Over the past decade, chefs Nicco Santos and Quenee Vilar have been responsible for some of the city’s best loved concepts, from Hey Handsome in BGC to Southeast Asian cloud kitchen Sambar. In the wake of their departure from Aurora last 2024 (which earned the title of Tatler Dining’s Best New Restaurant under their helm) all eyes turned to their new project, Celera. Opened in February earlier this year, the restaurant has without a doubt become among the hottest new tables in town, home to the latest evolution of the duo’s cuisine d’auteur—one more refined than ever, traversing global cuisines through unexpected pairings, with a strong affinity for nuanced Asian flavours.