A foundational restaurant in one of Nashville’s most popular neighborhoods has closed. Sambuca Nashville opened 20 years ago ...

American cuisine restaurant, cocktail bar and live music venue Sambuca — known for its jazzy ambiance and lively nighttime crowd — has ceased operations in the Gulch after a 20-year run.

As of this week, that includes Sambuca Nashville. Sambuca near the corner of 12th Avenue South and Division Street is closed for good. The closure felt pretty sudden, so I reached out to Liz ...