Indian Chefs Redefine Global Cuisine, Earn Top Honors in 2025

As of October 2025, Indian cuisine has emerged as one of the most exciting and innovative culinary forces on the global stage. A new generation of Indian-origin chefs has been at the forefront of this transformation, taking traditional flavors and techniques to new heights and earning widespread recognition.

These culinary visionaries have not only served authentic Indian fare but have also spun captivating stories, challenged perceptions, and elevated the world's appreciation for the depth, diversity, and creativity of Indian cuisine. From New York and Bangkok to London and Dubai, chefs like Vikas Khanna, Gaggan Anand, and Garima Arora have made significant strides in representing Indian flavors on the global stage.

Khanna's Michelin-starred restaurant Junoon in New York and his popular eatery Bungalow have introduced Indian cuisine to a wider international audience, blending his Punjabi heritage with global refinement. Gaggan Anand's Bangkok-based restaurant Gaggan has been named the 6th Best Restaurant in the World and the Best Restaurant in Asia, showcasing his ability to liberate Indian food from its expected forms and place it in the avant-garde fine-dining conversation. Garima Arora, the first Indian female chef to lead a restaurant that earned two Michelin stars, has broken both culinary and gender boundaries, presenting Indian cuisine as globally aspirational.