Correction (11 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 9 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
This page covers Thai and Indian restaurants, and only those: four places in and around West Footscray. Three have West Footscray addresses in their sources and one is in Kingsville. The question it answers is simple: which menus are worth reading first, and what do the words on them mean?
Each place was checked against two independent sources: OpenStreetMap, the place’s own website and the Australian Good Food Guide (AGFG). Where a venue’s site prints hours or a menu price, we credit it by name. Where we copied nothing, we leave the number out.
No East Asian restaurant passed our checks, so the page sticks to Thai and Indian. Listings change, so confirm hours with the venue before you go.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Barkly Street menu to read first | Bawarchi melbourne | see below | not printed here |
| Indian curry on Barkly Street | Krishna Pait Pooja | see below | not printed here |
| Thai, Tuesday to Sunday evenings | Bangkok Gang | see below | not printed here |
| Dosa and naan, listed open daily | Dosa Hut | see below | see below |
Bawarchi melbourne — 551 Barkly St, West Footscray VIC 3012
Bawarchi melbourne is at 551 Barkly St, West Footscray, according to its own site, and AGFG’s location line gives the same street with the 3012 postcode. OpenStreetMap carries the name on Barkly Street. This page prints no hours and no price for it, so the menu on its site is the place to start. If a biryani appears there, it is a layered rice dish cooked with spiced meat or vegetables, and the menu will say which.
How to order: Open the menu on bawarchimelbourne.com.au first, then work out how much rice and how many curries the table needs.
Krishna Pait Pooja — 578 Barkly Street, West Footscray VIC 3012
Krishna Pait Pooja is at 578 Barkly Street, West Footscray, according to OpenStreetMap, and AGFG lists a 3/578 Barkly St address in the same suburb. We file it with the Indian curry restaurants on this page. We have not printed its hours or any prices here, so check them with the venue. A curry menu usually pairs a sauce style with a choice of protein, and bread or rice is ordered alongside.
Decoder: Read the curry names as sauce first and protein second, so a name tells you the base before it tells you the meat or vegetable.
Bangkok Gang — 208 Somerville Road, Kingsville VIC 3012
Bangkok Gang is at 208 Somerville Road, Kingsville, which its own site and AGFG both give, and the name points to Thai cooking. Its site lists hours as Tuesday to Sunday, 5pm to 9pm, so it is an evening stop on those days. AGFG lists it as Child Friendly, with Vegan Options and Takeaway. On a Thai menu, curries, stir-fries and noodle dishes usually sit under separate headings, with rice ordered alongside.
Order this first: A shared curry with plain rice, chosen from the menu on its site, is the simplest way to learn how a Thai menu is laid out.
Dosa Hut — 604 Barkly Street, Footscray VIC 3011
Dosa Hut lists 604 Barkly Street on its Footscray branch page, and AGFG and OpenStreetMap give the same street. A dosa is a thin, crisp crepe made from fermented rice and lentil batter, usually folded around a filling. Dosa Hut’s site lists Monday to Sunday, 11:00 am to 10:00 pm, while the OpenStreetMap tag lists 11:00-22:30, so confirm the closing time. Its menu prints Garlic Naan at $5.95, and naan is a leavened flatbread baked to scoop up curry.
On the menu (copied from dosahut.net.au/footscray on 9 October 2026):
- Garlic Naan: $5.95
Menu says: Garlic Naan at $5.95 is the one Dosa Hut price this page prints.
Quick answers
Where can I find Thai food near West Footscray?
Bangkok Gang at 208 Somerville Road, Kingsville, is the Thai place on this page, and its name points to Thai cooking. Its site lists Tuesday to Sunday, 5pm to 9pm. It is next door to West Footscray rather than inside it.
Which of these restaurants are on Barkly Street?
Bawarchi melbourne, Krishna Pait Pooja and Dosa Hut all have Barkly Street addresses in their sources. Bawarchi melbourne is listed at 551 Barkly St. Krishna Pait Pooja is listed at 578 Barkly Street. Dosa Hut is listed at 604 Barkly Street; its own site calls it the Footscray branch but gives the address as Footscray West, and AGFG gives West Footscray.
How much is naan at Dosa Hut in West Footscray?
Dosa Hut’s menu prints Garlic Naan at $5.95. That is the only price this page prints for any of the four places, so check the full menu on its site for everything else.
What time does Dosa Hut open and close?
Dosa Hut’s site lists Monday to Sunday as 11:00 am to 10:00 pm. The OpenStreetMap tag for Dosa Hut lists 11:00-22:30, so the closing time differs slightly between the two. Confirm with the venue before a late visit.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 9 October 2026: OpenStreetMap, the places’ own websites and the Australian Good Food Guide. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, on 9 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
- Bawarchi melbourne: openstreetmap.org/8540913917, bawarchimelbourne.com.au, agfg.com.au/bawarchi-biryanis-129324
- Krishna Pait Pooja: openstreetmap.org/13137251301, agfg.com.au/krishna-on-barkley-84080
- Bangkok Gang: openstreetmap.org/13893786847, bangkokgang.com.au, agfg.com.au/bangkok-gang-89598, bangkokgang.com.au/location
- Dosa Hut: openstreetmap.org/5907707974, dosahut.net.au/indian-restaurant-footscray, agfg.com.au/dosa-hut-footscray-60081, dosahut.net.au/footscray
