Award winning flavors and warmth at The Podium’s Bistro Aurora
Craving a little warmth and joy? Just head over to The Podium in Ortigas Center and dig into comfort food at the newly opened Bistro Aurora.
Opened just last May, this new culinary hotspot serves Asian comfort food with a modern twist—ideal for sharing with friends and family. Here, Aurora brings its brand of warm and familiar Asian cooking and flavors that first delighted diners in Makati City two years ago.
Award winning dining destination
Restaurant Aurora’s journey began in its first branch at the Pacific Star Building in Makati, where it readily won over diners with scrumptious dishes and relaxed atmosphere. This early, it already earned the prestigious Tatler Dining’s Best New Restaurant award in 2024 and had secured a coveted spot on Tatler’s Dining 20 list.
Beyond accolades, that original location became a gathering place where friends and families created memories over shared plates, setting the heartfelt foundation upon which Aurora continues to build.
That award winning sense of familiarity can be traced back to the reason Aurora came to be—the originator’s tribute to a loving mother.
“Aurora is named after my mother, whose homecooked meals brought everyone together,” Divina Law founder and managing partner Atty. Nilo Divina, explained on the restaurant’s website. “This is my first foray into F&B, and I hope to bring lots of care and attention to detail to this restaurant to honor her.”
Bright and inviting
Bistro Aurora was designed to be warm, bright and inviting but more relaxed.
You will immediately see its relationship with the older restaurant through interiors like partitions made out of woven material, a full wall display of wine and an al fresco dining area. When you open the menu, you will also see the signature dishes of Restaurant Aurora, together with house exclusives—each one prepared with the same love.
All those offerings were unveiled during a two-part grand opening of Bistro Aurora. In the morning were the ribbon-cutting and dedication for the space. In the evening, Atty. Divina’s friends and colleagues gathered for a cocktail reception full of music, fun and laughter.
Spreading warmth and joy
Atty. Divina initially hesitated to open a second branch for Aurora, thinking it was a deeply personal endeavor. But he has decided that the warmth and joy deserve to be spread.
“This passion of mine cannot be quenched. That’s why we have a second branch—and hopefully a third, and four more branches—so that our customers, our friends, would feel the same way I felt when my mom prepared my first and subsequent dishes—that this was made out of love,” he said.
Bistro Aurora is located on the 6th floor, at the Podium Social of The Podium Mall. It is open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
