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TanThanh Loi.
Tan Thanh Loi is at 73 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011. Nicholson Street Vietnamese room known for com tam: grilled pork chop and chicken on broken rice, with a long everyday menu behind it. This is the broken-rice stop, not a Hopkins pho room. Sunday closes earlier. Hours: Mon-Sat 9am-7pm. Sunday 9am-5pm. Confirm before you go. Footscray station is the nearest train. Hours change. Last checked 2026-09-17. Trust the door or the official site on the day you go.
What people get wrong
This is the broken-rice stop, not a Hopkins pho room. Sunday closes earlier. Last checked 2026-09-17. Hours change. Trust the official site or the door on the day you go.
What is Tan Thanh Loi known for?
Tan Thanh Loi is at 73 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011 in Footscray 3011. Nicholson Street Vietnamese room known for com tam: grilled pork chop and chicken on broken rice, with a long everyday menu behind it.
Tan Thanh Loi is a welcome room for Vietnamese households in Footscray, and for anyone else who walks in. Staff here speak Vietnamese and English. You can walk in and be understood. Nearby on a walk: Tra Vinh, Tran Pharmacy, Mami Ko. They are neighbours, not the same business.
73 Nicholson. Reddit names this for broken rice: grilled pork chop and chicken on com tam. Sunday closes earlier. Not a Hopkins pho room.
What should you order at Tan Thanh Loi?
People come to Tan Thanh Loi for this: Nicholson Street Vietnamese room known for com tam: grilled pork chop and chicken on broken rice, with a long everyday menu behind it. This is the broken-rice stop, not a Hopkins pho room. Sunday closes earlier.
If you wanted a different dish, Tra Vinh is a short walk. You do not have to make this kitchen cover the whole suburb.
On a good day you can stack Tan Thanh Loi with Tra Vinh, Tran Pharmacy, Mami Ko. Stay on lit streets and check who is closed.
Hours, payment and queues at Tan Thanh Loi
Quoted hours for Tan Thanh Loi: Mon-Sat 9am-7pm. Sunday 9am-5pm. Confirm before you go. The number on this page is (03) 9687 4886. Call before you treat hours as live. Tan Thanh Loi has no official site in this directory. Trust the door on the day you go. Public holidays override this pattern. Confirm before you travel.
At Tan Thanh Loi, expect a walk-in unless the note below says otherwise. Cash is still common on Irving and in arcade kitchens. Cards are normal on Barkly wine rooms and most Hopkins counters, but do not assume. This is the broken-rice stop, not a Hopkins pho room. Sunday closes earlier.
If you are pairing Tan Thanh Loi with Tra Vinh, check both closed days so one locked door does not waste the trip.
How do you get to Tan Thanh Loi in Footscray?
Tan Thanh Loi is on Nicholson Street. Little Saigon grocers, Ethiopian rooms and remittance desks share this strip. It is not Hopkins and it is not Paisley. After dark, leave via Barkly or Hopkins.
If you are driving, match the car park to the building: Irving for the market, Albert Street for the plaza, Byron Lane for Little Saigon, Geelong or Ballarat Roads for the hospital.
Barkly and Hopkins stay the brighter walk from Footscray station. Paisley, Nicholson Mall and underpasses are the blocks people skip when they have a choice. If Tan Thanh Loi sits on a quieter street, leave via the lit spine.
What do people mix up about Tan Thanh Loi?
This is the broken-rice stop, not a Hopkins pho room. Sunday closes earlier. Ask for the dish and the door. Tan Thanh Loi is not a generic Footscray restaurant page.
Tan Thanh Loi is 73 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011 only. Seddon, Yarraville and Highpoint stay out of this directory unless a sentence sends you there on purpose.
Hours change. Last checked 2026-09-17. Trust the door or the official site on the day you go.
Questions people ask next
- Where is Tan Thanh Loi?
- Tan Thanh Loi is at 73 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011, in Footscray 3011. Footscray station is the nearest train. This is the broken-rice stop, not a Hopkins pho room. Sunday closes earlier.
- What are Tan Thanh Loi hours?
- Mon-Sat 9am-7pm. Sunday 9am-5pm. Confirm before you go. Confirm on the door or the official site. Last checked 2026-09-17. Hours change on holidays.
- How do I get to Tan Thanh Loi from the station?
- Tan Thanh Loi is on Nicholson Street. Little Saigon grocers, Ethiopian rooms and remittance desks share this strip. It is not Hopkins and it is not Paisley. After dark, leave via Barkly or Hopkins. If you are driving, match the car park to the building: Irving for the market, Albert Street for the plaza, Byron Lane for Little Saigon, Geelong or Ballarat Roads for the hospital.
- What should I order at Tan 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. This is the broken-rice stop, not a Hopkins pho room. Sunday closes earlier. If you want a different dish, Tra Vinh is the next kitchen to try.
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