Man… Nashville is really losing its staples lately.
After more than a century downtown, Varallo’s has officially closed its doors, according to WKRN. Open since 1907, the Fourth Avenue North institution claimed the title of Nashville’s oldest restaurant, serving up breakfast plates, classic meat-and-threes, and that legendary chili spaghetti through four generations of the Varallo family before being sold in 2019. Now, it’s gone, and not because people stopped loving it. The owner cited rising economic pressures, sky-high rent, and the inability to negotiate a sustainable lease.
The closure lands in the middle of growing concern from downtown business owners about skyrocketing property taxes following Davidson County’s recent reappraisal. Some have seen assessed values (and tax bills) multiply dramatically, making it harder for long-standing spots to survive in an increasingly expensive city core. For a lot of locals, this isn’t just another restaurant closing… it feels like another piece of old Nashville quietly disappearing.
Read more from WKRN HERE.
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