Snow crab restaurant in Gijang, Busan for mom's birthday: Gijang

In short

Gijang Myeongpum Daegae is a snow crab and king crab restaurant in Gijang-eup, Gijang County, Busan. For her mom's birthday, the writer's family of three adults shared two snow crabs weighed with the basket weight deducted, then finished with crab-shell fried rice and doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew). With a ₩5,000 table charge that included fried snacks, pasta and chicken, it's a solid pick for taking parents out.

Crab shell served separately

Good to know

Address
5 Chaseongdong-ro 73beon-gil, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, South Korea
Hours
Daily 10:00–21:00
Table charge
₩5,000 per person
Order
3 adults, 2 snow crabs (weighed with basket weight excluded)
Extra order
Crab-shell fried rice
Steaming time
About 20 minutes
Parking
Private lot, coin settlement provided by the restaurant

as written by the visitor on Sep 8, 2026

Gijang Myeongpum Daegae, for mom's birthday family meal

Today I'm introducing a Gijang, Busan snow crab spot I visited with my husband and family for a simple meal to celebrate my mom's birthday~~~~~!!

Good price, good value, and good yield too — it's the perfect place for a hearty, no-fuss meal, and I felt great after eating so well~~~~~~!!

Gijang Myeongpum Daegae / 5 Chaseongdong-ro 73beon-gil, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, South Korea / Daily 10:00–21:00

Exterior of Gijang Myeongpum Daegae
Gijang Myeongpum Daegae sign and entrance

Parking and the restaurant's atmosphere

This time I'm sharing our mom's birthday party at Gijang Myeongpum Daegae, a Gijang, Busan snow crab spot! hahaha Past the building, past Ssangdung Hoetjib, there's a private parking lot, so parking was super easy!!!!

Coming in through the back door, you can see this spacious dining room~~~~!!! Perfect for group gatherings or entertaining guests too — mom's birthday party at Gijang Myeongpum Daegae, this Gijang, Busan snow crab spot — my mom loves snow crab, so we came here~~!

Spacious seating inside Gijang Myeongpum Daegae
Full view of the dining hall suitable for group gatherings

The interior is set up spaciously like this, and the table charge is ₩5,000 per person, which makes it easy and convenient for a meal~~~~~!!

Table set for a meal, with restaurant interior
Snow crab tank on display outside the restaurant

Weighed minus basket weight, two crabs for three adults

Out front there are delicious snow crabs on display~~! Our child watched the crabs while eating away happily!!!!!! And I really loved that the owner set the scale to deduct the basket weight!?!?

With the basket weight excluded, and since we were three adults, we decided to get two crabs haha

Weighing the snow crab with basket weight deducted
Checking the weight of the two chosen snow crabs

At a reasonable, good-value price, you can eat really well — mom's birthday party at Gijang Myeongpum Daegae, this Gijang, Busan snow crab spot, highly recommend~~~~~~ The crabs were so big and there was so much, we felt fully satisfied!??!?!

Two large snow crabs
Basket holding the ordered snow crabs
Family in front of the crab tank
Table set before the meal begins

What comes with the table setting?

Ta-da~~~~~~ the table setting includes fried peppers, fried onion rings, chicken, corn, various pastas, plus salad, kimchi, and pickled vegetables — quite a spread haha

Table spread with fried peppers, fried onion, chicken and pasta
Side dishes of salad, kimchi and pickled vegetables

The crabs arrive after about 20 minutes

Ta-da~~~~~~~~ here comes the snow crab my mom loves!!!!!!! We waited about 20 minutes I think haha, since steaming takes a while, so keep that in mind

They give you the crab shell separately too, so let's mix it into rice!!!!!!

Steamed snow crab served at the table
Crab shell served separately

A cake for mom's birthday party

We brought a cake we'd prepared at home and had mom's birthday party at Gijang Myeongpum Daegae, this Gijang, Busan snow crab spot haha My mom was so happy about it

Birthday cake brought from home

Look at that meat~~~~~~~~ amazing!!!!!! This was mom's birthday gift haha

Snow crab leg meat, packed full
Picked-out snow crab meat
Family eating snow crab together

Finishing up with crab-shell fried rice and doenjang jjigae

Ta-da!!!!!!!! We could pick out the meat so easily, and there was so much of it that even with three adults sharing two crabs, we still got really full haha We also ate the crab-shell fried rice we ordered extra, down to the last bite

Extra order of crab-shell fried rice

They also give you doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) alongside, and eating it together was so delicious haha It's definitely not overly seasoned, quite clean and mild, so I think both kids and elders would love it haha

Doenjang jjigae served alongside
Table at the end of the meal
Coin used for parking settlement

Parking settled with a coin

At the end I asked about parking settlement, and they gave me this cute little coin haha Just pop it in and you're done!!!!!!!!

With reasonable prices and generous portions, this Gijang, Busan snow crab spot Gijang Myeongpum Daegae draws a lot of customers for mom's birthday parties, and it really was great to use~~! It's close enough to reach from Ulsan too, so we visited while out and about, and it was definitely convenient~~~~

I'd love to visit again — this Gijang, Busan snow crab spot Gijang Myeongpum Daegae is so nice for a family meal~~~~~~~ Next time I'll definitely bring my parents again for a satisfying meal, highly recommend~~~~>_<

Where it is

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5 Chaseongdong-ro 73beon-gil, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, South Korea부산광역시 기장군 기장읍 차성동로73번길 5

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