SINGAPORE – Beloved sandwich specialist Park Bench Deli, which shut in Telok Ayer after eight years, is back – temporarily – after a three-year hiatus. 

The cult-favourite sandwich shop returns with its sister burger concept Rosita’s Deluxe for a three-month pop-up at The Pantry in Dempsey, a restaurant by the Como Group. 

Park Bench Deli operates from Thursdays to Tuesdays (9am to 4pm), starting off first with breakfast options of Sausage Egg Muffin ($15), featuring maple breakfast sausage, fluffy omelette, hash brown with American cheese between a toasted English muffin; and the PBD Big Breakfast ($32), with lemon ricotta pancakes, scrambled eggs and hashbrown.

From 11am, the menu expands into its signature sandwiches. Sink your teeth into Pastrami Reuben ($34), with thick, juicy cuts of beef pastrami brisket and coleslaw sandwiched between toasted sourdough; spicy Southern-style Hot Fried Chicken ($26) burger, and a vegetarian-friendly Broccoli Falafel Smash Burger ($24) layered with pickled tomatoes, arugula and a punchy garlic yogurt sauce. 

Add on Garlic Cheese Fries ($15) or Dirty Pastrami Fries ($16) – topped with the burnt ends from the pastrami. 

Come sundown from Fridays to Sundays (6 to 10pm), Rosita’s Deluxe takes over with its double-stacked smashed cheeseburge...