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Merakia, New York, NY

Merakia

4.2
4.2
556 Reviews
$31 to $50
Greek
Merakia, a word that modern Greeks often use to describe doing something with soul, creativity, and love, is a restaurant that celebrates this rustic style of cooking, known in Greece as a Psistaria or Souvla, where meats are cooked on a spit. Owners James Paloumbis Andreas and Renee Typaldos, with their dedicated team, feature grass fed whole lamb, organic chicken from the Souvla (spit), Prime dry aged steaks and fresh seafood. A celebrated selection of Greek and Mediterranean wines available from our cellar and our custom cocktails will sure make this dinning experience one to remember. Merakia is been featured in the michelin guide and is located in Flatiron district by the famous Flatiron skyscraper, Madison Square park, Eataly, Harry potter store, the friends experience, empire state building to name a few.

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This restaurant is permanently closed.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Greek, Steakhouse, Mediterranean
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 4:30 pm–9:45 pm Fri 4:30 pm–10:45 pm Sat 5:00 pm–10:45 pm Sun 3:00 pm–8:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (212) 380-1950 ext. 0
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Catering
    We offer Off Site Catering for small and large events. We have 3 dining rooms and a bar room which can be booked separately or as a buyout for the entire space. We can accommodate parties from intimate gatherings to larger cocktail parties and sit down dinners. Our chefs and beverage team can customize menus for each event tailored to client need and theme.
  • Private party facilities
    Whether celebrating a special occasion with family and friends or hosting a corporate outing, Merakia can accommodate all your special event needs. Please email info@merakia.com for more info.
  • Private party contact
    James Paloumbis: (212) 380-1950
  • Neighborhood
    Gramercy / Flatiron
  • Cross street
    between 5th & 6th avenues
  • Parking details
    Parking Garage next door and across the street
  • Public transit
    R,W @ 23rd st and 5th ave<br />6 @ 23rd and Park<br />F, M @ 23rd and 6th ave<br />PATH @ 23rd and 6th ave<br />1 @ 23rd and 7th ave
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 556 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.2
4.2 based on recent ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 4.1Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 3.8Value

NoiseModerate

556 Reviews
  1. Plano

    Dallas

    48 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    48 reviews

    Dined on December 8, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Service and food were amazing. A bit pricey, but its NYC... and ultimately worth it. Would recommend to anyone and everyone, and will be back!

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  2. Erik

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on December 8, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had an amazing meal at Merakia! The lamb chops were great but my favorite was the Branzino, cooked to perfection. Only note I have was the service was a bit slow to start, and we did feel rushed needing to put in our full order. Our server was so nice and had great recommendations.

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  3. JessicaP

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 5, 2022

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 5
    This beautiful restaurant was awful. The shrimp was fishy & everything was so expensive for little value.

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 3, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent Will go back soon

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  5. LucyA

    New York Area

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on November 26, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing food, service and experience!! Will be returning in the future for sure!

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 13, 2022

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was terrible and flavorless

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  7. moish

    Philadelphia

    206 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    206 reviews

    Dined on November 5, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Food was incredible just very pricey. Room was dark and very warm. Service was just ok could have been more attentive. Would go back

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 4, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    The lamb chops were absolutely amazing. Looks like on Friday nights they have a live DJ which I thought would be annoying but turned out to be really fun.

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  9. NoNameBizDiner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 2, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    AMAZING ambiance and good (not ground-breaking) food. Service staff isn't consistently great, but it's good enough to not take away from the overall experience and you can tell it's on the uprise to being on par with what you'd expect from a place of this caliber. Solid dinner spot if this is the place you choose for any reason.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Caribbean

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 29, 2022

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Took over 30 minutes to sit us after our reservation time

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  11. Maria

    New York Area

    15 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on October 26, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Loved sitting near the fireplace!

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    Denver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 22, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Had an amazing time with my mom and sisters on a fun trip to NYC! Cocktails were amazing and the service was fantastic.

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  13. OpenTable Diner

    San Antonio

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 22, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fantastic, Fun, and Fabulous

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  14. ZurielC

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 15, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food and ambiance. I would highly recommend.

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  15. AlissaC

    New York Area

    26 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Warm atmosphere good service yet a bit pricey

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  16. espee

    New York Area

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on October 12, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    cute little restaurant with decent food. they let us stay for quite some time after dinner (lots of open seats) which was appreciated. waitress was attentive.

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  17. GiselleR

    New York Area

    11 reviews

    3.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on October 7, 2022

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    The food wasn’t all that great. We found things to be salty. The cocktails were great and the staff was very attentive. But we weren’t impressed by their food and menu.

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  18. EmilieP

    Memphis/West TN

    6 reviews

    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on October 5, 2022

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Great menu and food was good. Service was a bit much and came to the table every five minutes. Pretty expensive for the type of food. You’re essentially paying for the ambiance, which itself is pretty nice.

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  19. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 1, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Not only was the food/ambiance excellent, but the service was of the highest caliber you could want. You can tell they value your feedback and take personally your experience/satisfaction. Will be back here for sure!

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  20. AmberJ

    Columbus

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 30, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    The vibe is great, the food is subpar. Our stuffed calamari was WAY over salted, but they took it off the bill and sent us something else. I think we had like 3 servers, 2 of them were great and helpful. The third you could tell was new and not knowledgeable. Overall it was a fun experience, but we won’t be back - so much better food in NYC. They’ve got to improve the menu or lower their prices to make it worth it.

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  21. MaryL

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 29, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was amazing. Excellent service. Would definitely go back. I am Greek and their food was authentic.

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  22. johnb

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 27, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food and very attractive comfortable interior. The staff was very attentive. I will return!

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  23. SuzanneZ

    Milwaukee

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on September 24, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was great but the forgot my friends entree. They made up for it with free dessert. The lamb for 2 was outstanding!

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  24. OpenTable Diner

    Greater Boston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 22, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Had a great experience and a most delicious meal. Great addition to this neighborhood.

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  25. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on September 21, 2022

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2
    The space was interestingly decorated. The staff were quite pleasant and polite. The overall vibe could have been great except for the fact that the music was blaring. We asked our server if it could be turned down (which they did). It was still difficult to have a conversation though. The wine we ordered was a good California chard. The dip and pita app. was delicious. But our entree’s really disappointed. Overall VERY salty.

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  26. MegW

    Richmond

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 16, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Lovely evening with a friend, they were very tentative and had a dj and smoke machine which was fun! The manager checked on us twice - and the food was awesome. Definitely get the 4some dip and the spanakopita.

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  27. hadinnyc

    New York Area

    41 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    41 reviews

    Dined on September 7, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I returned for the first time since pre-pandemic and was happy to see that all was as I had remembered. The staff had changed drastically but everyone was nice. The food was great also. My only comment is that the music was a little too loud.

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  28. Rosati

    New York Area

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on September 4, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great staff and out of this world authentic Greek food IMO

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  29. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 3, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Menu could have offered more to choose from but was good overall

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  30. pzzlqueen

    Toronto

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 23, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Loved the place, service and food! The staff is very welcoming! The interior looks cool!

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  31. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 20, 2022

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 5
    Made a reservation for a special occasion, arrived and told there was no available table seating and that we can either sit at the bar or wait for an available table…. What was the point of making a reservation? Agreed to sit at the bar since we ventured from Long Island to here- and had terrible service. Bartender was not attentive and there was only one other couple sitting at the bar. Appetizers came before our cocktails and she didn’t ask us about refilling our water or cocktails until we were practically finished with the dinner. Calamari was over cooked and chewy. Meal was not worth the price- received a whole branzino without any sides. What? Ambience was great, beautiful decor and a DJ in the background to set the mood. Had high expectations, will not be back. Wasted time and money.

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  32. AndreaG

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 18, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Beautiful!!! Great atmosphere. The manager and bartender were amazing and extremely accommodating! I will 100% be coming back for HH

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  33. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 17, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Loved the food, ambience etc.. Will return .

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  34. TheTraveleroftheFamily

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 15, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I love this place! Everything was absolutely PERFECT!!

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  35. BrendanB

    New York Area

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 13, 2022

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    While the food was incredible, the service was disorganized and absolutely horrendous. We enjoyed the ambience, but the lack of effort to please by the staff was very disappointing.

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  36. LawrenceC

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 12, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Fine food selection plus outdoor dining. Try the Baklava Tower for 2 dessert.

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  37. DeniseM

    Naples

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 11, 2022

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was ok. The servers were friendly but the service was slow which was fine except that then we were rushed out at the end. The restaurant itself is really cool looking though.

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  38. Abbyr

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 10, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fast and delicious. Went during restaurant week and they still had full portion sizes. Would definitely recommend.

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  39. ChaseV

    New York Area

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 10, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    It was really good but I thought a bit pricey overall when the bill came for what we got - $100 meal with tip for shared plates and 2 drinks.

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  40. SarB

    Calgary

    24 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on August 8, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was great, we each had the restaurant week menu and enjoyed all courses, especially dessert. Service was poor - plates not cleared, wine not poured, inattentive, etc. (And it was not that busy.) We would return for the food and hope for a better server!

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FAQs

Merakia offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (212) 380-1950 ext. 0.

Merakia is rated 4.2 stars by 556 OpenTable diners.

Permanently Closed

This restaurant is permanently closed.

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Merakia

5 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10010

Additional information

  • Cross street
    between 5th & 6th avenues
  • Neighborhood
    Gramercy / Flatiron
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 4:30 pm–9:45 pm Fri 4:30 pm–10:45 pm Sat 5:00 pm–10:45 pm Sun 3:00 pm–8:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Greek, Steakhouse, Mediterranean
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Parking Garage next door and across the street
  • Public transit
    R,W @ 23rd st and 5th ave6 @ 23rd and ParkF, M @ 23rd and 6th avePATH @ 23rd and 6th ave1 @ 23rd and 7th ave
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (212) 380-1950 ext. 0
  • Catering
    We offer Off Site Catering for small and large events. We have 3 dining rooms and a bar room which can be booked separately or as a buyout for the entire space. We can accommodate parties from intimate gatherings to larger cocktail parties and sit down dinners. Our chefs and beverage team can customize menus for each event tailored to client need and theme.
  • Private party facilities
    Whether celebrating a special occasion with family and friends or hosting a corporate outing, Merakia can accommodate all your special event needs. Please email info@merakia.com for more info.
  • Private party contact
    James Paloumbis: (212) 380-1950
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