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Footscray CO THU QUAN RESTAURANT NADA’S TAKE AWAY SAPA HILLS Footscray Food Guide Getting to Little Saigon Market Footscray Market 112 Hopkins St, 9687 5729 Map 2 F2 162 Shop 22, 63-67 Nicholson St, 0412 685 558 Map 2 E1 141 Stall 250/81 Hopkins St, 0434 242 592 Map 2 G3 58 Only 6km from Melbourne’s CBD, getting When it comes to fantastic Vietnamese fare, Sapa Hills is Take your relationship with Vietnamese food to the next Peer between the potato cakes and bacon n’ egg rolls at a confident and capable all rounder. 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. The result minced lamb and yellow split peas, and doused in yoghurt and spicy tomato. The kebab plates are excellent too, with chewy, house baked order. A Footscray institution. is fragrant, delicate and delicious, perfect with the flat bread on the side. accompanying raita and tangy tamarind sauce. PHO HUNG VUONG SAIGON KHARTOUM CENTRE RESTAURANT footscraylife.com.au 128 Hopkins St, 9689 6002 Map 2 F2 156 1+1 DUMPLING NOODLES 145 Nicholson St, 9687 1299 Map 2 E4 15 Pho Hung Vuong Saigon is shiny and smart, with stellar 84 Hopkins St, 9687 8988 Map 2 G2 85 @FootscrayLife facebook.com/FootscrayLife Dive into Sudanese and Egyptian fare at Khartoum Centre. pho to match. Not five minutes after ordering, a steaming 1+1 serves Chinese food, but not as you may know it. The Use pita bread to delve into ‘foul’, a spiced, dried broad bowl of soup will land right under your nose. An order of cuisine here is from the northwestern province of Xinjiang, bean dip topped with crisp crushed felafels and cheese. sliced beef and chicken pho nabs you a fragrant bowl of and relies not on rice, but on lamb and wheat. Try the The mixed grill is a fantastic sampler, brimming with juicy supple rice noodles, wafer-thin rare beef and juicy sliced smoky, juicy lamb skewers, bristling with cumin and chili. lamb chops, crisp fried fish fillets, dips, rice and salad. chicken breast. The dumplings are excellent too – try the pan fried veggie variety. KONJO ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT ROTI ROAD Information correct as of April 2015. Footscray food scene changes quickly AMASYA KEBAB HOUSE 89 Irving St, 9689 8185 Map 2 E5 17 189-193 Barkly St, 9078 8878 Map 2 D3 115 8 BIT and new restaurants, cafes and bars are popping up all the time. Although all Konjo’s specialty is kitfo – quality beef, very finely chopped 8 Droop St, 9687 8838 Map 2 E2 25 due care has been taken in the preparation of the Footscray Food Guide and 134 Nicholson Street, 9687 7032 Map 2 E4 132 This road leads to some of the best house made roti in its contents, Maribyrnong City Council does not accept any liability for any Next time there’s a party on the cards, skip the by hand and mixed with spiced butter. Try it lightly cooked, Melbourne. In the evenings, you might catch a roti master 8 Bit takes a passion for old video games and fuses it statement, opinions, errors or omissions contained herein. All information has or more traditionally, raw. There are all the Ethiopian twirling and spinning dough to an upbeat tune, as he jumps with an American diner vibe. The result is a combo that’s been collected in accordance with privacy information guidelines. supermarket dips and head to Amasya. Esin Avci is deservedly proud of her pillowy Turkish bread, made to classics, too, like spiced red lentils or rich lamb curries, plus and jives among the diners. In the daytime, Roti Road serves fast paced, friendly and wickedly good. Go a Golden Axe a secret recipe, and all the dips are made in house too. traditional coffee for two – or twenty. yum cha, made locally by one of the owners’ parents. burger with fried chicken and slaw, and double down with Stuffed pides are made fresh daily and are the perfect the cheese and bacon fries, gooey with cheese sauce and lunch to grab n’ go. sprinkled with bacon pieces.

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