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If you’re a chef, baker, restaurant owner or food enthusiast, how can you make your posts stand out from the crowd?

Using the right food hashtags when creating your posts will help you boost your social media presence, see an increase in likes and followers and build an audience who will drool over your food photos.

This ultimate list of food hashtags will guide you in choosing the right hashtags for you and the type of food you are posting about. We’ve outlined some of the top hashtags being used right now for the most popular food niches below…

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These are some of the biggest and most used food hashtags on Instagram!

While they’re a great start when building your following, these hashtags are extremely popular and used by millions of Instagram users, so your posts will get easily lost within the insta-noise.

Therefore, we’d recommend only using a handful of these high volume hashtags and mixing them with smaller, specific food hashtags.

#Food #FoodPorn #FoodPhotography #Foodie #Foods #Foodstagram #Foodgasm #Foody #Foodies #FoodLover #FoodBlogger #InstaFood #FoodPics #FoodLovers #EatingForTheInsta #FoodLove #Food52 #FoodPornShare #FoodStyling #FoodBeast #FoodArt #FoodSpotting #FoodBlogFeed #FoodOfTheDay

These hashtags are great for reaching those who are looking for yummy inspiration to spice up their diet, boost their clean eating regime, or smuggle in those veggies without the kids noticing.
Another popular food niche on Instagram, there is a huge audience out there looking for healthy food that looks and tastes like junk food, so if you have healthy eating secrets to share to the world, use these hashtags to reach out to your ideal audience:

#CleanEating #HealthyFood #JustEatRealFood #VeganFood #HealthyFoodRecipes #HealthyFoodLover #HealthyFoodEating #HealthyFoodSharing #HealthyFoodChoices #HealthyFoodPost #HealthyFoodies #FoodHealthy #HealthyFoodBlogger #HealthyFoodLove #HealthyFoodWithMe #HealthyFoodTips #HealthyFoodPrep #HealthyFoodie #HealthyFoodGuide #HealthyFoodInspo #HealthyFoodRecipe #HealthyFoodForLife #HealthyFoodDelivery

When we hear food trucks, we automatically think festivals, parties and awesome events. If you have a food truck business or just love that these things exist, share the truck love with these hashtags for more likes:

#FoodTruck #FoodTruckin #FoodTruckFestival #FoodTrucks #FoodTruckStop #FoodTruckers #FoodTruckRally #FoodTruckRodeo #FoodTruckSnash #FoodTruckInspo #FoodTruckNation #FoodTruckFriday #FoodTruckCatering #FoodTruckLife #FoodTruckFood #FoodTrucker #FoodTruckLovers #FoodTruckNight #FoodTruckRoundup #AlwaysFoodTruckin

Are you one of those who ask to see the dessert menu before even sitting down in a cafe or restaurant?
We can totally relate. If you’re all about the dessert section and want to reach out to fellow cake addicts, use these fool-proof hashtags for more love:

#Dessert #DessertAble #Desserts #DessertPorn #DessertPic #DessertTable #DessertBar #DessertHeaven #DessertBox #DessertMasters #DessertGram #DessertPics #DessertShots #DessertOfTheDay #DessertStory #DessertTime #DessertArt #DessertCups #DessertLover #DessertsOfInstagram #DessertGoals #DessertIdeas #DessertLove #InstaDesserts #DessertBuffet

From the enticing Pad Thai dishes of Thailand to the mouth watering samosas of India, asian cuisine is full of spice, colour and mystery. Tickle your audience’s senses and leave them wanting more with these top asian food cuisine hashtags:

#AsianFood #AsianFoodPorn #AsianFoodLover #AsianFoodPhotography #AsianFoodie #AsianFoodLovers #AsianFoodChannel #AsianFoodStory #AsianFoodBlogger #FoodAsian #AsianFoodBlog #TopAsianFood #AsianFoodNinja #AsianFoodShare #AsianFoodFestival #AsianFoodLove #SouthEastAsianFood #AsianFoodLove #BestAsianFood #AsianFoodMarket #AsianFoodAddict #AsianFoodRecipes

Best restaurant hashtags popular on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr:

When hashtagging, it’s important not to overload or spam your posts with hashtags that don’t work and could result in you getting shadow-banned.

The trick is to use a few generic and a few niche specific hashtags to give you the best reach – just make sure they are always relevant to the photo, video or story you’ve posted.

Use this list to find new related hashtags for your posts