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[Seoul] My new favourite area of Seoul is the Itaewon at Yongsan-gu, filled with a labyrinth of indie cafes, restaurants and stalls which are all diverse, non-homogenous and colourful. There are hidden lanes where you can navigate, and may land up with some surprise finds.
I was on my way to Frank’s, famous for their Rainbow and animal-printed Sponge Rolls.
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There are supposedly two other branches, but most would travel to the flagship Itaewon shop. (Note: The Gangnam address on Foursquare seems to be wrong. Wanted to verify with the servers, but was lost in translation.)
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Frank’s may be hard to find, located in the winding streets of Gyeongridan-gil, and my cab driver took huge-angled slopes up and down before our destination. Cabbing from Myeongdong was about 5000 Won (SGD$6).
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The café looks European-quaint on the outside, painted in mustard yellow, surrounded with dried flowers and plants on both the exterior and interior.
The inside was slightly cramp, with a line of people waiting to take-away the converted cake. There was a queue for their sponge cakes, supposedly freshly baked at 12pm and 4:30pm, and would be sold up in less than an hour.
The less popular Cow Rolls are available every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday.
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Despite the brilliant vibrant colours, the cake is said to be coloured by 100% natural ingredients, with a filling of earl grey custard cream. And also not overly sweet.
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If that is too much to handle, the Honey Sliced Cake (6,500 Won, SGD$7.80) can be a delightful treat – light, fluffy spongy cake with milky soft cream interior.
Perhaps it was because I had it in winter, the entire cake moderately cold, the sensation was almost like consuming weightless ice cream. The sweetness level was also surprisingly all right.
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Frank’s does get overly crowded at times with both locals and tourists, being frequently featured in guidebooks and television shows. In fact, a filming crew was down the moment I was there. Once done, make room for other charming places at Itaewon.
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Frank’s 프랭크
258-228 Itaewon(2)-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. (Itaewon Station, Exit 1 & 4)
용산구 이태원2동 258-228번지 1층 FRANK, Seoul, South Korea 140-857
Tel: +82 70-8156-5459
Opening Hours: 12pm – 11pm (Tues – Sat), 12pm – 10pm (Sun)
https://www.facebook.com/paindefrank
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