Nam Kee is seen as an Amsterdam icon by The New York Times.

[2] The original restaurant opened at the Zeedijk in 1981 (currently at no.

[1] Nam Kee is a favourite of many people in Amsterdam and a place to be seen, including by celebrities such as Rijk de Gooyer (deceased), Joop Braakhekke (deceased) and stars from Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden and also artists and bank directors.

[3] Nam Kee became nationally known in the Netherlands after writer Kees van Beijnum released his 2000 novel De Oesters van Nam Kee ("Oysters at Nam Kee's") which was subsequently made into a 2002 Dutch drama film.

[3] The Zeedijk restaurant was fined for poor hygiene in 2002.