Western
Garden Poete
가든포에트 Gadeun Poeteu Garden Poete joins the English 'garden' with the French 'poète' (poet); one post read the name as 'the poet of the garden', and the place is a restaurant set in a garden.
Compiled from 21 blog posts read in fullSources →
Garden Poete is a Western-style restaurant with its own garden, up a sloping alley between Sangsu Station and Hongik University's main gate (12 Wausan-ro 14-gil, Mapo-gu). Pastas and risottos run 18,000–24,000 won and the chuck-flap steak 49,000–53,000 won; in the daytime it serves brunch such as French toast and eggs Benedict. Many posts describe birthdays, anniversaries and wedding-invitation dinners. We read 30 posts from October 2024 to September 2026; 21 were written after a visit. Of the rest, 8 were multi-restaurant roundups or information-only pieces, and 1 was about a French wine of the same name, which we set aside.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 마포구 와우산로14길 12, 가동 1층 (상수동)12 Wausan-ro 14-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-3141-9027
- Typical spend₩7,000 – ₩65,000
- From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 214 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 19 posts: 9 wrote Saturday 11:00–22:00, 7 wrote Wednesday 11:00–22:00, 7 wrote Friday 11:00–22:00.
| Daily | 11:00–22:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 11:00–22:00 | |
| Tuesday | 11:00–22:00 | |
| Wednesday | 11:30–22:00 | 5 of 19 posts |
| Thursday | 11:30–22:00 | 5 of 19 posts |
| Friday | 11:30–22:00 | 4 of 19 posts |
| Saturday | 11:00–22:00 | 9 of 19 posts |
| Sunday | 11:00–21:00 | 3 of 19 posts |
| Break | 16:00–17:30 | 3 of 13 posts |
| Break | Saturday 16:00–17:30 | 4 of 13 posts |
| Break | Wednesday 15:30–17:30 | 3 of 13 posts |
| Break | Thursday 15:30–17:30 | 3 of 13 posts |
| Break | Sunday 16:00–17:30 | 3 of 13 posts |
| Break | Friday 15:30–17:30 | 3 of 13 posts |
| Last order | 20:30 | 6 of 10 posts |
| Last order | Saturday 20:30 | 2 of 10 posts |
| Last order | Sunday 20:00 | 2 of 10 posts |
| Closed | 월요일, 화요일 | 9 of 17 posts |
| Closed | Monday | 6 of 17 posts |
Rows without a count: 2 of 19 posts.
8 other values
| Open | Wednesday | 11:00–22:00 7 of 19 posts last seen 2025-08 |
|---|---|---|
| Open | Friday | 11:00–22:00 7 of 19 posts last seen 2025-08 |
| Open | Thursday | 11:00–22:00 6 of 19 posts last seen 2025-08 |
| Open | Sunday | 11:00–22:00 2 of 19 posts last seen 2025-07 |
| Open | Sunday | 11:00–21:30 5 of 19 posts last seen 2025-06 |
| Open | Saturday | 11:00–23:00 2 of 19 posts last seen 2025-03 |
| Open | Friday | 11:00–23:00 2 of 19 posts last seen 2025-03 |
| Last order | 14:30 4 of 10 posts last seen 2025-07 |
The values differ, but the periods they were written in do not overlap. This looks like a change over time rather than a disagreement, and the top row is the most recently reported. We did not confirm it with the restaurant.
What sets it apart
- Twelve posts booked ahead, mostly through Naver or CatchTable; group tables and the garden annex are described as reservation-only.
- Five posts mention the annex cottage or private rooms in the garden. One group of six ate in the annex: it is separate from the main building, so it has its own call bell and an air-conditioning remote. The terms for using it are copied differently from post to post (minimum spend, per-person seat charge, room fee).
- Six posts went in groups of four or more (4, 5, 5, 6, 6, and a gathering of acquaintances); two of those were wedding-invitation dinners. One post says the dining room is mostly two-tops, with wooden group tables further in.
- Three posts mention the resident cat; one noted that the cat sitting on a table was real, not an ornament.
3 more
- Four posts from visits between December 2024 and January 2025 describe Christmas decorations in the garden and dining room: trees, string lights, a wine-bottle tree and a mirror photo spot.
- Six posts call something spicy, but only mildly: the grilled chicken diablo (three posts), the guacamole chicken waffle, a rosé pasta and the bisque pasta. One said the diablo wasn't very hot at all.
- Two posts arrived on foot: one walked about five minutes from Sangsu Station on a Friday, and a regular gives the way as the uphill alley between the CU and the Starbucks next to Far East Broadcasting.
What 21 bloggers said
biseukyu paseuta
Spicy
We read all 21 in full. The most common claims are “Spicy” (6) and “Friendly staff” (5).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Takes reservations 12 of 21 posts
- Wine served 6 of 21 posts
- Private room 5 of 21 posts
- Parking capacity 5 of 21 posts
- Outdoor terrace seating 4 of 21 posts
- Large windows 4 of 21 posts
- Seasonal decorations 4 of 21 posts
- Resident dog or cat 3 of 21 posts
- Step at the entrance 3 of 21 posts
- Self-order screen 2 of 21 posts
- Review event 2 of 21 posts
- Reachable by transit 2 of 21 posts
- Coffee served 2 of 21 posts
- Air conditioned 1 of 21 posts
- Bag storage 1 of 21 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
9 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 9 of 21 posts |
|---|
Unusually for the Hongdae area, there is a lot right in front. Nine posts parked there or described it; the five that counted spaces said 5, 5, 6, 6 and 6. A long-time regular wrote that it is usually full, and one post said the restaurant covered an hour at a nearby lot when it was full (several posts copy a notice about a 4,000-won, one-hour credit at the Far East Broadcasting garage). One visitor, not knowing about the lot, parked near Hongik University Station and paid 35,000 won for just over three hours.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 8 of 21 posts
- Group visit 6 of 21 posts
- Came by car 4 of 21 posts
- Date 4 of 21 posts
- Family visit 3 of 21 posts
- Came with children 1 of 21 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
2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 1 (of 21 posts read) |
|---|---|
| Step at the entrance | 3 of 21 posts |
Floors: one post says they ate in the ground-floor hall. Upstairs rooms and a second-floor terrace house appear only in copied reservation notices; no one wrote about sitting upstairs.
Three posts say you climb steps from the parking lot up to the garden. The alley itself slopes; one visitor who walked up noted the incline.
No post describes entering with a wheelchair or stroller — that means nobody wrote about it, not that it's impossible. With three posts mentioning steps and an uphill alley, ask the restaurant whether there is a step-free route.
Restrooms appear only in copied notices (separate men's and women's restrooms inside). No visitor described where they are or what they're like.
No one mentioned: Second floor · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · 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
- Someone else paid1 of 21 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves5 of 21 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way15 of 21 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 29 posts we gathered, 8 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 |
|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 1 |
| 2024-12 | 4 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 2 |
| 2025-05 | 2 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 5 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
What we do not know
- No post reports waiting. Three say they didn't: one walked in on a weekend without a booking and was seated right away, one arrived at opening to an empty room, and one with a weekday dinner booking wondered whether booking was even necessary. Still, one post found it full except for a few two-tops at 12:50 on a weekday, and another said it was nearly full after 6 pm on a Friday. Talk of weekend queues appears only in roundups and information posts.
- Opinions on portions split: two posts found them small (one said the lasagna was gone in a forkful), while one said the food was more filling than expected.
- Views on price split one each: one post found it a bit expensive, one said price was in balance with everything else, and one warned the bill can be a surprise. Menu prices changed during 2025: the diablo fell from 28,000–30,000 to 25,000–26,000 won and the lasagna from 27,000–28,000 to 24,000 won, while the steak rose from 49,000 to 53,000 won. No post totals what a meal cost.
- The bisque pasta appears with tiger prawns in posts through February 2025 and with langoustine from March. A July 2025 post notes the tiger-prawn rosé pasta became a plain shrimp rosé pasta, and a regular remarked that the menu seems to change periodically.
- Four posts saw the outdoor garden seating, but none clearly says they ate outside; posts mention rain, cold, or the terrace not looking ready as reasons for sitting indoors.
- All opening hours are copied, and they disagree. Nine posts give Monday and Tuesday as closing days, six give Monday only, one gives Tuesday, and one says no regular closing day. The afternoon break is listed as starting at 15:00, 15:30 or 16:00, and two posts list 11:00–22:30 with no break. Check with the restaurant before going.
- Nine posts give the phone number as 0507-1377-0887; two give 0507-1371-9369, and one roundup gives 010-6806-2025. Most bookings described were made through Naver or CatchTable.
- One visit post was written under a sponsored-review program, and two mention receiving a dessert for posting a review. Claims like 'filming location of Heart Pairing' or '300 pyeong of grounds' are hearsay and weren't counted.
Sources (21)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 홍대, 상수 맛집 상수데이트 가든포에트 2025-11-14 · ❤️ 솔직한 조블리 ❤️
- 상수역 분위기 맛집 "가든포에트" 2025-10-28 · 극P 공대예신의 일상집
- [마포/홍대] 가든포에트, 기념일에 가기 좋은 분위기 식당 추천 #내.... 2025-10-12 · 뽀로로롱
- 홍대 상수역 브런치 맛집 가든포에트 분위기 좋은 디너 레스토랑 2025-09-27 · Today Jaei
- 홍대/상수 분위기맛집 모임하기좋은장소 브런치맛집 가든포에트 2025-08-23 · 라이프로그
- 서울 홍대 청첩장모임 분위기 좋은 청모 장소 가든포에트 2025-07-30 · 찰떡콩떡 혜니네 신혼일상 · via Daum
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- [마포/상수] 가든포에트 2025-07-16 · 져니의일상
- 합정 분위기 맛집 가든 포에트, 감성 정원 레스토랑 솔직 후기 2025-07-05 · 찌롱이의 소소일기
- 홍대 - 가든포에트 후기- 비스큐파스타, 스테이크, 리조또 2025-07-03 · 버드나무
- 홍대 수국명소 추천 가든포에트에서 만난 도심 속 정원과 브런치 2025-06-25 · 길치공주 유스
- 상수 양식 맛집 | 조용하고 대화하기 좋은 분위기 맛집 | 가든포에트 2025-05-20 · ( ᐛ )و · via Daum
- 가든포에트 : 브런치 맛집 : 마포 상수 홍대클럽거리 극동방송 맛집 : 레스토랑 : 이탈리안 : 주차 예약 2025-05-01 · 쥬한량's 잡다구리 · via Daum
- [마포구맛집/홍대맛집] 가든 포에트 (Garden Poete) 2025-03-24 · 수다리 세상
- [서울/마포/상수] 홍대 상수역 주차가능한 대저택 브런치 레스토랑 '.... 2025-03-05 · Cheddie X Aiden
- 홍대/상수 양식 레스토랑, 베스트로 가든 포에트(Garden Poéte) | 단체 커플 모임 2025-02-10 · 히쓰의 맛집 여행 · via Daum
- [홍대 상수동 맛집 ] 숲속의 크리스마스 가든포에트 상수역 2번.... 2024-12-28 · joonmom 365++
- 상수역 맛집 | 동화 속 분위기 크리스마스레스토랑 홍대맛집 가든포.... 2024-12-22 · 방송하고 강의하는 Julianna's
- 상수동 가든포에트 모임과 데이트하기 좋은 도심 속 정원 맛집 2024-12-11 · 똑! 어디가?!
- [상수역] ️가든포에트 런치 단체석 청첩장모임 연말 모임 후기 2024-12-04 · 사소한 것이 소중한
- 상수맛집 가든포에트 모임장소로 좋은 홍대와인바 데이트 후기 2024-10-25 · On fine spring day · via Daum
Of 406 candidate posts we opened 87 and kept 21 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.