After serving Music City for over a century, a beloved restaurant once dubbed the “Oldest in Tennessee” is finally calling it a night.
Varallo’s, a downtown Nashville institution, has closed its doors, local outlet WKRN reported on Feb. 26. The restaurant, which opened in 1907 on 4th Avenue North, was famous for its all-day breakfast and chili.
According to its website, the restaurant is the “Oldest Restaurant in Tennessee.” Its original owner, Frank Varallo Sr., immigrated to the United States in the late 1880s. He moved to Nashville to pursue a career as a violinist, but a hunting accident ended his musical aspirations…