Marinated crab restaurant in Busan with 6-dish platter: Deodo Gejang

Let me introduce Deodo Gejang, a new restaurant in Haeundae Marine City that really nails soy-marinated crab, spicy marinated crab, and the full assorted gejang platter!

Where Deodo Gejang is and when it opens

• 📍 Location: 37 Marine City 3-ro, Units 103,104,105,106 (Ureung-dong, Hanil Orduy), Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea
• ⏰ Hours: Daily 11:00–21:00
• ✔️ Group-friendly, reservations available, parking available

Deodo Gejang, a Haeundae favorite, is a premium gejang specialty restaurant that recently opened in Marine City — a brand new spot for soy crab, spicy crab, and assorted gejang!

Inside Deodo Gejang: a wide hall built for groups and family meals

First off, the restaurant is really spacious! It'd be great for group get-togethers, family gatherings, or company dinners. With so many seats, one nice thing is you can eat without waiting even on busy weekends haha.

What we ordered: the assorted gejang set with pot rice, 28,000 won

The main menu is built around the assorted gejang and yellow crab dishes, served as a full nutritious pot rice set — meaning you even get pot rice with it, this place does it properly!

Here's what I ordered! ✔️ Assorted gejang nutritious pot rice set (28.0) × 2 I went with the assorted gejang option!

And here's the star of the show. From the side dishes to the main dish, everything comes out looking gorgeous — a full spread you can stuff yourself with!

The assorted gejang set includes flower crab, soy yellow crab, spicy yellow crab, octopus, abalone, and soy-marinated shrimp!

How does the gejang taste? Not salty, just right with rice

You've got to look at the good stuff first! The assorted gejang lineup was already so appealing, but the sauce is what matters most, right? I've eaten a lot of gejang, and it's rare for it to be tasty without being salty — but this was perfectly balanced with rice, not salty at all. I loved it so much.

The spicy marinated crab wasn't spicy either, so even young kids could eat it. The assorted gejang selection wasn't just for show — it was really made up of the kinds I genuinely love, which made me so happy. The meat was super plump too, the quality was excellent!

Yellow crab with pot rice, and soy shrimp eaten like sushi on seaweed

Squeeze the yellow crab and pile it onto the rice. Since it's pot rice, it tasted even more amazing haha. Honestly, gejang plus hot rice — how could that ever be bad? ㅠ.ㅠ

Can you see how plump the shrimp are... seriously so meaty. Try the shrimp on rice wrapped in seaweed like sushi ~! The chewy texture is amazing!

Even the doenjang stew comes with meaty flower crab

True to its reputation as a Haeundae gejang favorite, the doenjang (soybean paste) stew had a hearty piece of flower crab in it too! Sweet and refreshing, seasoned just right haha.

Crab-shell bibimbap: a little rice, plenty of roe and innards

Can't skip mixing rice into the crab shell! Normally you have to pack the rice in tight or it gets too salty, right? But at Deodo Gejang, this Marine City favorite, the soy sauce isn't salty and has just the right sweetness, so I could use just a little rice and really taste the rich crab innards! Little rice, tons of innards — felt like I struck gold (?)

And the big, delicious abalone marinade! I deliberately didn't cut it so I could fit a full bite in my mouth, and the chewy, springy texture was insane... ♥

The finish: sungnyung topped with aged kimchi jjim

To finish, we had sungnyung (scorched rice tea) that had been soaking in water. It felt like a refreshing way to cleanse the palate after the slightly salty gejang! That toasty flavor is just so good. This is basically K-dessert.

There's also a side dish that's like an aged kimchi jjim (braised kimchi)... put it on top of the sungnyung and it's genuinely the best thing ever... You really have to try eating it this way ㅠㅠ. Trust me on this one (?) Even the finishing touch was perfect at Deodo Gejang!

Final verdict on Deodo Gejang, a Haeundae crab meal for all ages

Deodo Gejang, this Haeundae favorite, is a place where you can truly enjoy gejang properly in Busan! There are a lot of gejang restaurants these days, but you often end up with something fishy, too salty, or with crab that's not fresh ㅠ.ㅠ — a lot of people have lost that gejang gamble before!

Deodo Gejang in Haeundae has a sauce that's sweet rather than salty, plump crab meat, and such great overall quality and variety that both kids and adults can enjoy it together haha. There are pretty cafés and yacht tours nearby too, so if you're visiting Busan or looking for a family gathering spot, I'd highly recommend this Haeundae gejang favorite, Deodo Gejang!