About Panera Bread
Panera Bread is an artisan bread bakery at 12632 S Route 59, roughly 3.1 mi from downtown Plainfield, heading north. You will also find it under bakery cafés in our directory.
Plainfield has 3 places on our map that bake or sell fresh pastry, and this is one of them — about one per 28,177 people living in the city. If you want to compare, Area 51 Cupcakery sits 2.1 mi from here.
Opening hours for Panera Bread are not verified in our data. A quick call to (815) 254-0022 before you go saves a wasted trip, especially on holidays.
Listed services include takeout and delivery. 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.
