Bunk Sandwiches

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

Bunk Sandwiches is a sandwich restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. Formerly a chain, [1] the business has operated multiple locations in the city as well as Brooklyn.

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History

In 2018, the original location on Morrison closed, leaving restaurants on Alberta and Southeast Water Avenue, [2] in downtown Portland, and below the Wonder Ballroom. [3] The Alberta restaurant offered free sandwiches on National Grilled Cheese Day. [4]

The Bunk Bar below the Wonder Ballroom operated from 2012 to 2019. [5] The Alberta location closed in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] A location at Bridgeport Village closed on January 31, 2025. [7]

Bunk expanded to Williamsburg, Brooklyn in November 2015; [8] the restaurant closed in January 2017. [9] [10]

Bunk has been featured on Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives . [11]

Reception

In 2015, Matthew Korfhage of Willamette Week included the Pork Belly Cubano in his list of "12 Wonders of Portland Food". [12] Alex Frane included Bunk in Thrillist's 2020 list of "The Best Sandwiches in Portland to Order Right Now". [13] The business was included in Portland Monthly 's 2025 list of 25 restaurants "that made Portland". [14]

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References

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  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Cheadle, Harry (2025-02-06). "5 Notable Recent Restaurant and Bar Closures in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2025-02-07. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. "The 25 Restaurants That Made Portland". Portland Monthly . 14 November 2025. ISSN   1546-2765. Wikidata   Q136786442.