Amsterdam · Jordaan

Ree7

Intimate Indonesian restaurant known for its authentic rijsttafel and family recipes passed down through generations.

About Ree7

Intimate Indonesian restaurant known for its authentic rijsttafel and family recipes passed down through generations. The small, cozy space creates an authentic dining experience with carefully prepared traditional dishes. Popular with locals for its genuine flavors and warm hospitality.

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The place

Getting there

Address

Reestraat 7, 1016 DM Amsterdam, Netherlands

Neighborhood

Jordaan →

Nearest Metro

Tram 13/17 to Westermarkt15-minute walk from Centraal Station

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Good to know

Tips, answered

Reserve ahead as there are only a handful of tables, and order the rijsttafel to sample multiple traditional dishes

Plan for about 1h 45m.

Ree7 is in the Jordaan neighborhood of Amsterdam. The address is Reestraat 7, 1016 DM Amsterdam, Netherlands. The area is well-served by metro.

This works well at any time of day, though mornings tend to be quieter. Weekdays are less crowded than weekends.

Around the corner

Nearby in Jordaan

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Museum

Anne Frank House

The actual house where Anne Frank and her family hid for over two years during the Nazi occupation. The annex behind the canal house at Prinsengracht 263 is preserved as it was: the bookcase that concealed the entrance, the rooms where eight people lived in silence during working hours, the pencil marks on the wall tracking the children's growth. The diary quotes on the walls hit differently when you're standing where she wrote them. This is not entertainment. It is witness. Tickets are the hardest reservation in Amsterdam. They release online exactly two months before the visit date at 10 AM CET on Tuesdays, and popular dates sell out within minutes. This is not an exaggeration. Set a phone alarm for 09:58 CET on the Tuesday they release for your dates, have the website loaded, and be ready to click. There is no walk-up entry, no standby line, no way to talk yourself in. If you miss the tickets, you miss the house. It costs €16 for adults, free for under-10s, and every slot is timed to keep the space from becoming overcrowded. The visit takes about an hour. You move through the front house, through the bookcase entrance, and into the annex rooms in the order the family experienced them. The audio guide is included and worth using. It layers diary entries over the rooms you're standing in. The museum section at the end covers what happened after the arrest and the diary's journey to publication. Most people are quiet throughout. Some are crying. The gift shop at the exit sells the diary in dozens of languages for €12. If you haven't read it, buy it here. It matters more after you've stood in her room.

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Tour

Those Dam Boat Guys

Small-group open boat tours run by a crew of locals who actually know the city and its canals. This isn't the big tourist operation with 40 people on a glass-topped barge and a pre-recorded audio guide. These are open boats holding 12-20 people, with a live skipper who grew up here and tells you stories you won't find in any guidebook. The boats are open-topped, so you're sitting in the fresh air with an unobstructed view of the canal houses, bridges, and houseboats. The standard tour covers the main canal ring (Prinsengracht, Keizersgracht, Herengracht) and the harbor, with commentary that mixes history, architecture, and personal anecdotes. They explain why the canal houses are narrow (property tax was based on frontage), why they lean forward (it's deliberate, to help hoist furniture through the upper windows), and where the good stuff is on each canal. You can bring your own drinks and snacks on board, which is both unusual and excellent. Tours run about 75 minutes and depart from near Central Station. Book online in advance, especially in summer. The boats run rain or shine (they have blankets and rain ponchos), and honestly a rainy canal tour has its own charm. Pricing is around €27-32 depending on the tour. If you only do one canal activity in Amsterdam, skip the big boats and book this instead. The difference between a personal tour and an industrial operation is night and day.

1.5 hoursExplore

Market

Noordermarkt

A dual-personality market at the Noorderkerk in Jordaan: Saturday mornings feature organic farmers and artisan food producers (Boerenmarkt), while Monday mornings bring vintage clothing, antiques, and flea market finds. The Saturday market has become a foodie destination with local chefs shopping for ingredients.

1-2 hoursExplore

Museum

Amsterdam Cheese Museum

Interactive cheese-making workshop in the heart of the Jordaan where you learn to craft your own Gouda wheel under guidance from a Dutch cheesemaker. The 90-minute class includes tasting six regional cheeses paired with wine, and you take home your creation to age.

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Tour

Eating Amsterdam Food Tours

Four-hour Jordaan food tour stopping at family-run businesses including a herring stand, cheese shop, Dutch apple pie bakery, and jenever distillery. Limited to 12 participants, the tour explores narrow streets while discussing Dutch Golden Age trade history and modern food culture.

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Landmark

Westerkerk

The tallest church in Amsterdam, with a tower you can climb for EUR9 and one of the best views of the canal ring from the top. Rembrandt is buried here (somewhere; the exact spot was lost), and Anne Frank could hear the Westertoren bells from the annex. The climb is 85 meters up narrow stairs with a guide, in small groups. The church interior is free to enter and impressively plain in the Protestant Dutch tradition: whitewashed walls, clear glass windows, and wooden pews.

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