Sunmine Haengbok Gejang Dongdaemun Jikyeong 순미네 행복게장

Sunmine Haengbok Gejang Dongdaemun is a soy-marinated crab restaurant on the second floor at 38 Eulji-ro 43-gil in Jung-gu, Seoul. It lies between Dongdaemun History and Culture Park Station and Dongdaemun Station, within walking distance of DDP, Dongdaemun Market, and Cheonggyecheon. The female-crab set costs 36,000 won per person and combines domestic female blue crab marinated in soy, fried-egg bibimbap, soy-marinated shrimp, butter-grilled shrimp, and the self-service bar. The crab arrives with roe and flesh inside the shell. Meat is pressed from the body sections and moved onto rice, where soy marinade and a small quantity of sesame oil bind the crab to each spoonful. Rice can also be placed inside the top shell and mixed against the remaining roe. Separating the legs and body before mixing keeps shell fragments away from the rice. The soy seasoning stays below an excessively salty concentration, allowing roe, meat, and rice to retain distinct roles. Marinated shrimp is served cold after aging in soy, with firm flesh. Butter-grilled shrimp uses heat and butter on a separate plate. The set therefore includes two shrimp preparations, one cold and marinated and the other warm and grilled, beside the crab. Soup and side dishes occupy the self-service bar, which also contains dakbokkeumtang and makgeolli. Hot braised-chicken broth and meat can be added between portions of chilled crab. Adults can pour makgeolli with the set, and both the chicken dish and rice wine are included without a separate charge. The kitchen excludes MSG and dasida from its preparation. Soy-marinated crab is also packed for parcel delivery or gifts. The second-floor interior has tables for two and arrangements for groups of four to six or more. Guidance in Korean, English, Chinese, and Japanese explains the components. A clear eating order is plain crab meat first, roe and body meat mixed into rice next, the two shrimp preparations compared side by side, and warm soup or dakbokkeumtang added from the bar. The complete table joins female crab, cold marinated shrimp, warm butter-grilled shrimp, egg-topped rice, side dishes, chicken stew, and makgeolli.