Footscrayfood Guide Lauren Wambach Picks from the Footscray Food Blogger Getting to Footscray
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The house special is here is easy. Picks from level at Co Thu Quan. Nestled in Little Saigon market, this Nada’s, and you’ll discover a hidden gem. Nada Zezovski bun cha Ha Noi – chargrilled pork two ways, served with a earthy-toned cafe does some of the most authentic and makes her traditional Macedonian burek by hand, right veritable haystack of herbs and a heap of rice vermicelli for Catch a train on the Sunbury, Williamstown the Footscray unusual Vietnamese food in Melbourne. Try the banh trang down to the pastry, which curls in warm ruffles around soft a delicious DIY warm salad. Crunchy, fresh coleslaws are or Werribee lines; grab tram 82 from Moonee cuon – rice paper wrappers filled with beef jerky and green ricotta cheese. Get in quick each day before they sell out. another standout. Food blogger mango. Ponds; jump on one of 21 buses that travel NHU LAN BAKERY T. CAVALLARO & SON through here; or ride your bike - there are GUERILLA ESPRESSO Lauren 116 Hopkins St, 9689 7296 Map 2 F2 153 98 Hopkins St, 9687 4638 Map 2 G2 128 15km of bike routes throughout town. Footscray Market If the scrum at Nhu Lan’s counter doesn’t convince you as If there is a Mister Footscray, it has to be Tony Cavallaro. Wambach Stall 228/81 Hopkins St, 9995 4054 Map 2 G3 48 to the merits of their banh mi, one bite surely will. Banh mi “Cavallaro’s” is a family business that’s been running in the Coming by car? There are a number of small and Under the eaves of Footscray Market, set your sights on are Vietnamese style baguettes and Nhu Lan’s are the best same spot since 1956. They are famed for their Sicilian- multi-level car parks around the centre of town. Guerilla for fantastic coffee and brunch. The roasted in the ‘burb. Go the grilled chicken, chockers with pickled style cakes and cookies, still made faithfully to family pork belly rolls feature crispy BBQ pork from a nearby carrot, fresh cucumber spear and coriander sprigs. recipes. The cannoli have a cult like following – try the Cantonese restaurant, loaded in sweet buns with cos, candied ricotta. Cover: Dinner at Thien An pickled fennel and chipotle mayo. White coffee is from OLYMPIC DOUGHNUTS Allpress. Black coffee is by Seven Seeds. Lauren Wambach is a local, passionate about revealing the 43A Irving St, 9689 4819 Map 2 G4 61 VANAKKAM food secrets of Footscray and the inner west. Lauren tells Olympic Doughnuts’ battered caravan has been snuggled 359 Barkly St, 9687 7224 Map 1 B4 104 KEBAB SURRA us her picks for your next gastronomical adventure. up to Footscray Station for over 30 years. The recent It’s a little ways from central ‘scray, but Vanakkam rewards 241 Barkly St, 0470 665 359 Map 2 C3 136 Read more at footscrayfoodblog.blogspot.com.au redevelopment saw the van put out to pasture, but the jam those who make the trek. The house special here is biryani. Craving dumplings? Try something different at Kebab Surra, who still flows at a purpose built kiosk in the station forecourt. The chicken variety sees pieces of chook marinated make incredible mantoo – Afghan-style dumplings filled with The hot, crisp doughnuts are carefully filled and sugared to and cooked in a sealed pot with basmati rice.