Guidebook for Footscray
Entertainment & Activities
Footscray Community Arts Centre
45 Moreland StGreat Cafe, gallery and events
Pipemakers Park
Living Museum of the West on the banks of the Maribyrnong river
Arts & Culture
Alternative cinema- two train stops or short bus ride. Excellent cafes and restaurants nearby
126 locals recommend
Sun Theatre Yarraville
8 Ballarat StAlternative cinema- two train stops or short bus ride. Excellent cafes and restaurants nearby
Post Industrial Design
638 Barkly StQuirky arts and good coffee
Food Scene
Aangan
559 Barkly StGreat food and Bollywood movies in outdoor marque at the back.
West 48
48 Essex StExcellent coffee and good vibe cafe
The Cornershop
11 Ballarat StGood food in great location
Excellent steak house, good wines and beers, friendly staff- an upmarket pub!
34 locals recommend
Station Hotel
59 Napier StExcellent steak house, good wines and beers, friendly staff- an upmarket pub!
Federation Square
central Melbourne always something happening
Le Chien
5 Gamon StreetExcellent coffee and food
Sightseeing
Iconic Aussie donuts- now housed in a new building to blend into the revamped station precinct. A must eat experience.
8 locals recommend
Olympic Doughnuts
51 Irving StreetIconic Aussie donuts- now housed in a new building to blend into the revamped station precinct. A must eat experience.
Little Saigon Supermarket
63 Nicholson Streeta fast of Vietnam
Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson StVisit the first nation exhibition
Wonderful setting- kangaroos, emu, platypus, birds of prey, echidna, wombat- and educational sessions about animals and birds.
272 locals recommend
Healesville Sanctuary
Wonderful setting- kangaroos, emu, platypus, birds of prey, echidna, wombat- and educational sessions about animals and birds.
Shopping
Footscray Market
18 Irving StCheap fruit, vegetables, meat and seafood
Shopping Mall with full range of designer and bargain shops plus a food court
129 locals recommend
The Bavarian Highpoint
120-200 Rosamond RdShopping Mall with full range of designer and bargain shops plus a food court
Everything Else
Victoria University
104 Ballarat RdLocal gym, library and good courses!
Good exhibitions, educational information about Aboriginal people in Victoria. Run by an Aboriginal board- great gallery and small bookshop- A MUST!
11 locals recommend
Koorie Heritage Trust
Swanston StreetGood exhibitions, educational information about Aboriginal people in Victoria. Run by an Aboriginal board- great gallery and small bookshop- A MUST!