Jinghua Qian

Seddon is a sweet spot in Melbourne’s inner west, nestled up under Footscray, with which it shares a postcode. It’s a small suburb that probably only takes half an hour to walk across, but there’s plenty to delight and distract you along the way.  Jump to a section: EAT DRINK COFFEE THINGS TO DO SHOPPING What’s Seddon known for? Though these days it’s also known for bougie brunches, Seddon has firm working-class roots like its neighbouring suburbs, and it’s still home to a tight-knit community. It’s only a ten-minute drive to the CBD from here but there’s a small-town vibe to the leafy streets and the old-school shopping strip on Victoria Street, which is appropriately named Seddon Village. Yet Seddon has also had its share of headlines – in 1975, the Victoria Street shops were damaged in a bomb attack. The blast, most likely the work of fascist terrorists, targeted a Yugoslav travel agency next door to what’s now a fish and chip shop. Why do the locals love it? For Elliott Cafarella, a third-generation fruiterer who runs greengrocer Pompello with his dad, Seddon is a special little community where people say hi to each other on the street. "It does feel like a country town where people know about each other and they care about each other," he says. "I sometimes worry about that as it gets more gentrified, the working-class background is what gives the west its strong identity and community." In part, Seddon is unusual because of what it doesn’t have. “It doesn’t have too m