Footscray
- Review
- Moon Dog Wild West
Fans of fast food, shots and bucking bulls, this problem-plagued Footscray brewpub is for you
To say it’s had its challenges would be an understatement. But this salty slice of Americana delivers on the good times, most of the time.
- Besha Rodell
- Review
- Papelon
This humble Footscray market eatery serves the South American version of a halal snack pack
I was full about five seconds after starting but kept diving back in, writes Dani Valent.
- Dani Valent
Moon Dog’s Footscray brewpub ready to pour first beers after launch debacle
A fire hydrant has stopped the kegs from running at a brewpub set to open on a site many Melburnians hold dear. But the end is in sight.
- Emma Breheny
- Exclusive
- Just open
Footscray’s legendary Franco Cozzo site has undergone a wild transformation
A mechanical bull, tequila-sunrise slushies, sizzling fajita platters and a huge rooftop bar. Welcome to Moon Dog Brewery’s new three-level mega-venue.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Review
- African Calabash
‘Golden, starchy goodness’: These are hot chips, but not as you might know them
Friendly family restaurant African Calabash is a taste of West Africa in Melbourne’s west.
- Dani Valent
The chefs’ guide to Melbourne’s Chinatowns, and what to eat when you’re there
Ahead of Lunar New Year, five top chefs share where they head for “textbook Cantonese cooking”, “a warm Cambodian hug”, or crispy suckling pig.
- Daniela Frangos
- Review
- Matsu
Melbourne’s smallest restaurant serves a ‘transfixing’ set menu to four guests at a time
If you thought Taylor Swift tickets were tricky, try booking a seat at Footscray four-seater Matsu.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Melbourne
Ras Dashen's fitfit will warm your winter-brittle bones
Head to Footscray for a bowl of this Ethiopian-style beef soup that's soulful, fortifying and supremely comforting, writes Dani Valent.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Melbourne
Footscray's Bar Thyme is a wine bar for right now
This new restaurant-bar hybrid champions sustainability, low waste and small-scale producers in the most delicious way.
- Gemima Cody
- Review
- Melbourne
Romans Original turns an old deli into cafe and wine bar
Coffee becomes wine and sandwiches become meatball subs as the sun dips.
- Dani Valent