About Panera Bread
Set at 18800 East US Highway 40 (64055), Panera Bread is an artisan bread bakery 4.8 mi southeast of the Independence city center. Besides being an artisan bread bakery, it is also listed as bakery café.
Independence has 20 places on our map that bake or sell fresh pastry, and this is one of them, which works out to one bakery per 6,081 residents. If you want to compare, Crumbl Cookies sits 0.2 mi from here.
Opening hours for Panera Bread are not verified in our data. A quick call to (816) 795-9800 before you go saves a wasted trip, especially on holidays.
The listing mentions takeout, delivery, and a drive-through. The brand runs 1,910 locations we track across the country.
Panera traces its roots to the St. Louis Bread Company, which opened in Kirkwood, Missouri, in 1987; Au Bon Pain acquired it in 1993 and developed it into the Panera Bread concept, and some St. Louis-area cafes still carry the original name. The fast-casual chain is known for its Broccoli Cheddar Soup in a sourdough bread bowl, toasted sandwiches, salads and bakery items like the Cinnamon Crunch Bagel.
