Springleaf Prata Place

A new prata invented every year since 2012. Nobody has told them to stop, and nobody should.

Springleaf Prata Place is where to take a group that wants prata with a sense of humour. There are more than 20 versions on the menu, and the shop says it has invented a new prata item every year since 2012, so the list reads part kopitiam, part brunch café, part dare. Go hungry, order one wild card for the table and a classic each. The compromise is weight: the inventions are rich, and one each is a mistake.

The most famous creation is the Plaster Blaster, an eggs Benedict-inspired prata topped with ham, a poached egg and hollandaise. It dates from a 2014 collaboration; the current version uses regular hollandaise, though you can still ask for the original masala hollandaise, which is the one to ask for. Then there is the Umami 50, created for Singapore's 50th birthday in 2015 and packed with mozzarella, luncheon meat, chicken floss and egg. Share it; nobody needs a national anniversary to themselves.

The list keeps going: a prata alfredo special, a salted egg prawn prata and prata goreng, which swaps noodles for prata strips in a mee goreng-style fry. The murtabak side runs from the Ultimate Murtabak with tandoori chicken, mushrooms and mozzarella to a Murtaburger. For dessert there is a very thin, tissue-like red bean prata and a milk tissue prata dressed in condensed milk. If the table can only agree on one savoury and one sweet, make it the Plaster Blaster and the red bean tissue prata, and let everyone argue about the rest over teh tarik.

You don't have to go wild. The classic roti prata is cooked to order, so it arrives hot, and it is the control sample against which the inventions should be judged. If something comes out wrong, say so straight away rather than at the end. The shop is halal-certified, which makes it an easy pick for a mixed group.

How to do it well: bring a group, order one invention, one classic each and a round of teh tarik, and treat it as a late breakfast or a supper stop. It is at 57B Jalan Tua Kong in Siglap, off the MRT map; buses 40 or 401 run from Bedok Interchange.

Good to know 57B Jalan Tua Kong. Buses 40 or 401 run from Bedok Interchange; check opening hours before a late visit.

Springleaf Prata Place | 57B Jalan Tua Kong, Singapore 457253