The Baker's Mark

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The Baker's Mark
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Exterior of the restaurant in southeast Portland, Oregon, 2025
The Baker's Mark
Restaurant information
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°30′17″N122°39′14″W / 45.5047°N 122.6540°W / 45.5047; -122.6540
Website thebakersmark.com

The Baker's Mark is a sandwich restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. The original location is in southeast Portland and an outpost operates in northwest Portland's Pearl District.

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Description

The Baker's Mark operates two sandwich shops in Portland, Oregon. The original shop operates on Division Street in southeast Portland's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood and an outpost is at the intersection of 10th and Everett in northwest Portland's Pearl District. [1] [2] Portland Monthly has described the business as a"blue-collar sandwich operation with a small but steady following". [3]

Sandwich options include a meatball sub, [2] French dip, ham and cheese, and a BLT with turkey. The Godfather has prosciutto, salami, capicola, ham, mortadella, and provolone. [4] [5] The business bakes its own bread as well as cookies. [6]

History

Mark and Lenore Eklund are owners. [7] [8] In August 2014, Eater Portland said the restaurant planned to open in November. [9] The Pearl District location opened in January 2020. [10]

For Sandwich Week in 2022, the restaurant served a Spicy Bourbon on Spicy Dutch Crunch. [11]

Reception

Michael Russell ranked the business tenth in The Oregonian 's 2017 ranking of Portland's 17 best sandwich shops. [12] The newspaper's Samantha Bakall also included the restaurant in a list of Portland's 10 hottest new restaurants of 2017. [13] Alex Frane included The Baker's Mark in Thrillist 's 2020 overview of Portland's best sandwiches. [2] He later included the business in Eater Portland's 2025 list of the city's 19 best sandwich shops. [4] The Baker's Mark also placed second in the Best Sandwich Shop category and was a finalist in the Best Deli category of Willamette Week 's annual 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2025. [14]

References

  1. ↑ Frane, Alex (2020-01-23). "The Pearl District Just Got a New Sandwich Shop". Eater Portland . Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  2. 1 2 3 Frane, Alex (2019-11-14). "The Best Sandwiches in Portland to Order Right Now". Thrillist . Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  3. ↑ "Where to Eat This Week: Feb 19–26". Portland Monthly . Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  4. 1 2 Frane, Alex (2015-10-22). "The 19 Best Sandwich Shops to Try in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-09-07. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  5. ↑ "10 Portland sandwich shops to visit this week". KOIN. 2022-06-14. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  6. ↑ Damewood, Andrea. "Where in Portland To Get a Great Sandwich Paired With a Delicious Cookie". Portland Mercury . Archived from the original on 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  7. ↑ Russell, Michael (2017-04-06). "The Baker's Mark brings sub nostalgia to inner Southeast Portland". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  8. ↑ Bakall, Samantha (2014-08-07). "The Baker's Mark, a neighborhood sandwich bakery, opening in Southeast Portland in November". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2025-04-13. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  9. ↑ Sawyer, Cassie (2014-08-07). "Three New Beer Bars, One Bakery on Tap for PDX". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  10. ↑ Russell, Michael (2020-01-29). "There's a new Pearl District deli serving fresh-baked Dutch crunch rolls". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  11. ↑ Humphrey, Wm Steven. "Sandwich Week Is NOW! Take a Look at These Delicious Sandies!". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2023-02-26. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  12. ↑ Russell, Michael (2017-04-11). "Portland's 17 best sandwich shops, ranked". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  13. ↑ Bakall, Samantha (2017-03-09). "Portland's 10 hottest new restaurants of 2017". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  14. ↑ "2025 Best of Portland Readers' Poll: Food". Willamette Week . 2025-07-23. Archived from the original on 2025-07-24. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
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