Carly’s Inner West Guidebook
Sightseeing
Experience the hustle and bustle of one of the most vibrant places in the city. Culture-rich sensory overload. Grab a Bahn Mi, a Vietnamese iced coffee and some fresh fruit.
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Footscray Market
18 Irving StExperience the hustle and bustle of one of the most vibrant places in the city. Culture-rich sensory overload. Grab a Bahn Mi, a Vietnamese iced coffee and some fresh fruit.
Start your walk along the Maribyrnong here. Start with a coffee sit on bean bags on the green grass and enjoy views of Melbourne, Melbourne Port and rolling hills and garden down to the river.
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Footscray Community Arts Centre
45 Moreland StStart your walk along the Maribyrnong here. Start with a coffee sit on bean bags on the green grass and enjoy views of Melbourne, Melbourne Port and rolling hills and garden down to the river.
The Chestnut Tree Bookshop
Beautiful Melbourne bookshop with coffee.
Great for last minute gifts!
Art Deco cinema showcasing indie and mainstream films. Great seats, buy wine from the candy shop, check out the wonderful book shop.
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Sun Theatre Yarraville
8 Ballarat StArt Deco cinema showcasing indie and mainstream films. Great seats, buy wine from the candy shop, check out the wonderful book shop.
Food scene
Your local Melbourne Cafe! Excellent coffee, food, bread, coffee beans and friendly staff.
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Brother Nancy
182 Essex StYour local Melbourne Cafe! Excellent coffee, food, bread, coffee beans and friendly staff.
Dumbo
11 Argyle StGreat cafe for breakfast and lunch and to meet friends
SIMS IGA Plus Liquor Footscray
Great grocery store - one stop shop for supplies including alcohol.
Best Vietnamese Restaurant in Footscray, a little more up market for a nice night with friends out but still casual and fun. Long craft and imported beer list and fun cocktails! Its the best
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Sapa Hills Restaurant
112 Hopkins StBest Vietnamese Restaurant in Footscray, a little more up market for a nice night with friends out but still casual and fun. Long craft and imported beer list and fun cocktails! Its the best
Boutique bottle shop downstairs, bar upstairs. Order Pizza from across the road at the table and its delivered fresh to your table.
Mall seats on a nice day, soak up footscray!
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Mr West Bar & Bottle Shop
106 Nicholson StBoutique bottle shop downstairs, bar upstairs. Order Pizza from across the road at the table and its delivered fresh to your table.
Mall seats on a nice day, soak up footscray!
New York style Pizza by the slice
Order a whole one delivered at home but beware theyre huge!
Slice Shop Pizza
New York style Pizza by the slice
Order a whole one delivered at home but beware theyre huge!
You cant visit Footscray without a Bahn Mi (Vietnamese Baguette with pork (or other) and Vietnamese salads. This bakery, Ba Le, FAB or Nuh Lan are the best!
To's Bakery & Cafe
122 Hopkins StYou cant visit Footscray without a Bahn Mi (Vietnamese Baguette with pork (or other) and Vietnamese salads. This bakery, Ba Le, FAB or Nuh Lan are the best!
Great, fast, cheap and cheerful Vietnamese food!
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Pho Hung Vuong Saigon Restaurant
128 Hopkins StGreat, fast, cheap and cheerful Vietnamese food!
Italian patisserie unchanged since they serviced the Melbourne Olympics in 1956, famous for their cannoli.
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T. Cavallaro & Sons
98 Hopkins StItalian patisserie unchanged since they serviced the Melbourne Olympics in 1956, famous for their cannoli.
Vietnamese restaurant - Broken Rice (Cơm Tấm), Vermicelli Salads (Bún thịt nướng) and many delicious broths. Closes at 7pm so lunch or early dinner
Tan Thanh Loi
Vietnamese restaurant - Broken Rice (Cơm Tấm), Vermicelli Salads (Bún thịt nướng) and many delicious broths. Closes at 7pm so lunch or early dinner
Scarlet Corner
Vietnamese Cafe for Vietnamese style coffees
A favourite of many Ethiopian Restaurants in Footscray.
Order a selection of curries on a bubbly pancake to share - the staff will help, they're oh so friendly
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Ras Dashen Ethiopean Restaurant
247 Barkly StA favourite of many Ethiopian Restaurants in Footscray.
Order a selection of curries on a bubbly pancake to share - the staff will help, they're oh so friendly
Bar Thyme
Wine bar with beautiful food - date night spot!
Mona Castle Hotel
45-53 Austin Stthe best gastro pub in the west