26 Best Japanese Restaurants in Nashville

“"We ate at Kayne Prime for our Honeymoon and Everyone was above and beyond our expectations. The food was incredible and the service was top notch. Thank you again for such a memorable experience. Steve & Kathy Anderson"Copy review“

“Wow wow wow! What a hidden gem! My fiancé & I had a perfect date night at Present Tense!! The food was amazing, the atmosphere is unmatched, and the service was fantastic.

We learned near the end of our dinner that one of the servers was sick, so the person who served us was actually the owner, Rick! He was phenomenal & extremely kind!

Cannot recommend this place enough! It’s a must-try!“

“Sushi is always fresh. Great service.“

“Fantastic meal! Love the menu. We sat outside but beautifully elegant ambience inside. About an hour or so before we walked over to eat I stopped in and got a menu and the ladies at the hostess podium were super kind. When we came back we were again met by a very helpful employee, Delilah. She sat us immediately and ended up being our server for the meal. She was thorough and knowledgeable. The service and the meal were perfect! We will absolutely be regularly returning and we will be requesting Delilah every time. Great experience and I would highly recommend this place to anyone! P.S.- They do lunch from 12-3pm, happy hour (including apps) from 3-6pm. And apparently they have a rooftop (kid friendly) open on Friday & Saturday evenings until 12am.“

“Been my favorite for 27 years ,great service and wonderful food . My granddaughter's favorite after school ," let's grab a snack " ,speaks volumes.“

“My compliments to the Sushi Chef and Yan, the bartender. The food is AMAZING. I highly suggest the Tuna Lover Roll, a bottle of Sake and to sit at the bar with Yan! Thank you for a great meal and great customer service!!!“

“Just got into town and was looking for some food. There is another Sushi place across the street but ended up in this one based on the reviews I googled. Ordered the Chirasi bowl and it looked a bit different from what I was used to and different from the picture that is here on this page. Meal also came with Miso soup which was delicious, thick and flavorful and I had a Sapporo to go with. The way the sushi was sliced on the bowl was odd to me but it tasted fine and there was some light sauce on it. What knocked it down for me was the fake crab meat pieces as I'd prefer real crab. Otherwise fast and friendly service.“

“Great service, AMAZING food. Such a fun experience every time we go“

“Stopped by this quiet spot to order maki rolls & miso to go. When I ordered, the owner, Noi, pointed out that I could get an additional roll for the same price if I did the special, which I appreciated. The price was reasonable, my food was ready in 5-7 minutes, there was gluten free soy sauce, and there was quite a bit of fish packed into each maki roll I ordered. Do stop by if you get the chance!“

“It's a small place and we had a long wait for brunch. We went across the street to Southern grist to wait it out. We loved the upon. It was like a Japanese carbonara. The egg salad took me back to 7/11 in Japan. We also enjoyed the tartare and katsu sando.“

“amazing food, experience and service. Tyler did an outstanding job. it was our first time there, but it won't be the last!“

“Good food and always consistant.“

“I challenge anyone to spend 20$ on lunch. 10$ meals with tons of delicious food. The house salad and soup are really good, the bento boxes and hibachi are delicious. Kind and polite service, and they are on top of your drinks. Overall 10/10 would come again“

“Everytime me and my wife go here for date night they make it so enjoyable. They laugh and talk while they cook the food. The atmosphere is just unbelievable. I absolutely love this place. If I could afford to eat here atleast twice a week I would no doubt.“

“This fried chicken we got was next level DELICIOUS, from the breading, to the chicken seasoning, and that special sauce it came with. Yum!!! Highly recommended! The portion is large and priced reasonably. We found this place online and was skeptical at first since it’s not a traditional set up restaurant, turned out to be such a hidden gem! You can find many different restaurants in this food hall. We can’t wait to come back and try more food soon“

“The first experiences weren't the best. Showing up with no cars at all. Walking into a completely dead restaurant, including zero employees. We ordered. Had a good selection. After we ordered. There was a huge water bug walking across the floor. But the food came. And it was actually really good. Well prepared and pretty quickly. All our food was delicious. Water and tea tasted bad. But that's not uncommon, I've noticed. They did quit a few to go orders while we were there. The food was good enough I'd visit again“

“Old school japanese restaurant. 👍👍“

“Our server made this experience very enjoyable for us- we thought we'd come in and get our regular sushi orders (we eat sushi very regularly in Canada and were missing it on our trip). But he convinced us to go with a chefs choice sashimi option and have their drunken elephant sake. We learned that the sake we had been drinking regularly (hot) was not pure sake - so learning about this was a really fun experience! Loved both options for food/ wasn't really filling but we weren't looking to fill ourselves up it was mostly about trying new things. Up until this point in the trip we hadn't had very good interactions with Nashville workers / customer service in general so this was very refreshing - our server I forget his name but he was really kind to us, told us a bit about the area - and had some incredible recommendations. Thank you again for making our experience so memorable.“

“The Hibachi Grill was really fun! Our grill master was very entertaining! The fillet and chicken was cooked to perfection! Our server was great! I'm rating my first time 5 stars!“

“Food here is amazing and I love the coupon they have on the back of my local Kroger Register tapes. Great to save money now I can go more often. Thank you“

“Best Philly roll anywhere. Always big and tight not falling apart like other places nearby. I refuse to go anywhere else for cali rolls as well!“

“This place was perfect. Compared to other Sushi places, this is by far the best one. The fried rice ordered was LITERALLY golden, the beef in it stood out from the rest of the rice and tasted really good. The customer service was not outstanding but there was NO issues with them. We had also ordered the spicy lover roll which was the best one in which I recommend. The atmosphere is also good, having detailed and being intricate everywhere.

Parking: Parking MIGHT be an issue due to the fact the restaurant is near other ones.

Kid-friendliness: Extremely friendly no issues“

“Oka was our cook and Nicole our waitress and the experience was1000% beyond what we expected. One individual in our party never had filet Mignon and they exceeded our expectations. We have personally have been going there for over 28 yrs and they never cease to amaze us“

“This place was an absolute surprise for just a random roadside noodle shop. The Beef Teriyaki- Yaki-Style bowl is a great combination of pan fried noodles and sweetly slathered beef strips with crispy veggies and the chicken pot stickers are some of the best quality I've ever had at ANY Asian restaurant. The service was great even though there is a definite language barrier there at the register. Just as a random afterthought I enjoyed the muti-fork-chopstick utensil idea. Even though my trusty sidekick was more useful after one or two bites.“

“Our experience was Amazing! The Food was spectacular, waitress was Amazing and presentation was on point.“

“I absolutely love their chicken basil fried rice!! It is so delicious!! Every time we come in the staff is always super nice, and they get the food out quickly!!! My fiancee and I absolutely love this place, we eat it a couple of times a week!!!“