KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 8 -- Every neighbourhood cafe has its regulars.

Some arrive before work for a flat white. Others drift in after lunch, lingering over coffee as conversations stretch into the evening.

Then there are those who slowly become part of the family, returning often enough that their usual order no longer needs asking.

That sense of comfort and community is what Brendon Lee had hoped to create when he opened Beanery in Taman Taynton View, Cheras.

Sure, Cheras is hardly short of cafes angling for the weekend brunch crowd. Yet there is something genuinely unhurried about this little shop tucked in one of the area's more secluded lanes.

Long before Beanery became known for its home style bakes and coffee, the idea was always ...