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50 Best Street Food Songs for IG Reels & Stories

Updated on September 16, 2025
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Carson suffers from a serious case of melophilia. Geeking out on her favorite music artists is her guilty pleasure.

Best Songs for Street Food Vibes on Instagram Reels

There’s a certain kind of mood that hangs around a street food run. It’s not hunger exactly, not a craving either, but something that mixes the noise of traffic, smoke from the grill, and the shuffle of people waiting for their turn. You’re standing there, plastic chair wobbling, maybe holding skewers dripping sauce, and the right track suddenly cuts through. The kind that makes the whole thing feel louder, grittier, and a little funny. These songs capture that vibe, even if some of them aren’t literally tied to food at all.

Street stalls aren’t polished. It’s neon bulbs buzzing, sticky tables, random arguments over who was first in line. Somewhere in that blur, the music can shift the whole energy of a clip. It could be a breezy pop tune layered over smoke rising from a grill, or a rough-edged rock track making fried chicken look like rebellion. Sometimes a country hook gives the waiting crowd a lazy charm, sometimes an R&B groove makes it feel like late-night confessions with hot noodles in hand. The playlist pulls in pop, rock, country, and R&B songs because the chaos of street food never fits into one lane.

Not every track here tells you what’s happening. Some lean into the mess, others smooth it out, and a few go for that playful mismatch that makes a reel pop. These are the ones that turn a random food stop into something people pause on in their feed. Here are the best street food songs for Instagram reels and stories.

Top 10 Instagram Food Videos Songs

1. 'Music for a Sushi Restaurant' by Harry Styles

2. 'Dynamite' by BTS

3. 'I Want Candy' by Bow Wow Wow

4. 'Cake by the Ocean' by DNCE

5. 'Levitating' by Dua Lipa

6. 'Sugar' by Maroon 5

7. 'Brown Sugar' by The Rolling Stones

8. 'Chicken Fried' by Zac Brown Band

9. 'Cheeseburger in Paradise' by Jimmy Buffett

10. 'Peaches & Cream' by 50 Cent

Street Food Video Audio #11 to 20

11. 'Jambalaya (On the Bayou)' by Hank Williams

12. 'Savoy Truffle' by The Beatles

13. 'Rasberry Beret' by Prince

14. 'Red Red Wine' by UB40

15. 'Banana Pancakes' by Jack Johnson

16. 'The Coffee Song' by Frank Sinatra

17. 'Lollipop' by The Chordettes

18. 'I'm Yours' by Jason Mraz

19. 'Don't Do It' by Retroriginalco

20. 'Pour Some Sugar on Me' by Def Leppard

Snack Time Video Songs #21 to 30

21. 'You've Got The Love' by Florence + The Machine

22. 'Stuck in the Middle With You' by Stealers Wheel

23. 'Rather Be' by Clean Bandit

24. 'Walking on a Dream' by Empire of the Sun

25. 'All Star' by Smash Mouth

26. 'Shut Up and Dance' by Walk the Moon

27. 'Home' by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

28. 'On Top of the World' by Imagine Dragons

29. 'Budapest' by George Ezra

30. 'Pompeii' by Bastille

Food Vlog Instagram Songs #31 to 40

31. 'Can't Stop the Feeling!' by Justin Timberlake

32. 'Sunday Best' by Surfaces

33. 'Pork and Beans' by Weezer

34. 'Golden' by Harry Styles

35. 'Chocolate' by The 1975

36. 'Hey Ya!' by OutKast

37. 'September' by Earth, Wind & Fire

38. 'Walking in Paris' by Bluegrass

39. 'Where's My Banjo?' by Dixieland

40. 'The Ketchup Song' by Las Ketchup

Food Reels Songs for Instagram #41 to 50

41. 'You' by The 1975

42. 'This is What Autumn Feels Like' by JVKE

43. 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' by John Denver

44. 'Old Town Road' by Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus

45. 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams

46. 'Good as Hell' by Lizzo

47. 'Uptown Funk' by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars

48. 'Single Ladies' by Beyoncé

49. 'Dancing Queen' by ABBA

50. 'I Gotta Feeling' by The Black Eyed Peas

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