Must-Buy Souvenirs

Real product names, brands, and prices for the souvenirs worth bringing home — plus exactly where to buy them.

Hwangnam-ppang Gift Box (20-piece)

황남빵

The original Hwangnam-dong red-bean pastry in a 20-piece gift box — the most iconic edible souvenir to bring home from Gyeongju.

📍 Hwangnam-ppang main store (Taejong-ro) and branches near Daereungwon, Gyeongju Station, and the Express Bus Terminal

₩24,000

Gyeongju Gyodong Beopju (900ml)

경주교동법주

A boxed bottle of the 300-year-old royal-recipe rice wine brewed by the Choi clan of Gyodong, designated an Intangible Cultural Heritage — a premium, well-known Gyeongju specialty gift.

📍 Gyodong Beopju brewery house near Wolseong, and specialty gift shops citywide

₩38,000

Silla Gold Crown Replica Keyring

국립경주박물관 문화상품점

A small metal replica of Silla's famous jade-and-gold royal crown, based on artifacts displayed in the museum's permanent galleries — a compact souvenir version of Gyeongju's most photographed treasure.

📍 Gyeongju National Museum culture shop (Silla Art Hall)

₩18,000

Chapssalbori-ppang (Glutinous Barley Bread)

경주빵

A chewier, less-sweet alternative to Hwangnam-ppang made from Gyeongju-grown glutinous barley and whole oats, filled with a mild red-bean paste — marketed as the easier-to-digest local bread.

📍 Bakeries along Hwangnidan-gil and near Daereungwon

₩15,900

Silla Earthenware Replica

대릉원 예술창고

A small reproduction of Silla-era comb-pattern pottery or mounted-stand ware, the kind excavated by the thousands from Gyeongju's tomb mounds — sold as a tabletop decorative piece at gift shops near Daereungwon and Bulguksa.

📍 Daereungwon Art Warehouse gift shop, on the stone-wall path west of Daereungwon

₩22,000