KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 -- A chicken frankfurter, warm and gently taut, tucked into a soft, sesame seed speckled bun that gives at the edges. Topped with finely minced chicken seasoned with spices, onions, garlic and rich tomato paste. Crowned with zesty pickled onions and in the company of freshly fried fries.

The entire concoction, messy by design, is meant to be eaten hot and by hand, with nothing else needed beyond a jaunty stroll down memory lane.

This is the 1980's Original Coney Dog at Dear, Patrick, a humble eatery nestled in a quiet corner of Bandar Sri Damansara.

The goal here is not in chasing the latest Instagram food trends but to indulge unapologetically in nostalgia.

Co-founded by the father-and-son duo Patrick Chin and M...