아현동간장게장

Came back after 6 years, glad to see that the shop survived the pandemic! The place has since changed a little as the floor tables were being replaced with standard dining tables.

We ordered Soy Marinated Crabs - Ocean Caught (23,000w) and River Caught (12,000w), Tofu Stew (5,000w) and Maekgoli (5,000w). Food comes with complementary sides, rice and miso/soy bean soup. You wouldn’t get this level of freshness and price in Singapore! The service is great too! However, the tofu stew was average and too bland for my liking.

In comparison to what I had 6 years ago…I felt the small portion and quality of sides no longer justify the price (inflation is real). The price doubled over the course of 6 years. But if everywhere else is inflating, I think this is alright?

Super famous restaurant; waited 2-2.5 hours just to get in around closing!! Truly an unique experience eating soy sauce crabs that are not easily found around in Singapore

Locally well known as the rice stealer, ganjang gejang has been top on my to try list ever since I confirmed my trip to Korea! The idea of raw marinated crabs may sound odd BUT IT'S HEAVENLY. KUDOS TO THE GENIUS WHO CAME UP WITH THIS. 🙇🏻‍♀️ One of the most popular places seems to be Pro Ganjang Gejang in Sinsa-dong but needing to tighten our budget for the whole month in Korea led us to Ah Yeon Soy Sauce Crabs instead. We got a serving of crabs, stir fried squid and received a complimentary pot of soy bean paste soup along with banchan and bowls of healthy purple rice.

Best way to start the meal is to put your rice in the crab shell with its roe, scoop a few spoons of sauce and mix well. The crab meat was sweet and fresh, no hint of fishiness at all and the accompanying sauce was not over salty, just nice enough to keep you wanting more! Crabs here are smaller but very worth it considering it's price!

📍 아현동간장게장 Ah Yeon Soy Sauce Crabs
Ah Yeon, Seoul, Korea
Ah Yeon Station Exit 4
Address: 서울특별시 마포구 아현동 282-1 Ahyeon-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Opening Hours: Mon to Sat 10am – 2.30pm, 5pm – 9pm, Closed on Sundays