Local dining (Footscray and beyond)
Restaurants / dinner
One of our favourite local dumping joints. We recommend the pan-fried chicken and corn.
39 locals recommend
I Love Dumplings
297 Racecourse RdOne of our favourite local dumping joints. We recommend the pan-fried chicken and corn.
Excellent Vietnamese food with friendly staff. They have recently renovated and added a cocktail menu.
23 locals recommend
Sapa Hills Restaurant
112 Hopkins StExcellent Vietnamese food with friendly staff. They have recently renovated and added a cocktail menu.
We recommend the fasting food, which is eaten by using your hands and injera bread.
9 locals recommend
African Taste Cafe
124 Victoria StWe recommend the fasting food, which is eaten by using your hands and injera bread.
Popular Malaysian restaurant that brings in diners from across Melbourne.
125 locals recommend
Laksa King Flemington
6-12 Pin Oak CresPopular Malaysian restaurant that brings in diners from across Melbourne.
Cafes / brunch
Little Common
228 Irving StIdeally located opposite the Footscray Train Station.
Coffee and brunch in renovated shipping containers, set among a vegetable patch.
32 locals recommend
Rudimentary
16-20 Leeds StCoffee and brunch in renovated shipping containers, set among a vegetable patch.
Friendly staff, top coffee and great takeaway menu (love the feta and spinach muffins).
52 locals recommend
The Premises.
202 Bellair StFriendly staff, top coffee and great takeaway menu (love the feta and spinach muffins).
You’d probably want to take the car to get here. We make the trip for the delicious sandwiches.
25 locals recommend
Common Galaxia
130 Victoria StYou’d probably want to take the car to get here. We make the trip for the delicious sandwiches.
A great place to go if you’re hungry as the meals as always generously proportioned.
15 locals recommend
Local Folk
43 Epsom RdA great place to go if you’re hungry as the meals as always generously proportioned.
Takeaway
Nhu Lan Bakery
116 Hopkins StOne of the best places to go for banh mi (Vietnamese salad rolls).
We’ve recently discovered the “chicken pesto” gourmet pizza. Delicious! Can be ordered via Menulog.
Eat Pizza
55 Flemington RdWe’ve recently discovered the “chicken pesto” gourmet pizza. Delicious! Can be ordered via Menulog.
Hunters Harvest
92 Charles StA great healthy take-away option. Can be ordered via UberEats.
We've just discovered this little outfit. Order any of the steamed or pan-fried dumplings (momos) and you can't go wrong. We like pairing them with a homemade salad.
Magic Momo Kafe
588 Barkly StWe've just discovered this little outfit. Order any of the steamed or pan-fried dumplings (momos) and you can't go wrong. We like pairing them with a homemade salad.
1565 Gelateria & Cafe
3 Gower StOne of the best ice-cream stores in Melbourne.