Gyeongju mochi shop with a 10-minute wait, mango yogurt wins
In short
Tareudang is a giant fruit mochi (Hwangnam-mochi) dessert shop on Hwangnidang-gil in Gyeongju, where whole pieces of fruit go inside each mochi. On the way to a gift shop the writer saw the line, waited about 10 minutes, and took away two peach yogurt and one mango yogurt mochi, finding the slime-soft rice cake skin and yogurt cream around the fruit both sweet and refreshing. Mango yogurt was the one pick for the writer and her husband, with the fig and dried persimmon mochi saved for the next trip to Gyeongju.
Good to know
- Location
- 49 Sajeong-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongbuk (Hwangnidang-gil)
- Hours
- Daily 11:00–19:00; may close early if ingredients sell out
- Giant fruit mochi
- Gold kiwi 5,500 won / Pineapple 5,500 won / Shine Muscat 6,500 won / Dubai chocolate 6,000 won / Peach 6,500 won / Mango 8,500 won
- Low-sugar menu
- Yogurt mango 7,500 won / Yogurt peach 7,000 won / Yogurt fig 6,000 won / Yogurt dried persimmon 6,000 won / Pineapple cream 5,500 won / Gold kiwi cream 5,500 won / Chocolate 6,000 won
- Gotgam sando (dried persimmon sandwich cookie)
- Single 5,000 won, set of 6 29,000 won, bojagi cloth wrapping 32,000 won (+3,000 won for wrapping)
- Tarts
- Set 17,500 won (2 egg tarts + 2 cheesecake tarts); egg tart plain 3,500 won, mango 4,200 won; cheesecake tart brulee 5,000 won, mango 6,000 won
- Discount
- 500 won off per piece when buying 4 or more mochi
- Wait
- About 10 minutes on this visit; expect a line on weekends
- Price reference
- ₩7,500 ≈ $5.4 · ₩7,000 ≈ $5 · ₩6,000 ≈ $4.3 (2026-09-21)
as written by the visitor on Sep 20, 2026
Words, photos © Mango Melon
The shop with a line on Hwangnidang-gil: what Tareudang sells
Tareudang is a giant fruit mochi shop at 49 Sajeong-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongbuk, on Hwangnidang-gil. I was walking through Hwangnidang-gil on my way to a nearby prop shop when I saw a crowd of young people lined up outside some shop, haha.
What's this...? 👀 I looked closer and it turned out to be Tareudang, a Hwangnam-mochi K-dessert shop selling giant mochi stuffed with whole chunks of fruit.
My inner mochi geek immediately kicked in, so I ended up waiting about 10 minutes myself, haha.
If you're searching for things to do in Gyeongju or places to visit in Hwangnidang-gil, this seems like a great stop to add 🤍
🍑 Hwangnam-mochi shop in Gyeongju's Hwangnidang-gil, Tareudang 📍 Tareudang, 49 Sajeong-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongbuk ⏰ Hours daily 11:00–19:00 ※ May close early if ingredients sell out
Tip: the mango melon mochi
- Great as a snack while exploring Hwangnidang-gil
- Prices vary by fruit
- Seasonal fruits may change the menu
- Weekends may have a wait
- My personal pick is the mango yogurt 🥭👑
Tareudang menu and prices: how much is a giant fruit mochi?
Tareudang's low-sugar menu included yogurt mango chapssaltteok (glutinous rice cake) ₩7,500, yogurt peach chapssaltteok ₩7,000, yogurt fig chapssaltteok ₩6,000, yogurt dried persimmon chapssaltteok ₩6,000, pineapple cream chapssaltteok ₩5,500, gold kiwi cream chapssaltteok ₩5,500, and chocolate chapssaltteok ₩6,000.
On the in-store giant fruit mochi menu board, prices were listed as gold kiwi ₩5,500, pineapple ₩5,500, Shine Muscat ₩6,500, Dubai chocolate ₩6,000, peach ₩6,500, and mango ₩8,500.
Gotgam sando prices and gift sets at Tareudang
🍓 Gotgamsando (dried persimmon sando) single ₩5,000, box of 6 ₩29,000, bojagi-wrapped gotgamsando ₩32,000, wrapping +₩3,000. Gotgamsando seems perfect for fall or Chuseok gifting 🥰🥰
My companions (husband and baby) were at the end of their patience, haha, so I rushed to buy things, but next time I really want to try the dried persimmon menu 😭😭
🩶Menu and prices may change depending on fruit and season, so it's best to check the menu board when you visit. Also, buying 4 or more mochi gets you ₩500 off each.
Inside the orange shop, where the mochi is made in front of you
The shop has a very orange concept.
New mochi being made live, haha.
Being carefully wrapped up. My peach yogurt mochi, all bundled up 🍑
After 10 minutes of waiting, I finally got my mochi, haha. Some middle-school boys saw me buying it and shouted that they wanted some too. The luxury of being an adult who can buy without hesitation~ haha.
Two peach yogurt and one mango yogurt: the slime-soft rice cake skin
I picked two peach yogurt and one mango yogurt at Tareudang. Couldn't resist and opened it right on the street, haha.
Tareudang's mochi is much softer and gooier than typical mochi or chapssaltteok — really chewy.
Wobbly and soft.
A truly giant mochi.
Honestly, it's slime-like in texture, haha. My husband was amazed too, saying, "How do they shape something this floppy into a mochi form?"
Cut in half, there's a big chunk of fruit inside wrapped in yogurt cream — sweet, but with a nicely refreshing tang!
I ate the rest back at the accommodation 👇👇👇
My one pick at Tareudang: mango yogurt mochi
Both were delicious, but personally I recommend Tareudang's mango yogurt! My nickname is literally Mango Melon, haha, so I wondered if I was just biased toward mango — but even my husband, a peach devotee, said mango was better.
The mango's deep sweetness paired especially well with the tangy yogurt cream 🥭✨
There's a generous amount of fruit packed inside, yum~~ And while searching online, I saw a lot of posts about Tareudang's fig mochi and dried persimmon mochi, which I still regret not trying. Especially fig and dried persimmon seem like they'd pair perfectly with this chewy mochi, so I definitely want to try them on my next Gyeongju trip.
Tareudang also sells egg tarts and cheesecake tarts
For reference, Tareudang also sells egg tarts and cheesecake tarts. Tart set ₩17,500 → 2 egg tarts + 2 cheesecake tarts. Egg tart plain ₩3,500, mango ₩4,200. Cheesecake tart brûlée ₩5,000, mango ₩6,000.
Being a mango lover, of course the mango egg tart and mango cheesecake tart caught my eye the most, haha 🥭 Since there are tart options besides mochi, it seems like a good spot to visit with a group and share a bit of everything.
If you're exploring Hwangnidang-gil and craving something sweet — looking for a good Hwangnidang-gil café or dessert spot — Tareudang is worth a stop ♡ Next time I'll try the fig and dried persimmon. But my top pick for a repeat buy is still the mango yogurt 🥭
Where it is
49 Sajeong-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongbuk, South Korea경상북도 경주시 사정로 49
