After 10 years of feeding customers in Brookhaven, soup-and-sandwich cafe Souper Jenny is moving to a standalone location in Chamblee this summer.
Souper Jenny serves seasonal soups, salads, and sandwiches made with locally grown ingredients. It also has locations in Decatur, Westside, Roswell, at the Atlanta History Center, and the original spot in Buckhead, which opened in 1999.
Restaurant owner Jennifer Levison told Rough Draft that Souper Jenny purchased a building at 4847 Peachtree Road in Chamblee, just over a mile from the current Brookhaven location. Levison called buying the building “a big step for us as a company.” She’s currently waiting on building permits to start renovations on the Chamblee location.
“We won’t skip a beat. We will close in Brookhaven and open in Chamblee the same week,” Levison said.
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Souper Jenny has outgrown the space at the corner of Peachtree and Kendrick roads, where the cafe shares a building with natural food grocery store Nuts N’ Berries. The Brookhaven shop started as a pop-up in 2014.
When it opens later this summer, Souper Jenny’s Chamblee location will have a dedicated parking lot. It’s a notable addition because the narrow parking lot at the Brookhaven location is situated along a congested intersection, which Levison called “tricky.”
Residents have been pushing for the closure of Kendrick Road since 2023, when Brookhaven City Council requested city staff analyze the area based on concerns about cut-through traffic and pedestrian safety. In February 2024, Brookhaven city staff did not recommend closing the road based on feedback from DeKalb Fire and Rescue, fire code requirements, and the potential impact to businesses and surrounding residential properties.
Levison also runs a nonprofit called The Zadie Project, which provides soup to school programs, community clubs, children’s homes, senior citizen facilities, food banks, and homeless outreach programs. Since its inception, the Zadie Project has packaged and distributed more than 100,000 quarts of soup to those in need.
Opening summer 2025. 4847 Peachtree Road, Chamblee. The Brookhaven Souper Jenny location remains open until the relocation to Chamblee.
