Virago

As an original pioneer of the blossoming Nashville restaurant & food scene, Virago is the gold standard for Asian fusion and Sushi. Virago continues to justify its national acclaim as amongst the nation’s best by satiating savvy diners with its artistic cuisine, creative mixology, and sixty label sake list.

Virago’s perennially awarded “Best Sushi” set in the “Best Interior Design” creates an...

Escape the crowds--go for sushi on Monday. No worries--the restaurant gets fresh fish delivered seven days a week.

Large parties order sushi and share small plates at Table 410, a non-smoking spot that regulars and staff call "The Runway."

The quality of Virago’s sushi is high for this landlocked part of the country, and you can order unadorned rolls or sashimi with confidence. There’s plenty of fun to be had with such rolls as the Crazy Monkey, with eel, jalapeño, mango, avocado and cashews, or the Hawaii Five-O, with hamachi, escolar, hearts of palm, avocado, mango, toasted coconut, kiwi and macadamias. A robatayaki section on...

Once you step inside the front the door at Virago, things begin to feel far more LA than Nashville. The trendy postmodern interior design creates a polished setting for saki-bombing. Popular starters include the shrimp and scallop ceviche, Thai lobster shooters, and the crab and shrimp dumplings. From here, you can either dive into the sushi menu or veer to the rice and noodle offerings or...

While we still raise an eyebrow at this restaurant’s name (why name a hipster haunt after a bossy woman?) we’re mostly just glad to see that the ambitious cuisine isn't secondary to the glitzy, much-hyped social scene. Noteworthy Asian-inspired dishes continue to issue forth from the sushi bar and the kitchen, but most of the patrons choose to drink, flirt and mingle. Look for stone steak...

In Short
The ultra-trendy Virago is part sushi bar, part late-night drink destination and part upscale restaurant. The middle room, with its cozy S-shaped bar, is a see-and-be-seen...

**Maki Sake Monday - Half Price Sushi and 2-for-1 Sake/Cocktails: EVERY MONDAY**
**$6 "Raw Deals" Happy Hour: EVERY MON-FRIDAY, 5:00-7:00 PM**

CUISINE AS ART - As an original pioneer of the blossoming Nashville restaurant and food scene, Virago is the gold standard for Asian fusion and Sushi. Virago continues to justify its national acclaim as amongst the nation’s best by satiating savvy...