East Nashville's Pied Piper restaurant to close

Another restaurant is exiting the Nashville dining scene as the Piper family has decided to close its East Nashville diner.

Pied Piper Eatery at 1601 Riverside Drive will close Sunday after nearly a decade of serving American and Southern diner fare for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Becky Piper debuted the family-friendly restaurant in 2008, one year after her sister opened the popular Pied Piper Creamery, also in East Nashville. The ice cream shop will remain open.

The Piper family announced the diner's impending closure on Wednesday via Facebook.

“Please come visit your favorite server, order your favorite entree (or salad, or sandwich, or breakfast, etc) while they last, and take a selfie or two,” the post says.

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The post says Becky Piper died several years ago and the time has come to close the eatery — which was Becky Piper’s passion —and honor her by following their own creative visions.

“Thanks for nearly ten years of sharing your family celebrations, your hangover breakfasts, and your personal milestones with us,” the post says.

Pied Piper Eatery joins a growing list of Nashville restaurants that have decided to close this year, including The Gerst House, Lulu and Prima.

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