Cafe O-Mai

Banh mi for dinner is now available every night at our little corner!

All fillings available and the option to have them loaded!

Call and order ahead from 5pm, takeaway only 😊

Fourteen years of Cafe O-mai!

FYI we are open today til 2pm

See you soon!

We recently had the opportunity to share our experiences and passions as a restaurant owner with StoryBites. Thank you Story Bites for capturing and documenting our story so beautifully.

Special thanks to my mum Kim for agreeing to be involved. I gave her 24hrs noticed that we were filming a little doco. Her story definitely connects with my story and the whole restaurant.

Please watch when you have a moment and share with your loved ones! It will make you smile and super proud!

How This Refugee Mother Built One Of Brisbane’s Best Vietnamese Restaurants In Brisbane, Australia, Cafe Omai is a Vietnamese family-run cafe known for authentic Vietnamese food, traditional recipes, and one of the city’s most loved ...

Just a reminder we are having a well deserved break from Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

We will be back on Wednesday morning.

For anyone that is still local and need dinner ideas, Red Lotus will be serving dinner tonight (Sunday) from 5pm.
Pho queue will be serving dinner on Tuesday from 5pm.

Have a restful weekend everyone!

Mum is making banh xeo

Save FYI - Our Easter trading hours opening Good Friday and Easter Saturday!

My mother arrived with nothing but the clothes on her body
She willingly, courageously stepped on a boat while pregnant with me
To trust in the unknown
To trust in the current of the ocean
All for the love and fight for freedom for her children
Cause the truth is no one ever wants to leave their homeland
She has this quiet magical ability
To turn nothing into something beautiful and lasting
She continues to translate that feeling of home through the food she cooks for everyone who eats at Cafe O-Mai

Thinking of all the women around the world who are courageously fighting for peace, for a place to call home and freedom.

FYI - it’s a one off Monday we are open! Come out for a coffee/brunch before it gets too hot at lunch!

We will be here til 1:30pm

PH surcharge applies today

As the year comes to a close, we’ve been reflecting on the small moments that shape who we are — the flavours, the people, and the memories that stay with us long after they’ve passed.

For me, that feeling always goes back to those childhood summers in the 80’s, all crammed in the back of the old Falcon with my cousins, chasing the tangy scent of green mangoes. We’d pull up under a tree heavy with fruit, still firm and bright, and scramble up the branches to pick the best ones. Although I wasn’t quite the climber, I would be directing on the ground. Our hands would be sticky with sap, our pockets full, and we’d sit on the boot with chilli and salt in one hand and mango slices in the other, laughing at nothing and everything. Those days taught me that flavours are intertwined by our environment, having a calm nervous system and being present — they are shared, simple and slow.

That’s the feeling we’ve tried to bring into the restaurant for the last 13 years.
A place where people gather, where old friends bump into each other, where stories are swapped, where flavours spark memories, and where community actually feels real and like home to so many of you.

This year brought its own challenges and its own joys, and through it all, your support kept our doors open.

As we step into our 14th year, we’re excited for what’s ahead — more yummy food , new faces, and the same commitment to warmth, generosity, and good food shared with amazing people.

See you when we get back on the 23rd Jan.

X Maggie, and Kim and our awesome team