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Chinese food in FootscrayYum cha trolleys, dumpling takeaway, and a river temple.
Yum cha in Footscray is Golden Horse Seafood and BBQ at Shop 184-188, 81 Hopkins Street. Mc Dumpling at 106 Hopkins is the pan-fried potsticker counter. Heavenly Queen Temple is 20 Joseph Road on the river, not a Chinatown block.
Updated 2026-09-17
Where is yum cha in Footscray?
Golden Horse is the trolley room: roast duck in the window, har gow, siu mai, rice rolls. Address is Shop 184-188, 81 Hopkins, in the market complex. They closed in 2023 and reopened. Confirm the door. Cash is common for smaller bills.
Where are dumplings if you do not want trolleys?
Mc Dumpling at 106 Hopkins is a fast counter. Pan-fried pork and chive potstickers are the popular order. This is not yum cha. It is takeaway dumplings on the same street as Nhu Lan.
Where is the Chinese temple?
Heavenly Queen Temple (Mazu) is 20 Joseph Road, Footscray 3011. Hours listed as 9:30am-3:30pm weekdays, 9:30am-4pm weekends, 365 days. English line (03) 9689 9441. Turn in from Maribyrnong Street or Dynon. Quang Minh Temple is Sunshine. Do not send a Footscray search to Burke Street.
Questions people ask next
- Where is yum cha in Footscray?
- Golden Horse Seafood and BBQ at Shop 184-188, 81 Hopkins Street. Confirm they are trading.
- Is there a Chinatown in Footscray?
- No. Chinese food sits on Hopkins next to Vietnamese shops. The temple is a river precinct on Joseph Road.
- Is Quang Minh Temple in Footscray?
- No. Quang Minh is Sunshine. Heavenly Queen Temple at 20 Joseph Road is the Footscray temple.
Places in this guide
Golden 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 3011Heavenly Queen Temple
Mazu temple on the Maribyrnong at Joseph Road. Main hall, memorial hall and river precinct. English line is (03) 9689 9441.
20 Joseph Road, Footscray VIC 3011Nhu 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 3011Footscray Market
Indoor produce, meat, seafood and a food court opposite the station. The weekly shop, closed Sunday and Monday.
18 Irving Street, Footscray VIC 3011