De Waag Leeuwarden
De Waach
A Renaissance-style weigh house built in 1598, where butter and cheese were once weighed. Today it is a restaurant and café in the city center.
The Waag was built in 1598 beside the Nieuwestad canal. It was the center of Leeuwarden’s butter and cheese trade. Its red brick walls with white stone bands are typical of Dutch Renaissance architecture. Inside, it has been converted into a restaurant and bar. In summer, sitting on the canal-side terrace with a coffee is very pleasant. The Kanselarij, a nearby Renaissance building, is also worth a short detour.
Opening hours
Exterior open all day; restaurant from approx. 10:00
Nearby sights
- Fries Museum
- Natuurmuseum Fryslân
- Grote of Jacobijnerkerk
- Nieuwestad & Canals
- Keramiekmuseum Princessehof
- Blokhuispoort
- Prinsentuin
- Oldehove