0K | 2.90% | 4.0K | Food and restaurant promotion |
| Marlene Meyers | 43.9K | 1.93% | n/a | Houston local lifestyle and entertainment |
| VICHEKA | Houston food & lifestyle | 42.7K | 2.21% | 22.1K | Houston food and lifestyle |
| Kandace | Houston Food & Lifestyle | 29.2K | 2.72% | 12.9K | Houston food and lifestyle |
| Zain's Halal Reviews | Houston's OG Halal Food Blogger | 21.4K | 0.32% | 4.9K | Halal food reviews |
| Houston Chef | 19.9K | 0.81% | 3.7K | Houston food and restaurant discovery |
| Xandra | food and lifestyle blogger | 19.8K | 2.88% | 11.8K | Food and lifestyle |
| Anne Avilez | 12.2K | 97.81% | 7.9K | Houston food and restaurant discovery |
| Nahima Ortega Houston Foodie | Houston Hot Spots | Cocktails | 12.1K | 6.88% | 3.4K | Houston food, nightlife, and local experiences |
| Meagan Tape | HTX Foodie | 11.5K | 11.08% | 5.6K | Food and dining |
| Dani Fredieu | 11.5K | 7.31% | n/a | Houston local lifestyle and entertainment |
| Katie 馃挍 | 11.0K | 2.57% | n/a | Local lifestyle and events |
| The Real Food Tour | Photography | 10.0K | 0.99% | n/a | Food photography |
| Stephanie Goodrich | HTX Foodie & Content Creator | 9.7K | 0.58% | 4.4K | Food and restaurant content |
| Ray Cacheiro | HTX Foodie | 9.7K | 0.65% | 1.6K | Food and restaurant reviews |
| Anthony馃| Dallas Foodie & More | 9.3K | 4.27% | 9.2K | Food & beverage |
What food creators in Houston post about
The most common profile category is Houston food and restaurant discovery, on 5 accounts (15% of those with a category), followed by Food and dining with 3. The category is the one the creator or Virev's profile reader set, so treat it as a starting filter.
| Instagram category | Creators | Median engagement rate |
|---|---|---|
| Houston food and restaurant discovery | 5 | 1.51% |
| Food and dining | 3 | 3.92% |
| Food and restaurant reviews | 2 | 0.78% |
| Houston local lifestyle and entertainment | 2 | 4.62% |
| Houston food and lifestyle | 2 | 2.46% |
| Food and beverage | 1 | 0.50% |
| Food and recipes | 1 | 1.64% |
| Food and restaurant promotion | 1 | 2.90% |
How we built this list
- We started from 39,669 individual Instagram creators with at least 1,000 followers and 6 measured posts, read by Virev's crawler between August 18 and October 7, 2026. Brands, media pages and businesses are not on the list.
- A creator is on this page when their Instagram bio or display name names Houston, such as a city, a region or a flag, and the country in their Virev profile does not name another country. We removed accounts that name the place only inside another account's handle, an email address, or a team or event name, such as a baseball club or a marathon.
- The engagement rate is average likes plus comments on the 6 to 12 most recent feed posts, divided by followers at the read.
- Median Reel views is the median play count of the creator's last 12 Reels, and it shows n/a when fewer than 3 Reels had a play count. 26 of the 33 creators have one.
- These 33 creators were read between September 2, 2026 and September 23, 2026, and follower counts move after that, so check the live profile before you send an offer.
- The page shows public profile numbers only, with no emails or phone numbers.
More creator lists
Lists built the same way: Influencers in Houston, Influencers in the US, Influencers in Texas, NYC food influencers, Food influencers in Toronto, Food influencers in London. Related reading: Food influencers on Instagram, NYC influencers. For hand-picked lists with a recent post per creator, see micro and nano influencers.
Find more food creators in Houston
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