Sonobana - Nashville

Cute little shop. Has plenty of the staples to pick up and a decent freezer selection. Delicious dango at the ready. Happy to support a small shop.

I've been coming here at least once a month for almost 3 years now. Not only is the sushi excellent, but there is a large variety of traditional Japanese dishes including chasoba, natto, ochazuke, and dons. The grocery store has so many Japanese goodies that is hard to find anywhere else in Nashville sushi grade cuts of fish and octopus, frozen oden kits, Sonobana tempura mix, umeboshi plums, masago, homemade Japanese desserts like mochi and dango, and so much more! They even have fresh shiso leaves, which is incredible because I haven't found any other grocery store that sells it.

We had a really great dinner here. Everything that we ordered was very good, as was the service. We were actually surprised when we got the bill that it was as affordable as it was. We will definitely be back. My fiance used to live in Japan and this is the closest we've found for authentic Japanese food in the area. The miso soup is especially flavorful; it's probably the best I've had. Definitely try it!

Udon (especially the broth) was great, but the fatty tone was simply crazy and definitiw as good as the people say it is. this fish was especially expensive, but so it is worth it especially here where they don't see much. the staff was also friendly and that seemed to be moving quite fast.

If I could give them more stars I would! My family and I were in town, and decided to take a chance with this place after seeing the reviews. They did not disappoint. We went on a Tuesday night and they were packed. I immediately knew the food had to be good. We waited about 40 minutes to be seated. I did not mind though I understood they were busy. Once we were seated and ordered our food we did wait a while. They were super busy, but the hosts and waitresses did their best to accommodate us. Honestly the wait for the food was worth it. Our sushi was superb and gone within minutes. If I lived here I would be a regular for sure. They were open way past closing time btw. We will be back for sure. I highly recommend them if you are craving Japanese food and sushi. 10/10!