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Noko
Noko: Shared Pan-Asian flavors, bold tastes, and warm, attentive service.
4.6
Japanese
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Noko: Shared Pan-Asian flavors, bold tastes, and warm, attentive service.
Noko, located at 701 Porter Rd, Nashville, offers Pan-Asian fare in a cozy, welcoming space. Dishes meant to be shared—such as lobster bao buns, tuna crispy rice, and burnt-end lettuce wraps—deliver rich, flavorful bites. The service is repeatedly praised for attentiveness and accommodating dietary needs, with a polished indoor-outdoor atmosphere and notable cocktails.
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Family-style shared plates featuring dishes like tuna crispy rice, lobster bao buns, and Korean fried chicken.
Expertly crafted cocktails, including old-fashioneds, to complement your meal.
Attentive waitstaff and personalized service for dates, celebrations, and group events.
Flexible menu options and adjustments for dietary restrictions, handled with care.
Indulgent desserts such as ube ice cream, cheesecake, and Dole Whip to end your meal.
Overall rating
Jay Thota
Noko is such a gem for Pan-Asian food lovers. The dishes were so rich, flavorful, and meant to be shared family style, which made the whole experience feel cozy and warm. Our waitress was fantastic too, handling a few dietary restrictions with ease and making sure everything still tasted amazing. Would recommend nearly everything we ordered but especially great were the shrimp, and lettuce burnt ends.
Jackson Home
The atmosphere + the staff, AMAZING! Our server was Mitch and he was great. It was our first date night bringing the baby & while we were nervous about how the baby would do, Mitch + other servers were so attentive and friendly. The parking was limited but we did get lucky for a 5:30 reservation. Now the food.. the star of everyone’s show, just not ours. We ordered: edamame (on the house for our 1st time), lobster bao buns, tuna crispy rice, beef dumplings, crab fried rice, Korean fried chicken, ube ice cream (on the house), & the cheesecake. * I will add everything was reasonably priced! 10/10: both desserts + the bao buns. Everything else in our opinion lacked so much “umph” aka flavor. We were waiting to be “wow’d” and it just didn’t happen until we ate the desserts. I even sent the crab fried rice back because it tasted like .. nothing. I wish it would’ve came with a sauce of some kind. I was actually really disappointed because it took awhile to get a reservation due to the demand and overwhelmingly positive feedback! All in all, I’d still recommend you go & try it for yourself. Maybe it just wasn’t for us & that’s okay!
Daniel Marks
This was the last night of my Nashville trip and hands down my favorite meal of the entire three-day visit. The waitstaff was incredible, and the menu was just as impressive. Every bite somehow managed to be better than the one before it—it made me want to keep exploring the menu all night. I went for some lighter bites since I’d been eating steak all weekend, but I’m already wishing I could go back and try the tomahawk next time. The lobster bao bun was the standout of the evening—absolutely incredible—but the wontons, burnt-end lettuce wraps, and tuna crispy rice were all fantastic, too. And I’ve got to mention, the old-fashioned was perfectly done. If you’re visiting Nashville, Noko should absolutely be on your list. I’d go back in a heartbeat. Five stars all around.
Alex Knodel
Noko is by far one of my favorite restaurants in all of Nashville. Not only is their food unbelievable, but their service is unmatched. They regularly check in with you leading up to your reservation - and after every visit, I’ve received a call from the GM asking how my meal and experience was. I truly appreciate the attention to detail they put into everything they do. Regarding the food, there is nothing on the menu that isn’t good. My all time favorite is the crispy tune rice - which is wild because I regularly don’t like tuna. I could eat an order of that every day for the rest of my life. The cocktails are also great, but make sure you don’t fill up on liquids, because the food is immaculate. 10/10 would go anytime anyone I know wants to go.
Luisa Lemos
It’s been a while since I do a review but this restaurant deserves a review and more! We absolutely loved it. Everything was delicious, amazing costumer service, and great indoor and outdoor atmosphere! We went to the restaurant for fried rice and poke bowl. Yesterday, they ran out of the tuna for the poke bowl but offer to make it with Salmon! As we waited for our poke bowl we were surprised with Tuna Crispy Rice! And we were so happy they gave that to us because it was the best dish there! Extremely delicious! We then got the fries, fried rice, and poke bowl we had ordered, and they were also amazing!! We told the server that we had originally went there for the Dole Whip but we were so full that we were going to skip it! 🥹🥲 they still surprised us with the dole whip at the end! And it was also very worth it! We noticed on the website they have the restaurant core values and how the staff it’s treated and that made us happy! This is the first restaurant where I see those core values being fully integrated into their service! We have been to many restaurants and we left 100% knowing this is now #1 on our list! Thank you for the great time and food! Hope Noko continues to get even better with time 🖤
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