Guidebook for Footscray

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Guidebook for Footscray

Food Scene

Busy local cafe with good coffee and outdoor seating. - 3 minutes walk.
22 locals recommend
Seddon Deadly Sins Cafe
148 Victoria St
22 locals recommend
Busy local cafe with good coffee and outdoor seating. - 3 minutes walk.
Modern pasta bar with a 13-page beer list...(with new pizza joint in back carpark)
11 locals recommend
Fox in the Corn
4 Droop St
11 locals recommend
Modern pasta bar with a 13-page beer list...(with new pizza joint in back carpark)
*** Great burgers, awesome milkshakes, very busy. Eat-in or takeaway. *** highly recommended
57 locals recommend
8bit
8 Droop St
57 locals recommend
*** Great burgers, awesome milkshakes, very busy. Eat-in or takeaway. *** highly recommended
Cafe in converted shipping containers, large outdoor area.
16 Leeds St
16 Leeds Street
Cafe in converted shipping containers, large outdoor area.
*** Opens 7:30am, good cafe food.
25 locals recommend
Common Galaxia
130 Victoria St
25 locals recommend
*** Opens 7:30am, good cafe food.
Great bakery also a cafe, same owner as 'Ovest Pizza' in West Footscray.
22 locals recommend
Sourdough Kitchen
172 Victoria St
22 locals recommend
Great bakery also a cafe, same owner as 'Ovest Pizza' in West Footscray.
$10 meat-balls!
14 locals recommend
Mozzarella Bar
103 Victoria St
14 locals recommend
$10 meat-balls!
Great cafe with outdoor seating..
6 locals recommend
Le Chien
5 Gamon Street
6 locals recommend
Great cafe with outdoor seating..
Quality coffee, outdoor seating under huge oak trees in a quite residential street - 10 mins walk
35 locals recommend
Footscray Milking Station
35 Bunbury St
35 locals recommend
Quality coffee, outdoor seating under huge oak trees in a quite residential street - 10 mins walk
*** Award winning dining in relaxed local pub.
34 locals recommend
Station Hotel
59 Napier St
34 locals recommend
*** Award winning dining in relaxed local pub.
Pay what you like restaurant, breakfast, lunch and dinner, profits for refugees.
21 locals recommend
Lentil As Anything, Footscray
229-233 Barkly St
21 locals recommend
Pay what you like restaurant, breakfast, lunch and dinner, profits for refugees.
Cafe, deli, bakery, bar, fresh baked croissants, imported fine French cheeses.
3/154 Barkly St
154 Barkly Street
Cafe, deli, bakery, bar, fresh baked croissants, imported fine French cheeses.
# No.1 place in Footscray! American smoked meats. Best after 6pm when the $30,000 smoker has done it's work. Often a queue for a tables but you can book (9689 8188), or wait at the bar. (same owners as Footscray's 8-BIT burgers also great)
28 locals recommend
Up in Smoke
28 Hopkins St
28 locals recommend
# No.1 place in Footscray! American smoked meats. Best after 6pm when the $30,000 smoker has done it's work. Often a queue for a tables but you can book (9689 8188), or wait at the bar. (same owners as Footscray's 8-BIT burgers also great)
Cafe connected to the Footscray Arts Center, with large outdoors area, near the river.
19 locals recommend
Andy's Remedy
45 Moreland St
19 locals recommend
Cafe connected to the Footscray Arts Center, with large outdoors area, near the river.
Ethically and sustainably sourced meat. 2 Gamon Street Seddon
12 locals recommend
Charles & Gamon
2 Gamon St
12 locals recommend
Ethically and sustainably sourced meat. 2 Gamon Street Seddon
***** Top rated, Michelin star chef, 50 seats, European diner, "a foodies' roadtrip around Europe" A$120 for two people. (lunch special: 2-course $29, 3-course (which includes dessert) $38) copperpotseddon.com.au
17 locals recommend
Copper Pot Seddon
105 Victoria St
17 locals recommend
***** Top rated, Michelin star chef, 50 seats, European diner, "a foodies' roadtrip around Europe" A$120 for two people. (lunch special: 2-course $29, 3-course (which includes dessert) $38) copperpotseddon.com.au
Cost Average A$30 for two people . 03 9687 3293
8 locals recommend
Ras Dashen Ethiopean Restaurant
247 Barkly St
8 locals recommend
Cost Average A$30 for two people . 03 9687 3293

Shopping

Coles Supermarket, bottle shop and K-mart department store. - 6 min walk.
8 locals recommend
Footscray Plaza Shopping Centre
18 Albert St
8 locals recommend
Coles Supermarket, bottle shop and K-mart department store. - 6 min walk.
Cheap fresh produce, dozens of stalls. Directly opposite Footscray Station.
118 locals recommend
Footscray Market
18 Irving St
118 locals recommend
Cheap fresh produce, dozens of stalls. Directly opposite Footscray Station.
Outdoor shopping mall with an Aboriginal art installation called the 'Welcome Bowl' featuring huge boulders. Lots of African restaurants.
Nicholson Street Mall
Nicholson Street Mall
Outdoor shopping mall with an Aboriginal art installation called the 'Welcome Bowl' featuring huge boulders. Lots of African restaurants.
Massive used goods store.
61 locals recommend
Savers
330 Sydney Rd
61 locals recommend
Massive used goods store.
Over 500 shops, two major department stores and cinema.
129 locals recommend
The Bavarian Highpoint
120-200 Rosamond Rd
129 locals recommend
Over 500 shops, two major department stores and cinema.

Arts & Culture

Visual and performance art centre.
31 locals recommend
Footscray Community Arts Centre
45 Moreland St
31 locals recommend
Visual and performance art centre.

Drinks & Nightlife

Large, slick, modern, pub.
21 locals recommend
Plough Hotel
333 Barkly St
21 locals recommend
Large, slick, modern, pub.
*** Small fine wine bar and store, huge selection of imported and local wines, closest bottle shop to house.
27 locals recommend
Seddon Wine Store
101 Victoria St
27 locals recommend
*** Small fine wine bar and store, huge selection of imported and local wines, closest bottle shop to house.
Live music and art venue with cafe/bar.
12 locals recommend
Dancing Dog Cafe
42A Albert Street
12 locals recommend
Live music and art venue with cafe/bar.
Small bar, tiny music stage, tables on footpath.
37 locals recommend
Littlefoot Bar
223 Barkly St
37 locals recommend
Small bar, tiny music stage, tables on footpath.
Warehouse turned grunge bar with attached pizza shop. Wed to Sat: 4:00PM – 10:00PM. From the creators of St. Jerome’s music festival. Hard to find...down a lane.
28 locals recommend
Back Alley Sally's
4 Yewers St
28 locals recommend
Warehouse turned grunge bar with attached pizza shop. Wed to Sat: 4:00PM – 10:00PM. From the creators of St. Jerome’s music festival. Hard to find...down a lane.

Essentials

Large indépendant whole foods organic supermarket - 5 min walk ***Highly recommended
11 locals recommend
A.Bongiovanni & Son
176-178 Victoria St
11 locals recommend
Large indépendant whole foods organic supermarket - 5 min walk ***Highly recommended

Sightseeing

New Buddhist Temple with 16 meter gold statue, nice walk along river.
10 locals recommend
Heavenly Queen Temple
20 Joseph Rd
10 locals recommend
New Buddhist Temple with 16 meter gold statue, nice walk along river.

Parks & Nature

Edwardian park with some free gym equipment near river.
118 locals recommend
Footscray Market
18 Irving St
118 locals recommend
Edwardian park with some free gym equipment near river.