Gaggan wins top spot (again) on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list
Hong Kong chefs Richard Ekkebus of Amber and Umberto Bombana of 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana won third and fourth, respectively
For the third year in a row, Gaggan, the progressive Indian restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand, won top honours on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list for 2017. In a ceremony held on February 21 at the House on Sathorn in Bangkok, chef Gaggan Anand accepted the award, beating out Andre Chiang of Restaurant Andre in Singapore, for top spot.
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In a press conference after the ceremony, Anand said that Ferran Adria, the ultra-creative chef of El Bulli, the now-closed restaurant in Roses, Spain, had been a huge influence on him.
“When I’m with Ferran I feel humbled,” he said. “El Bulli is my nirvana, my knowledge. The spherical yogurt [a dish that’s been on his menu since he opened Gaggan, in 2010] is my way of doing [modernist cuisine]. It made me realise what I could do with Indian food.”
Ronin in Central was a new entry on the list, coming in at 45, as were Macau’s Jade Dragon (32) and The Tasting Room by Galliot (39).
Other Hong Kong restaurants on the list are Lung King Heen at 17, Ta Vie (33), L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon (41) and The Chairman (47).