Dig into Cola’s top foodie Instagram accounts. 🍴
Cola’s booming food + drink scene not only satisfies our hangry stomachs, but also fills our Instagram feeds with bright, highly saturated images of prosecco pops and soft shell crabs (they’re everywhere this time of year). If you’re looking for date night or treat yo’self inspo, we’ve rounded up 10 Cola finstas (a.k.a. food Instagrams) you need to be following.

Warning: You may want to lick your phone, but don’t do that. Your cell phone is 10x dirtier than a toilet seat.

📸 @colatownfoodie | 15.1K followers | Get up close + personal with Cola’s most Insta-worthy bites. This O.G. Cola finsta always inspires me to try the new hot foodie spot in town, while never letting me forget about the old favorites that have been holding down our food scene way before COA + Bourbon ever came along.

Pad Thai from Thai Basil | Photo by @colatownfoodie

📸 @bitofdelish | 13.3K followers | Promoting a healthy, balanced lifestyle, this Cola mom takes Insta-worthy shots of her easy at-home recipes, plus a few local restaurant faves.

Homemade Skillet Nachos | Photo by @bitofdelish

📸 @rachaelhartleyrd | 12.2K followers | This intuitive eater, registered dietitian, blogger and lover of food offers a number of delicious, different + nutritious original recipes and features a few of my favorite local restaurant dishes – hence the bomb taco flatlay. 🌮

White Duck Taco Shop | Photo by @rachaelhartleyrd

📸 @thehangrygamecock | 6.1K followers | This Cola-based foodie traveler is committed to making your sweet tooth cravings explode – just look at all that cake + ice cream on his feed.

Joe’s Peanut Butter Pie Ice Cream from Sweet Cream Co. | Photo by @thehangrygamecock

📸 @messykitchgirl | 5.6K followers | Body-positive + local-supportive, Holly’s finsta features pretty overhead shots of Cola’s restaurants, bars + bakeries – and it does not shy away from the facts: carbs should be everyone's best friend. 🍞

The Gourmet Shop | Photo by @messykitchgirl

📸 @tastyasfit | 4.2K followers | This clean-eats cook + foodie makes healthy foods look and taste delicious. Her holistic nutrition approach is bound to inspire your next weekly meal prep.

Sweet Pea, Basil + Avocado Pesto Zoodles | Photo + recipe by @tastyasfit

📸 @eatinsc | 2.6K followers | Determined to showcase all of our state’s delicious plates, this finstagrammer eats in Cola, Charleston, Greenville + beyond to get the best photos of S.C.’s most unique + popular dishes.

The Oak Table | Photo by @eatinsc

📸 @sodacitysitesandbites | 2.2K followers | Just a local gal trying to highlight Cola’s best plates + happy hour specials…a noble deed, indeed.

City Roots | Photo by @sodacitysitesandbites

📸 @theaprilblake | 1K followers | Local food writer April Blake found a way to make food her job – so her Instagram account will make you extremely jealous + hungry on the daily.

Blaze Pizza | Photo by @theaprilblake

📸 @theoverflowfoodblog | 767 followers | This foodie freelance writer + James Beard Foundation National Scholar is a lover of local craft beer, rosé and Soda City hauls. So relatable.

Soda City produce haul | Photo by @theoverflowfoodblog

What’s better than indulging in the delicious plate of food in front of you? Taking a picture of it to make your social media followers jealous, of course. All of my friends who don’t have the pleasure of living in Cola are always kept in the loop of what I’m eating each week – and my finsta posts have even inspired a few weekend visits.

If you’re looking for more food to admire, check out @guccifoodies, @scbrunchclub, @streetsandeatsofsc, @gocola + @whittleshots.

And – #protip – you can meet some of these famous foodies (including our producer Sam, repping @COLAtoday) if you buy a Sneak Peek ticket to the inaugural Columbia Food and Wine Festival next Saturday in Five Points. Deets here.

Now, lettuce all celebrate by treating ourselves to a few Insta-worthy meals this weekend.

–Lauren