Gijang Market crab restaurant with private parking: Gijang Myeongpum
In short
Gijang Myeongpum Daegae is a snow crab and king crab restaurant inside Gijang Market in Gijang, Busan. For a weekend lunch booked through Naver Reservation, one large snow crab and crab-shell fried rice came with a buffet-style self-serve bar, weighing that excludes the basket's weight, and a dedicated parking lot with no time limit. When the crab yield is good, Gijang Myeongpum Daegae is an easy pick for snow crab at Gijang Market.
Good to know
- Location
- 5 Chaseong-dongno 73beon-gil, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan (inside Gijang Market)
- Parking
- Dedicated parking lot, no time limit
- Reservations
- Available through Naver Reservation
- What they sell
- King crab, lobster, red snow crab, snow crab
- Self-serve bar
- Buffet-style: salad, ryusanseul (stir-fried mixed vegetables), jolmyeon (chewy cold noodles), quail eggs, chicken, corn and more
- Add-on order
- Crab-shell fried rice (served with doenjang jjigae, soybean paste stew)
- On the house
- Two abalones
- Price reference
- ₩50,000 ≈ $37 (2026-09-15)
as written by the visitor on Sep 14, 2026
My boyfriend really wanted a delicious weekend lunch, so we visited "Gijang Myeongpum Daegae" in Gijang Market. In conclusion, it was a satisfying crab restaurant, from yield to price to service.
Gijang Myeongpum Daegae is located inside Gijang Market. There are so many crab restaurants nearby that it's hard to decide where to go, but I'd recommend this one for running an honest business.
Parking at Gijang Market: Gijang Myeongpum Daegae's private lot
Parking is usually tough at Gijang Market, but Gijang Myeongpum Daegae has its own dedicated parking lot, which makes visiting easy. There's no time limit on the lot either, so it's great for taking a loop around Gijang Market after your meal.
Does a Naver Reservation get you a better seat?
We visited Gijang Myeongpum Daegae, a snow crab restaurant in Gijang, Busan, after booking ahead through Naver Reservation. Booking in advance meant we got seated in a really good spot.
They sell all kinds of crustaceans — king crab, lobster, red king crab, snow crab — and on the day we visited, the snow crab yield was especially good, so that's what they recommended.
Honest weighing: the basket's weight comes off
The biggest strength of Gijang Myeongpum Daegae, a great pick for family gatherings at Gijang Market, is that they weigh the crab honestly.
If the basket's weight were included on the scale, the price could come out about ₩50,000 higher, so this is worth checking closely. At Gijang Myeongpum Daegae in Gijang Market, I appreciated that they showed us the honest weighing process right in front of us, in detail.
Weekend lunch mood and seating for family gatherings
On our weekend lunch visit, Gijang Myeongpum Daegae was packed with tourists and locals alike, all there for crab.
There were especially a lot of Chinese tour groups, and seeing them come all the way to Gijang Market to enjoy snow crab gave me a bit of local pride, honestly.
There aren't fully enclosed private rooms, but there are spaces private enough for comfortable dining, so it's good for family gatherings and group meals.
What's on the self-serve bar at Gijang Myeongpum Daegae
Another strength of Gijang Myeongpum Daegae — there's a self-serve bar.
It's buffet-style, so you just take as much as you want.
There's salad, ryusanseul (stir-fried mixed vegetables), jolmyeon noodles, quail eggs, chicken, corn, and more. The quail eggs in particular were excellent.
A shot while waiting for the delicious Gijang snow crab.
It had been a while since we'd had snow crab, so we were both excited.
One large snow crab for two: how good was the yield?
Our ordered snow crab arrives. Nice that you can keep eating it warm the whole time.
They also serve the rich crab shell separately, so you can dip the crab meat into it. Just keep in mind — if you plan to order the fried rice, you should save some of the innards.
Whoa, the yield is so good! I was surprised at how packed with meat it was.
Snow crab is best eaten in a large size, honestly. Personally I find the big ones tastier and easier to pick the meat out of.
The legs were packed full of meat too, so even with just one big crab between the two of us, we were completely full.
The rich crab paste bursts with umami the moment it hits your mouth.
You can get snow crab anywhere, but eating it here at Gijang Market is just the best. There's a reason I've come straight to Gijang Market for crab since I was a kid.
They also gave us two abalones as a service item — chewy and a real treat. Steamed together with the crab, they tasted even better.
Ending with crab-shell fried rice and doenjang jjigae
As we were finishing the crab, we ordered a crab-shell fried rice on top. It would've felt like a waste to leave without it.
Ordering the fried rice comes with a hearty doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) on the side, which is the perfect way to round off the meal.
Why Gijang Myeongpum Daegae among Gijang Market's many crab restaurants
Once you get to Gijang Market, there are so many crab restaurants that it's hard to know where to go. Gijang Myeongpum Daegae is one I'd recommend for several reasons: it's an honest restaurant that doesn't play games with the scale, it has a pleasant dining space, and it has a self-serve bar.
Right now is exactly the season when the crab yield is good, so I'd encourage you to visit Gijang Market for some snow crab.
Where it is
5 Chaseong-dongno 73beon-gil, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, South Korea부산광역시 기장군 기장읍 차성동로73번길 5
