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 3 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
This guide answers where to shop in and around Footscray, starting with the market and the plaza and ending in Seddon. It covers six places: three in Footscray, one in West Footscray and two in Seddon.
Each shop is described by what its own page says it stocks, with the price point only where a price is printed. Where a page prints none, we say so rather than guess.
Every place was checked against at least two independent sources. Hours change, and one Seddon shop has temporary trading days, so check the official page before you go.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Listed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh produce and takeaway stalls | Footscray Market | PARK & SHOP 1 hour | $1 |
| Supermarket and car park | Footscray Plaza | Parking | from $2 |
| Op-shop homewares and fashion | Vinnies Footscray | see below | not printed here |
| Indian groceries and spices | Bharat Traders | see below | not printed here |
| Second-hand books by the bag | Seddon Book Alley | Small Brown Bag of Books | $20.00 |
| Handmade gifts and lamps | Far Fetched Designs | Large Urn Ceramic Table Lamp with Whimsical Bloom Shade | From $85.00 AUD |
Footscray Market — 81 Hopkins Street (corner Hopkins and Leeds Streets), Footscray VIC 3011
Footscray Market’s own site calls it ‘a large indoor market with a wide range of fresh produce and general goods from our passionate local vendors’, and says there are over 75 stores. It also lists a Restaurants & Takeaway category, though no traders were named in the pages we read. The site’s hours are Tuesday and Wednesday 7am - 4pm and Thursday to Saturday 7am - 5pm, with Monday and Sunday closed. It says the market is opposite Footscray Railway Station and has over 800 car spots. The prices below are for parking, not food: PARK & SHOP 1 hour is $1 and 4 hours is $6.
Listed prices (copied from footscraymarketvictoria.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- PARK & SHOP 1 hour: $1
- 2 hours: $2
- 3 hours: $4
- 4 hours: $6
The strip: Start at the corner of Hopkins and Leeds Streets, which the market’s own site places opposite the railway station.
Footscray Plaza — 18 Albert Street, Footscray VIC 3011
Footscray Plaza describes itself with the line ‘Discover our retailers’, and its site gives the address as 18 Albert St. The page we read prints trading hours for Coles only: Monday – Sunday 6:00am – 8:30pm, and it points to store details for other trading hours. OpenStreetMap maps a Kmart in the same building, but we could not read Kmart’s hours. The site says to enter the car park via Albert Street, with Parking from $2.
Listed prices (copied from footscrayplaza.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- Parking: from $2
Go for: A supermarket with printed hours and a car park entered via Albert Street, as the centre’s site lists them.
Vinnies Footscray — 160 Barkly Street, Footscray VIC 3011
Vinnies Footscray is a charity op shop run by St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria. Its page says it ‘offers a great variety of homewares, fashion and electrical goods’. The page lists Monday to Saturday 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM and Sunday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. It prints no prices that we could read.
Known for: Second-hand homewares, fashion and electrical goods, as its own page puts it.
Bharat Traders — 580 Barkly Street, West Footscray VIC 3012
Bharat Traders sits in West Footscray, a little beyond the main strip. Its site lists ‘Spices / Herbs’ among its categories and calls itself an Indian superstore, which is the shop’s own description. The site prints no opening hours, and OpenStreetMap lists 10:00-21:00. We could not find any published prices.
Known for: Spices and herbs, the category its site lists, as an Indian grocery.
Seddon Book Alley — 107 Victoria Street, Seddon VIC 3011
Seddon Book Alley’s site describes a ‘Generalist, Specialist, Second hand book store’ and lists ‘Repair your damaged books.’ Its notice says that during September and October it will only open on Fridays and Saturdays 10am to 5pm each day, so check the site after October. Its listed bag prices are Small Brown Bag of Books $20.00, Medium Brown Bag of Books $40.00 and Large Brown Bag of Books $60.00.
Listed prices (copied from seddonbookalley.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- Small Brown Bag of Books: $20.00
- Medium Brown Bag of Books: $40.00
- Large Brown Bag of Books: $60.00
Price point: Bags of books, listed at Small Brown Bag of Books $20.00 up to Large Brown Bag of Books $60.00.
Far Fetched Designs — 84 Charles Street, Seddon VIC 3011
Far Fetched Designs describes itself as ‘Handmade and Locally Designed Gifts and Homewares’. Its site names no makers in what we read, so we name none. OpenStreetMap lists Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00 and Su 10:00-15:00, and the shop’s own hours page was not captured. Listed prices include Ceramic Silver Disc Table Lamp (pair available) at $75.00 AUD and Large Urn Ceramic Table Lamp with Whimsical Bloom Shade from $85.00 AUD.
Listed prices (copied from farfetcheddesigns.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- Large Urn Ceramic Table Lamp with Whimsical Bloom Shade: From $85.00 AUD
- Ceramic Silver Disc Table Lamp (pair available): $75.00 AUD
- Custom Lamp Shade only - Vintage Red Floral: From $80.00 AUD
Made here: The site’s own line says handmade and locally designed, and it names no makers in the pages we read.
Quick answers
When is Footscray Market open?
The market’s own site lists Tuesday and Wednesday 7am - 4pm and Thursday to Saturday 7am - 5pm, with Monday and Sunday closed. Its site places it at the corner of Hopkins and Leeds Streets, opposite Footscray Railway Station.
Is there an op shop in Footscray?
Vinnies Footscray is a charity op shop, and its page says it offers a great variety of homewares, fashion and electrical goods. Its page lists Monday to Saturday 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM and Sunday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
Where can you buy Indian groceries near Footscray?
Bharat Traders in West Footscray lists ‘Spices / Herbs’ among its categories on its site. The site prints no hours, and OpenStreetMap lists 10:00-21:00.
Is there a second-hand bookshop near Footscray?
Seddon Book Alley, in Seddon, describes itself as a second-hand bookshop. Its site says that during September and October it opens only on Fridays and Saturdays 10am to 5pm, so check the site after October.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 3 October 2026: OpenStreetMap, onlymelbourne.com.au, footscraymarketvictoria.com.au, footscrayplaza.com.au and the places’ own websites. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, on 3 October 2026. Facilities and opening hours change, so check the official page 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
- Footscray Market: openstreetmap.org/28615147, onlymelbourne.com.au/melbourne_details.php, footscraymarketvictoria.com.au
- Footscray Plaza: openstreetmap.org/240145730, openstreetmap.org/4433529696, footscrayplaza.com.au/getting-here, footscrayplaza.com.au
- Vinnies Footscray: openstreetmap.org/11209679427, vinnies.org.au/vinnies-footscray
- Bharat Traders: openstreetmap.org/5907707969, bharattraders.com.au
- Seddon Book Alley: openstreetmap.org/8850272459, seddonbookalley.com.au
- Far Fetched Designs: openstreetmap.org/234990484, farfetcheddesigns.com.au
