Singaporean chef is now chef-owner at successful Middle Rd omakase bar
Tucked away during a corner of the second floor of Middle Road’s Fortune Centre is Kappou Japanese Sushi Tapas Bar. Despite its unassuming surroundings — neighboured by various vegetarian eateries and sharing a skinny partition with a Korean restaurant — browsing a glass door brings you into a small world of high-quality authentic Japanese cuisine.
The restaurant’s interior is sparse. 12 seats face the kitchen, separated only by a counter, giving diners front row seats to the preparation of their food.
Spectating would be an appropriate analogy for anyone who eats at the restaurant. On the opposite side of the counter, 26-year-old owner and chef Aeron Choo dazzles her customers with both her cooking and her showmanship.
"Kappou", the primary word within the restaurant’s name, lite...














