Egg tart and fruit mochi open-run in Gyeongju's Hwangnidang-gil

Today's the second dessert stop from our family trip to Gyeongju! Let me write up my review of Tareudang's fruit mochi and egg tart.

• Location, hours, and parking
• Menu and inside the shop
• Overall verdict

Tareudang's location, hours, and parking on Hwangnidang-gil

We got to Gyeongju around 11am, and there were so many people, haha. Parking took a bit of time, but my husband stayed with the car so I could hop out first to buy dessert.

The shop isn't on the main street of Hwangnidang-gil but on the lane leading into the Meister High School. Parking is... well, you know Hwangnidang-gil — you drive around and grab a spot fast, or park in a public lot and walk! The shop is open from 11 to 7, and closes early once ingredients run out.

Even from far away I could see people lined up! Somehow we ended up doing an open-run, haha. But once 11am hit, the line moved fast.

Inside the shop and the menu, starring the Hwangnam Daewang mochi

There's no seating in the shop. The Hwangnam Daewang mochi ("Great King" mochi) seems to be the famous one — seeing it in person, I was genuinely shocked by the size! They had peach, fresh chocolate, mango yogurt, kiwi, and more, seemingly made with whatever fruit is in season. It's fig season, but they were sold out of figs — so disappointing, haha.

But it's not just mochi! They also sell tarts.

I'm an egg tart addict, so of course I got one of those too, haha.

Fruit mochi in the shade near Daereungwon

With mochi in hand, we made it to Daereungwon!

We found a spot under the shade and gently laid out the mochi we'd brought.

So cute all lined up, right? And the size is just insane... They're about ₩7,000 each, and now I get why.

Peach mochi

The first one I tried was the peach mochi!

There's almost half a whole peach inside... seriously huge, so my husband and I split it and suddenly felt full (lie). I think what makes Tareudang's mochi special is exactly that thin, chewy skin. Soft and springy — the texture is a work of art.

Chocolate mochi

Next up, the chocolate mochi!

Chocolate and mochi together — would it even work...? Needless worry. It was so good, haha.

Packed full of deep chocolate filling! I thought it'd be way too rich, but it wasn't as heavy as expected, and not overly sweet either, which I liked even more.

Looking at it again makes me want another bite.

Mango yogurt mochi

Next, I tried the mango yogurt mochi!

But... I ate this one so fast I didn't get a cross-section shot. That's because out of the four I bought, this was my absolute favorite. I kept insisting to my husband that this one was the best, haha. No photo, but here's a heartfelt review anyway! The mango was generously sized (and so soft), sweet in just the right amount, and the yogurt filling cuts through the sweetness perfectly.

The egg tart, saved for the guesthouse

Munching on mochi the whole way, we made it to our guesthouse for the day!

Got a little hungry before dinner (after eating all that...). So I finally pulled out the last remaining tart.

Take a look at the cross-section~~~~~~ See how packed the filling is????? The tart shell seems to be made with a pastry dough — the crisp, layered pastry had a really great texture.

The nicely browned custard part was also seriously delicious.

Sorry, but I didn't share this one with my husband — ate it all myself.

Overall verdict — how long is the wait, really?

Are you heading to Gyeongju? YES. Going to Hwangnidang-gil? YES. Do you like dessert? YES. If it's all YES, definitely visit! If you show up right at 11am, the line moves fast and you'll get your order quickly. Since you're just paying for finished, ready-made items, the wait ends up being pretty short.

We finished off everything we bought from Tareudang, went splashing around in the water with the baby... this Gyeongju trip made us so happy. Tareudang, especially the mango yogurt mochi, was so, so good... ♡