Perched at the edge of a row of shop lots along a residential street in Damansara Heights in Kuala Lumpur is Via Pre. On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, a corner table in this tiny little eatery will bag you some peace and quiet and an unfettered view of the serene, tree-lined parking lot beyond.

It’s the sort of charming place that just screams “neighbourhood restaurant” – a sort of secret spot that only denizens of the area could possibly know about and presumably would love to keep to themselves.