Formerly Napi’s Restaurant
Napi Van Dereck holding court at his restaurant. [2011, Dunlap]
Freeman Street entrance to Napi’s. [2009, Dunlap]
Conrad Malicoat rendered one wall of Napi’s into a three-dimensional brick mural, vaguely like the eye of Horus. [2024, Dunlap]
The former Santos home served as the storehouse for Napi and Helen Van Dereck’s collection of Provincetown-related paintings. [2024, Dunlap]
Passers-by on Freeman Street would scarcely have believed the artistic riches housed in the modest former Santos house. [2018, Dunlap]
Jackson Lambert’s 1974 drawing shows the site as the Van Derecks purchased it. At left are the garages (tinted orange) in which Napi’s began.
Map shows how greatly Napi expanded the restaurant footprint. [Dunlap]
While Provincetown Encyclopedia is under development, please consult this older article from Building Provincetown.