The Bakery Café Leeuwarden

The Bakery Café Leeuwarden is located in the city center of Leeuwarden. Its current public address is Nieuwestad 137, 8911 CR Leeuwarden. The business is linked to Niels Hoekstra in public company records. A local article from March 2021 described him as the entrepreneur behind the idea for a bakery-café in the heart of Leeuwarden. That article also mentioned his previous involvement with The Tosti Club.

The company information on LinkedIn lists 2020 as the founding year of The Bakery Café. The local article from 2021 stated that Hoekstra opened The Bakery at Nieuwestad 135. The current public address differs from this and is listed as Nieuwestad 137. No additional co-founder is documented in the reviewed public data.

The concept is not limited to coffee. The business’s own description highlights all-day breakfast, lunch, drinks, high tea, catering, packages, events, and lunch service. This positions the venue as a broad hospitality concept, where coffee is just one part of a larger daily offering. For readers interested in the coffee side, the menu is the most relevant element.

Available information indicates that The Bakery Café uses coffee from DutchBeans. DutchBeans presents itself publicly as a supplier for the hospitality industry and business clients. The company supplies coffee beans, tea, equipment, and training. The available sources provide no details on specific blends, origin countries, or roast profiles used at The Bakery Café.

The 2025 menu features primarily espresso-based drinks. Under black coffees, you’ll find espresso, double espresso, Americano, and an extra shot. Milk-based coffees include espresso macchiato, cortado, cappuccino, flat white, caffè latte, and latte macchiato. Cold coffee preparations are also available, such as tonic espresso, iced Americano, iced coffee, and iced latte.

In addition to coffee, the menu lists several hot and cold beverages. These include chai latte, latte special, matcha latte, chocolachino, and hot chocolate. Fresh mint tea, fresh ginger tea, and tea from Dutch Leafs are also on the menu. Oat, coconut, and almond milk are documented as milk alternatives.

No manual filter brewing methods are listed in the reviewed menu. There is no public mention of pour-over, AeroPress, Chemex, or batch brew. Based on the available data, the coffee practice at The Bakery Café appears to be built primarily around espresso and milk-based drinks.

The website lists various packages and activities. These include high tea, catering, lunch service, meetings, park picnics, boat and lunch packages, and gondola packages with high tea. Workshops are also mentioned, including a barista workshop, a floral lettering workshop, and a hand-lettering workshop.

The barista workshop is described as an introduction to the basics of coffee brewing. The components mentioned are grinding beans, pulling espresso, and preparing cappuccino and latte. The available text provides no information on duration, group size, or technical level beyond this basic description.

A cake workshop with Anke’s Cakes is also documented. This took place at The Bakery Café and was followed by high tea for participants. Anke’s Cakes is thus a specifically named partner for an event, but is not described as a permanent supplier for the entire offering.

The 2021 article also mentioned a social component. The concept was linked to Fier, described as a care organization for vulnerable women. According to that article, cakes and pastries were made with women involved in that project. The available data does not provide current details on the implementation of this collaboration.

The local article from 2021 stated that The Bakery aimed to work with local producers and suppliers as much as possible. Examples cited included ice cream from Gorredijk and coffee from a Leeuwarden-based company. The article also mentioned that bread was supplied by another Friesian baker, without naming the supplier.

The same article noted that the business wanted to limit food waste. Too Good To Go was mentioned for bread left over at the end of the day. Some organic or vegan products were also highlighted. This information dates from the founding phase and does not necessarily reflect current practices.

Additional claims regarding the coffee supplier are available from DutchBeans itself. The company describes its Craft Coffee as small-batch roasted, featuring hand-picked coffee, energy-efficient roasting, and a donation per roasted kilogram. These statements are supplier communications and do not constitute an independent verification of The Bakery Café’s own purchasing policy.

The Bakery Café Leeuwarden appears in multiple public mentions. Visit Leeuwarden lists the location at Nieuwestad 137 and provides contact and social media details. HighTea.nl mentions the same location and publishes opening hours for high tea reservations. HappyCow lists the establishment as Coffee & Tea / Bakery and documents plant-based milk options and vegan high tea available upon prior request.

The public inspection register of the NVWA lists The Bakery Cafe Leeuwarden at Nieuwestad 137. For the inspection categories displayed on the page, the inspection dated 07-10-2025 resulted in “Compliant.” No prices, rankings, or awards were found in the reviewed sources. The public profile consists primarily of local news coverage, business information, menu data, packages, and inspection records.