Western
MERRYGARDEN
메리가든 Meri Gadeun The name is simply the English words "merry garden" written in Hangul.
Compiled from 12 blog posts read in fullSources →
A Western-style restaurant inside the Hotel The Designers LYJ Gangnam Premier, right by exit 3 of Sinnonhyeon station. Posts put it on the 13th floor (the registered address says 12th). The menu is pasta, pizza, risotto and steak meant for sharing: pastas run 27,000-32,000 won, the pork-jowl and chive-pesto risotto is 32,000 won, and one couple paid 90,000 won for two draught beers, a pizza and a pasta. Most people went for the floor-to-ceiling view of Gangnam — dates, birthdays, wedding-invitation dinners. We read 16 posts from December 2024 to October 2026; 12 describe an actual visit.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 강남구 봉은사로 113, 지상12층 (논현동, 호텔 더 디자이너스 리즈 강남 프리미어)113 Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-3486-5060
- Typical spend₩9,000 – ₩55,000
- From the station3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 83 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 6 posts: 4 wrote Monday 11:00–24:00, 4 wrote Tuesday 11:00–24:00, 4 wrote Wednesday 11:00–24:00.
| Daily | 11:00–24:00 | 2 of 6 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 11:00–24:00 | |
| Tuesday | 11:00–24:00 | |
| Wednesday | 11:00–24:00 | |
| Thursday | 11:00–24:00 | |
| Friday | 11:00–02:00 | |
| Saturday | 11:00–02:00 | |
| Sunday | 11:00–24:00 | 3 of 6 posts |
| Last order | 23:00 | 3 of 3 posts |
Rows without a count: 4 of 6 posts.
Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- Choosing a seat is the main decision here. Six posts mention the full-height windows. One couple booked a window table but couldn't sit there because the late-afternoon sun was too strong (they arrived around 4:30 pm); another booked the terrace, found the seats uncomfortable and moved to a sofa; a third moved from the window to a sofa and found it more comfortable. A group of five was seated further in, away from the glass. One post relays a house rule that window tables on weekends after 4 pm require a bottle order — that is the restaurant's notice, not something anyone experienced, so we don't count it.
- Three posts call it expensive, one says the prices were not a burden, and one says it isn't cheap but is fair given the view. Those who found it pricey framed it as paying for the atmosphere and the night view. One table of seven dishes headlined its bill at 140,000 won.
- Four posts went as a couple, four with friends, two with family — nearly always for an occasion: a birthday, an anniversary, a wedding-invitation dinner, Christmas. One birthday group brought their own cake but was told flash photography wasn't allowed.
What 12 bloggers said
hangjeongsal buchu peseuto rijotto
Not salty
We read all 12 in full. The most common claims are “Expensive” (3) and “Not salty” (2).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- In a basement saying it is not 8 of 12 posts
- Large windows 6 of 12 posts
- Takes reservations 3 of 12 posts
- Reachable by transit 3 of 12 posts
- Lift to the floor 3 of 12 posts
- Wine served 2 of 12 posts
- High ceiling 2 of 12 posts
- Outdoor terrace seating 1 of 12 posts
- Coffee served 1 of 12 posts
- Beer served 1 of 12 posts
- Seasonal decorations 1 of 12 posts
- Review event 1 of 12 posts
- Outside food allowed 1 of 12 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
1 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 1 of 12 posts |
|---|
Only one post actually parked in the hotel garage, and it wrote three hours free. Two others copied a notice of 5,000 won for four hours with a validation stamp, and one copied free valet — none of that was experienced, so we don't count it. Check the terms on arrival.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 4 of 12 posts
- Date 4 of 12 posts
- Family visit 2 of 12 posts
- Group visit 1 of 12 posts
- Came by car 1 of 12 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
From the station
3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 8 (of 12 posts read) |
|---|---|
| Lift to the floor | 3 of 12 posts |
Posts say the 13th floor, the registered address says the 12th, and one 2024 post gives both. We can't say which is right.
There is no street-level shopfront: three posts describe going in through the hotel entrance and taking the lobby elevator to the 13th floor, and eight in all place it high up rather than below ground. Three posts that made the trip say it is close to Sinnonhyeon station.
Posts mention the elevator, but nobody wrote about steps at the entrance or arriving with a wheelchair or stroller. That means we don't know, not that it's a problem.
No one described the restrooms from experience. "Separate men's and women's restrooms" appears only in a block of copied listing info.
No one mentioned: Second floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Toilet inside · Accessible toilet · Separate restrooms. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves4 of 12 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way8 of 12 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 14 posts we gathered, 2 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
What we do not know
- One post liked the food and view but found the staff unfriendly; no other post commented on service.
- No one wrote about waiting. One post found plenty of free tables around 4:30 pm, and three booked ahead. Nobody reported what a weekend evening is like.
- Opening hours appear in six posts, all copied from listings. Three 2026 posts give 11:00-24:00 Sunday to Thursday and until 02:00 on Friday and Saturday; two say 11:00-24:00 daily. Only a December 2024 post has Sunday running to 02:00 as well. Three give last orders at 23:00.
- Posts give four different phone numbers: 0507-1417-9702 (three posts), 02-517-5090 (two), 010-5204-5090 for reservations (two) and 02-517-9702 (one). Two posts booked through Naver.
Sources (12)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 메리가든 강남점 마라 로제 파스타에 문어까지 먹어본 솔직후기｜.... 2026-10-14 · 진슐랭가이드
- 여름과 가을 사이를 보낸 9월 2026-10-13 · 채채의 일상기록 ･ᴗ･ · via Daum
- [강남] 메리가든 2026-10-13 · 깐지 일상.. 맛집 그리고 야구♡ · via Daum
- 나의 마지막 20대 생일 후기 그리고 생각들 2026-10-06 · 나홀로삶˚ৎ⋆ · via Daum
- 강남 신논현 뷰 맛집, 통창뷰 미쳤던 메리가든 에서 14만원 솔직후기 2026-09-25 · HyHmFamily
- [신논현역 맛집] 메리가든 강남점_테라스 느낌의 뷰도 음식도 맛집.... 2026-09-19 · 일상 속 소소한 행복찾기
- (강남/신논현) 강남 시티뷰 청첩장 모임 “메리가든” 내돈내산 2026-07-02 · 백수의 일상
- 강남 루프탑 레스토랑 생일데이트,메리가든 후기 2026-06-24 · 오늘도 지니 · via Daum
- 강남역 루프탑 데이트 맛집 메리가든 강남점 후기에요. 2026-06-17 · 최활의 문화공간
- 메리가든 강남점 후기｜신논현 레스토랑 2026-05-29 · ୨୧✧♡✧ 20대 기록 ✧♡✧୨୧ · via Daum
- [맛집] 강남/논현 청첩장 모임 추천, 메리가든 후기 2026-04-23 · eunniii_note._.
- 서울 크리스마스 연말 레스토랑 데이트 분위기좋은곳 추천 신논현역 메리가든 2024-12-05 · 돼지푸들 메이 · via Daum
Of 382 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 12 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.