Bunk Sandwiches

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Bunk Sandwiches
Industry Restaurants
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Portland, Oregon, New York City

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

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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]

Bunk expanded to Williamsburg, Brooklyn in November 2015; [6] the restaurant closed in January 2017. [7] [8]

Bunk has been featured on Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives . [9]

Reception

In 2015, Matthew Korfhage of Willamette Week included the Pork Belly Cubano in his list of "12 Wonders of Portland Food". [10] Alex Frane included Bunk in Thrillist's 2020 list of "The Best Sandwiches in Portland to Order Right Now". [11]

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References

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