Indian chef Garima Arora's Bangkok restaurant Gaa secures two Michelin Stars

In today's delightful news, Garima Arora’s Gaa restaurant becomes 2nd Indian restaurant in the world with two Michelin stars.

Michelin stars are special awards given by secret Michelin Guide reviewers after carefully checking restaurants. They look at ingredient quality, cooking skill, creativity, and consistency.

Located in a traditional Thai house in central Bangkok, Gaa is a modern Indian fine dining restaurant, that earned its first Michelin star in 2018 which made Garima the first Indian female chef to be awarded one at the age of 32.

Before she opened Gaa in the Thai capital in 2017, Garima served as the chef de partie at Copenhagen’s Noma, which has consistently been ranked as one of the world’s best restaurants.

Gaa marked its entry onto the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list in March 2019, securing the No. 16 spot with the Highest New Entry Award. Shortly thereafter, it earned the 95th position on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list. As of 2020, Gaa holds the No. 33 rank on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.

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