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{{short description|Restaurant in Thailand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox restaurant
| name              = Gaggan
| logo              = Gaggan indian progressive cuisine restaurant bangkok.jpg
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| image_caption     = permanently closed
| established       = 2010
| chef              = [[Gaggan Anand]]
| food-type         = [[Indian cuisine|Indian]] / [[molecular gastronomy]]
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| rating            = {{Michelinstar|2}} ([[Michelin Guide]]),
best restaurant in Thailand from 2015 to 2018,
4th best in the world in 2019
| street-address    = 68/1 Soi Langsuan, Ploenchit Road
| city              = Bangkok
| postcode          = 10330
| country           = Thailand
| coordinates       = {{Coord|13|44|04.7|N|100|32|24.6|E|region:TH-CT_type:landmark_source:cawiki|display=inline,title}}
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| website           = {{URL|eatatgaggan.com}}
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'''Gaggan''' was a restaurant in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] run by Indian [[chef]] [[Gaggan Anand]] from 2010 to 2019. It ranked number one among Asia's 50 Best Restaurants<ref>{{cite news|last1=PRICE|first1=LAURA|title=Gaggan secured "Asia's 50 Best Restaurants" for the fourth consecutive year: "Ferran motivated me and I'm here to motivate the next generation" – Gaggan Anand, Gaggan|url=https://www.theworlds50best.com/blog/News/ferran-motivated-me-next-generation-gaggan-asias-50-best-restaurants.html|accessdate=8 May 2018|publisher=theworlds50best.com|date=27 March 2018}}</ref> and seventh overall in [[The World's 50 Best Restaurants]] from 2015 to 2018.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Eversham|first1=Emma|title=World's 50 Best Restaurants 2015: El Celler de Can Roca takes back top spot|url=http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Venues/The-World-s-50-Best-Restaurants-list-2015|accessdate=8 February 2017|publisher=Big Hospitality|date=1 June 2015}}</ref> The restaurant also earned two [[Michelin star]]s in the first edition of the Thailand Michelin Guide.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Results: The Inaugural 2018 MICHELIN guide Bangkok Launches With 17 Michelin-Starred Restaurants|url=https://guide.michelin.com/sg/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-bangkok-thailand-2018-full-results-sg|access-date=2021-05-10|website=MICHELIN Guide|language=en-SG}}</ref>
[[File: Degustation menu best of gaggan 2015.jpg|thumb|A tasting menu, "Best of Gaggan", in 2015]]
[[File: Tasting menus "taste of Gaggan" "India reinvented".jpg|thumb|Tasting menus "taste of Gaggan" and "India reinvented" in 2015]]
==History==
Gaggan Anand lived in Bangkok from 1996, and wanted to bring Indian food to Thailand, with the same standard of [[fine dining]] offered by cuisines from other countries like [[French cuisine|France]] and [[Japanese cuisine|Japan]]. In 2010, Anand opened Gaggan in a 19th-century townhouse renovated to accommodate the restaurant. While the property underwent renovation, the [[2010 Thai political protests]] were also taking place, which prevented Anand from visiting the restaurant for a significant time.<ref name="wsj" />
== Description ==
Gaggan's interior decorations featured a white and beige color scheme with [[neon]] purple lights and scattered cushions in various colors. The restaurant's dining area spread across two floors, with some guests dining in small, enclosed rooms.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gaggan Bangkok on Langsuan|url=http://www.bangkok.com/magazine/gaggan-restaurant.htm|publisher=Bangkok.com|accessdate=1 November 2015}}</ref>
===Fare===
Before opening Gaggan, Anand worked at [[elBulli|El Bulli]] in [[Spain]], a [[Michelin star|Michelin 3-star]] restaurant associated with [[molecular gastronomy]]. This experience influenced Gaggan's menu, which included dishes such as a [[coriander]] [[Foam (culinary)|foam]] served with green peppercorn chicken [[kebab]]s entitled "Green with Envy," and another entitled "Beauty and the Beast" featuring fig-stuffed potatoes.<ref name="world50top">{{cite web|title=Gaggan|url=http://www.theworlds50best.com/asia/en/asias-50-best-restaurants/1-10/Gaggan.html|publisher=The World's 50 Best Restaurants|accessdate=1 November 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918234321/http://www.theworlds50best.com/asia/en/asias-50-best-restaurants/1-10/Gaggan.html|archivedate=18 September 2015}}</ref> His signature dish, "Lick it Up", was a mix of different curries placed on a plate that the diner had to lick.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theworlds50best.com/blog/News/50-best-masterclass-try-making-gaggan-anands-lick-it-up-at-home.html|title=50 Best Masterclass: try making Gaggan Anand's signature dish Lick it Up at home|website=The World's 50 Best Restaurants|language=en|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref>
Gaggan also presented a 25-course [[tasting menu]] made up of [[emojis]] instead of words, which Anand described as "a way to transcend language barriers."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-05-24/the-best-restaurant-in-asia-gaggan-is-shutting-down|title=Why the Best Restaurant in Asia Is Shutting Down|date=2017-05-24|work=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-03-27}}</ref>
===Closure===
Anand initially planned to close Gaggan in June 2020 to start a new venture in [[Fukuoka]], [[Japan]], with his partner Takeshi Fukuyama.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theworlds50best.com/blog/News/chef-gaggan-anand-to-close-asias-no1-restaurant-in-2020.html|title=Gaggan Anand to close Asia's No.1 restaurant in 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> However, due to complications with shareholders, the restaurant closed on August 24, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gaggan Anand on Instagram: "Sorry 😐 🙏 an apology 🙈🙉🙊 from me and my 64 rebels. But it's high time for me to give u my side of situation... Please read all the 3 pages…"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B1WJ8cdHQ_H/|access-date=2019-08-25|website=Instagram|language=en}}</ref> Anand also declared his plan to open a new restaurant in Bangkok by October 2019, with his daughter as the largest shareholder.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-23|title='Rock star' Gaggan hungry for new Bangkok venture after restaurant closure {{!}} Coconuts Bangkok|url=https://coconuts.co/Bangkok/news/rock-star-gaggan-hungry-for-new-Bangkok-venture-after-restaurant-closure/|access-date=2019-08-25|website=Coconuts|language=en-US|archive-date=25 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825045434/https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/rock-star-gaggan-hungry-for-new-bangkok-venture-after-restaurant-closure/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Reception==
From 2015 to 2018, ''[[Restaurant (magazine)|Restaurant]]'' magazine named Gaggan Thailand's best restaurant as well as one of Asia's best restaurants.<ref name=world50top/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-27/these-are-the-best-restaurants-in-asia|title=These Are the 50 Best Restaurants in Asia|date=2018-03-27|work=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-03-27}}</ref> This was an improvement when compared to 2014 when the restaurant was rated third overall in Asia.<ref name=wsj>{{cite news|last1=Napolitano|first1=Dean|title=Indian Restaurant Is Asia's No. 1|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2015/03/10/indian-restaurant-is-asias-no-1/|accessdate=1 November 2015|work=Wall Street Journal|date=10 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theworlds50best.com/asia/en/2016-The-List/1-10/Gaggan.html |title=Gaggan |access-date=22 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226203104/http://www.theworlds50best.com/asia/en/2016-The-List/1-10/Gaggan.html |archive-date=26 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Gaggan placed tenth in [[The World's 50 Best Restaurants]] in 2015 and reached number five in 2018. In 2019, the restaurant was voted the fourth best in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gaggan|url=https://www.theworlds50best.com/The-List-2019/1-10/Gaggan.html|access-date=2019-08-25|website=The World's 50 Best Restaurants|language=en|archive-date=2 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702094806/https://www.theworlds50best.com/The-List-2019/1-10/Gaggan.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gaggan was the only Indian restaurant ever to rank in the top 50 worldwide.<ref name=fr>{{cite news|title=What makes chef Gaggan Anand's Indian restaurant in the heart of Bangkok so special|url=http://www.afr.com/lifestyle/indian-refinement-and-barely-a-curry-in-sight-20150922-gjskis|accessdate=1 November 2015|work=Financial Review|date=27 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Gaggan, Nahm soar at World's 50 Best Restaurants awards|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/580251/gaggan-nahm-soar-at-world-50-best-restaurants-awards|accessdate=1 November 2015|work=Bangkok Post|date=2 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Jung, Susan|title=New York's Eleven Madison Park named 'world's best restaurant' at gala event in Melbourne|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/2085136/new-yorks-eleven-madison-park-named-worlds-best-restaurant-gala-event|accessdate=6 April 2017|work=South China Morning Post|date=6 April 2017}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|eatatgaggan.com}}
[[Category:Restaurants established in 2010]]
[[Category:Defunct Michelin-starred restaurants in Thailand]]
[[Category:Indian restaurants outside India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bangkok]]
[[Category:Fine dining restaurants]]
[[Category:Thai companies established in 2010]]
[[Category:Michelin-starred Indian restaurants]]