Noko
Asian restaurant · Rosebank
701 Porter Rd, Nashville, TN 37206
Highlights
Wood-fired Asian plates & cocktails; known for tuna crispy rice
Wood-fired Asian plates & cocktails; known for tuna crispy rice
"Noko, one of our favorite restaurants in the city, cooks most of their dishes on a roasty-toasty wood-fired grill right behind the bar. The space itself is very minimalist with lots of light wood, concrete, and glass, and it’s great for bringing a small-ish group to share plates like the buttery salmon carpaccio, crunchy tuna crispy rice, moco fries topped with furikake for dinner. But brunch is pretty great here, too. You’ll find some dishes from the dinner menu on there, along with the Big Baller Brunch—it comes with a 42-ounce tomahawk ribeye, waffles (ask for the ube butter), eggs, and hashbrowns. Pair it with the purple-hued ube colada for a funky and earthy riff on every cruise ship passenger’s favorite mistake." - jackie gutierrez jones 2, ann walczak
"Noko is our surest, most set-it-and-forget-it dinner recommendation we can make in Nashville. They serve ridiculously good Japanese wood-fired plates and crudos that have never let us or anybody we know down. It’s as good for a solo meal at the bar as it is for a birthday throwdown when you’re also trying to accommodate that picky friend who went through a “white foods only” phase. With expertly executed dishes you can’t find anywhere else in the city, a cool minimalist aesthetic, and service that’s always on-point, it’s impossible to walk away from Noko just liking it. Finding reasons to go back will become a borderline obsession." - jackie gutierrez jones 2, carlo mantuano, ann walczak
"An acclaimed neighborhood spot offering wood-fired, Asian-influenced dishes and notable for a show-stopping 42-ounce tomahawk ribeye; also the site of an omakase offshoot." - Missy Frederick
"By introducing your date to Noko’s charm, there’s a good chance a throuple convo will be in your near future. This is one of our highest-rated restaurants, and it’s so good it’ll earn a permanent place in your relationship. It’s impossible not to fall for the plates of perfectly dressed crudos, bowls of wagyu fat-coated fried rice, crispy brussels, and gigantic tomahawk ribeyes. The space always has a buzzy energy and works for any date, really—first, fifth, or fiftieth. Whether you eat on the patio, at the bar, or at one of the whitewashed wood tables inside, you can count on one thing: a call the morning after to thank you for your visit. And if that kind of behavior doesn’t cinch a second date, we don’t know what will." - jackie gutierrez jones 2, ann walczak
"You can practically smell East Nashville’s wood-fired, Asian-influenced restaurant, Noko, from the parking lot — and that’s a very good thing. Chef Dung “Junior” Vo shows off his culinary chops with standout dishes including tuna crispy rice, wood-fired 42-ounce tomahawk ribeyes, and the District Sando, a glorified grilled cheese stuffed with prosciutto, truffle aioli, white cheddar, and togarashi. Wash it all down with a wagyu fat-washed Old Fashioned. The Sunday brunch service is also a hit with its Japanese fried chicken and waffles and the ube colada — a riff off the piña colada with coconut ube cream, pineapple, and rum. —JGJ" - Ellen Fort
