# Return-gift rice cakes near Bokdae intersection, Cheongju: Tteokmama - By Jian (https://superchart.com/en/@steel-chopsticks/) - Written Sep 20, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Cheongju, Chungbuk - Sponsored: This is a review from a visit made after receiving support from the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@steel-chopsticks/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@steel-chopsticks/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/index.md) ## In short Tteokmama Cheongju Gaesin Branch is a rice cake café specializing in return-gift rice cakes at 13 Bokdae-ro in Seowon-gu, Cheongju, near Bokdae intersection. The writer picked out an assortment, packed it up and shared it with coworkers, who liked the moist, chewy texture that was never too sweet. Shelves were thin during the Chuseok order rush, but Tteokmama is a solid choice for set orders like baekilddeok (100-day rice cakes), dolddeok (first-birthday rice cakes) and opening-day rice cakes. ## Good to know - **Address**: 13 Bokdae-ro, 1st floor, Unit 101, Seowon-gu, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do - **Hours**: 09:00 – 21:00 - **Parking**: Parking available at the building - **Location**: Near Bokdae intersection, close to Chungbuk National University - **Order types**: Return-gift sets including baekilddeok (100-day), dolddeok (first birthday), opening-day and event rice cakes - **New menu**: Pizza seolgi (pizza-topped steamed rice cake) *as written by the visitor on Sep 20, 2026* Today I visited "Tteokmama Cheongju Gaesin Branch" in Gaesin-dong, Cheongju! These days café desserts are great, but sometimes rice cakes hit the spot as a snack, haha. I like having rice cakes with my coffee too, so when I heard this place was known as a go-to for return-gift rice cakes in Cheongju, I got curious and decided to visit. Rice cakes aren't just a traditional snack anymore — they can be enjoyed like a dessert now, and this shop had exactly that vibe. ![Storefront of Tteokmama Cheongju Gaesin Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-01-nicc3-966.webp) ![Sign and entrance of Tteokmama Cheongju Gaesin Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-02-1lzzp-966.webp) ![Announcement of the new pizza seolgi launch](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-03-1vdu2-966.webp) ![Pizza seolgi, chewy rice cake with pizza flavor added](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-04-1jkb1-966.webp) They just launched pizza seolgi — chewy seolgi (steamed rice cake) with a pizza flavor twist~ ## Where is Tteokmama Cheongju Gaesin Branch, and what are its hours? Tteokmama Cheongju Gaesin Branch is located at 13 Bokdae-ro, Seowon-gu, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, open 09:00–21:00, with building parking available. It's near Bokdae intersection and close to Chungbuk National University, so it seemed to draw a lot of students and locals as a neighborhood rice cake shop in Gaesin-dong. - 📍 Address: 13 Bokdae-ro, Seowon-gu, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea - ⏰ Hours: 09:00 – 21:00 - 🅿️ Parking: Building parking available ![Exterior of the Gaesin-dong rice cake shop near Bokdae intersection](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-05-pgidx-966.webp) ## A Cheongju rice cake shop that looks like a dessert café Walking into Tteokmama Cheongju Gaesin Branch, the first thing I noticed was how much cleaner and more dessert-café-like it felt than I expected. Passing by the storefront, the sleek signage and neatly displayed rice cakes catch your eye — hard to just walk past. Looking around the shop, I realized this wasn't just an ordinary rice cake shop — it was really a return-gift rice cake specialist in Cheongju. ![Rice cakes arranged on a clean display counter](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-06-kdmyy-966.webp) ![Various types of rice cakes on the store shelves](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-07-ozf11-966.webp) ![Rice cake display with a dessert-shop atmosphere](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-08-1e6mx-m-966.webp) ![Interior display at Tteokmama Cheongju Gaesin Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-09-v3d9i-966.webp) ![Corner with individually packaged rice cakes](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-10-1noqo-966.webp) ![Display befitting a return-gift rice cake specialist](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-11-1b30a-966.webp) ![Vertical shot of the store display case](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-12-1jv1h-908.webp) ## Return-gift sets at Tteokmama: baekilddeok, dolddeok and opening-day rice cakes Since Tteokmama Cheongju Gaesin Branch gets a lot of orders for baekilddeok (100-day celebration rice cake), dolddeok (first birthday rice cake), opening-day rice cakes, and event rice cakes as return gifts in Cheongju, the shop had gift-wrapped rice cakes beautifully arranged inside. ![Rice cakes wrapped for gifting](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-13-1hy2u-966.webp) ![Packaging boxes for baekilddeok and dolddeok](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-14-rxi6s-966.webp) ![Signage for opening-day and event rice cake sets](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-15-13tdl-966.webp) ![Display of return-gift rice cake set compositions](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-16-6titj-966.webp) ![Display of gift-wrapped return-gift rice cakes](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-17-17lqk-966.webp) ![Packaged rice cake sets for events](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-18-oi4au-966.webp) Instead of stressing over which rice cakes to make and how much, ordering a pre-made set like this seems great for events or return gifts. Generous portions and clean packaging make it a good pick for a snack or a gift. ![A generously packed rice cake gift set](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-19-nygk0-966.webp) ## Visiting Tteokmama during the Chuseok rush: the one letdown Unlike a typical rice cake shop, the bright interior, clean display cases, and pretty presentation made the rice cakes look even more delicious. The one downside: since it was Chuseok holiday season, so many pre-orders had come in that the shelves in the store had fewer rice cakes than I expected. ![Rice cake display in the bright store interior](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-20-fpcvi-1200.webp) ![Remaining rice cakes on the shelves during Chuseok season](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-21-1oaun-966.webp) These days it feels like rice cakes are enjoyed more like a café dessert. Maybe that's why, among rice cake shops in Gaesin-dong, Tteokmama seemed to draw a lot of younger customers too. ![Menu board at Tteokmama Cheongju Gaesin Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-22-r7ebc-966.webp) ## Tteokmama's menu board, drinks and dessert-café feel Here's the menu board for reference! We picked out a variety of rice cakes to pack up at Tteokmama Cheongju Gaesin Branch. Even though it's a rice cake shop, it has a range of drink options too, so it felt like a Gaesin-dong rice cake shop you could casually enjoy like a dessert café. ![An assortment of rice cakes picked out and packed](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-23-1jwkb-966.webp) ![Rice cakes packed and shared at the office](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share-24-13p2l-966.webp) ## How did the rice cakes taste, shared with coworkers? We shared the rice cakes we'd packed from Tteokmama Cheongju Gaesin Branch at work, and everyone raved about how good they were — soft, moist texture, chewy rice cake, and not overly sweet. The packaging was pretty and the variety was wide too — baekil return-gift rice cakes, first-birthday return-gift rice cakes, opening-day return-gift rice cakes, event return-gift rice cakes! If you're looking for a rice cake shop in Gaesin-dong or return-gift rice cakes in Cheongju and you like rice cakes, definitely check out "Tteokmama Cheongju Gaesin Branch." ## Where it is - Tteokmama Cheongju Gaesin Branch (떡마마 청주개신점) - 13 Bokdae-ro, 1st floor, unit 101, Seowon-gu, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea - 충청북도 청주시 서원구 복대로 13 1층 101호 - 36.6184248, 127.4458144 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%96%A1%EB%A7%88%EB%A7%88%20%EC%B2%AD%EC%A3%BC%EA%B0%9C%EC%8B%A0%EC%A0%90/@36.6184248,127.4458144,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@steel-chopsticks/cheongju-gaesin-tteokmama-office-share/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt