Correction (4 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed places and details we could not stand behind. It has been rewritten from scratch: every place below was confirmed at two independent sources on 4 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
A burger list is a list of builds. This page covers six places in Footscray: five pubs and bars, one of them vegan, and one cafe. Each entry sticks to what the menu or the venue’s own site says: what goes in it, and what it costs.
No source here is quoted on how juicy or crisp a patty is. Where a critic has said something, the critic is named. Where a source is silent, we say so.
Every place was confirmed at two independent sources on the day of checking, and prices are copied as printed. Several menus print bare numbers, so the dollar signs are ours.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegan cheeseburger | Hail Lilith | Cheeseburger | $12 |
| Brewery pub beef burger | Moon Dog Wild West Footscray | Beef burger | $26.50 |
| Pub burger with parma night | Plough Hotel | SWISS BEEF BURGER | $30 |
| Wagyu or cheeseburger at a pub | Station Hotel | WAGYU BEEF BURGER | $31 |
| Smash burger upstairs | Back Alley Sally’s | SALLY’S SMASH BURGER | $27 |
| Cafe burger on a potato bun | Footscray Milking Station | Chimi Burger | $24.00 |
Hail Lilith — 40A Leeds Street, Footscray VIC 3011
Hail Lilith’s site calls the menu “entirely vegan and a sample only”. The burger line reads “Cheeseburger v2 pattie, ketchup, mustard, pickles, onion (nf)”, at $12 on the menu. Step up and The Lilith Burger is printed at $16, built with a v2 pattie, cheese, tomato, lettuce, pickle and sauces. The site lists Thursday to Saturday trading and says it is an intimate venue for small groups.
On the menu (copied from haillilith.com.au on 4 October 2026):
- Cheeseburger: $12
- The Lilith Burger: $16
- Curried Potatoes: $13
- Caesar Salad: $14
The build: a plain stack of patty, ketchup, mustard, pickles and onion, with the Cheeseburger at $12.
Moon Dog Wild West Footscray — 54 Hopkins Street, Footscray VIC 3011
This is a brewery pub in the Franco Cozzo building, per Broadsheet. The food menu prints a Beef burger at $26.50, with Chips at $14.50 as a separate line. If you want to share the table with a dog, the site says dogs are allowed on the rooftop only. Its site also lists a Vegan parma at $27.50 for anyone swapping out of burger territory.
On the menu (copied from moondog.com.au on 4 October 2026):
- Beef burger: $26.50
- Chicken parma: $33.50
- Vegan parma: $27.50
- Chips: $14.50
Order: the Beef burger at $26.50, with Chips at $14.50 on the side.
Plough Hotel — 333 Barkly Street, Footscray VIC 3011
The Plough’s menu prints a SWISS BEEF BURGER at $30. Its site flags a “Thursday Night Classic & Loaded Parma’s from around the world”; the parma price for that night is not printed in the site text. The regular menu prints CHICKEN PARMA at $32, and the site says veg and vegan options are available.
On the menu (copied from ploughhotel.com.au on 4 October 2026):
- SWISS BEEF BURGER: $30
- CHICKEN PARMA: $32
- EGGPLANT PARMA (vg, vo): $30
- MARGHERITA (vg,vo): $22
Mess forecast: the menu does not say how it is served, so we will not guess; the SWISS BEEF BURGER is $30.
Station Hotel — 59 Napier Street, Footscray VIC 3011
The Station Hotel gives you two burger builds on the food menu: the WAGYU BEEF BURGER at $31 and the STATION CHEESEBURGER at $25. Broadsheet calls it “A contender for the best steaks in the west”, so the kitchen leans steak. The site describes semi-undercover outdoor seating with ordering by QR code, and it says it is dog friendly.
On the menu (copied from thestationhotel.com.au and thestationhotel.com.au/STN_-Midweek-Lunch-Menu.pdf on 4 October 2026):
- WAGYU BEEF BURGER: $31
- STATION CHEESEBURGER: $25
- HAND CRUMBED CHICKEN PARMA: $34
- Sunday Roast: $38 Adults
Order: the STATION CHEESEBURGER at $25 is the cheaper build; the WAGYU BEEF BURGER is $31.
Back Alley Sally’s — 4 Yewers Street, Footscray VIC 3011
Broadsheet describes a laneway entrance and a flight of stairs to this bar. The menu prints SALLY’S SMASH BURGER at $27. A smash burger is a thin patty pressed hard on a hot plate, so expect a flatter build than a pub stack, though the menu gives no more detail. Its site also prints “$19 PARMAS ALL NIGHT” for its Thursday Parmarama, for those who change their mind.
On the menu (copied from backalleysallys.com.au and backalleysallys.com.au/back-alley-sallys on 4 October 2026):
- SALLY’S SMASH BURGER: $27
- CHICKEN PARMA: $29.90
- PARMAS: $19
- VIVA FOREVER (V) (VGO): $17
The build: the SALLY’S SMASH BURGER at $27 is the one named for the house.
Footscray Milking Station — 35 Bunbury Street, Footscray VIC 3011
This is the cafe on the list. Its menu describes the Chimi Burger as a spiced beef patty with pickles, cheese and cos lettuce, with chimichurri aioli on a potato bun, served with chips. The Chimi Burger is printed at $24.00. Broadsheet says the cafe is known for a pulled-pork panini, which is not a burger. The ordering page says digital ordering is temporarily unavailable.
On the menu (copied from meandu.app on 4 October 2026):
- Chimi Burger: $24.00
- Eggs Your Way: $12.00
- Scrambled Breakfast Wrap: $10.00
- Sausage Roll & Relish: $6.50
The build: Chimi Burger at $24.00, listed as spiced beef patty, pickles, cheese, cos lettuce and chimichurri aioli on a potato bun, served with chips.
Quick answers
Where can you get a vegan burger in Footscray?
Hail Lilith’s site says its menu is entirely vegan, and the Cheeseburger is printed at $12. Moon Dog Wild West Footscray lists a Vegan parma at $27.50. The Plough Hotel lists an EGGPLANT PARMA (vg, vo) at $30.
What is the cheapest burger in Footscray?
From the menus we read, Hail Lilith’s Cheeseburger at $12 is the lowest price, and The Lilith Burger is $16 there. The Footscray Milking Station Chimi Burger is $24.00. The Station Hotel STATION CHEESEBURGER is $25.
Which Footscray pubs serve a burger?
Moon Dog Wild West Footscray prints a Beef burger at $26.50. The Plough Hotel prints a SWISS BEEF BURGER at $30. The Station Hotel prints a WAGYU BEEF BURGER at $31. Back Alley Sally’s, a bar, prints a SALLY’S SMASH BURGER at $27.
Is there a smash burger in Footscray?
Back Alley Sally’s menu names a SALLY’S SMASH BURGER at $27. We did not find the word smash on the other menus we read.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 4 October 2026: OpenStreetMap, the places’ own websites and Broadsheet. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, on 4 October 2026. Menus, prices and opening hours change, so check with the venue before you go. The cover photo is illustrative, from Unsplash, and does not show any place on this page.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Hail Lilith: openstreetmap.org/12791891001, haillilith.com.au, broadsheet.com.au/best-bars-footscray
- Moon Dog Wild West Footscray: openstreetmap.org/28615140, moondog.com.au/wild-west, broadsheet.com.au/best-bars-footscray, moondog.com.au/MD4097_MDWW_Menu_OCT-2026_A3_FOOD.pdf
- Plough Hotel: openstreetmap.org/112440187, ploughhotel.com.au, ploughhotel.com.au/FOOD-MENU-JULY-2026.pdf, ploughhotel.com.au/menu
- Station Hotel: openstreetmap.org/320400959, thestationhotel.com.au, broadsheet.com.au/best-bars-footscray, thestationhotel.com.au/STN-FoodMenu-Apr26.pdf, thestationhotel.com.au/STN_-Midweek-Lunch-Menu.pdf, thestationhotel.com.au/sundayroast, thestationhotel.com.au/beer-garden, thestationhotel.com.au/jazz-night
- Back Alley Sally’s: openstreetmap.org/5456948824, backalleysallys.com.au/back-alley-sallys, broadsheet.com.au/best-bars-footscray, backalleysallys.com.au/Back-Alley-Sallys-Menu-May-2026.pdf
- Footscray Milking Station: openstreetmap.org/759332677, meandu.app/food, broadsheet.com.au/best-cafes-footscray
