Cover AP Café launches first chef collaboration with Ami Patisserie (Photo: AP Café)
AP Café launches first chef collaboration with Ami Patisserie (Photo: AP Café)
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Audemars Piguet’s AP Café Singapore debuts its first chef collaboration with Ami Patisserie by Makoto Arami, presenting a limited-time pastry collection at Raffles Hotel Singapore that unites Swiss watchmaking heritage with Japanese-French precision in craft
The world’s first AP Café, situated in the Bar and Billiard Room at Raffles Hotel Singapore, has introduced its inaugural chef collaboration with Ami Patisserie by award-winning chef Makoto Arami. Available from June 2 to 30, the partnership brings together haute horlogerie and Japanese-French pastry in a shared expression of precision, refinement and handcraft.
The collaboration marks a significant milestone for AP Café Singapore. It is the café’s first chef partnership since opening in 2025, underscoring Audemars Piguet’s continued expansion of its cultural universe beyond watchmaking into hospitality and experiential dining.
At its core, the collaboration reflects a meeting of two long-standing craft traditions. Audemars Piguet, founded in 1875 in Le Brassus, Switzerland, has built its reputation on generations of Swiss watchmaking savoir-faire. In parallel, Arami represents a lineage of Japanese confectionery heritage dating back to 1935 in Shiga Prefecture, a tradition he continues today through Ami Patisserie.
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Makoto Arami of Ami Patisserie
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Trained across Japanese and French culinary disciplines, Arami has worked in acclaimed kitchens including Beige Alain Ducasse Tokyo and Dominique Ansel Bakery New York, experiences that inform his precise and restrained approach to pastry. His creations are defined by structure, seasonality and a quiet attention to detail that mirrors the discipline found in fine watchmaking.
The collaboration is anchored by Takumi Sei, a signature creation inspired by the Japanese ideals of takumi, meaning craftsmanship, and sei, representing precision and refinement. Built on a layered composition of matcha, azuki and raspberry, the dessert expresses balance through depth and clarity of flavour.
Alongside it is a curated selection of mini choux pastries that further explore contrasts in taste and texture. These include combinations such as smoked caramel coffee with hazelnut, uji matcha with kinako and white chocolate, and a berries and pistachio variation accented with vanilla kirsch cream. Each piece is designed as a precise, individual expression rather than an abundant assortment, reflecting the philosophy of controlled craftsmanship that defines both maisons.
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Above Takumi Sei is a signature creation inspired by the Japanese ideals of takumi and sei
Above Mini choux pastries created by Makoto Arami
Takumi Sei is a signature creation inspired by the Japanese ideals of takumi and sei
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Guests at AP Café are invited to pair the collection with a selection of curated beverages, ranging from single-origin coffees to Japanese tea blends and seasonal infusions. The pairing extends the dialogue between flavour, time and precision, reinforcing the café’s positioning as an experiential extension of the Audemars Piguet universe.
Set against the heritage backdrop of Raffles Hotel Singapore, the collaboration positions AP Café as more than a dining space, but as a cultural platform where craftsmanship is explored across disciplines. For Arami and Ami Patisserie, it offers a continuation of a culinary language rooted in heritage yet expressed through a contemporary lens, shaped by precision and restraint.
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Dudi Aureus is the senior dining and travel editor at Tatler Singapore, covering the city’s most exciting restaurants, global travel trends, and the personalities shaping the culinary and lifestyle scenes. She also serves as co-jury chair for the Tatler Best awards in Singapore, celebrating the very best in hospitality. When she’s off duty, she can often be found at a favourite hole-in-the-wall Thai spot, savouring a perfectly balanced pad thai.
