Gyeongju café for fruit mochi that needs eating fast: Tareudang

Fruit mochi found in Hwangridan-gil

I’d been seeing fruit mochi all over social media and wanted to try it, and then I found Tareudang (타르당) while looking around Gyeongju’s Hwangridan-gil, so I went straight in!!! I also saw captures from Tareudang’s Instagram videos, and look at all that fruit~ The most important thing is that the chewy glutinous rice cake stretches loooong, but it was hard to film while eating on the street, so I brought some back instead.

Tareudang location and hours

A must-do stop on a Gyeongju trip! If you want a sweet moment in Hwangridan-gil, stop by Tareudang : )

Tareudang is at 49 Sajeong-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongbuk, and is open daily from 11:00 to 19:00. It may close early when ingredients sell out. Park in a public parking lot before visiting.

Fruit mochi that sells out if you arrive late

Tareudang’s bright orange storefront is so cute you can’t walk past it, and since it is a takeout-only shop, you can choose your treats right out front. There are fresh chocolate, peach yogurt, mango yogurt, fig yogurt, pineapple, and gold kiwi, but I visited late and almost everything was sold out, so hurry!!!

• Fresh chocolate ₩6,000
• Peach yogurt ₩7,000
• Mango yogurt ₩7,500
• Fig yogurt ₩5,500
• Pineapple ₩5,500
• Gold kiwi ₩5,500

But the amazing part is that buying four or more mochi gets you ₩500 off each one! I love fruit mochi and always have it when I go out, so I was excited—and if you can, I think it would be best to try every flavor~

If you write a Naver photo review, you get a box plus an insulated bag for free. You can join when buying three or more, so keep that in mind~

The remaining fig yogurt and pineapple

This flavor! Once you know it, you have no choice but to eat it again. They also have watermelon juice, so having it with fruit mochi seems like it would take care of both hydration and a sugar boost in hot summer weather! Fresh chocolate, peach yogurt, mango yogurt, and gold kiwi were all sold out! Only fig yogurt and pineapple remained, but next time I go to Gyeongju, I want to visit early and try the other flavors too.

Can you see the big “Tareudang Hwangnam Giant Mochi” written there?! The illustration is adorably cute too, so I thought about drawing it on my Tareudang mochi photo, but my art skills can’t keep up, so pass~~~

Is fruit mochi best eaten right away?

It seemed like you would need to really brace yourself to eat it on the street, you know?! I also wanted to look around Hwangridan-gil, so I carried it around in the bag just as they packed it and planned to eat it at my accommodation. It is rice cake, so the appearance became even more rice-cake-like, but it was huge!

When buying from Tareudang, I think you should definitely join the review event, put it in the box, and keep it in the insulated bag to hold its shape—and eat it as quickly as possible.

Glutinous rice mochi packed with fresh fruit and whipped cream

Tareudang’s fruit mochi has fresh fruit inside glutinous rice mochi and is incredibly soft, so it was impossible to take a pretty photo... There is loads of whipped cream too, and it starts to run out over time, so eat it quickly!

They make and sell everything the same day, so you can feel the freshness. It is packed with red bean paste and fruit, and the shape gets messy the more it moves, but that means the mouthful of juice is no joke and it is wonderfully chewy. The mochi is chewy, and you can properly enjoy the sweet fruit. If you visit late, nearly everything may be sold out and you might not get what you want; they can also close when ingredients run out, so hurry~~~