Bongsan Gejang Baekban Street

Bongsan Gejang Baekban Street is a short cluster of restaurants in central Korea specializing in gejang baekban — the soy-sauce-marinated raw crab dish served as the centerpiece of a full Korean home-style meal that includes rice, multiple banchan side dishes, and a soup. The street's roots are tied to the local availability of fresh blue crab from nearby coastal waters, with each restaurant pickling its own crab in a soy-sauce-and-aromatic brine over several days. Gejang baekban is served as a set meal — the crab arrives already portioned in the shell, and a standard order includes at least half a crab per person, steamed rice, and a full 반찬 spread that typically runs 8-12 side dishes covering vegetables, roots, and preserved leaves. The dish is best eaten by mixing the rice with the crab roe and the marinated soy sauce in the shell — a Korean comfort-food experience that locals consider one of the best uses of fresh crab. Traditionally a weekend-lunch or family-visit destination for local diners, the street sees higher demand on weekend midday windows. Best paired with broader regional coastal itineraries for travelers comfortable with raw-marinated dishes and looking for a heritage-style Korean meal rather than a modern seafood restaurant.