KOYO - Knoxville

4.6

189 Reviews

$30 and under

Japanese

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2 people

Dec 25, 2024

7:30 PM

Good for special occasions
Romantic
Innovative

KOYO was born from our sister restaurant NAMA, but is a completely different concept offering guests a truly exquisite menu. The term KOYO means to elevate. Our chef's curated an elevated menu utilizing the freshest ingredients and designed a menu in true Omakase style. Omakase means "chef's choice" so when dining with us you can select the 4-course chef featured menu or dine from our KORÉ NI SHI-MASU menu or "I'll choose this one". Elevated. Unique. Dining. See you for dinner.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Japanese
Hours of operation
Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(865) 253-7400
Website
https://koyoknox.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
416 Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902-2101
Neighborhood
Knoxville
Cross street
The cross street is Walnut St. We're on Clinch Ave, which is a one way.
Parking details
None

Eggplant and Herb Soup$11.00
aromatic oil, herbs, yuzu
Beet Salad$13.00
whipped asiago, microgreens, cucumber, beet vinaigrette
Tempura Sweet Potato$11.00
garlic and chive aioli, shiitake bacon
Mushroom Crispy Rice$13.00
145 degree egg, mushroom tentsuyu, green onion
Crispy Pork Belly$13.00
kimchi, gochujang, sesame, scallion, rice cracker
Duck Bulgogi$22.00
bok choy, broccolini, spicy bulgogi sauce
Chilean Sea Bass$25.00
squash, bonito butter, nori, pea shoots
Beet Cured Salmon Crudo$21.00
edamame dressing, orange, pistachio
Braised Short Rib$16.00
celery root puree, gingered snap peas, maitake miso sauce
Curry Baked Mussels$15.00
bell pepper and carrot salad, green curry crumble, lemongrass coconut milk cream
Japanese A5 Strip$75.00
collard greens, teriyaki

Signature Cocktails

Tencho$12.00
Wheatly Vodka, Nikka Gin, Casa Mariol vermouth, Yuzu soda
Green Garden$13.00
Haku Vodka, yuzu, Chu-hi soju soda, matcha powder
Modern$12.00
Midori, Cointreau, lemon
Icarus$12.00
Nikka Whiskey, Aperol, Carpano Antica, lemon
Sesame Old Fashioned$15.00
Suntory Toki Whiskey, sesame oil washed bourbon, Ginger Liquor, Aromatic Bitters, Orange, Cherry
Bonenkai$14.00
Roku Gin, Jelly Sake, Yuzu, Bubbles
Matcha Melon High Ball$13.00
Haku Vodka, Midori, Yuzu, Lime, Matcha Cordial, Soda

Beer

Sapporo$6.00
japanese lager
Kirin Ichiban$6.00
japanese lager
Bud Light$5.00
american lager
High Life$5.00
champagne of beers
Chu Hi$5.00
japanese grapefruit seltzer
Wiseacre Puffel$8.00
Double Hazy IPA

What 189 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6

4.6 based on all time ratings

4.6Food
4.7Service
4.6Ambience
4.2Value

Noise • Moderate

189 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
VIP
New York City
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on March 30, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Staff very attentive, and made our experience great! Food was wonderful and beautifully presented!!
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OpenTable Diner
Greensboro
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on March 22, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
We walked out. We arrived for our reservation early and requested to be seated outside. We were promptly seated at 6:40. At 7:00 we received water, put in for a drink, promptly got the drink and never saw wait staff again. We gave up at 7:15 after being at the restaurant for 35 minutes and still not being able to get an order in. Had to leave cash to cover the drink because no one was around even to tell that we were leaving. We were not the only ones having problems with service in the porch. We were promptly served a delicious meal nearby at Vida. Very disappointing. I travel to Knoxville once a year and Koyo has always been a highlight of that trip. I’m not one to leave a restaurant or write a review under most circumstances. Hopefully it’s a one-off thing.
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LoriK
Washington DC
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on February 29, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Friendly service, the food came to the table pretty quickly and it was really good!
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Anya
VIP
Chicago
58 reviews
5.0
58 reviews
Dined on February 17, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
One of my favorite restaurants in town. Food and service is always great!
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NicolaiM
E. Tennessee
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on February 15, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
While the atmosphere of this restaurant is lovely and intimate, the food on Valentine’s Day was disappointing, to say the least. Despite telling the waitress at the beginning of our meal that I’m pescatarian, I was continually served meat dishes, and instead of the lobster main course-an actual fish dish-I was served an unidentifiable savory cake. However, the chocolate dessert was nice and the host was friendly.
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MelanieF
VIP
E. Tennessee
9 reviews
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on February 13, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Koyo always delivers an exquisitely delicious journey!
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OpenTable Diner
VIP
Charlotte
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on February 11, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great place for date night. Looking to try new food this is a great restaurant to do so. I highly recommend the duck chefs kiss words can’t explain how amazing it was.
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Emilie
E. Tennessee
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 9, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Absolutely delicious food, fantastic service, small and intimate dining experience. This was our first time and we will definitely be back! Wonderful dinner experience!
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OpenTable Diner
Nashville
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 9, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing restaurant all around!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SydneyH
Baton Rouge
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on February 2, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was delicious and I am grateful that there were gluten-free and vegan options that were amazing. There is a lot of disorganization that took away from the overall experience.
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KOYO - Knoxville is rated 4.6 stars by 189 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Dec 25, 2024

7:30 PM

416 Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902-2101

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Additional information

Cross street
The cross street is Walnut St. We're on Clinch Ave, which is a one way.
Neighborhood
Knoxville
Hours of operation
Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Japanese
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
None
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa

Website
https://koyoknox.com/
Phone number
(865) 253-7400

KOYO - Knoxville

Make a reservation

Dining areas

Additional information

Omakase

Sample

Sprout

Koré Ni Shi-Masu

Eggplant and Herb Soup$11.00

Beet Salad$13.00

Tempura Sweet Potato$11.00

Mushroom Crispy Rice$13.00

Crispy Pork Belly$13.00

Duck Bulgogi$22.00

Chilean Sea Bass$25.00

Beet Cured Salmon Crudo$21.00

Braised Short Rib$16.00

Curry Baked Mussels$15.00

Japanese A5 Strip$75.00

Signature Cocktails

Tencho$12.00

Green Garden$13.00

Modern$12.00

Icarus$12.00

Sesame Old Fashioned$15.00

Bonenkai$14.00

Matcha Melon High Ball$13.00

Beer

Sapporo$6.00

Kirin Ichiban$6.00

Bud Light$5.00

High Life$5.00

Chu Hi$5.00

Wiseacre Puffel$8.00

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