About Panera Bread
You will find Panera Bread at 1620 W Higgins Road in Des Plaines, roughly 2.1 mi from downtown Des Plaines, heading south. Besides being an artisan bread bakery, it is also listed as bakery café.
Our Des Plaines directory counts 12 bakeries in total — about one per 4,903 people living in the city. If you want to compare, Villeda's Delight sits 0.6 mi from here.
Opening hours for Panera Bread are not verified in our data. A quick call to (847) 939-2950 before you go saves a wasted trip, especially on holidays.
Listed services include takeout, delivery, and a drive-through. This is one of 1,910 locations of the same brand in our directory.
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.
