1
Alumbra Shisha Lounge & cafe
from 44 Google reviews.
Fairly rated · Updated October 2026
The cafes of Footscray
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated cafes in Footscray, VIC on Fair Measure 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 32
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
Cafe@
from 9 Google reviews.
7
Liberty Cafe
from 8 Google reviews.
8
Mehretina Cafe
from 28 Google reviews.
215 Barkly St, Melbourne VIC 3011
9
Baba's Kahve n Kitchen
from 26 Google reviews.
10
Migrant Coffee
from 394 Google reviews.
576 Barkly St, Melbourne VIC 3012
11
The Western Brew
from 206 Google reviews.
12
Addis Cafe And Roastery
from 73 Google reviews.
226 Nicholson St, Melbourne VIC 3011
13
Black and White Milk Tea 2 FOOTSCRAY
from 47 Google reviews.
14
Red Apple Cafe Footscray
from 4 Google reviews.
15
The Little Social - Footscray Hospital
from 4 Google reviews.
Federal Street, Building, 89 Ballarat Rd
16
22 Cafe
from 3 Google reviews.
17
THE 2 MEN CAFE
from 336 Google reviews.
7-9 Leeds St, Melbourne VIC 3011
18
West 48
from 1,097 Google reviews.
48 Essex St, Melbourne VIC 3011
19
Seddon Deadly Sins Cafe
from 1,040 Google reviews.
148 Victoria St, Melbourne VIC 3011
20
Brother Nancy
from 547 Google reviews.
182 Essex St, Melbourne VIC 3012
21
Cafe Larome
from 264 Google reviews.
22
Baby Elephant
from 138 Google reviews.
33 Parker St, Melbourne VIC 3011
23
KIJO CAFE
from 61 Google reviews.
228 irving st Shop 228 , Footscray Market, Next to Nhu Ngoc Bakery
24
The Whitehall Cafe
from 45 Google reviews.
25
Cafe in Backyard
from 4 Google reviews.
26
Alfa. West Footscray
from 28 Google reviews.
27
The Brew Cafe & Toast
from 63 Google reviews.
55 Byron St, Melbourne VIC 3011
28
Rudimentary
from 1,179 Google reviews.
16 Leeds St, Melbourne VIC 3011
29
Maples Cafe
from 122 Google reviews.
30
Scarlet Corner
from 206 Google reviews.
81 Hopkins St, Melbourne VIC 3011
31
Footscray Milking Station
from 701 Google reviews.
35 Bunbury St, Melbourne VIC 3011
32
French Baguette Cafe
from 696 Google reviews.
177 Barkly St, Melbourne VIC 3011
Fair Measure compared 32 cafes in Footscray, VIC, with 7,919 Google reviews between them. Of these, 32 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 by their Google rating, pulled toward 4.5 as if each had 10 more reviews at 4.5, so five stars from four reviews does not beat 4.9 from four hundred. Ties go to the business with more reviews.
It does not measure price, speed or the quality of any one job, and it knows only the reviews people left on Google.
Questions
- Which cafes in Footscray, VIC are the most fairly rated?
- As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated cafes in Footscray, VIC on Fair Measure 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 Fair Measure rank cafes in Footscray, VIC?
- Businesses are ranked by their Google rating, pulled toward 4.5 as if each had 10 more reviews at 4.5, so five stars from four reviews does not beat 4.9 from four hundred. Ties go to the business with more reviews. It does not measure price, speed or the quality of any one job, and it knows only the reviews people left on Google.
- How many cafes in Footscray, VIC did Fair Measure compare?
- Fair Measure compared 32 cafes in Footscray, VIC, with 7,919 Google reviews between them. Of these, 32 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.