About Panera Bread
You will find Panera Bread at 2733 Papermill Rd in Reading, roughly 3.3 mi from downtown Reading, heading northwest. Besides being an artisan bread bakery, it is also listed as bakery café.
Reading has 24 places on our map that bake or sell fresh pastry, and this is one of them — about one per 4,000 people living in the city. The closest neighbour on our map is Crumbl Cookies, 0.2 mi away.
We have not been able to confirm a full weekly schedule for Panera Bread yet, so calling ahead at (610) 373-9620 is the safest bet. Bakeries often sell out of popular items by early afternoon.
Good to know: takeout and delivery 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.
