1
Alumbra Shisha Lounge & cafe
from 44 Google reviews.
Local businesses, no chains · Updated October 2026
The cafes of Footscray
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local cafes in Footscray, VIC on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Alumbra Shisha Lounge & cafe (5.0 from 44 Google reviews), The Local Cafe (4.9 from 326 Google reviews) and Royal Footscray Café (4.9 from 116 Google reviews).
- Cafes compared
- 32
- Google reviews
- 7,919
- Median rating
- 4.7
The cafes of Footscray: the top 27
2
The Local Cafe
from 326 Google reviews.
3
Royal Footscray Café
from 116 Google reviews.
4
Cotti Coffee（Footscray)
from 61 Google reviews.
5
Tiernan Cafe 1
from 43 Google reviews.
6
Liberty Cafe
from 8 Google reviews.
7
Mehretina Cafe
from 28 Google reviews.
215 Barkly St, Melbourne VIC 3011
8
Baba's Kahve n Kitchen
from 26 Google reviews.
9
Migrant Coffee
from 394 Google reviews.
576 Barkly St, Melbourne VIC 3012
10
The Western Brew
from 206 Google reviews.
11
Addis Cafe And Roastery
from 73 Google reviews.
226 Nicholson St, Melbourne VIC 3011
12
Black and White Milk Tea 2 FOOTSCRAY
from 47 Google reviews.
13
THE 2 MEN CAFE
from 336 Google reviews.
7-9 Leeds St, Melbourne VIC 3011
14
West 48
from 1,097 Google reviews.
48 Essex St, Melbourne VIC 3011
15
Seddon Deadly Sins Cafe
from 1,040 Google reviews.
148 Victoria St, Melbourne VIC 3011
16
Brother Nancy
from 547 Google reviews.
182 Essex St, Melbourne VIC 3012
17
Cafe Larome
from 264 Google reviews.
18
Baby Elephant
from 138 Google reviews.
33 Parker St, Melbourne VIC 3011
19
KIJO CAFE
from 61 Google reviews.
228 irving st Shop 228 , Footscray Market, Next to Nhu Ngoc Bakery
20
The Whitehall Cafe
from 45 Google reviews.
21
Alfa. West Footscray
from 28 Google reviews.
22
The Brew Cafe & Toast
from 63 Google reviews.
55 Byron St, Melbourne VIC 3011
23
Rudimentary
from 1,179 Google reviews.
16 Leeds St, Melbourne VIC 3011
24
Maples Cafe
from 122 Google reviews.
25
Scarlet Corner
from 206 Google reviews.
81 Hopkins St, Melbourne VIC 3011
26
Footscray Milking Station
from 701 Google reviews.
35 Bunbury St, Melbourne VIC 3011
27
French Baguette Cafe
from 696 Google reviews.
177 Barkly St, Melbourne VIC 3011
Not a Chain compared 32 cafes in Footscray, VIC, with 7,919 Google reviews between them. Of these, 27 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.7 from a median of 68 reviews.
Of the cafes compared, the most reviewed is Rudimentary, with 1,179 Google reviews at 4.4.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews.
A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
Questions
- Which local cafes in Footscray, VIC, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
- As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local cafes in Footscray, VIC on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Alumbra Shisha Lounge & cafe (5.0 from 44 Google reviews), The Local Cafe (4.9 from 326 Google reviews) and Royal Footscray Café (4.9 from 116 Google reviews).
- How does Not a Chain rank cafes in Footscray, VIC?
- Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews. A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
- How many cafes in Footscray, VIC did Not a Chain compare?
- Not a Chain compared 32 cafes in Footscray, VIC, with 7,919 Google reviews between them. Of these, 27 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.7 from a median of 68 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.