RasDashen.

What is Ras Dashen known for?

Ras Dashen is at 247 Barkly Street, Footscray VIC 3011 in Footscray 3011. Family Ethiopian room on Barkly. Wot with beef, chicken, lamb or lentils, and injera from a local bakery.

Ras Dashen is a welcome room for Ethiopian households in Footscray, and for anyone else who walks in. We have not listed a staff language for Ras Dashen. Ask when you arrive if you need a language other than English. Nearby on a walk: Matsu, Abol Africa, Bar Thyme. They are neighbours, not the same business.

247 Barkly family Ethiopian room. Share a mix of meat and lentil wot. Injera comes from a local bakery. Better as a table, not one plate each.

What should you order at Ras Dashen?

People come to Ras Dashen for this: Family Ethiopian room on Barkly. Wot with beef, chicken, lamb or lentils, and injera from a local bakery. Better as a shared table. Order a mix of meat and lentil wot, not one plate each.

If you wanted a different dish, Matsu is a short walk. You do not have to make this kitchen cover the whole suburb.

On a good day you can stack Ras Dashen with Matsu, Abol Africa, Bar Thyme. Stay on lit streets and check who is closed.

Hours, payment and queues at Ras Dashen

Quoted hours for Ras Dashen: Confirm hours before you go. We do not have a reliable public phone for Ras Dashen. Check the door, the official site if one exists, or walk in on a trading day. Ras Dashen has no official site in this directory. Trust the door on the day you go. Public holidays override this pattern. Confirm before you travel.

At Ras Dashen, expect a walk-in unless the note below says otherwise. Cash is still common on Irving and in arcade kitchens. Cards are normal on Barkly wine rooms and most Hopkins counters, but do not assume. Better as a shared table. Order a mix of meat and lentil wot, not one plate each.

If you are pairing Ras Dashen with Matsu, check both closed days so one locked door does not waste the trip.

How do you get to Ras Dashen in Footscray?

Ras Dashen is on Barkly Street in 3011, the other lit spine from the station. Chemist Warehouse, Bar Thyme and several dental rooms sit on this run.

If you are driving, match the car park to the building: Irving for the market, Albert Street for the plaza, Byron Lane for Little Saigon, Geelong or Ballarat Roads for the hospital.

Barkly and Hopkins stay the brighter walk from Footscray station. Paisley, Nicholson Mall and underpasses are the blocks people skip when they have a choice. If Ras Dashen sits on a quieter street, leave via the lit spine.

What do people mix up about Ras Dashen?

Better as a shared table. Order a mix of meat and lentil wot, not one plate each. Ask for the dish and the door. Ras Dashen is not a generic Footscray restaurant page.

Ras Dashen is 247 Barkly Street, Footscray VIC 3011 only. Seddon, Yarraville and Highpoint stay out of this directory unless a sentence sends you there on purpose.

Hours change. Last checked 2026-09-17. Trust the door or the official site on the day you go.

Questions people ask next

Where is Ras Dashen?

Ras Dashen is at 247 Barkly Street, Footscray VIC 3011, in Footscray 3011. Footscray station is the nearest train. Better as a shared table. Order a mix of meat and lentil wot, not one plate each.

What are Ras Dashen hours?

Confirm hours before you go. Confirm on the door or the official site. Last checked 2026-09-17. Hours change on holidays.

How do I get to Ras Dashen from the station?

Ras Dashen is on Barkly Street in 3011, the other lit spine from the station. Chemist Warehouse, Bar Thyme and several dental rooms sit on this run. If you are driving, match the car park to the building: Irving for the market, Albert Street for the plaza, Byron Lane for Little Saigon, Geelong or Ballarat Roads for the hospital.

What should I order at Ras Dashen?

Family Ethiopian room on Barkly. Wot with beef, chicken, lamb or lentils, and injera from a local bakery. Better as a shared table. Order a mix of meat and lentil wot, not one plate each. If you want a different dish, Matsu is the next kitchen to try.

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