Crab set meal near Haeundae Movie Street with black rice: Deodo Gejang

I've been craving soy sauce crab (ganjang gejang) lately, so I hunted for a good gejang place. I heard there's one in Haeundae's Marine City that's clean, not salty, and done like a neat Korean set meal (hanjeongsik). It's 'Haeundae Deodo Gejang' (더도게장)! From the tidy side dishes to the generous crab meat, I left completely satisfied, so I'm sharing it with you :)

Where is Deodo Gejang, and where do you park?

Deodo Gejang is on the first floor of the Hanil Orduu complex at 37 Marincity 3-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan. For parking, use the basement garage of the Hanil Orduu complex. Hours are 11:00–21:00, with last order at 20:00.

It's near Marine City so it's really easy to get to, and it's close to Haeundae's Movie Street (영화의 거리), so it was great for wandering around before and after the meal.

What's the atmosphere at Deodo Gejang like?

The restaurant has a clean, modern interior with widely spaced tables, giving it the feel of an upscale Korean set-meal restaurant. There's none of the fishy smell or clutter you might expect from a crab place, so it looked good for family meals, dates and gatherings.

The moment I walked in, it felt really pleasant and upscale. None of that typical gejang-place fishy smell or chaotic vibe, and the interior is clean and modern, so it felt like walking into a refined hanjeongsik restaurant. The tables are nicely spaced too, so it's perfect for a private-feeling meal, and I thought it would work well for a family outing with your parents, a date, or a get-together.

Deodo Gejang menu and prices

The menu is split into single-person pot rice meals and set meals for two. I ordered the mixed jang pot rice set (₩28,000 per person) for two!

• Yellow crab nutritious pot rice (1 person): ₩18,000
• Mixed jang nutritious pot rice set (1 person): ₩28,000
• Bulgogi + yellow crab (soy or spicy) + nutritious pot rice set for 2: ₩48,000
• 3 kinds of grilled fish + yellow crab (soy or spicy) + nutritious pot rice set for 2: ₩48,000

✔️ I ordered the mixed jang nutritious pot rice set for two!

Side dishes and the black rice pot meal

After you order, the side dishes are set out one by one, and they're mild and neatly put together. The nutritious pot rice (yeongyang solbap) is black rice topped with sweet pumpkin, mushrooms and ginkgo nuts. You scoop out the rice, make scorched-rice tea (sungnyung) in the pot, and have it with the crab.

Once you finish ordering, they bring out the side dishes one at a time, and every single one was neat and clearly made with care, nothing slapped together. They're mild and tidy, so my chopsticks kept going back. The lineup goes so well with the main dish that I enjoyed it a lot. Then the main soy crab came out and I nearly screamed at how it looked... 🥹🔥

When you lift the lid of the pot rice, steam comes pouring out, and with sweet pumpkin, mushrooms and ginkgo on top of the black rice, it looks healthy right away. If you scoop out the rice and make scorched-rice tea, then have it with the crab, your stomach feels really full and warm..!

Is the soy crab in the mixed jang too salty?

The soy crab in Deodo Gejang's mixed jang had no fishy taste, wasn't salty, and had a sweet soy flavor, while the spicy marinated crab (yangnyeom gejang) had a savory kick that wasn't stuffy. The soy crab and the crab shells were packed with roe and plump crab meat all the way to the end.

The main dish, the mixed jang, was overwhelming just to look at. The soy crab and crab shells were packed with roe and clear, plump crab meat right to the end. Even the innards in the shell were perfect.

Take a bite of the crab and there's no fishiness at all; instead a sweet, deep soy flavor that isn't salty fills your mouth. Mixing rice in the crab shell is seriously delicious 🥹 The spicy crab isn't overly stuffy or sharply hot, it's a savory heat that really clings to your mouth, so alternating a bite of soy and a bite of spicy was just right.

Soy shrimp and abalone jang

The marinated seafood that comes with the mixed jang was amazing too. The soy shrimp has a wonderfully chewy bite, and the soy-marinated abalone (jeonbok-jang) is crunchy yet tender. The portions are generous overall and the quality is good, and the price is reasonable, so I enjoyed it so, so much 🤎

Who is Deodo Gejang for?

If you're looking for a good soy crab place in Haeundae, or a refined, upscale Korean set meal in Marine City, I really recommend Haeundae Deodo Gejang! It's a table full of care, so it's great for visiting with your parents or as a date. Please do go try a generous crab meal yourselves :)