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Mrs Muttons

Mrs Muttons is confident in her vino selection, which might range from urban winemaking darling Jamsheed to saline-tinged Sicilian drops.

The bullring is the centrepiece of Moon Dog Wild West.

Moon Dog Wild West

If your idea of a good time is donning a cowboy hat and mounting a mechanical bucking bull, this Western-themed wonderland is for you.

Cocktails from Misfits.

Misfits

Cocktails are a cut above at this always-jumping bar in Footscray.

If you drink and ride, you’re at 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
Patacon, a shareable platter of crisp-fried plantain slices layered with skirt steak, salad, cheese and salsas.

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
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Karl van Buuren and Josh Uljans, Moon Dog Brewery, Footscray.

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
Moon Dog Wild West in Footscray, featuring the mechanical bull ridden by owners Josh Uljans (left) and Karl van Buuren.

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
Fried plantain at African Calabash restaurant in Footscray.

‘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
Lee Ho Fook owner-chef Victor Liong outside his favourite Melbourne restaurant, Flower Drum.

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
Hassun at Matsu in Footscray.

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

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