Sushi and Asian restaurants in Knoxville: Gay Street to Cedar Bluff

Last checked Oct. 18, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Knoxville’s sushi and Asian restaurants cluster downtown, on Gay Street and in the Old City, and in west Knoxville around Cedar Bluff, where North Peters Road and Town and Country Circle hold a ramen shop, a sushi bar and a contemporary Asian kitchen. Kingston Pike has Thai, sushi and a P.F. Chang’s from Bearden west, and Kern’s Food Hall has sushi and stir-fry counters.

How we made this list. The places come from OpenStreetMap records with a Knoxville address, the same data behind our local directory, checked against each place’s own website or chain location page on Oct. 18, 2026. We added the Bearden and downtown Nama Sushi Bar restaurants from Nama’s own site, and Zukku Sushi and WokXville from the Kern’s Food Hall vendor pages. We left out places with no website of their own, two whose web addresses now belong to someone else, and chain pages that would not load for us. 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

Chaiyo’s Thai & Sushi on James Agee Street, near the university, is a Thai and sushi restaurant with online ordering and takeout. Its site lists Saturday hours two ways, so call ahead on Saturdays.

Fai Thai Kitchen on Kingston Pike says it cooks from traditional family recipes, with khao soi and dumplings on the menu.

Ichiban Japanese Grill on Clinton Highway serves Japanese and other Asian dishes, with online ordering for pickup.

Kaizen in the Old City is an izakaya-style restaurant offering dine-in service inside, at the bar and on an outdoor patio. It asks diners to check its social media for current hours.

KOKO Sips + Bites at Town and Country Circle in Cedar Bluff describes its food as contemporary Asian.

Kyuramen on North Peters Road is a ramen restaurant. Its Knoxville page gives its hours and phone, with menus on the main site.

Nama Izakaya on Gay Street is a Japanese lounge serving shared plates and cocktails in the evening, with reservations online.

Nama Sushi Bar has three Knoxville restaurants, in Bearden, Cedar Bluff and on Gay Street downtown, each with online ordering and reservations. Its site says the Bearden restaurant has outdoor patio seating and a full bar.

P.F. Chang’s on Kingston Pike serves Chinese and Asian dishes, with a weekday happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m. and catering.

Tuk Tuk Thai Fusion on Kingston Pike in west Knoxville serves Thai food, with a lunch and a dinner service and online ordering.

WokXville inside Kern’s Food Hall makes customizable stir-fry bowls with gluten-free ingredients.

Zukku Sushi inside Kern’s Food Hall serves hand-rolled sushi, sushi burritos and bowls.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I get sushi in downtown Knoxville?

Nama Sushi Bar has a downtown restaurant at 506 S. Gay St., and Nama Izakaya, a Japanese lounge, is at 141 S. Gay St. Zukku Sushi has a counter inside Kern’s Food Hall in South Knoxville.

Where can I get ramen in Knoxville?

Kyuramen, 213-215 N. Peters Road in Cedar Bluff, is a ramen restaurant. It opens at 11:30 a.m. Monday to Saturday, staying open until 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and closes at 9 p.m. Sunday.

Where can I get Thai food in Knoxville?

Chaiyo’s Thai & Sushi (601 James Agee St.), Fai Thai Kitchen (4451 Kingston Pike) and Tuk Tuk Thai Fusion (9253 Kingston Pike) serve Thai food. Tuk Tuk is closed Sunday and Monday, and Chaiyo’s is closed Sunday.

Which Knoxville sushi restaurants have a patio?

Nama Sushi Bar in Bearden, 5130 Kingston Pike, says it has outdoor patio seating, and Kaizen in the Old City, 127 S. Central St., offers dining on its outdoor patio.