Written: October 4, 2026

We paid for everything ourselves — this is our own visit, not sponsored. Address, opening time and phone come from Naver Place; table charges and meals from the wall menu; usual parking rates from Eoeop-in Susan (2022) and a September 2026 visitor review. The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.

Gangseo Fish Market Crab, Seoul — 2 kg for 48,000 Won, Steamed Upstairs at Singaetmaeul, How to Pick Twice the Meat, and Parking

A review we paid for ourselves 🦀

Buy crab on 1F,
get it steamed right away on 2F:
Singaetmaeul at Gangseo Fish Market!

Steamed crab from Singaetmaeul on 2F, with the shrimp we got for free

On a Sunday evening,
just the three of us —
me and our two kids —
went to Gangseo Fish Market.

🧭 How it works

① Buy seafood at the fish market on 1F
② Carry the bag up to Singaetmaeul on 2F!
③ Ask for it steamed or as sashimi, and pay the table charge

🦀 Buying crab on 1F

Right as we walked in,
at the very first crab stall,
we bought 2 kg of crab for 48,000 won.

The few shrimp in the bag
were a freebie 🦐

2 kg of crab bought on 1F — 48,000 won

Crab in the bag — the shrimp were free

🏮 Singaetmaeul on 2F

Go up to the 2nd floor
of the Suhyup (fisheries co-op) building
and you’ll see the ‘新 갯마을’ sign.

By the entrance
stand signs for live-fish sushi,
abalone mulhoe and mulhoe
(cold raw-fish soup).

The Singaetmaeul sign on 2F

Signs at the entrance: live-fish sushi, abalone mulhoe, mulhoe

It’s pretty spacious inside.

There are even seats
in front of a big wave painting,
with potted plants lined up.

Seats further inside, by the wave painting

The tables are covered in plastic,
and they hand out plastic gloves.

Our kid put on gloves too —
ready to eat!

Gloves on, ready to go

🍣 Salmon sushi — really fresh

While the crab was steaming,
we ordered salmon sushi.

Seven pieces came lined up on a wooden board,
and they were really fresh and delicious.

Salmon sushi on a wooden board

A board of salmon sushi (GIF)

The wasabi comes on the side,
so we added it ourselves,
piece by piece.

The wasabi comes on the side — we added it ourselves (GIF)

🦀 Steamed crab — not a scrap left

A big platter came out
piled with steamed crab
and the free shrimp!

From live crab to steamed crab (a GIF made from two photos)

A big platter full of steamed crab and shrimp

The crab innards inside the top shell

But seeing us
struggle to get the meat out,
the couple at the next table
showed us how to do it.

✂️ How to pick crab (a tip from the next table)

This was the real tip of the day.
We got more than twice the meat
and it came out really cleanly!

① First, take off the shell —
the top shell and the belly side come apart
② Split the body in half
③ At this point, never pull off the legs
④ Cut the middle of the body in half with scissors
⑤ Peel the shell off each half
⑥ Lift the legs one at a time —
the meat inside slides right out with each leg

Steamed crab, picked clean

To finish:
a spoonful of rice on the innards in the shell 🍚

The ladies working there
were so kind,
which made the meal even nicer.

Rice on the crab innards in the shell

📋 The wall menu (table charge)

Table charge, per person:
with sashimi condiments 5,000 won / with meat condiments 7,000 won

Daegu-tang (cod stew) 12,000 won
Dongtae-tang (pollack stew) · al-tang (roe stew) 10,000 won each
Braised or grilled mackerel 12,000 won each
Doenjang-jjigae (soybean paste stew) 8,000 won
Donkatsu 10,000 won
Steamed egg · ramyeon 5,000 won each
Rice 1,000 won · fried rice 3,000 won · extra noodles 2,000 won

Private rooms cost extra
(30,000 won base, 7,000 won per additional person)

The wall menu

🚗 Parking

There’s a dedicated market parking lot.
On the Sunday evening we went, it was free.

As it happened, that day was the last day
of Suhyup’s ‘Autumn Sea Gourmet Festival’
(October 3–4).

Here’s what the usual rates are reported to be:

✔ Saturday 2 pm through Sunday: free
(a 2022 Suhyup article; recent reviews say public holidays are free too)
✔ Weekdays paid — from 1,000 won
(the free periods and rates differ by source)
✔ Around 600 spaces

If you’re going on a weekday,
please check the signs on site.

💰 What we spent

1F: crab 2 kg — 48,000 won (shrimp free)
2F: steaming · sides · salmon sushi — 40,000 won
Total 88,000 won

👍 Who this is for

✔ Anyone who wants to buy crab at a fish market
and have it steamed on the spot
✔ Anyone looking for a seafood place with kids
(they give you plastic gloves)
✔ Anyone who’s clumsy at picking crab
(with the method above, twice the meat!)
✔ Anyone driving there on a weekend
(free parking Saturday afternoon to Sunday)
✔ Anyone who wants something on the side
(the salmon sushi was fresh)

If you’re looking for a place
to get crab steamed at Gangseo Fish Market,
we recommend Singaetmaeul on 2F!

Thanks to the kind ladies and the couple next to us,
it turned into a really happy memory.

📍 Singaetmaeul (신갯마을) — open in Naver Map

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As of our visit (Sunday evening, October 4, 2026). The crab price and the 2F bill are what we paid that day; crab prices change with the market. The table charges and meals come from the wall menu; the address, opening time and phone number from Naver Place. Usual parking rates are based on Eoeop-in Susan (the Suhyup newspaper, 2022) and a September 2026 visitor review. The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.

Translated from our Korean post with AI assistance. Prices, times and other numbers were checked on October 6, 2026 against the Korean original, which takes them from the wall menu, Naver Place and what we paid that day. We did not check for an English menu or foreign-card payment. Original post (Korean)