The oft-delayed Porto’s Bakery in Downtown Disney that was first announced three years ago will finally begin construction — a move that will have a ripple effect on the nomadic Earl of Sandwich restaurant.
Disneyland has filed demolition permits for the former La Brea Bakery that will become the future location of Porto’s Bakery at the outdoor shopping mall next to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.
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Permits filed with the Anaheim Planning and Building Department call for the 2,600-square-foot La Brea Bakery and two nearby Disneyland ticket booths to be demolished with the utilities capped and foundation removed, according to Theme Park IQ.
Porto’s Bakery & Cafe officials had previously announced construction would begin on its Downtown Disney location in 2025.
Porto’s decision to open a Downtown Disney location on the site of the former La Brea Bakery was announced to much fanfare during the D23 Expo in 2022 at the Anaheim Convention Center.
La Brea Bakery closed in early 2023 to make way for the new Porto’s, but construction never started as expected.
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A temporary Earl of Sandwich location moved into the former La Brea Bakery eatery while Porto’s pressed pause on plans for the east end of Downtown Disney.
Earl of Sandwich installed a temporary trailer in 2024 on the west end of Downtown Disney next to the Star Wars Trading Post.
Earl of Sandwich is currently operating both Downtown Disney locations.
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The original Earl of Sandwich restaurant was torn down in 2022 along with the AMC Theatre, Starbucks West and Sugarboo and Co. as part of the renovation of the west end of Downtown Disney.
A new two-story Earl of Sandwich location under construction near the Downtown Disney performance lawn will include a quick service walk-up counter, sit-down Earl of Sandwich Tavern restaurant and an upstairs bar.
The new Earl of Sandwich location is scheduled to open later this year with a topping off ceremony for the final piece of construction steel to be held this week.