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Eatin 3011 and 3012.
Come hungry and name the dish. Pho, banh mi, injera, jollof, dosa, kaiseki and West Footscray pizza sit a short walk from the two stations.
Nhu Lan Bakery
The banh mi counter locals name first. Rolls baked on site and stuffed to order, including a small roll if you are mid crawl.
116 Hopkins Street, Footscray VIC 3011Pho Hung Vuong Saigon
An old-school pho room on Hopkins. Big bowls, fast service, English and Vietnamese menus, and a regular local lunch rush.
128 Hopkins Street, Footscray VIC 3011Pho Tam
Worn-in Leeds Street room known for pho, congee, bo la lot and bun mam. Open early because locals actually eat breakfast here.
Shop 1, 7-9 Leeds Street, Footscray VIC 3011Banh Xeo Tay Do
Arcade-set Central Vietnamese kitchen. Crisp banh xeo is the call, with banh beo, banh khot and dumplings behind it.
Unit 4/62 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011Xuan Anh Banh Cuon
Street-facing market stall for steamed rice rolls and Hai Phong red rice noodles. Good Food has it on the suburb shortlist.
Footscray Market, 18 Irving Street, Footscray VIC 3011Huu Huu Thanh
Market pho and congee that SMH keeps in the broth argument. Chicken and beef stocks made daily.
Footscray Market, 18 Irving Street, Footscray VIC 3011Cafe Lalibela
Often cited as Australia's first Ethiopian restaurant. Injera, wot, weekend dulet, and Ethiopian coffee and beer.
91 Irving Street, Footscray VIC 3011Ras Dashen
Family Ethiopian room on Barkly. Wot with beef, chicken, lamb or lentils, and injera from a local bakery.
247 Barkly Street, Footscray VIC 3011Addis Abeba
Unfussy Nicholson Street Ethiopian. Generous platters, strong vegan plates, and a room built for groups.
220 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011Konjo Cafe
Irving Street African cafe next to the Lalibela cluster. Coffee, stews and a quieter sit-down than the market food court.
89 Irving Street, Footscray VIC 3011Rudimentary
Shipping-container cafe with a kitchen garden. Brunch, kimchi toasties and a laptop crowd that Time Out still sends over.
16-20 Leeds Street, Footscray VIC 3011Roti Road
Malaysian roti and curry room on Barkly. Tissue-thin roti, laksa, and a larger dining room than the Highpoint stall.
189-193 Barkly Street, Footscray VIC 3011T. Cavallaro and Sons
Third-generation cannoli shop from 1956. Filled to order so the shell stays crisp. Espresso on the side.
98 Hopkins Street, Footscray VIC 3011Slice Shop
18-inch New York slices from the Burn City Smokers pair. Fold them, then walk them across the mall to Mr West.
101A Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011Up In Smoke
American barbecue room Time Out still ranks for smoked meats and a banana cream pie the floor tells you not to skip.
Hopkins Street, Footscray VIC 3011Ebi Fine Foods
Japanese-British fish and chips: beer-battered grenadier, nori salt, kewpie, bento and the veggie balls people mention unprompted.
Leeds Street, Footscray VIC 3011Station Hotel
Steak pub a short walk from the station. Grain- and grass-fed cuts, pub sides, and taps that mix Carlton with local craft.
50 Raleigh Street, Footscray VIC 3011Nhu Ngoc Bakery
Market banh mi stall run by Phuong Phan. Tiger bread rolls are the local call, with a wider bread range than a single-counter bakery.
Footscray Market, stall 223, 18 Irving Street, Footscray VIC 3011Tan Thanh Loi
Nicholson Street Vietnamese room known for com tam: grilled pork chop and chicken on broken rice, with a long everyday menu behind it.
73 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011Tra Vinh
Nicholson Street Vietnamese kitchen on the Little Saigon strip. A local room for rice plates and soup, not a visitor pho crawl.
70 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011Golden Horse Seafood and BBQ
Cantonese yum cha and BBQ roast inside the Hopkins market strip. Trolleys, roast duck in the window, and the west-side yum cha that survived a 2023 close.
Shop 184-188, 81 Hopkins Street, Footscray VIC 3011Mc Dumpling
Hopkins dumpling counter for pan-fried pork and chive potstickers, boiled prawn-chicken dumplings, and cheap rice plates.
106 Hopkins Street, Footscray VIC 3011Queen of Sheba
Ethiopian and Sudanese kitchen on Nicholson. Kitfo, tibs, doro wat and injera for mixed Horn of Africa tables, not just the Irving heritage rooms.
224 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011Taste of Ethiopia
Nicholson Street Ethiopian room for doro wat, kitfo and lentil plates with injera. A quieter alternative to the Irving cluster.
121 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011Addis Cafe and Roastery
Ethiopian coffee room on Nicholson since 2004. Espresso, take-home bags, and a daytime sit next to Queen of Sheba.
226 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011Madhumoti Restaurant
Bangladeshi and Indian kitchen on Irving. Bhuna, biryani, paratha and tandoor, a few doors from the Ethiopian cluster.
95 Irving Street, Footscray VIC 3011Pandus
Indo-Chinese and South Indian room on Barkly. Dosa, biryani, Manchurian and clay-pot dishes. BYO.
351 Barkly Street, Footscray VIC 3011Deepak Indian Restaurant
Nicholson Street Indian room in the plaza-side strip. Curries and breads if you are already at the mall, not a Barkly destination.
2/56 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011Pasa Ya Kitchen
Newari and Nepali kitchen on Irving. Chatpate, khaja sets and Nepali-speaking staff. A 2025 room, not a momo-only takeaway.
56 Irving Street, Footscray VIC 3011Dosa Hut West Footscray
South Indian dosa, idli, biryani and Indo-Chinese on the West Footscray Barkly run. The chain started here. Telugu is a 3012 home language.
604 Barkly Street, West Footscray VIC 3012Magic Momo Kafe
Nepali momo, chow mein and thali on Barkly in West Footscray. Generous plates for the 3012 Nepali and student crowd, not Irving.
588 Barkly Street, West Footscray VIC 3012Juk Jut
Contemporary Thai on Droop Street. Pad Thai and green curry with a west-side dining room, a short walk from the plaza rather than Hopkins.
4 Droop Street, Footscray VIC 3011Thai Angels Restaurant
West Footscray Thai for pad Thai, tom yum and green curry. Family service on the Barkly run near Delhicuts.
549 Barkly Street, West Footscray VIC 3012Lutong Pinoy
Filipino carinderia in the market food court. Dinuguan, lechon kawali, kare-kare, halo-halo and party trays by pre-order.
Shop 250, Footscray Market, 18 Irving Street, Footscray VIC 3011Busog
Filipino sit-down on Barkly in West Footscray. Sisig, kare-kare and pork belly in a room that is not the market food court.
Shop 1/553 Barkly Street, West Footscray VIC 3012Mami Ko
Filipino-Asian shopfront on Nicholson. Kare-kare, bangus and share plates in a high-visibility room that restaurants have struggled to hold.
76 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011Matsu
Twelve-seat Japanese kaiseki from chef Hansol Lee. Seasonal tasting menu, sake pairing, and a booking that is hard to win.
275 Barkly Street, Footscray VIC 3011Papelon
Venezuelan and Latin American diner on the market edge. Arepas, empanadas, pabellon, patacon and plantain plates from Reveka Hurtado.
190/81 Hopkins Street, Footscray VIC 3011Sushi Takezo
Six-seat omakase sushi from Takeshi Murakami in Matsu former four-seat room. Seasonal fish, sake and a set priced under the kaiseki next door.
157a Barkly Street, Footscray VIC 3011Abol Africa
Ethiopian room that leads with vegetarian wats, fish, injera and homemade tej. Frankincense, jebena coffee, and a meat-free default.
221 Barkly Street, Footscray VIC 3011The African Calabash
West African kitchen on Nicholson. Jollof rice, egusi with fufu, suya and plantain from Colin Walcott-Taylor.
143 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011Harley and Rose
West Footscray pizzeria and lo-fi wine room from Josh Murphy. Woodfired pies, snacks, and a bottle shop behind the bar.
572 Barkly Street, West Footscray VIC 3012Aangan
West Footscray Indian institution. Charcoal tandoor kebabs, biryani, curries, licensed and BYO wine, with a gluten-free and vegetarian list.
559 Barkly Street, West Footscray VIC 3012To's Bakery
Vietnamese bakery on Hopkins that locals name next to Nhu Lan. Banh mi, rolls and the second counter in the street argument.
122 Hopkins Street, Footscray VIC 3011Migrant Coffee
Filipino bagel cafe in West Footscray. Coffee Supreme, Asian-leaning bagels, and a neighbourhood brunch that is not Rudimentary.
3/576 Barkly Street, West Footscray VIC 3012