The Singapura Hawker Club coffeeshop at 82 Joo Chiat Road does seem to be a spot that had been seeing quite a revolving door of tenants come and go within a short period of time. Lapan Dua is one of the of the more recent additions to the coffeeshop which also houses an outlet of the The Original Vadai — one can find Lapan Dua around the area where all of the dine-in seatings of the coffeeshops are located and these folks occupy the stall unit situated in the middle of the entire coffeeshop. It is noted that all stalls at Singapura Hawker Club coffeeshop are either halal-certified or Muslim-owned and Lapan Dua is no exception. Lapan Dua directly translates from Malay to English as “82” — likely a reference to the address where the stall is located, though its menu also features plenty of items priced at $8.20 as well. Serving up western fare, Lapan Dua’s menu is split across categories such as Breakfast, Platters, Pastas, Grubs, Mains and Signatures.

One of the dishes that has caught a fair bit of our attention whilst skimming through the menu at Lapan Dua would be their Lemak Chili Pasta. Lapan Dua does not describe the elements that comes with the Lemak Chili Pasta, though the folks behind the counter did tell us that it would come with a fried chicken cutlet; there is also an option to add two (2) prawns which is a chargeable add-on that is said to be pretty popular an option with its patrons as well. It can also be observed from our order that the Lemak Chili Pasta does come with linguine as the type of pasta served with the dish by default. Digging into the Lemak Chili Pasta, we especially liked how the Lemak Chili sauce was being done here; it does definitely come thick and rich — hits the spot where “Lemak” is within its namesake, whilst coming with soft hints of lemongrass and turmeric that perfumes at the back of the tastebuds. Chili flakes are added to include an element of spice which is pretty manageable even for those with low tolerance to spiciness, while the pasta comes al-dente. The accompanying fried chicken cutlet is a crowd-pleaser being sufficiently moist and juicy inside, while coming with a crisp golden-brown batter on the exterior. Quite a well-executed fusion-style pasta priced reasonably at $8.20 that would satisfy the tastebuds.