General Info

We are proud to be a family owned and operated business in Aquinnah, also known as Gay Head, on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The Aquinnah Shop has been around for four generations. Our restaurant was founded in the mid 1940’s by Napoleon B. Madison, a member of the Wampanoag tribe and an esteemed medicine man & whaler. Napoleon passed the business on to his son Luther T. Madison and his wife Anne Vanderhoop. Today, Cully Vanderhoop (Owner) and son Jacob (Head Chef) continue the family tradition.We are proud to be a family owned and operated business in Aquinnah, also known as Gay Head, on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The Aquinnah Shop has been around for four generations. Our restaurant was founded in the mid 1940’s by Napoleon B. Madison, a member of the Wampanoag tribe and an esteemed medicine man & whaler. Napoleon passed the business on to his son Luther T. Madison and his wife Anne Vanderhoop. Today, Cully Vanderhoop (Owner) and son Jacob (Head Chef) continue the family tradition.