Cities account for approximately 75% of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. This, along with the fact that cities also account for 75% of natural resource consumption and 50% of global waste production, makes urbanization a world-wide issue (Sukhdev, Vol, Brandt, & Yeoman, 2017). Additionally, the widely-practiced urban linear economic structure only amplifies the problems of city life, taking goods from far-off places, using them for a limited time and discarding them in such a way that cuts value chains. A shift toward a circular economy (CE) with the aim to reduce, reuse or recycle materials could be a winning sustainable development strategy for cities aiming to lower their negative environmental impacts. Problems of urbanization are only expected to increase. In Europe, cities house 70% of the population, making it one of the most urbanized regions in the world. In the Netherlands particularly, the percentage residents living in cities has grown from 87% in 2010 to over 91% in the last 8 years (United Nations Population Division, 2018).A major challenge facing the Netherlands is the sustainability of the food system that accompanies this urbanization. Cities depend heavily on imported food to fulfil the needs and preferences of their residents. Besides the negative environmental consequences of excessive and often fossil-fuel driven importation, cities also produce a large amount of food waste which is often simply incinerated or landfilled. A more circular and localized food system, in this case addressed through Circular Urban Agriculture (CUA), would address both the issues of the linear economy and the growing food needs of cities. The Hague presents an interesting opportunity for CUA with its increasing popularity, carbon neutrality goals, location in a highly-productive agricultural area and expanding innovativeness. This research assesses the current state of CUA in The Hague, its potential for growth and possible future scenarios in which it is a larger part of The Hague’s food system. A conceptual framework comprised of quantitative and qualitative criteria from various frameworks leads the way into The Hague’s sustainable future. The contributing frameworks are the Urban Harvest Approach, Strategic Niche Management and Backcasting and draws from three domains: urban metabolism, sustainable transitions and future studies. A literature review gives insight into the current state of both urban agriculture (UA) and circularity in The Hague. Using the three examples of macro-level CUA initiatives available in The Hague (the Edible Park, Urban Farmers and Haagse Zwam), network development, learning opportunities and expectations regarding CUA create a strong story for the future potential of the sector. Those involved externally with the CUA sector, such as municipality representatives, circularity experts and researchers, also contribute to the analysis by providing insight into the landscape of The Hague. Finally, taking expectations, interviews and knowledge of Industrial Ecology into account, a future vision for The Hague in 2050 exemplifies what “could be” for the future food system. The use of multi-level investigations for individual CUA initiatives, the CUA sector, the larger food system and the sociotechnical landscape of The Hague allows for an in-depth analysis that ultimately leads to recommendations for next steps related to CUA’s development.