KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 -- A good cafe has always been about more than coffee. It is about creating a place people return to.

For conversation. For comfort. For food and drinks that leave them feeling just as fresh as they are full.

For Surender Kumar and Emma Jasmin, the married founders of Ruits Juices, nothing exemplifies that idea better than their Pixie Dust Smoothie Bowl.

A vivid blend of mixed berries, banana, coconut water and yoghurt. Crowned with the cafe's crunchy golden granola, made in-house. Scarlet berries tumble across its surface, contrasting with slices of banana.

This is the sort of breakfast that looks indulgent even as it celebrates fresh ingredients.

But their particular story did not begin with cold-pressed juice...