Imagine
Kim and partner Kim Joon Dong spent years considering cuisine, guests, location, investment and the kind of experience they wanted to build.
Our story
Many influences. One warm table.
Brunch at Peony is Chef Hak Sung Kim’s thoughtful meeting point for American comfort, European inspiration and the welcoming spirit of Suwanee.
Chef-owner · Hak Sung KimThe person behind Peony
A culinary path across three countries.
Born in South Korea, raised in Argentina and now cooking in Georgia, Hak Sung Kim brings a genuinely international perspective to brunch.
Before Peony, Kim built experience across gastronomy as a chef, culinary instructor and entrepreneur. A visit to a friend in Georgia started the idea that would become a restaurant. With business partner and childhood friend Kim Joon Dong, he planned the concept in detail and opened Brunch at Peony in August 2022.
The goal was precise: create something distinctive in a competitive brunch landscape without losing the comfort people love. European-influenced plates, American brunch forms, carefully planned service and a warm boutique room became the Peony formula.
Taste the ideaHow Peony came to bloom
Years of thought behind every detail.
Refine
The space was sketched for warmth and efficiency while recipes were repeatedly tested to balance quality, speed, presentation and value.
Welcome
Brunch at Peony opened in Suwanee in August 2022 and continues to grow through its staff, regulars and new guests.
What guides us
Small details. Real hospitality.
Distinctive, not unfamiliar
Peony keeps the comfort of traditional American brunch while introducing European inspiration and the chef’s own cross-cultural point of view.
Care in the details
From efficient service and tidy spaces to polished plating and carefully made coffee, consistency matters at every step.
People at the center
Chef Kim openly credits his family, partner, staff and customers. His wife, Hyun Sook Jin, is a professional barista in the business and encouraged his formal culinary career.
More than one person
A team story.
Great service and great food are collective work. Peony’s cooks, baristas and front-of-house staff turn the original idea into a real guest experience every day.
Plan your visitSources & image notes
Researched, not invented.
Founder history and restaurant-owned photography were sourced from published interviews with Hak Sung Kim and are credited there to Hak Sung Kim and his team. Supplemental editorial food and coffee photography is licensed through Pexels and is used as representative menu imagery—not as a claim of a specific current plate.
- Chef interview — VoyageATL
- Chef interview — Shoutout Atlanta
- Restaurant profile — Tripadvisor
- Pexels photography: Anthony Rahayel, Skyler Ewing and Inna Rabotyagina
Business hours, phone and address were cross-checked across public restaurant profiles. Always contact the restaurant for same-day changes.
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