Best Restaurants in Footscray VIC

Bouvardia

Restaurants, Bar & Bistro • Level 2/169 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.8 (699) Google Maps

Time Out Melbourne’s Best Cocktail Bar 2023 (Critics’ Choice), Bouvardia pairs boundary-pushing cocktails with rotating local art.

Opens at 5:00 PM tomorrow

Waterslide Bar

Wine Bars, Cocktail Bars, Function and Event Venues • 3 Southgate Avenue, Shop MR3 Mid-Level East End,, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria

4.6 (493) Google Maps

Waterslide Bar is a cocktail bar at Southgate in Melbourne’s Southbank precinct, overlooking the Yarra River and city skyline.

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Waterfront Southgate

Restaurants, Seafood • 3 Southgate Ave, Southbank VIC 3006

4.3 (1,601) Google Maps

Waterfront Southgate combines seafood-focused dining with Yarra River views, a waterfront terrace and a central Southbank location.

Opens at 11:30 AM tomorrow

Barklys kitchen Brunswick

Restaurants • 63 Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC

4.2 (928) Google Maps

Barkly's Kitchen on Sydney Road serves pasta cobs, pizza, steaks and loaded parmas, with cocktails plus gluten-free, vegan and halal-friendly options.

Opens at 5:00 PM tomorrow

YASSAS The Greek Way - Southbank

Restaurants • 3 Southgate Ave, Southbank VIC 3006

4.1 (2,012) Google Maps

YASSAS The Greek Way serves casual Greek food and shared feasts at Southgate, with a riverside Southbank setting beside the Yarra.

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Bistra

Restaurants, Hatted Restaurants • 157 Elgin Street, Carlton VIC 3053

4.8 (235) Google Maps

Australian bistro on Elgin Street, Carlton, drawing on British, French and Italian cooking with a strong wine list.

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Coopers Inn

Wine Bars • 282 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC

4.3 (936) Google Maps

Heritage-listed pub on Exhibition Street dating to 1854, offering pub classics and multiple function spaces.

Opens at 11:00 PM

Ishizuka

Restaurants, Hatted Restaurants • Basement B01/139 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.7 (426) Google Maps

Ishizuka Melbourne delivers an intimate subterranean kaiseki journey—meticulous Japanese dining by Chef Hitoshi Miyazawa, awarded two hats.

Opens at 5:00 PM tomorrow

The Essence

Restaurants, Accommodation & Wedding Venues • Exhibition Street & Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

3.9 (185) Google Maps

The Essence is a restaurant on the corner of Exhibition and Lonsdale Streets, within Melbourne Marriott Hotel.

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M Bar

Restaurants • Exhibition Street & Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.8 (4) Google Maps

M Bar is the lobby bar and lounge at Melbourne Marriott Hotel on the corner of Exhibition and Lonsdale streets.

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Kentaro

Restaurants • Shop 6/242 Exhibition St, Melbourne VIC 3000

4.8 (599) Google Maps

Discreet Japanese omakase restaurant on Exhibition Street in the Melbourne CBD, led by chef Ken Kee.

Opens at 11:30 AM tomorrow

Niku Ou Japanese Chargrill Restaurant

Restaurants • shop 9 10/108 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC

4.5 (826) Google Maps

Niku Ou is a Japanese chargrill restaurant on Bourke Street, recognised as Victoria's exclusive supplier of Kobe beef.

Opens at 11:30 AM tomorrow