The first food that comes to mind when you think of rice thief is soy sauce marinated crab. Soy sauce marinated crab, which has an unrivaled Korean taste, is a food that is eaten after aging after repeating the process of preparing fresh crabs and cooling and pouring hot soy sauce. It was nicknamed Rice Thief because the rich flavor from salty soy sauce marinated crab is good to eat with rice, and today’s place to introduce it is not just a soy sauce marinated crab restaurant, but a famous soy sauce marinated crab restaurant introduced in the Michelin Guide. It has become a global standard for gourmet culture as a guide published annually by French tire company Michelin to introduce restaurants that offer the best taste. Let’s check out the five famous soy sauce marinated crab restaurants introduced in the Michelin Guide.
Michelin Guide Restaurant 5
A famous soy sauce marinated crab restaurant made with 300-year-old seed soy sauce, 큰기와집.
Located in Jongno, the 큰기와집 was introduced in the Michelin Guide in 2018 as “You can feel the unique deep flavor because you make marinated crab using the 300-year-old seed soy sauce of the Cheongju Han family.” The combination of fresh blue crabs and 300-year-old seed soy sauce is an egg. If you want to eat proper soy sauce marinated crab, let’s go to Jongno Biggi Restaurant.
▲ Location
22, Bukchon-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
Tuesday-Sun 11:30-21:00 (regular closed every Monday)
▲ Menu
Soy Sauce Marinated Crab 53,000 won.
꽃지 in Samseong-dong, the place where I received Michelin twice.
꽃지, located in Samseong-dong, Seoul, is a famous soy sauce marinated crab restaurant that received Michelin twice in 2017 and 2018. It is characterized by fresh crabs using only domestic crabs delivered directly from Taean and Seosan. It is located near Bongeunsa Station, so it is convenient to access. It is characterized by soy sauce marinated crab that is not sweet or salty.
▲ Location
610, Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
Mon-Saturday 11:30-21:30
▲ Menu
Soy Sauce Marinated Crab Special Meal 45,000 won
Deep flavor without artificial seasoning, Yeouido 화해당
화해당, located in Yeouido, is a restaurant introduced in the Michelin Guide in 2018, saying, “The special soy sauce of this house, which combines vegetable broth and brewed soy sauce, boasts a deep flavor without artificial seasoning, and the texture of sweet crab meat is also excellent.” The quality of soy sauce marinated crab is already guaranteed as it has a family-run headquarters in Taean and is a stable source of fresh blue crabs.
▲ Location
Room 3, the first floor of the Liberation Hall, 15, National Assembly-daero 62-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.
▲ Business hours
Tuesday-Saturday 11:00-21:00 (Closed every Sunday and Monday)
▲ Menu
Soy Sauce Marinated Crab and Stone Pot Rice 43,000 won
Nonhyeon 게방식당, a famous soy sauce marinated crab restaurant using only domestic female blue crab.
게방식당, located in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, is a restaurant introduced in the Michelin Guide in 2018, “It has a variety of menus, including soy sauce and marinated crab sets, as well as easier-to-eat crab, abalone, and shrimp.” It is characterized by the packed eggs of soy sauce marinated crab made using only domestic female blue crab.
▲ Location
171, Seolleung-ro 131-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
Mon-Saturday 11:30-21:00 (regular closed every Sunday)
▲ Menu
Variation of Soy Sauce Marinated Crab/Seasoned Marinated Crab
A famous soy sauce marinated crab restaurant, Mapo 진미식당.
진미식당, a famous soy sauce marinated crab restaurant selected as the Michelin Guide in 2018, is also famous for its regular restaurants for politicians, entertainers, and executives of large companies. The soy sauce marinated crab set menu, which comes with soy sauce marinated crab, neat side dishes, crab soup, and steamed eggs, is the representative menu here and is recommended for those who want to enjoy the original taste of crab because the soy sauce is not stimulating.
▲ Location
186-6 Mapo-daero, Mapo-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
12:00-20:00 (regular closed every Sunday)
▲ Menu
Crab meal 42,000 won