Yuryang-dong crab restaurant with no fishy soy crab, Cheonan: Kkotgeok

Today I went to [Kkotgeok Cheonan Yuryang-dong Branch], a Korean restaurant famous for crab in Yuryang-dong, Cheonan, and had a really delicious crab set meal.😋

Where is Kkotgeok Cheonan Yuryang-dong Branch, and is there parking?

Kkotgeok Cheonan Yuryang-dong Branch is located at 204 Yuryang-ro, A-dong 1F, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, and is open daily from 11am to 9pm. There's a private parking lot available.

Kkotgeok Cheonan Yuryang-dong Branch is a well-known crab restaurant in Yuryang-dong, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan! Crab is totally in season right now.🔥🔥 I always make a point of eating crab around this time of year, and I heard there was a famous spot in Cheonan, so I went to check it out.😋

Parking at Kkotgeok was easy with plenty of space in their private lot.

Kkotgeok menu and prices

Kkotgeok's set menu is ₩80,000, and à la carte dishes start at ₩30,000 for soy female crab.

• <Set menu> ₩80,000
• Kkotgeok A set: baby-roe crab set for two + dried corvina
• Kkotgeok B set: baby-roe crab set for two + boiled pork
• Kkotgeok C set: baby-roe crab set for two + kkotgetang (crab stew)
• <À la carte>
• Soy female crab ₩30,000
• Spicy marinated crab ₩25,000
• Marinated shrimp ₩10,000
• Sous vide pork ₩20,000
• Dried corvina ₩25,000

The side dishes were all well-suited to eat with the crab, and what really impressed me was that they gave us butter, one piece each! After finishing the soy crab, they told us to add butter and sesame oil to the sauce and rice — and that's when my expectations shot up.😋😋👏

What comes with the 80,000 won C set at Kkotgeok

Ta-da~~ We ordered the Kkotgeok C set! The C set comes with spicy marinated crab, soy crab, and kkotgetang all together, which was exactly what we wanted since we were really craving crab.😋 The A and B sets come with dried corvina and boiled pork respectively, so you can choose based on preference!

The kkotgetang came out on its own burner so it stayed hot until the very end. The broth was seriously insane..🔥🔥

Soy crab with no fishy smell: a first-timer's verdict

Personally, I really can't handle the fishy smell of seafood, so I'd never really tried ganjang gejang before..!! This time too, I figured my boyfriend would eat the soy crab while I'd stick to the spicy crab and crab stew! But..!!! The spicy crab here had zero fishy taste and insane umami....🔥🔥 I finally succeeded at ganjang gejang for the first time in my life ㅠㅠ

I never knew soy crab could taste this good with absolutely no fishy smell.. It was genuinely shocking, the first ganjang gejang of my life.🥹🥹

And when you mix that butter they gave us at the start with the soy crab sauce and rice... oh my god, it was heaven ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ So so good.ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Spicy marinated crab piled with minari (water celery)

As for the spicy marinated crab... need I say more?☆ The seasoning was insane, and the meat packed inside the crab was seriously overflowing.🔥🔥 You could just tell these were really good quality crabs!!!!

And what was really amazing was that the spicy crab came loaded with minari (water celery), and the spicy crab + minari combo was insane.🔥🔥 Whoever came up with this combo deserves an award ㅠ the fragrant minari and the spicy kick of the crab were a genuinely perfect match ㅠㅠ👏👏👏👏

How the blue crab stew broth tastes

The kkotgetang also had zero fishy smell and was truly rich and spicy!!! My husband finished a whole bowl of rice with the crab stew broth ㅋㅋㅋㅋ It was also packed full of crab bursting with roe, so we ate really well and full.😋

The crab meat... insane..🔥 It's partly the season, but Kkotgeok apparently only cooks with really good quality crab, which is why crab lovers make a special trip out here.

Dessert at Kkotgeok and what you can take home

After the meal, you could get plum tea, pomegranate tea, or coffee. On the way out, I noticed they also sell crab for takeout.

• [Kkotgeok takeout menu]
• Soy female crab (3 pcs) ₩80,000
• Spicy marinated crab ₩35,000

Kkotgeok Cheonan Yuryang-dong Branch, a Korean restaurant in Yuryang-dong, Cheonan! It was the first time in my life I've ever enjoyed soy crab, so I don't think I'll ever forget it.🥹🥹 If you want to try truly great spicy crab and soy crab, definitely visit Kkotgeok Cheonan Yuryang-dong Branch.❣️