:Gaggan
{{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 / 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{{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}} and seventh overall in The World's 50 Best Restaurants from 2015 to 2018.{{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}} The restaurant also earned two Michelin stars in the first edition of the Thailand Michelin Guide.{{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}}
File: Degustation menu best of gaggan 2015.jpg
File: Tasting menus "taste of Gaggan" "India reinvented".jpg
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 France and 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.
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.{{cite web|title=Gaggan Bangkok on Langsuan|url=http://www.bangkok.com/magazine/gaggan-restaurant.htm|publisher=Bangkok.com|accessdate=1 November 2015}}
=Fare=
Before opening Gaggan, Anand worked at El Bulli in Spain, a Michelin 3-star restaurant associated with molecular gastronomy. This experience influenced Gaggan's menu, which included dishes such as a coriander foam served with green peppercorn chicken kebabs entitled "Green with Envy," and another entitled "Beauty and the Beast" featuring fig-stuffed potatoes.{{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}} His signature dish, "Lick it Up", was a mix of different curries placed on a plate that the diner had to lick.{{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}}
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."{{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}}
=Closure=
Anand initially planned to close Gaggan in June 2020 to start a new venture in Fukuoka, Japan, with his partner Takeshi Fukuyama.{{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}} However, due to complications with shareholders, the restaurant closed on August 24, 2019.{{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}} Anand also declared his plan to open a new restaurant in Bangkok by October 2019, with his daughter as the largest shareholder.{{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}}
Reception
From 2015 to 2018, Restaurant magazine named Gaggan Thailand's best restaurant as well as one of Asia's best restaurants.{{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}} This was an improvement when compared to 2014 when the restaurant was rated third overall in Asia.{{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}}{{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 }} 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.{{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}} Gaggan was the only Indian restaurant ever to rank in the top 50 worldwide.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}
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