Gesgeora 게섯거라

Gesgeora is a crab restaurant in Bongpo-ri, Toseong-myeon, Goseong-gun, Gangwon, arranging steamed snow crab or king crab with a broad spread of cooked side dishes. The steamed crab arrives divided at the leg joints and scored through the shell. Long white sections can be pulled from the legs without crushing them, while the body is split into pieces so that the denser meat inside can be gathered with a small tool. Claw meat, long leg fibers, and compact body flakes occupy visibly separate parts of the main platter. Species and selected weight change the size of the steamed crab, but the structure of shell, exposed joints, and serving tools remains clear on the table. Crab-shell fried rice mixes rice and seaweed flakes with tomalley inside the upper shell. The grains become coated in concentrated shellfish flavor, creating a richer, drier finish than the plain steamed leg meat. Side dishes arrive on multiple plates around the crab. Tteokbokki combines chewy rice cakes with red sauce. Corn cheese holds kernels under melted cheese, scrambled egg forms soft curds, and salmon or grilled fish supplies another seafood texture without the crab shell. A crab doenjang stew cooks shell pieces and vegetables in fermented soybean broth. It stays hot in its own vessel and can be paired with rice after the chilled or warm side plates. Fruit salad combines cut fruit and ricotta on a cold plate, adding fresh moisture and soft dairy after the steamed crab and soybean stew. The second-floor dining area includes open tables and room-style seating. A large table is needed for the crab platter, empty shell bowl, scissors, tongs, individual plates, dipping dishes, side plates, stew, and rice. Removing one scored leg at a time keeps the remaining crab sections intact in the central platter. The empty shell bowl separates hard fragments from edible meat, while the upper shell is retained for the rice. Cooked rice cakes, melted cheese, egg, fish, fermented broth, and cold fruit each stay in their own dish rather than covering the natural sweetness and firm fibers of the crab.