"The couple that owns Strega has some Nashville bona fides—one hails from Rosemary & Beauty Queen and the other from City Winery. And they both just wanted to create a place for the neighborhood to hang. That’s what led to Strega, a low-key retro bar in East Nashville with pool tables under a pergola, a rock playlist, cocktails that lean Italian, and an Apertivo hour menu stocked with savory cannolis, cacio e pepe, and $1 slices of pizza." - Jackie Gutierrez-Jones