Sovereign Grounds Playground & Coffeehouse is owned and operated by Hakan Sezer. Hakan came to the United States from Turkey in 1988 and has successfully made coffee his business for over 17 years. Before Sovereign Grounds, Hakan and his wife Kris owned and operated two major coffee shops in Minneapolis. Sovereign Grounds is proud to be the first children-friendly coffeehouse in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area, implementing the unique concept of combining a playground with a friendly neighborhood café.