The previous few weeks have been a one-two (-three-four) punch within the intestine in relation to native restaurant closures. As Chris Chamberlain reported earlier this week, Gerald Craft’s Pastaria in OneC1ty closed simply earlier than New Yr’s Eve. That got here after information that beloved meat-and-three Barbara’s Residence Cookin’ in Franklin had closed, and that Dalts American Grill had shuttered (though Dalts will probably be reopened by Strategic Hospitality).
And now, 404 Kitchen and Gertie’s Whiskey Bar have closed. Chef Matt Bolus didn’t reply to a request for remark, however the restaurant posted the next replace on-line:
Expensive valued visitors,
We remorse to tell you that the 404 Kitchen and Gertie’s Whiskey Bar has completely closed and can now not be working. This resolution was not made flippantly, and we’re deeply grateful to your assist through the years. Thanks for being a part of our journey. We admire your understanding.
Heat regards, The 404 Kitchen and Gertie’s Whiskey Bar Administration Crew
404 Kitchen has been a staple on the town for greater than a decade. Earlier than there was a brand new restaurant being opened by a star chef each month, Bolus and 404 Kitchen elevated the eating scene.
Beard Award-winning chef Gerard Craft’s eatery started serving Bolognese in Nashville in 2017
The restaurant initially opened in a reconfigured delivery container in The Gulch in 2013. From that tiny spot, Bolus was quickly in a position to earn a nomination for Finest New Restaurant from the James Beard Basis. In 2017, 404 Kitchen moved throughout the road to a brand new house, which allowed each the whiskey bar and the restaurant itself to develop. That 12 months, Bolus was named Finest Chef within the Scene’s Better of Nashville situation.
Sadly, the closures don’t cease there. Supper Membership on Belcourt just lately introduced its closure, as did East Nashville market Brassfield’s Provisions. Van Gogh’s Ear Wine Bar in East Nashville is listed as closed on a number of on-line websites, together with Google, however has not posted any bulletins. Messages haven’t been returned.
It’s no secret that the restaurant enterprise is difficult in the perfect of occasions, and these usually are not the perfect of occasions. Lease is excessive, ingredient prices are excessive, and if public confidence within the economic system is low, customers could scale back the frequency with which they eat out. There’s appreciable competitors too, with plenty of extremely anticipated new eating places opening in 2026.
