"Peony is one of the Bay’s few Chinese banquet halls, and while you may end up here for a massive wedding reception or big extended family dinner some day, it’s best for brunch. The Cantonese restaurant on the top floor of the Pacific Renaissance Plaza is a multi-room maze where you can go for a spread of dim sum every day but Tuesday. Try the baked barbecue pork buns and wiggly mounds of cheung fun, and always finish the meal off with their adorable pig-shaped mango jellies. " - julia chen 1, lani conway