Marco Viray was all smiles, greeting guests by the door of NoKal, the popular club in Poblacion which recently reopened at Basement 1 of Makati Cinema Square.

The unassuming younger brother of Joe's Brew founder Joey Viray and business partner in two other Poblacion destinations, Kampai and The Spirits Library, as well as Gugu Room in New York, and Zicatela and Siargao Bed & Brewery earlier told us: "You'll be delighted and surprised on what we're about to open."