Gaggan retains top spot on the S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in Asia list

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Gaggan, Bangkok claims the top spot in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants for a second consecutive year. gaggan dishNow in its fourth year, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, revealed the 2016 list at an awards ceremony at the W Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand earlier this week. Gaggan retains the award for The Best Restaurant in Asia and The Best Restaurant in Thailand awards respectively, both sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna. After debuting on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list in 2014 at No.17, Gaggan rose to No.10 last year on the global list and No.1 in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants. Chef Gaggan Anand opened his eponymous Bangkok restaurant in 2010 drawing inspiration from the street food of his home town of Kolkata. His approach is inventive, adventurous and highly individual, yet respectful of India’s culinary legacy. The 2016 list features 10 new entries, including three from Japan and 13 from China while Singapore and Japan each have 10. With 13 nations represented, the 2016 list includes restaurants from more countries than ever before, showcasing a rich variety of dining experiences across Asia. Tokyo's Quintessence earned the Highest QuintClimber Award after climbing 29 places from numer 49 last year to number 20 this year. The Highest New Entry Award went to Mingles in Seoul making its debut on the chart at number 15. Other notable awards on the list include French-born chef Paul Pairet who won the Chef Choice Award which is voted by fellow chefs on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list and Cheryl Koh went away with the award for Asia's Best Pastry Chef sponsored by Cacao Barry. Earlier in the year Chef Margarita Forés from the Philippines was named Asia’s Best Female Chef 2016. The recipient of The Diners Club Lifetime Achievement
Award goes to Chef David Thompson of Nahm in Bangkok and Long Chim in Singapore. Here's the full list of this year's winners: No.1 GAGGAN Bangkok, Thailand No.2 NARISAWA Tokyo, Japan No.3 RESTAURANT ANDRÉ Singapore No.4 AMBER Hong Kong, China No.5 NIHONRYORI RYUGIN Tokyo, Japan No.6 WAKU GHIN Singapore No.7 ULTRAVIOLET BY PAUL PAIRET Shanghai, China No.8 NAHM Bangkok, Thailand No.9 INDIAN ACCENT New Delhi, India No.10 LUNG KING HEEN Hong Kong, China No.11 HAJIME Osaka, Japan No.12 LES AMIS Singapore No.13 8 1/2 OTTO E MEZZO BOMBANA Hong Kong, China No.14 BURNT ENDS Singapore No.15 MINGLES Seoul, South Korea No.16 L'EFFERVESCENCE Tokyo, Japan No.17 CORNER HOUSE Singapore No.18 FU HE HUI Shanghai, China No.19 ISSAYA SIAMESE CLUB Bangkok, Thailand No.20 QUINTESSENCE Tokyo, Japan No.21 SHINJI BY KANESAKA Singapore No.22 JUNGSIK Seoul, South Korea No.23 EAT ME Bangkok, Thailand No.24 TAKAZAWA Tokyo, Japan No.25 MINISTRY OF CRAB Colombo, Sri Lanka No.26 SUSHI SAITO Tokyo, Japan No.27 THE CHAIRMAN Hong Kong, China No.28 MR AND MRS BUND Shanghai, China No.29 JAAN Singapore No.30 LE MOÛT Taichung, Taiwan No.31= LA MAISON DE LA NATURE GOH Fukuoka, Japan No.32= TIPPLING CLUB Singapore No.33 TENKU RYUGIN Hong Kong, China No.34 FOOK LAM MOON Hong Kong, China No.35 ROBUCHON AU DÔME Macau, China No.36 IGGY'S Singapore No.37 DEN Tokyo, Japan No.38 WILD ROCKET Singapore No.39 GALLERY VASK Manila, Philippines No.40 L'ATELIER DE JOËL ROBUCHON Hong Kong, China No.41 BO INNOVATION Hong Kong, China No.42 KIKUNOI Kyoto, Japan No.43 CUISINE WAT DAMNAK Siem Reap, Cambodia No.44 WASABI BY MORIMOTO Mumbai, India No.45 BUKHARA New Delhi, India No.46 RAW Taipei, Taiwan No.47 NIHONBASHI Colombo, Sri Lanka No.48 TA VIE Hong Kong, China No.49 LOCAVORE Bali, Indonesia No.50 LA YEON Seoul, South Korea
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Editor 29th February 2016

Gaggan retains top spot on the S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in Asia list