Gaggan, Asia's Best Restuarant, Announces 2nd Branch in Bangkok
Named The S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in Asia 2015 at last evening's Asia's 50 Best Restaurants event, Gaggan has announced some major plans. Joining the modern fine-dining restaurant later this year will be 3 new concepts: a bar, a casual-dining restaurant, and a food laboratory complete with chef's table.
The new restaurant, Gaggan Easy, will not only serve up a more everyday and affordable Gaggan-style cuisine to diners with an a la carte menu of curries and other Indian-fusion food, it also features a 'no reservations' policy and a culinary laboratory that head chef Gaggan Anand promises to "investigate Asian ingredients and their potential for modern gastronomy"
Gaggan Easy is slated to open on the same premises as Gaggan, on Ploenchit Road, Bangkok Thailand. (Source: BK Magazine)
The 2015 list of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants features 8 new entries, including first-time entries from the Philippines (Antonio’s, No.48) and Cambodia (Cuisine Wat Damnak, No.50). China boasts 16 entries on the list while Japan claims 8 places.
Singapore managed to snag 10 out of the 50 available spots, with Restaurant André at No. 5, also The S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in Singapore for the 3rd year running. Other Singapore highlights also include returning favourites like Waku Ghin (No. 9), Jaan (No. 11), Les Amis (No. 13) and Iggy’s (No. 18), as well as debut of Burnt Ends (No. 30) and return of Osteria Mozza (No. 45) to the list.
Listing for Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2015 1. Gaggan - Bangkok, Thailand 2. Narisawa - Tokyo, Japan 3. Ultraviolet - Shanghai, China 4. Nihonryori RyuGin - Tokyo, China 5. Restaurant Andre - Singapore 6. Amber - Hong Kong 7. Nahm - Bangkok, Thailand 8. 8 1/2 Otto E Mezzo Bombana - Hong Kong, China 9. Waku Ghin - Singapore 10. Jungsik - Seoul, Korea 11. Jaan - Singapore 12. L'Effervescene, Tokyo, Japan 13. Les Amis - Singapore 14. Hajime - Osaka, Japan 15. Fook Lam Moon - Hong Kong 16. Fu 1015 - Shanghai, China 17. L'Atelier De Joel Robuchon - Hong Kong 18. Iggy's - Singapore 19. Fu He Hui - Shanghai, China 20. Lung King Heen - Hong Kong 21. Mr & Mrs Bund - Shanghai, China 22. Indian Accent - New Delhi, India 23. Robochon Au Dome - Macau 24. Tenku RyuGin - Hong Kong 25. Eat Me - Bangkok, Thailand 26. Le Mout - Taichung City, Taiwan 27. Ryunique - Seoul, Korea 28. Bo Innovation - Hong Kong 29. Wasabi by Morimoto - Mumbai, India 30. Burnt Ends - Singapore 31. Nihonbashi - Colombo, Sri Lanka 32. Shinji by Kanesaka - Singapore 33. Takazawa - Tokyo, Japan 34. 28 Hubin Road - Hangzhou, China 35. The Chairman - Hong Kong 36. Tippling Club - Singapore 37. Bo.Lan - Bangkok, Thailand 38. La Yeon - Seoul, Korea 39. Issaya Siamese Club - Bangkok, Thailand 40. Sushi Saito - Tokyo, Japan 41. Bukhara - India Sawada - Tokyo, Japan 42. Caprice - Hong Kong 43. Ministry of Crab - Colombo, Sri Lanka 44. Sukiyabashi Jiro - Tokyo, Japan 45. Osteria Mozza - Singapore 46. Hakkasan - Shanghai, China 47. Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck - Singapore 48. Antonio's - Tagaytay, Philippines 49. Quintessence - Tokyo, Japan 50. Cuisine Wat Damnak - Siem Reap, Cambodia
For full list of award winners, visit www.theworlds50best.com/asia