Sushi and Asian restaurants in Nashville: Midtown, East and the Gulch

Last checked Oct. 20, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Nashville’s Asian restaurants gather in Midtown and around the Gulch (888, Onda, Otaku Ramen, Thai Esane), along West End Avenue (China Dragon, P.F. Chang’s) and in East Nashville (Xiao Bao, Thai Samurai River North). Bellevue has Thai Samurai on Highway 70 South.

How we made this list. The places come from OpenStreetMap records inside Nashville’s city limits, the same data behind our local business directory, checked against each place’s own website on Oct. 20, 2026. We added the second P.F. Chang’s and Thai Samurai locations from each chain’s own locations page. We left out restaurants whose sites did not load for us, had lapsed or no longer gave a Nashville dine-in address. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. Run one of these places? Write to us to correct your entry.

The list

The places

888 at 800 Clark Place, on the corner of Eighth Avenue South and attached to the JW Marriott, calls itself a Japanese restaurant and vinyl listening lounge. The kitchen closes at 10 p.m. Sunday to Wednesday and at 11 p.m. on later nights. It takes reservations.

China Dragon on West End Avenue is a Chinese restaurant with online ordering for pickup and DoorDash delivery. It takes cash or card at pickup.

Onda on 17th Avenue South says it brings Korean cooking to Nashville beyond barbecue and fried chicken, serving lunch and dinner every day.

Otaku Ramen on Division Street serves ramen, boba tea and Japanese street food. The Gulch restaurant is walk-in only, with pickup, delivery, karaoke and a 4 to 7 p.m. happy hour.

P.F. Chang’s has two Nashville restaurants, on West End Avenue and at Opry Mills, both taking reservations and online orders.

Thai Esane on Division Street in Midtown serves Thai food daily and offers catering and private parties.

Thai Samurai has two Nashville restaurants, on Highway 70 South in Bellevue and on Bowline Avenue in River North, each taking reservations and online orders.

Xiao Bao on Meridian Street in East Nashville serves Asian comfort food, including hand-pulled noodles, crispy dumplings and okonomiyaki, with cocktails, wine and beer. It takes no reservations for small groups; lunch starts at 11 a.m. and dinner at 4 p.m., and the kitchen closes at 10 p.m. A private karaoke room seats groups of six to 14.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I get Asian food in Nashville?

This list has 10 places: 888 near the Gulch, China Dragon on West End Avenue, Onda in Midtown, Otaku Ramen on Division Street, two P.F. Chang’s, Thai Esane on Division Street, Thai Samurai in Bellevue and River North, and Xiao Bao in East Nashville.

Where can I get ramen in Nashville?

Otaku Ramen, 1104 Division St. in the Gulch, is open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. It is walk-in only.

Where can I get Korean food in Nashville?

Onda, 101 17th Ave. S., serves Korean food at lunch (11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) and dinner (from 5 p.m.) every day.

Which Nashville Asian restaurants are open late?

888, a Japanese restaurant and vinyl listening lounge at 800 Clark Place, is open until 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday, with the kitchen closing at 11 p.m.