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Roti canai at Roti Road in Footscray.

Flaky roti is the centrepiece at this Malaysian diner in Melbourne’s inner west

Head to Roti Road in Footscray for roti canai, plus staples like skewers, wokked noodles and laksa.

  • Dani Valent

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Cosy gatherings in the dining room at Ras Dashen.

Settle in to the cosy dining room at this 14-year-old Ethiopian eatery

Order claypot lamb chops, firfir soup mixed with injera flatbread and more at Ras Dashen in Footscray.

  • Dani Valent
Huu Huu Thanh within Footscray Market.

‘Chaotic in a good way’: The inner western suburb on the edge of a renaissance

Iconic pastries, deeply flavoured pho and ringside drinks. Dani Valent traverses Barkly Street in search of its best eats.

  • Dani Valent
The scene in Footscray Mall on Sunday after a man was seriously assaulted.

Former Age photographer dies after Footscray assault

Dominic O’Brien, 62, died after suffering critical injuries during an altercation in Melbourne’s inner west last Sunday.

  • Ashleigh McMillan and Hannah Hammoud
St John’s primary School in Footscray is bussing its year 5 and 6 kids to nearby Caroline Chisholm Catholic College at Braybook.

Crumbling school hall forces students to miss an hour of class each day

Senior pupils at a primary school in Melbourne’s inner west are being transported by bus to a nearby college every day because of an “unsafe” building.

  • Caroline Schelle
A first home buyer fought hard to secure a quirky Footscray townhouse.

First home buyer snaps up quirky inner-west home for $766,000

The young man fought hard to secure the townhouse nestled inside the former Olympic Tyre building after missing out on similar properties.

  • Caroline Zielinski
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T. Cavallaro and Sons Pasticceria owner Tony Cavallaro at his Footscray shop.

T. Cavallaro & Sons

This venue is a finalist in the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Staff pick herbs from the garden at Rudimentary cafe.

Rudimentary

This venue is a finalist for best family-friendly cafes in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

The home at 3 Queen Street, St Kilda East.

St Kilda East home fails to sell after only bidder didn’t show up

The inner-city home boasts parking and multiple living areas but despite this, the auction didn’t get off the ground.

  • Shona Hendley
Abdinasir Abdullahi Salad died in the shooting after police said he lunged at them with a knife.

Somali refugee was shot by police in Footscray within 11 seconds, court told

Abdinasir Abdullahi Salad, a rough sleeper with mental health issues, was fatally shot last month after allegedly lunging at police with a stolen knife.

  • Melissa Cunningham

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