Earl of Sandwich will soon be moving again to another new temporary location in Downtown Disney to make room for construction of the new Porto’s Bakery at the Anaheim outdoor shopping mall next to Disneyland.
Earl of Sandwich will open a temporary pop-up shop this winter in Downtown Disney’s west end, according to the official Disneyland Magic Key Instagram account.
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The latest Earl of Sandwich temporary pop-up shop will be located near the Star Wars Trading Post on the west end of Downtown Disney — not far from the original Earl of Sandwich location.
The new pop-up location will serve a curated menu with a limited selection of Earl of Sandwich favorites. The quick service restaurant serves a menu of hot sandwiches, salads, breakfast dishes and baked goods.
Earl of Sandwich has to move out of its current temporary pop-up shop in the former La Brea Bakery location to make way for the demolition of the building for a new Porto’s Bakery & Eatery.
Porto’s is set to begin construction in Downtown Disney on the La Brea Bakery location pending completion of the bakery’s design plans.
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The winter time frame means the latest Earl of Sandwich pop-up shop will open sometime between Dec. 1 and the end of February. It’s possible the current east end location in the former La Brea Bakery and the new west end location near the Star Wars Trading Post may both be open simultaneously for a limited time.
More details will be announced soon about the latest temporary pop-up location for Earl of Sandwich in Downtown Disney, according to the Magic Key Instagram post.
Earl of Sandwich opened its current pop-up shop in February after La Brea Bakery abruptly closed in January after more than two decades of operation as one of the original businesses in Downtown Disney. An Earl of Sandwich Tavern full-service restaurant with a full bar opened next door to the temporary take-out sandwich shop.
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Disneyland worked with the Orlando, Florida-based sandwich franchise on the pop-up location at Downtown Disney as a short-term solution to temporarily satisfy fans of the beloved sandwich shop.
The original Earl of Sandwich restaurant was torn down in February 2022 along with AMC Theatre, Starbucks West and Sugarboo and Co. as part of the renovation of the west end of Downtown Disney.
A new Porto’s Bakery & Eatery will eventually be built on the footprint of the La Brea Bakery location near the esplanade between Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.
Disney officials announced during the D23 Expo in 2022 that the Cuban sweets and treats foodie-phenom was headed to Downtown Disney as part of the outdoor shopping center’s latest renovation.
The Southern California institution — which already has a Buena Park location near Knott’s Berry Farm — rocketed to foodie phenom status in 2016 when it nabbed the top spot on Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S.
