Guidebook for Footscray
Food Scene
OVEST
572 Barkly StBest thin Pizza Bar in the west. Same owner as Sourdough Bakery in Seddon. (2km)
Lentil As Anything, Footscray
229-233 Barkly StNo prices, pay what you like.
Olympic Doughnuts
51 Irving StreetThe best hot donuts in the world.
Seddon Deadly Sins Cafe
148 Victoria StGay owned cafe with great coffee. Two min walk.
16/18 Leeds St
18 Leeds StreetHipster cafe in converted shipping contianers.
Best and busiest Vietnamese restaurant in town and cheap, less than $30 for two people.
23 habitants recommandent
Sapa Hills Restaurant
112 Hopkins StBest and busiest Vietnamese restaurant in town and cheap, less than $30 for two people.
Mozzarella Bar
103 Victoria StTry the meatballs!
Good coffee with outdoor seating on the sunny side of a quite street.
6 habitants recommandent
Le Chien
5 Gamon StreetGood coffee with outdoor seating on the sunny side of a quite street.
Common Galaxia
130 Victoria StOpens 7:30am, modern cafe, great cafe food.
Sourdough Kitchen
172 Victoria StExcellent bakery.
Station Hotel
59 Napier StAward winning french pub food.
Great coffee with outdoor seating under old oak trees in a quite street.
35 habitants recommandent
Footscray Milking Station
35 Bunbury StGreat coffee with outdoor seating under old oak trees in a quite street.
The BEST coffee in Footscray served in a tiny cafe on the side of the market.
8 habitants recommandent
Guerilla Espresso
The BEST coffee in Footscray served in a tiny cafe on the side of the market.
Fox in the Corn
4 Droop StPasta bar with hidden pizza shop in back lane.
Delicious burgers and milk shakes, so good always a line of people waiting to order. (same owners as Footscray's 'UP IN SMOKE')
57 habitants recommandent
8bit
8 Droop StDelicious burgers and milk shakes, so good always a line of people waiting to order. (same owners as Footscray's 'UP IN SMOKE')
American smoked meats, in/outdoor seating, always packed, best after 6pm when smoked food hits the menu. Same owners as 8-Bit Burgers.
28 habitants recommandent
Up in Smoke
28 Hopkins StAmerican smoked meats, in/outdoor seating, always packed, best after 6pm when smoked food hits the menu. Same owners as 8-Bit Burgers.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Mersh Yarraville
238 Whitehall StWorking-class Aussie hotel goes gay on Saturdays.
New small bar with live music sometimes, drink on the footpath, watch the locals.
37 habitants recommandent
Littlefoot Bar
223 Barkly StNew small bar with live music sometimes, drink on the footpath, watch the locals.
Seddon Wine Store
101 Victoria StQuality wines to go or drink in store.
Plough Hotel
333 Barkly StLarge bistro and bar.
3/154 Barkly St
154 Barkly StreetRustic French food, beers, wine, it is also a small deli with baked goodies.
Arts & Culture
Snuff Puppets
395 Barkly StI work here!
Arts centre with visual and performing arts.
31 habitants recommandent
Footscray Community Arts Centre
45 Moreland StArts centre with visual and performing arts.
Sun Theatre Yarraville
8 Ballarat StArt Deco Indépendant cinema.
Essentials
Independent supermarket with organic produce. 5 min walk.
11 habitants recommandent
A.Bongiovanni & Son
176-178 Victoria StIndependent supermarket with organic produce. 5 min walk.
Large Coles supermarket, bottle shop and Kmart department store. 5 min walk.
6 habitants recommandent
Kmart Footscray
51 Paisley StLarge Coles supermarket, bottle shop and Kmart department store. 5 min walk.
Footscray Market
18 Irving StFresh fruit, veg, meat, fish, deli etc. Ten min walk.
Little Saigon Supermarket
63 Nicholson StreetFresh fruit, vegetables, fish and meat stalls.
Sightseeing
Heavenly Queen Temple
20 Joseph RdNew Buddhist temple with 16 meter gold statue.
Aboriginal public art installation with large rocks that on hot days spray a fine mists of water.
111 Nicholson St
111 Nicholson StreetAboriginal public art installation with large rocks that on hot days spray a fine mists of water.
Shopping
Savers
330 Sydney RdMassive second-hand store.