About Panera Bread
Set at 23950 E Smoky Hill Rd (80016), Panera Bread is an artisan bread bakery 8.9 mi southeast of the Aurora city center. Besides being an artisan bread bakery, it is also listed as bakery café.
Aurora has 74 places on our map that bake or sell fresh pastry, and this is one of them, which works out to one bakery per 5,448 residents. If you want to compare, Nothing Bundt Cakes sits 0.2 mi from here.
We have not been able to confirm a full weekly schedule for Panera Bread yet, so calling ahead at (720) 616-5900 is the safest bet. Bakeries often sell out of popular items by early afternoon.
Good to know: takeout, delivery, and a drive-through are available. 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.
