Feb. 21, 2017
Chef Gaggan Anand's eponymously named Indian restaurant in Bangkok has retained its crown as the best restaurant in Asia for the third year in a row.
Anand cemented the reputation of his progressive Indian restaurant Gaggan in a three-peat performance at the 2017 edition of Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards -- an impressive feat given that the restaurant opened in 2010.
It was a gathering of some of the most high-profile, Michelin-starred and avant-garde chefs across Asia Tuesday, who traveled to Bangkok to hear the countdown that ranks restaurants against one another.
So what is a dining experience at the best restaurant in Asia like?
According to editors of Asia's 50 Best, an offshoot of the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards, Gaggan balances the "soulfulness of Indian street food with hyper-modern cooking techniques to unrivalled effect."
In edible terms, that means spherified Yoghurt Explosion with red matcha and charcoal -- the restaurant's standout dish -- Indian sushi, and uni ice cream served in a miniature cone.
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