About Panera Bread
Set at 8000 Oak Point Drive (44001), Panera Bread is an artisan bread bakery about 1.0 mi northwest of central Amherst. Besides being an artisan bread bakery, it is also listed as bakery café.
Amherst has 9 places on our map that bake or sell fresh pastry, and this is one of them — about one per 1,450 people living in the city. The closest neighbour on our map is Nothing Bundt Cakes, less than 0.1 mi away.
Hours were not published with this listing. Most artisan bread bakerys in Amherst open in the early morning, but phoning (440) 985-2000 first is a good idea.
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.
