Frankie's has been a fixture on the Bakau social circuit for long enough that it functions more as an institution than a bar. It draws a mix of long-term expats, visiting Gambians, and travellers who heard about it from someone else. The bar is well-stocked, the seating is comfortable, and the atmosphere is the kind that accumulates slowly over years. A good place to spend an evening if you want conversation rather than a night out in the resort-strip sense.