Henrietta Red to Close Germantown Location in April
The Nashville oyster bar and eatery will shut its doors when its lease ends in April 2027 as the property goes up for sale.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Dining Out
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Henrietta Red, an oyster bar and eatery on 4th Avenue North in Germantown, will close at the end of its lease in April 2027, according to a statement from chef and owner Julia Keelin. The restaurant opened in the neighborhood in 2017.
Why it matters
The closure follows the expiration of the lease and the sale of the property, leaving a gap in Nashville's Germantown dining scene after a decade of operation. Diners in Nashville who frequent the neighborhood will lose a long-running oyster bar.
Henrietta Red has operated at its 4th Avenue North location for about ten years, opening in 2017 and set to close when its lease expires in April 2027. The restaurant is currently offering Thanksgiving catering, and no information has been released about a next location.
The players
Julia Keelin
Julia Keelin is a chef and the owner of Henrietta Red, who announced the restaurant's closure in a public statement.
The details
Chef and owner Julia Keelin announced the closure in a statement, citing the end of the restaurant's lease and the sale of the Henrietta Red property. Until the closing date, the oyster bar and eatery will continue to serve customers in Germantown.
Timeline
2017: Henrietta Red opens in Germantown.
April 2027: The restaurant's lease ends and Henrietta Red closes.
Neighborhood Dining Shift
Henrietta Red's planned exit from Germantown after roughly ten years reflects how lease expirations and property sales can end long-running independent restaurants in Nashville's established dining neighborhoods. The departure leaves its oyster bar concept without a set successor location, a pattern common when neighborhood property values drive redevelopment.
Nashville diners who regularly visit Germantown will lose access to Henrietta Red's oysters and seafood when the restaurant closes in April 2027. Anyone planning Thanksgiving catering from the restaurant can still order it before the closure.
The takeaway
Diners who want to visit Henrietta Red before it closes should plan a visit ahead of its April 2027 lease expiration.
What happens next
Henrietta Red will close when its lease ends in April 2027.
Further reading
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