Apgujeong soy crab restaurant with partitioned seats: Aemo Kkotgejang

I went looking for a good soy crab spot in Apgujeong and ended up at Aemo Kkotgejang Apgujeong Main Branch. The sauce wasn't overly salty and the crab meat was really generous, so I left satisfied. It's also a clean, unfussy place to eat solo in Apgujeong, which made me like it even more. 🦀

Where is Aemo Kkotgejang Apgujeong Main Branch, and what are the hours?

📍 Address: 27 Nonhyeon-ro 152-gil, 1F, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

⏰ Hours: Daily 11:00 – 24:00

🚘 Parking available

💗 Takeout, delivery, reservations available

You can visit without a reservation, but there may be a wait depending on the situation.

From Gumi, North Gyeongsang to Apgujeong: a second-generation crab shop

Aemo Kkotgejang started in 1990 in Gumi, North Gyeongsang, and is now run by the second generation as a crab specialty restaurant. With this new Seoul location, you can now try Aemo Kkotgejang's signature crab in Apgujeong too. There's a big standing sign out front introducing the signature seasoned crab and soy crab, so it wasn't hard to find.

I was especially curious about the spicy seasoned crab, since it's made spicy without capsaicin or artificial seasoning. Anyone who loves spicy food would probably be pretty intrigued. 🌶️

Do the partitioned seats make solo dining in Apgujeong comfortable?

Walking into Aemo Kkotgejang Apgujeong Main Branch, it was cleaner than I expected. The place isn't huge, but there are partitions between tables, so I didn't feel too self-conscious while eating.

I'd gotten my nails done in Apgujeong that day and went alone to have soy crab.

When you're eating alone, a too-open space can feel awkward, but the partitions here took a lot of that pressure off. I think this would be a comfortable spot for anyone looking for a solo-dining-friendly soy crab restaurant in Apgujeong. It'd also be good for anyone who wants a bit of privacy for conversation.

🦀 Aemo Kkotgejang menu and prices

Here's the menu and pricing.

• Spicy seasoned crab ₩26,000
• Mild seasoned crab ₩26,000
• Soy crab ₩48,000
• Crab stew ₩50,000
• Steamed crab ₩50,000
• Spicy crab ramyeon ₩9,000
• Steamed crab-meat egg ₩12,000
• Rolled egg ₩12,000
• Rice bowl with flying fish roe ₩1,000

They also do courier shipping and takeout! Beyond soy crab, there's a wide range of crab dishes—seasoned crab, crab stew, steamed crab, and more.

How generous are the side dishes?

After ordering, the side dishes came out first. Seaweed, seaweed salad, pickled vegetables, seasoned bean sprouts—several sides that go well with crab.

Seaweed soup came along too, and overall the table felt quite full. I tried each side dish, and they were all clean-tasting and good.

Above all, the owner was incredibly kind, which made the whole meal feel pleasant.

The soy-marinated crab I ordered: full of crab meat

And finally, the soy crab arrived. 🦀 Even in photos, the crab looks pretty sizeable, right? Eating it, what I liked most was how generous the meat was.

Sometimes with crab dishes the shell looks big but there's barely any meat once you pick it apart—but here the meat was really substantial, so it was fun picking through each piece. The roe and innards visible when I opened the shell looked delicious too.

Soy crab that isn't too salty or fishy

When I eat soy crab, saltiness and fishiness are what I pay the most attention to. Overly salty soy crab has you reaching for water or rice after just a few bites, but personally I didn't find Aemo Kkotgejang's version overly salty.

It had that characteristic savory-salty soy crab flavor, but at a level that wasn't too much to eat with rice.

And the fishy taste wasn't strong either. If you prefer a moderately seasoned style over an intensely salty one, I think you'd be pretty satisfied.

Crab meat over rice: the best bite of the meal

Soy crab really tastes best with rice. I piled crab meat on rice, added a bit of the soy sauce, and with the savory crab meat plus the salty-savory soy sauce, the rice just disappeared.

It's good wrapped in seaweed too, and good mixed with rice inside the crab shell. They're not kidding when they call this a 'rice thief.' 😂

Trying the noodles alongside the crab

I also had noodles alongside the crab, and they went together better than I expected. After eating rice with the soy crab and adding noodles on top, it made for a very filling meal.

Next time I want to come with my husband and properly try the seasoned crab too.

🌶️ Next visit: the spicy seasoned crab

Honestly, the dish I was most curious about that day was the spicy seasoned crab. The restaurant markets it almost like a signature dish, and I'd heard it's really spicy, so I held off this time. My husband usually handles spicy food well, so I'm planning to come back with him and try it together. I might even turn it into a little spice-tolerance contest to see who reaches for water first. 😂

Looking for soy-marinated crab in Apgujeong?

What satisfied me most on this visit was, again, the not-too-salty sauce and the generous crab meat. The meat never felt scarce—everything felt full and satisfying the whole meal. The side dishes were plentiful and the owner was kind, so overall it was a comfortable meal. The place was clean, too, and the partitions between tables made solo dining easy.

I'd come straight from getting my nails done in Apgujeong and was looking for somewhere I could comfortably eat alone, and this fit perfectly. If you're looking for soy crab in Apgujeong and don't like it overly salty or fishy, Aemo Kkotgejang Apgujeong Main Branch might be worth a visit.

The soy crab was quite satisfying, and next time I'm planning to come back with my husband for the spicy seasoned crab. 🦀🌶️

✔️ Aemo Kkotgejang Apgujeong Main Branch at a glance

Aemo Kkotgejang Apgujeong Main Branch 📍 27 Nonhyeon-ro 152-gil, 1F, Gangnam-gu, Seoul ⏰ Daily 11:00 – 24:00 🚗 Parking available 📦 Takeout, delivery available 📌 Reservations available / walk-ins okay

• Not overly salty soy crab
• Generous crab meat
• No strong fishy taste
• Wide variety of side dishes
• Clean interior
• Partitioned tables make solo dining easy
• Wide menu from spicy seasoned crab to crab stew
• Kind owner

Personally, I think this place is especially good for anyone looking for soy crab that's 'not too salty, with generous meat.'