What Is the Best Sushi in Nashville?
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For a sit-down omakase, the current pick is Kase x Noko at 707 Porter Rd in East Nashville. The Infatuation’s sushi guide, updated August 17, 2026, calls it “the omakase restaurant that Nashville has been waiting for” and lists it first (The Infatuation). It is the second restaurant from the Noko team, and the guide gives its price as $75. Getting in takes planning. Reservations go up on OpenTable at midnight each day on a six-week rolling basis, and with one counter, walk-ins are a long shot. For a bigger omakase splurge, the guide points to Sushi Bar at 610 Magazine St in The Gulch, at $185 for a 12-seat counter. For an à la carte night out, it names Momotaro in Wedgewood-Houston, Sushi-San in 12 South, and O-Ku in Germantown, which sources its fish from markets in Tokyo and Hawaii.
Sushi in the Guide
| Type | Place | Address | The guide's note |
|---|---|---|---|
| omakase | Kase x Noko | 707 Porter Rd, East Nashville | $75; OpenTable at midnight, six weeks out |
| omakase | Sushi Bar | 610 Magazine St, The Gulch | $185; 12-seat counter |
| lively night out | Momotaro | 519 Houston St, Wedgewood-Houston | uni spaghetti |
| lively night out | Sushi-San | 2212 12th Ave S, 12 South | uni nigiri, snack-o roll |
| upscale | Sushi Row | 1234 Martin St | from Colorado Springs |
| upscale | O-Ku | 81 Van Buren St, Germantown | fish from Tokyo and Hawaii markets |
| neighborhood | Two Ten Jack | 1900 Eastland Ave | yellowtail crudo in ponzu |
| big menu | Sonobana | 40 White Bridge Rd, Belle Meade | 73 rolls; bento at lunch |
| deal night | Virago | 1120 McGavock St | half-price rolls on Maki Sake Mondays |
| quiet lunch | Maru Sushi & Grill | 1100 Fatherland St | tuna rolls by a Japanese garden |
| casual | Punk Wok | 4101 Charlotte Ave, Sylvan Park | the Peruvian roll |
| vegetarian rolls | Sunda | 592 12th Ave S | sweet potato caterpillar roll |
Source: The Infatuation, August 17, 2026 (16 places). Punk Wok announced on October 20, 2026 that it would close on October 25, then said on October 23 that it would stay open and reopen Thursday, October 29, after a short break (WSMV), so check its status before you go. The other four are Samurai on Elliston Place, Harriet’s Rooftop at 1 Hotel Downtown, Sora at Skye Lounge in the Sheraton downtown, and Nomzilla Sushi Et Cetera on Gallatin Avenue.
Picking Sushi
- For a special occasion: Kase x Noko or Sushi Bar; book through OpenTable.
- For a lively room: Momotaro or Sushi-San.
- For a deal: Virago on Mondays, or Sonobana’s bento at lunch, which is in the best cheap eat in Nashville.
- For something other than raw fish: Sunda’s vegetarian rolls.
Noko, the Kase team’s first restaurant, is covered in which East Nashville chef has gotten the most national press.