This obscure joint is something you probably won't chance upon if you're not actually on the lookout for it. Nestled on the second level of the shophouses along Amoy Street, Dapper churns out some pretty decent coffee in the CBD. They've also taken their coffee game up a notch with their earl grey yuan yang which is definitely worth a try if you're a fan of both tea and coffee. The deliberate addition of earl grey lavender petals really complements the drink well. My friends and I had the homemade granola, shakshuka and nori pesto aglio olio. I'd say one can forgo the aglio olio, it was just mediocre and I'll leave it as that. The granola bowl with Greek yoghurt and honey was rather satisfying. Then again really, when has a bowl of homemade granola ever gone wrong? Dapper's rendition of shakshuka was rather different from other shakshukas I've had while I was abroad. This version is less tomato-ish and feels like its been infused with more spices. It also feels more concentrated. Taste-wise, I've no complaints, I actually enjoy their take on the dish. The dish was accompanied by 4 slices of warm toasted bread which was a tad too many seeing that the dish wasn't really big and they were pretty stingy with the eggs. Most places I've been to serves the dish with 2 or more eggs whereas Dapper only serves it with one. Nonetheless, I'd still recommend getting the granola, shakshuka and coffee from this joint.

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