Bunk Sandwiches

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Bunk Sandwiches
Industry Restaurants
Area served
Portland, Oregon, New York City

Bunk Sandwiches is a sandwich restaurant chain, based in Portland, Oregon, United States.

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History

In 2018, the original location on Morrison closed, leaving restaurants on Alberta and Southeast Water Avenue, [1] in downtown Portland, and below the Wonder Ballroom. [2] The Alberta restaurant offered free sandwiches on National Grilled Cheese Day. [3]

The Bunk Bar below the Wonder Ballroom operated from 2012 to 2019. [4] The Alberta location closed in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] A location at Bridgeport Village closed on January 31, 2025. [6]

Bunk expanded to Williamsburg, Brooklyn in November 2015; [7] the restaurant closed in January 2017. [8] [9]

Bunk has been featured on Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives . [10]

Reception

In 2015, Matthew Korfhage of Willamette Week included the Pork Belly Cubano in his list of "12 Wonders of Portland Food". [11] Alex Frane included Bunk in Thrillist's 2020 list of "The Best Sandwiches in Portland to Order Right Now". [12]

See also

References

  1. Brooks, Karen (2010-02-11). "Wildly popular Bunk Sandwiches to open new Bunk Bar in May". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  2. Frane, Alex (2018-01-16). "Bunk Sandwiches on Morrison Is Closed, Here Comes Pizza Jerk". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  3. Marum, Anna (2016-04-12). "Bunk Alberta handing out free grilled cheese sandwiches". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  4. Singer, Matthew (2019-10-21). "Bunk Sandwiches Has Sold Its North Portland Location Under Wonder Ballroom". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  5. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021-01-20). "A Running List of Portland's Restaurant, Bar, and Food Cart Closures". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  6. Cheadle, Harry (2025-02-06). "5 Notable Recent Restaurant and Bar Closures in Portland". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  7. Morabito, Greg (2015-11-17). "Hot Portland Sandwich Shop Bunk Expands to Williamsburg". Eater NY. Archived from the original on 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  8. Bamman, Mattie John (2017-01-23). "Portland Sandwich Icon Bunk Shutters in NYC". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  9. Dai, Serena (2016-12-05). "Bunk Sandwiches Revamps Williamsburg Shop to Be More Like Portland Original". Eater NY. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  10. Turnquist, Kristi (2019-02-08). "These are the Portland restaurants Guy Fieri visited on 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives'". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  11. Korfhage, Matthew (2015-10-27). "Bunk Sandwiches' Pork Belly Cubano: 12 Wonders of Portland Food". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  12. Frane, Alex (2020-08-18). "The Best Sandwiches in Portland to Order Right Now". Thrillist . Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-10-08.