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NEW AURA FOR THE NATIONAL GALLERY
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Aura
IF you're dying for a sneak peek of the National Gallery Singapore before its galleries open in November, then the new Italian restaurant Aura just might be your ticket in.
This restaurant and sky lounge by restaurateur Beppe De Vito is the first eatery to open at the former Supreme Court building. Future openings will include French restaurant Odette by Chef Julien Royer and The Lo & Behold Group, and Violet Oon's National Kitchen.
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