Menu

10 Best Hawaiian Restaurants in Nashville

This guide brings together Hawaiian restaurants and poke-focused spots serving Nashville and surrounding communities. Compare menus, ordering styles, dining formats, and group options to find a fit for a quick bowl, plate lunch, family meal, or catered gathering.

How this guide is ordered

We did our homework on Hawaiian restaurants in Nashville. What remains are the businesses most focused on the work, the ones customers rate best and the ones that give complete, dependable info.

Businesses may pay for promotional services that help them get noticed on this site.

Top 3Full listMapHow to choose

Full Comparison of 10 Hawaiian Restaurants in Nashville

Pokenash, Nashville#1
What stands out
  • Offers both customizable bowls and signature options

  • Freshly prepared food paired with fast, welcoming service

Pokenash

4.9244 reviews
206 Indian Lake Blvd #5, Hendersonville, TN 37075, United States
Best for
Diners who want to build a bowl around their preferencesGuests looking for fresh poke and Hawaiian-style bowlsPeople seeking a quick meal in a clean, modern setting

Pokenash serves Hawaiian poke bowls in Hendersonville, offering both fully customizable bowls and signature combinations. Fresh ingredients, quick service, and a clean, modern dining environment shape the experience. It suits diners who want control over their bowl’s ingredients or prefer a composed option, with sides such as gyoza also available.

Pokeworks, Nashville#2
What stands out
  • Flexible handling of special ingredient requests

Pokeworks

4.8946 reviews
416 11th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37203, United States
Best for
Fresh poke bowls and sushi burritosCustomized pickup orders

Pokeworks is a poke bar serving customizable bowls and sushi burritos with fish, toppings and sauces. It suits diners looking for fresh, flavorful ingredients, high-protein options or a quick pickup meal. The business is particularly useful for customized orders, with staff handling ingredient-separation requests and preparing pickup orders promptly.

L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, Nashville#3
What stands out
  • Traditional Hawaiian plate lunches with generous portions

  • Island-themed setting and menu

L&L Hawaiian Barbecue

4.9165 reviews
5763 Nolensville Pk, Nashville, TN 37211, United States
Best for
Casual Hawaiian plate lunches and island-inspired comfort food

L&L Hawaiian Barbecue is a fast-food Hawaiian restaurant serving traditional Hawaiian plate lunches in South Nashville. Its island-themed menu and generous plate portions suit diners looking for a casual taste of Hawaii, including specialties such as barbecue chicken, short ribs, musubi and saimin. Homemade guava cake is also offered when available.

Pokeworks, Nashville#4
What stands out
  • Offers both chef-curated bowls and build-your-own combinations

  • Pairs poke and hot plates with tea-based drinks and icy refreshers

Pokeworks

4.7188 reviews
2014 Providence Pkwy STE 102, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122, United States
Best for
Diners who want customizable poke bowls or burritosGroups ordering poke catering for 10 or more people

Pokeworks is a poke bar in Mt. Juliet offering dine-in, takeaway, delivery and catering. Diners can choose chef-curated Signature Works or build bowls and burritos with proteins, mix-ins, sauces and toppings. The menu also includes hot plates and signature drinks, while the catering program can serve gatherings of 10 or 50-plus people and include Huli Huli Chicken.

Pokemoto, Nashville#5
What stands out
  • Ingredient selection and sauces can be combined to personal taste

  • Delivery orders receive careful attention to packing

Pokemoto

4.7187 reviews
1025 Nashville Pike Ste 130, Gallatin, TN 37066, United States
Best for
Customizable protein bowls, salads or wraps

Pokemoto is a Gallatin restaurant built around customizable bowls, salads and wraps. Diners choose ingredients such as sushi rice, salmon, shrimp, mango, lobster salad and sauces, with tea and other drinks also available. Its made-to-order format, clean setting and attentive handling of a delivery-order packing issue give it a practical edge.

Pokenash, Nashville#6
What stands out
  • Offers poke alongside choices such as chicken teriyaki and shrimp tempura

  • Provides dine-in, takeaway, delivery and catering

Pokenash

4.851 reviews
4101 Charlotte Ave G120, Nashville, TN 37209, United States
Best for
Diners seeking poke with fish or chicken optionsFamilies and lunch customers needing a quick meal

Pokenash is a Hawaiian restaurant focused on poke and other quick, casual meals. Its menu supports dine-in, takeaway, delivery, catering, healthy options and a kids’ menu, with bowls featuring choices such as spicy tuna and chicken teriyaki. The restaurant suits solo diners, families and lunch customers who want fresh food prepared quickly.

The Poki, Nashville#7
What stands out
  • Locally sourced ingredients

  • Build-your-own bowls with broad topping and sauce choices

The Poki

4.6395 reviews
119 Franklin Rd, Brentwood, TN 37027, United States
Best for
Customizable poke bowlsSeafood, meat or vegan dining preferencesDiners who want varied toppings and sauces

The Poki is a low-key poke bar in Brentwood serving seafood, meat and vegan poke bowls made with locally sourced ingredients. Diners can build their own bowls and choose from a wide selection of toppings, sauces and raw fish, making it a flexible option for different dietary preferences and flavor combinations.

Pokenash, Nashville#8
What stands out
  • Customizable bowls with a wide range of toppings and sauces

  • Large bowls featuring fresh fish and generous portions

Pokenash

4.475 reviews
5055 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203, United States
Best for
Diners who want a fast, filling bowl tailored to their preferencesGroups seeking casual food-hall dining with seating and entertainment

Pokenash serves customizable poke bowls at Assembly Food Hall, combining sushi-grade fish, rice, vegetables, sauces and toppings. Diners can choose a preset bowl or build one with ingredients such as salmon, ahi tuna, cucumber, edamame, scallion, tobiko and seaweed. Delivery, takeaway and dine-in options, rooftop seating, live music and a bar make it suited to quick lunches, casual dinners and food-hall outings.

Poke Bros., Nashville#9
What stands out
  • Bowls are assembled in front of the customer with a broad choice of proteins, vegetables, sauces and toppings

  • Offers dine-in, delivery, takeaway and catering

Poke Bros.

4.3336 reviews
2414 Elliston Pl, Nashville, TN 37203, United States
Best for
Diners seeking customizable poke bowlsQuick lunches, solo meals or takeawayGuests looking for healthy or vegetarian options

Poke Bros. is a Nashville poke bar offering build-your-own bowls for dine-in, takeaway, delivery and catering. It suits quick lunches, solo meals and diners seeking healthy, vegetarian or customizable options. Customers can choose ingredients such as salmon, shrimp, spicy tuna and vegetables, with bowls assembled in front of them and sauces and toppings added to finish.

Oke poke', Nashville#10
What stands out
  • Build-your-own bowls

  • Fresh fish and topping combinations

  • Located inside Assembly Food Hall

Oke poke'

4.142 reviews
Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203, United States
Best for
Quick poke bowls with customizable toppingsDiners seeking fresh fish and lighter meal optionsGroups choosing from several food-hall vendors

Oke poke’ serves poke bowls and other quick meals inside 5th & Broadway’s Assembly Food Hall. Its menu suits diners looking for fresh fish, rice, sauces and toppings, including build-your-own combinations with options such as spicy tuna and pineapple. The food-hall location also works for groups with different dining preferences, and teriyaki bowls provide an alternative to poke.

The comparison at a glance

#BusinessRatingReviewsBest for
#1Pokenash 4.9244Diners who want to build a bowl around their preferences
#2Pokeworks 4.8946Fresh poke bowls and sushi burritos
#3L&L Hawaiian Barbecue 4.9165Casual Hawaiian plate lunches and island-inspired comfort food
#4Pokeworks 4.7188Diners who want customizable poke bowls or burritos
#5Pokemoto 4.7187Customizable protein bowls, salads or wraps
#6Pokenash 4.851Diners seeking poke with fish or chicken options
#7The Poki 4.6395Customizable poke bowls
#8Pokenash 4.475Diners who want a fast, filling bowl tailored to their preferences
#9Poke Bros. 4.3336Diners seeking customizable poke bowls
#10Oke poke' 4.142Quick poke bowls with customizable toppings

Run a business?

Manage or add my business

Geographic comparison for Nashville Hawaiian dining

The list spans Nashville and nearby areas such as Hendersonville, South Nashville, Brentwood, Mt. Juliet, Gallatin, and Assembly Food Hall at 5th & Broadway. Use those area clues to weigh travel convenience against the dining format you want.

Dining formats represented here

  • Build-your-own pokePokenash, Pokeworks, The Poki, Pokemoto, Oke poke’, and Poke Bros. offer variations on customizable bowls with proteins, toppings, sauces, or other mix-ins.
  • Signature bowls and sushi burritosSeveral poke bars combine composed menu choices with build-your-own formats; Pokeworks also offers sushi burritos and signature combinations.
  • Hawaiian plate lunchesL&L Hawaiian Barbecue focuses on traditional Hawaiian plate lunches, including barbecue chicken, short ribs, musubi, and saimin.
  • Family and quick mealsKids’ menus, cooked proteins, teriyaki, hot plates, takeaway, and fast preparation appear in the supplied descriptions for several locations.
  • Catering and deliveryPokenash, Pokeworks, and Poke Bros. are described with delivery, takeaway, or catering options; Mt. Juliet Pokeworks serves gatherings of 10 or more.
  • Food-hall diningOke poke’ and one Pokenash entry operate inside Assembly Food Hall, pairing poke with a broader group dining environment.

Practical ways to narrow the restaurant list

  1. Decide between poke and plate lunchChoose customizable poke for ingredient control, or L&L Hawaiian Barbecue for a more traditional plate-lunch approach.
  2. Consider raw and cooked proteinsThe descriptions include raw fish, spicy tuna, seafood, chicken, teriyaki, and other cooked choices; check the current menu for your preferred combination.
  3. Plan for the groupFood-hall locations may help groups with different tastes, while catering options can suit a planned gathering.
  4. Pick your ordering channelCompare dine-in, takeaway, delivery, and catering availability, since these differ across the listed entries.
  5. Allow for ordering preferencesIf you need ingredient separation or a particular topping and sauce combination, confirm the request process before ordering.

Frequently asked questions

Which Nashville-area option is best for a customizable poke bowl?

The supplied descriptions identify several build-your-own choices, including Pokenash, Pokeworks, The Poki, Pokemoto, Oke poke’, and Poke Bros. Compare their listed locations and menu emphasis.

Where can I find a traditional Hawaiian plate lunch?

L&L Hawaiian Barbecue is described as serving traditional Hawaiian plate lunches in South Nashville, including barbecue chicken, short ribs, musubi, and saimin.

Which entries offer catering?

Pokenash, Pokeworks, and Poke Bros. are described with catering. The Mt. Juliet Pokeworks entry specifically mentions gatherings of 10 or 50-plus people.

Are there Hawaiian food options in a food hall?

Yes. Oke poke’ and one Pokenash entry are described as operating inside Assembly Food Hall at 5th & Broadway.

Related guides