Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Gaggan Anand’s RAGA Restaurant Set To Open In Delhi
Gaggan Anand is a famous chef opening his first restaurant in India.
The restaurant is called RAGA and will be in New Delhi.
It is scheduled to open on August 26, 2026.
Only 42 people can sit there at one time.
Guests will choose between two special tasting menus.
The restaurant has not revealed all of its dishes yet.
A meal will cost ₹11,111 per person before taxes.
Anand became famous after running a highly experimental restaurant in Bangkok.
He says RAGA’s name connects him with his co-chef Rydo Anton and with Indian classical music.
Award-winning chef Gaggan Anand is set to open RAGA, his first restaurant in India, on August 26, 2026.
RAGA will have 42 seats and offer two tasting menus with details currently undisclosed.
The restaurant is at 21A, Janpath Road, Connaught Place, next to the Le Meridien Hotel in New Delhi.
The tasting experience is reportedly priced at ₹11,111 plus taxes per person, with reservations said to be filling quickly.
The name RAGA combines the names of Anand’s collaborator Rydo Anton and Anand, while also referencing Indian classical music.
- Who
- Chef Gaggan Anand, along with his long-time collaborator Rydo Anton.
- What
- Anand is opening RAGA, his first-ever restaurant in India, featuring two tasting menus.
- When
- RAGA is scheduled to open on August 26, 2026; its listed dining hours are 5:30 PM to 9 PM and it is closed Tuesdays.
- Where
- 21A, Janpath Road, Connaught Place, next to the Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi.
- Why
- The restaurant brings Anand’s experimental culinary approach back to India after his years of work in Bangkok.
- Opening date
- August 26, 2026
- Location
- 21A, Janpath Road, Connaught Place, next to the Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi
- Capacity
- 42 seats
- Format
- Two tasting menus
- Price
- ₹11,111 plus taxes per person
- Hours
- 5:30 PM–9 PM; closed Tuesdays
- Name origin
- “RA” refers to Rydo Anton and “GA” refers to Gaggan Anand; the name also references the Indian classical musical tradition of raga.