About Panera Bread
You will find Panera Bread at 3851 State St in Santa Barbara, 2.9 mi northwest of the Santa Barbara city center. Besides being an artisan bread bakery, it is also listed as bakery café.
Our Santa Barbara directory counts 48 bakeries in total, which works out to one bakery per 1,819 residents. If you want to compare, Spudnuts sits 0.4 mi from here.
Hours were not published with this listing. Most artisan bread bakerys in Santa Barbara open in the early morning, but phoning (805) 687-7601 first is a good idea.
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.
