Full Venue Buyout
Take over the entire Kore dining room and bar — up to 120 seated or 180 cocktail. Custom lighting, dedicated bar team, and zero outside noise from Broadway crowds.
Private Events · Nashville
Where Korean fire meets your biggest nights.
From rehearsal dinners under lantern light to corporate buyouts with a smoke ring to remember — Kore Nashville turns private events into full-sensory feasts. Tell us the occasion, we'll bring the coals.
What We Host
Six ways to set the table with us
Whether it's an intimate eight-top or a 200-guest company blowout, our event formats flex around your guest list, your budget, and your appetite.
Rehearsal Dinners
Multi-course family-style Korean barbecue paired with natural wines and soju flights. We'll print a custom menu card and toast the couple at dessert.
Corporate Buyouts
AV-ready, projector-equipped, and built for client entertainment or team milestones. Optional keynote setup and dedicated green room available.
Semi-Private Banquette
The upstairs banquette — your own corner of the restaurant with dedicated servers and a custom menu. Ideal for birthdays, client dinners, and launches under 30.
Off-Premise Catering
Our grill and chef crew bring Kore to your rooftop, office, or home. Live tabletop bulgogi carving, banchan spreads, and full bar service available.
Cocktail Receptions
Passed bites, Korean-inspired canapés, and a punch-bar setup. We design the menu around the room — gallery walls, rooftops, or warehouse floors welcome.
Event Packages
Three starting points, all customizable
Pick a tier as a framework. We'll tune the menu, beverage list, and floor plan to match your night — nothing is fixed until you sign off.
The Ember
Intimate Gathering
$85 / guest
A three-course family-style menu designed for close circles and milestone moments.
- Three courses, family-style service
- Two banchan rotations + ssam platter
- Welcome sparkling + soju toast
- Dedicated server team
- Printed custom menu cards
The Hearth
Full Buyout
$145 / guest
Our signature package — five courses, full bar program, and the whole restaurant to yourselves.
- Five-course tasting with live grill station
- Full bar — beer, wine, soju, cocktails
- Welcome glass of sparkling for every guest
- Custom signage and playlist curation
- Private bar staff + sommelier
- Coordination with florist / photographer
The Blaze
Reception & Cocktail
$65 / guest
A standing reception built for mingling, with twelve passed bites and a punch bar.
- 12 passed canapé selections
- Two live carving or skewer stations
- Three signature punch bowls
- Beer, wine, and one cocktail included
- Mobile capability for off-site venues
Catering Menu
A snapshot of the menu
Seasonal, wood-fired, and rooted in Korean technique. Menus shift every six weeks — this is a current sample your events director will tailor to your date.
How It Works
From first email to last call
A simple four-step path. Most events are confirmed within ten days of inquiry.
01
Submit Your Inquiry
Fill out the form below with your date, headcount, and the shape of the night. We respond within 24 hours, weekdays.
02
Consult & Tasting
We meet — in person or by video — to map the floor, walk through menu options, and schedule a chef tasting for parties over 40.
03
Build the Run-of-Show
Two weeks out, we deliver a written timeline covering arrivals, courses, speeches, music cues, and bar pacing.
04
Host Your Night
Our events director is on-site from setup to last call. You focus on the room — we run the kitchen, bar, and timing.
Past Events
A few rooms we've filled
A small look at the kinds of nights Kore has hosted. Every event we do is photographed — guests, food, and smoke — by our in-house team.
Lee Family Rehearsal · 48 guests
Sound Kitchen Launch
Anniversary Soirée
Birthday Smoke-Out
Folsom Records Reception
Why Kore
Built for nights that need to land
A private event is only as good as the team behind it. Three things we bring that ordinary venues don't.
01 · Kitchen
A real grill, on-site
Not steam-table catering. Our chefs bring binchotan, our butcher program, and the same equipment that runs the restaurant menu. Your guests eat what the line eats.
02 · Service
One director, start to finish
Every Kore event is led by a single events director from first call to lights-up. No call-center handoffs, no rotating staff. You have one number, and they know your name.
03 · Vibe
The room already feels right
Warm woods, lantern light, and a serious sound system come standard. We don't need to "transform" the space — it already photographs like a magazine spread.
What Hosts Say
Two recent hosts, in their own words
We don't put quotes on the website that people didn't actually say. Here are two notes we received this year.
"We had our rehearsal dinner at Kore and three months later our families are still talking about the smoked branzino. The team ran the timeline like clockwork — I didn't worry about a single thing from the welcome toast to the cake."
"We bought out the entire restaurant for a client kickoff — 90 people, projector, three course Korean tasting with paired cocktails. Kore's events director made it feel effortless and our client has already asked when we're doing the next one."
Start Planning
Tell us about your night
We respond to every inquiry within one business day with availability, a draft proposal, and a chef tasting offer.
Ready to start the fire?
Drop us a few details above, browse the full menu, or read more about the story behind Kore. We'll take it from there.
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