Em & Mẹ — Vietnamese for "me & mom" — is a family-run café in Historic Germantown built as a love letter to home cooking. The owners describe the space as a recreation of a Vietnamese auntie's living room: dark carved wood, brass and blue-and-white porcelain, fig trees, lotus, and an ancestral altar, set on a Nashville patio.
The menu centers on Vietnamese coffee and café staples — Vietnamese iced coffee is the best seller, alongside bánh mì (the chicken version with vegetarian pâté is a fan favorite), bún vermicelli noodle bowls, and gỏi cuốn fresh spring rolls.
Beyond the counter, the café doubles as a neighborhood hangout, with a beer-garden patio, board games, and a live music corner that hosts recurring jazz nights, trivia, and bingo.
The menu centers on Vietnamese coffee and café staples — Vietnamese iced coffee is the best seller, alongside bánh mì (the chicken version with vegetarian pâté is a fan favorite), bún vermicelli noodle bowls, and gỏi cuốn fresh spring rolls.
Beyond the counter, the café doubles as a neighborhood hangout, with a beer-garden patio, board games, and a live music corner that hosts recurring jazz nights, trivia, and bingo.