Guidebook for Footscray
Shopping
When I was growing up I saw a lot of movies at this shopping centre! It has expanded a lot since then and features a range of shops. Catch the Route 82 tram from Footscray Station. Perfect to wander around on a rainy day.
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The Bavarian Highpoint
120-200 Rosamond RdWhen I was growing up I saw a lot of movies at this shopping centre! It has expanded a lot since then and features a range of shops. Catch the Route 82 tram from Footscray Station. Perfect to wander around on a rainy day.
Walk around the corner to a packed fresh-food market. Vendors yell prices in different languages, wedges of ripe avocado and feijoas are passed around for tasting. D&K Live Seafood, a narrow, bright-blue aquarium on Leeds Street, has live tanks holding mud crabs the size of toy poodles.
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Footscray Market
18 Irving StWalk around the corner to a packed fresh-food market. Vendors yell prices in different languages, wedges of ripe avocado and feijoas are passed around for tasting. D&K Live Seafood, a narrow, bright-blue aquarium on Leeds Street, has live tanks holding mud crabs the size of toy poodles.
Entertainment & Activities
My favourite movie theatre in Melbourne, a really old art deco building with modern facilities. It screens a mixture of mainstream and independent movies.
The surrounding Yarraville Village has a range of food and drink options, perfect for making a night of it, if you happen to head over here.
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Sun Theatre Yarraville
8 Ballarat StMy favourite movie theatre in Melbourne, a really old art deco building with modern facilities. It screens a mixture of mainstream and independent movies.
The surrounding Yarraville Village has a range of food and drink options, perfect for making a night of it, if you happen to head over here.
Food Scene
Perfectly located between the apartment and the train station, Guerilla Espresso is a great place to place to satisfy your caffeine fix. It's a must try! Guerilla’s menu is a tight edit of cafe must-haves, with freshly pressed juices, organic crumpets and toasties (ham and gruyere ftw!)
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Guerilla Espresso
Perfectly located between the apartment and the train station, Guerilla Espresso is a great place to place to satisfy your caffeine fix. It's a must try! Guerilla’s menu is a tight edit of cafe must-haves, with freshly pressed juices, organic crumpets and toasties (ham and gruyere ftw!)
8bit is a nostalgic ode to the neighbourhood fish ‘n’ chip shop, with arcade machines – as well as the video games of their youth – squeezed into the corners. In addition to burgers made with beef, fried chicken and crumbed mushroom, the kitchen serves all manner of classic artery-cloggers: fries, shakes, dogs, tater tots and soft-serve.
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8bit
8 Droop St8bit is a nostalgic ode to the neighbourhood fish ‘n’ chip shop, with arcade machines – as well as the video games of their youth – squeezed into the corners. In addition to burgers made with beef, fried chicken and crumbed mushroom, the kitchen serves all manner of classic artery-cloggers: fries, shakes, dogs, tater tots and soft-serve.
Watch the steady stream of locals come in to sate their caffeine fix. Good coffee and an intriguing menu less than 5 minutes away – with one hell of a pulled pork panini. Cosy – bench seating invites the afternoon sun through the front window and there are a handful of small tables and chairs. There’s also a nice communal table to spread out
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Footscray Milking Station
35 Bunbury StWatch the steady stream of locals come in to sate their caffeine fix. Good coffee and an intriguing menu less than 5 minutes away – with one hell of a pulled pork panini. Cosy – bench seating invites the afternoon sun through the front window and there are a handful of small tables and chairs. There’s also a nice communal table to spread out
No-nonsense pub with a steak list as detailed as a Heston Blumenthal recipe method. The weight, the cut, the origin and whether its grain or grass-fed are listed on a menu that covers all price points. Share the 500-day grain-fed, full-blood Wagyu rump cap. Choose pepper or béarnaise sauce and kick back at The Station. It’s that kind of place.
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Station Hotel
59 Napier StNo-nonsense pub with a steak list as detailed as a Heston Blumenthal recipe method. The weight, the cut, the origin and whether its grain or grass-fed are listed on a menu that covers all price points. Share the 500-day grain-fed, full-blood Wagyu rump cap. Choose pepper or béarnaise sauce and kick back at The Station. It’s that kind of place.
Happy River Cafe has one of the best views in Footscray. The bluestone building is on a hill overlooking the Maribyrnong River and the city, away from the bustle of Footscray. This cafe is family friendly :-)
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Andy's Remedy
45 Moreland StHappy River Cafe has one of the best views in Footscray. The bluestone building is on a hill overlooking the Maribyrnong River and the city, away from the bustle of Footscray. This cafe is family friendly :-)
The Malaysian-Chinese interior design is a little mismatched, there’s nothing confused about the food here. There’s a theatre element too – watching the chefs and roti wizards stretch and spin endless amounts of dough is part of the experience. Dip your roti into a tray of dhal, curry, sambal or my favourite - peanut sauce.
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Roti Road
193 Barkly StThe Malaysian-Chinese interior design is a little mismatched, there’s nothing confused about the food here. There’s a theatre element too – watching the chefs and roti wizards stretch and spin endless amounts of dough is part of the experience. Dip your roti into a tray of dhal, curry, sambal or my favourite - peanut sauce.
What was once an unused, dilapidated corner block in Footscray has been transformed into an AstroTurf garden with a new cafe niftily fashioned from three shipping containers. Sustainability, simplicity and even transportability are the guiding principles with a simple and versatile menu. Well worth the walk!
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Rudimentary
16-20 Leeds StWhat was once an unused, dilapidated corner block in Footscray has been transformed into an AstroTurf garden with a new cafe niftily fashioned from three shipping containers. Sustainability, simplicity and even transportability are the guiding principles with a simple and versatile menu. Well worth the walk!
This barbeque joint is roll home distance from the apartment! Its star feature is a $20,000 smoker, and the food is “American-ish” – not particularly traditional, but delicious. They also have a good selection of craft beers on tap, perfect for washing down that extra helping of brisket.
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Up in Smoke
28 Hopkins StThis barbeque joint is roll home distance from the apartment! Its star feature is a $20,000 smoker, and the food is “American-ish” – not particularly traditional, but delicious. They also have a good selection of craft beers on tap, perfect for washing down that extra helping of brisket.
Behind an unassuming shop front decorated with coffee making vessels and ephemera, the Cavallaro family have been manufacturing premium pastries in the Sicilian tradition for over half a century. Try all the cannoli - they are Melbourne's best in my opinion!
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T. Cavallaro & Sons
98 Hopkins StBehind an unassuming shop front decorated with coffee making vessels and ephemera, the Cavallaro family have been manufacturing premium pastries in the Sicilian tradition for over half a century. Try all the cannoli - they are Melbourne's best in my opinion!
Footscray has such a rich Vietnamese footprint, I remember travelling from our home to eat cheap and tasty dinners when I was a kid. Sapa hills is one of the more polished restaurants in the area, it's also one of the more popular. The food is fresh and carefully made. Try anything form their speciality menu.
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Sapa Hills Restaurant
112 Hopkins StFootscray has such a rich Vietnamese footprint, I remember travelling from our home to eat cheap and tasty dinners when I was a kid. Sapa hills is one of the more polished restaurants in the area, it's also one of the more popular. The food is fresh and carefully made. Try anything form their speciality menu.
Hands down the best bánh mi in the West. Splurge $5 of the meat rolls (meatball is a personal favourite). I often run down here after cleaning the apartment between guests. Fresh, tasty and cheap. Highly recommended.
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Nhu Lan Bakery
116 Hopkins StHands down the best bánh mi in the West. Splurge $5 of the meat rolls (meatball is a personal favourite). I often run down here after cleaning the apartment between guests. Fresh, tasty and cheap. Highly recommended.
Does anyone not love pizza? Just around the corner, and down a laneway, this pizza joint set up shop in what used to be a T-shirt printing factory! Good times with their Spice Girls-inspired pizzas.
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Slice Girls West
4 Yewers StDoes anyone not love pizza? Just around the corner, and down a laneway, this pizza joint set up shop in what used to be a T-shirt printing factory! Good times with their Spice Girls-inspired pizzas.
The menu is short and sweet, full of fresh and tasty ingredients. Try the two-mix prawn and rolls combo, which gets you a deep bowl of vermicelli noodles topped with your choice of crispy spring rolls and skewered grilled prawns, with a sweet chilli dressing on the side – at a budget friendly price!
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Pho Hung Vuong Saigon Restaurant
128 Hopkins StThe menu is short and sweet, full of fresh and tasty ingredients. Try the two-mix prawn and rolls combo, which gets you a deep bowl of vermicelli noodles topped with your choice of crispy spring rolls and skewered grilled prawns, with a sweet chilli dressing on the side – at a budget friendly price!
Parks & Nature
Nestled along the Maribyrnong River is Footscray Park - one of the largest and most intact examples of an Edwardian park in Australia. It's a great place to run to from the apartment (following the river) and has a great view over to Flemington Racecourse
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Footscray Park station
Nestled along the Maribyrnong River is Footscray Park - one of the largest and most intact examples of an Edwardian park in Australia. It's a great place to run to from the apartment (following the river) and has a great view over to Flemington Racecourse
Drinks & Nightlife
A cornerstone Footscray pub where you can find locals enjoying the Mexican inspired menu with a pint every night of the week. Known for Taco Tuesday's where all tacos are a ludicrously cheap. They are especially vegetarian and vegan friendly. And with a wall of hot sauce to choose from, you won't be disappointed. The pub also supports live music.
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Reverence Hotel
A cornerstone Footscray pub where you can find locals enjoying the Mexican inspired menu with a pint every night of the week. Known for Taco Tuesday's where all tacos are a ludicrously cheap. They are especially vegetarian and vegan friendly. And with a wall of hot sauce to choose from, you won't be disappointed. The pub also supports live music.
Sneak around the corner, down a nondescript lane and help yourself to a beer and a slice of pizza. Back Alley Sally’s is a great space to unwind, and sample local beers such as Footscray Ale, Two Birds and Sunshine Lager on tap. The bar sits above Slice Girls West – a pizza joint serving nachos, toasties and pizzas named after Spice Girls songs.
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Back Alley Sally's
4 Yewers StSneak around the corner, down a nondescript lane and help yourself to a beer and a slice of pizza. Back Alley Sally’s is a great space to unwind, and sample local beers such as Footscray Ale, Two Birds and Sunshine Lager on tap. The bar sits above Slice Girls West – a pizza joint serving nachos, toasties and pizzas named after Spice Girls songs.
Melbourne's craft beer scene is growing (Yay!), Footscray has joined the club with hop nation springing up. Head for a wander along the river and grab yourself a beer to reward all your hard effort - Open Friday to Sunday
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Hop Nation Brewing Co.
107-109 Whitehall StMelbourne's craft beer scene is growing (Yay!), Footscray has joined the club with hop nation springing up. Head for a wander along the river and grab yourself a beer to reward all your hard effort - Open Friday to Sunday
Arts & Culture
As well as a place for authentic multicultural eats, Footscray has a long history as a creative hub. The banks of the Maribyrnong are studded with artists’ studios, clustered around the venerable Footscray Community Arts Centre. Home of the legendary St Jerome's Laneway festival, the FCAC is great all year round with an art gallery and green spaces to unwind in.
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Footscray Community Arts Centre
45 Moreland StAs well as a place for authentic multicultural eats, Footscray has a long history as a creative hub. The banks of the Maribyrnong are studded with artists’ studios, clustered around the venerable Footscray Community Arts Centre. Home of the legendary St Jerome's Laneway festival, the FCAC is great all year round with an art gallery and green spaces to unwind in.