Japanese Restaurants in Knoxville, TN

Japanese in Knoxville at a glance

• Japanese is the 10th largest food category in Knoxville, after bars and pizza.
• Its 2.5% share compares with 3.0% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 35 listed below, 28 are independent and 7 belong to chains; 32 list a website.

Japanese Restaurants in Knoxville

• Nama Sushi Bar
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 260 N Peters Rd
• Kabuki Restaurant
  Restaurant · Japanese · 19 Market Square
• Tokyo Hibachi and Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · 9420 S Northshore Dr #103
• Wasabi Japanese Steakhouse
  Restaurant · Japanese · 118 Major Reynolds Pl
• Wasabi Japanese Steakhouse
  Restaurant · Japanese · 226 Lovell Rd
• Makino Japanese Buffet
  Restaurant · Japanese · 8217 Kingston Pike
• Anaba Japanese Cuisine
  Restaurant · Japanese · 9405 S Northshore Dr
• Fin-Two Japanese Ale House
  Restaurant · Japanese · 122 S Central St
• Hibachi Factory
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1645 Downtown W Blvd Unit 9
• Nama Izakaya
  Restaurant · Japanese · 141 S Gay St
• Nama Sushi Bar - Downtown Knoxville
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 506 S Gay St
• Noodles & Company
  Restaurant · Japanese · Ramen · Chain · 11083 Parkside Dr
• Ichiban Japanese Grill
  Restaurant · Japanese · 6737 Clinton Hwy
• Asian Hibachi and Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · 7741 S Northshore Dr #101
• Little Tokyo Cafe
  Restaurant · Japanese · 7552 Mountain Grove Dr
• Kyuramen x TBaar - Knoxville
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 213 N Peters Rd
• Kichi Sushi and Noodles
  Restaurant · Japanese · 7600 Kingston Pike
• Kabuki Restaurant
  Restaurant · Japanese · 10901 Parkside Dr
• Hibachi Factory
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1815 Cumberland Ave
• Akita Hibachi Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · 7419 Middlebrook Pike
• Bento Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 1017 Francis St
• Kanpai of Tokyo
  Restaurant · Japanese · 1645 Downtown West Blvd
• Kazoku Hibachi Express
  Restaurant · Japanese · 4816 N Broadway St
• Kazoku hibachi middlebrook pike
  Restaurant · Japanese · 7501 Middlebrook Pike NW
• Nori Modern Noodle and Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 1927 Cumberland Ave
• Sarku Japan
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 7600 Kingston Pike
• Sarku Japan
  Restaurant · Japanese · Chain · 3001 Knoxville Center Dr
• Tangerine Japanese Cuisine
  Restaurant · Japanese · 5328 Millertown Pike
• ZENSHI Handcrafted Sushi
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Chain · 2429 University Commons Way
• Zen Ramen House & Sushi Bar
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · Cumberland Ave
• Tokyo Sushi & Steakhouse
  Restaurant · Japanese · 603 E Emory Rd #101
• Wasabi Bearden Hill
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi
• Nama Sushi Bar - Bearden
  Restaurant · Japanese · Sushi · 5130 Kingston Pike
• Hachiban
  Restaurant · Japanese · 333 W Depot Ave
• The S.E.A
  Restaurant · Japanese · 333 W Depot Ave

Japanese elsewhere in Tennessee

Among the Tennessee cities in this guide, the most japanese listings are in Nashville (92), Memphis (43), Chattanooga (32), Clarksville (27), Murfreesboro (23) and Franklin (20).

Run a japanese spot in Knoxville?

You share this list with 34 other japanese listings. The ones guests reorder from are the ones that are easy to order from directly. Servestack gives you your own ordering site with zero commission, and Studio designs the menu, flyers and posts to go with it. Run your numbers with the commission savings calculator.

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