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Gaggan Anand
Chef-Owner, Gaggan
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Known for
- Progressive Indian cuisine with molecular gastronomy
- First Indian chef to receive two Michelin stars
- Multiple Asia's 50 Best Restaurant No. 1 rankings
i. Biography
In Bangkok’s contemporary dining trade, modern Indian cooking is being worked through tasting-menu structure, theatre, and molecular gastronomy. At Gaggan Anand, Gaggan Anand uses the restaurant format as part of the technique: familiar Indian flavor references are set against misdirection, texture work, and a service style designed to remove the guest from routine digital attention and into the sequence of courses.
The Route
Foundational kitchen discipline came through the Taj Group, where Gaggan Anand trained before later taking a chef role at Red in Bangkok, Thailand. That early line of work supplied the basic professional structure behind a later practice built around modern Indian expression and controlled surprise. Avant-garde technique entered the work through an internship at elBulli, a point of contact with experimental restaurant method rather than a decorative credential. In 2010, Gaggan Anand opened Gaggan in Bangkok as owner and Executive Chef, using the restaurant to develop an inventive dining format until 2019. The current practice continues at Gaggan Anand, where Gaggan Anand has been chef-owner since 2019. The business side also widened with the co-founding of Ms. Maria & Mr. Singh in 2020.
Today
Modern Indian cuisine at Gaggan Anand is handled as a live tasting format: traditional taste profiles remain part of the grammar, while the plate, sequence, narration, and reveal are used to alter how the guest reads them. Gaggan Anand’s work sits in that tension between recognition and disruption, with the restaurant experience treated as a craft medium rather than just a menu.
Signature
Signature dishes include emoji-led menu, dish resembling a rat brain, and Yogurt Explosion.
Peer Recognition
Restaurant recognition has placed the work in both national and international rankings: The Best Restaurant in Thailand (2026), The Best Restaurant in Asia (2025), and No. 6 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2025. Gaggan Anand’s restaurant has also appeared on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants at No. 5 in both 2023 and 2021, and reached No. 4 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants list in 2019.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Gaggan
What is Gaggan Anand's day job?
Gaggan Anand is owner and Executive Chef.
Where did Gaggan Anand work before?
Earlier in their career, Gaggan Anand worked at Taj Group, Red, and elBulli.
