Johanne Siy's new restaurant Aro features rare Filipino seaweed, pili nuts and artisanal salt
Award-winning chef Johanne Siy is opening her debut restaurant, Aro, in Singapore, featuring unique Filipino ingredients. The restaurant aims to provide a personal dining experience that reflects her culinary journey.
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It highlights the global influence of Filipino cuisine and the career trajectory of acclaimed chefs in the Asian culinary scene.
Acclaimed chef Johanne Siy's debut restaurant Aro opens on Mohamed Sultan Road on Sep 25 with a menu showcasing overlooked ingredients from the Philippines and beyond.
With the opening of her own restaurant, Aro, chef Johanne Siy has complete freedom of expression. (Photo: CNA/Aik Chen)
May Seah 22 Sep 2026 07:23AM Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a new cards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST When you hold the title of Asia’s Best Female Chef 2023, and you are putting your name to your very own restaurant for the first time, the pressure is on.
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