“Lick it up” at Gaggan, Asia’s Best Restaurant 2025!!
How many times can I eat there?
Well, how many times can we do concerts in a year?
Rebellious-dining, sometimes misunderstood; agree, the idea of experiencing Gaggan with 13 other strangers may not be most comforting. But surrender your ego at the entrance, suspend judgement, bring childlike inquisitiveness (and hunger) and genuinely want to enjoy, those 3hrs will be one of the best dining experiences you can have.
Dining at Gaggan isn’t meant to be ordinary. Gaggan himself described it to be “Love, Pleasure and Pain”, go figure…
If it was ordinary, it won’t be Asia’s Best, it won’t attract guests from all over the world who plan a trip to Bangkok round their reservation at Gaggan. Same is said about the food Team Gaggan puts in front of you. It will be rogue, mind warping, WTFs underpinned by deliciousness defined by Gaggan, not us.
For me, it is flipping the bird at norms, fine dining, conformity, that’s why we are uncomfortable. If we want ordinary and usual, there are plenty of restaurants everywhere clamouring for your attention.
Has Gaggan Anand mellowed? Maybe he has matured (giggles), but that iconic spunk reigns. This 4-chapter menu showcased Gaggan’s versions of India, Thailand, Japan and communal; there was some serious eating involved, not kidding. You need to take a closer look at each course, listen properly to the explanation to appreciate the ideation and flavours. These weren’t Masala, Larb or Chicken Skewers. Look at the pictures, look at the bloody effort!
I am a big of Gaggan’s. The culinary universe is big enough for wizards, geniuses, Gandalfs, Jedi Masters, as well as Darth (some said Dark) Vader, “He who shall not be named” and Gaggan Anand.
A major re-imagination of Gaggan (restaurant and concept) is underway. Gaggan calls it “a transtormative evolution, akin to a phoenix rising trom the ashes” in his latest post. It’s mysterious and almost sounds like a new Spa for a Gaggan-wellness program! We shall see. Doors reopen from May onwards, make sure you secure your seats early, I hope to sit next to you…
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