Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia — a few hundred metres of shopfronts, most of them family-run, most of them cooking the food they grew up on. Some have been here thirty years. Some opened last winter.
Meet Flemington is our way of introducing you to the people behind them. We’re filming businesses on the strip — one short film each, told by the owner. Who they are, where they came from, and what they make.
No reviews. No rankings. Just the traders, in their own words.
Come and meet them.
Racecourse Road’s accountants for more than 30 years, helping local businesses and families keep their numbers in order.
Leanne’s bottle shop and bar stocks only small, independent makers. Pick a bottle, bring your dinner and settle into the courtyard.
It started as a chair in the back of someone else’s shop and now fills the whole shopfront. Good cuts, fair prices, no fuss.
Tracy and her team on Pin Oak Crescent do nails, waxing and a bit of pampering, with a friendly chat thrown in.
Serving laksa since 1998. Curry, assam or seafood, it’s the bowl people cross Melbourne for, and it’s right here on Pin Oak Crescent.
Local advice on super, retirement, investments and insurance since 1991, from people who know their clients by name.
Faith Hope Charity is a custom and walk-in studio opposite Newmarket station. Every style is welcome, seven days a week.
A contemporary studio at the Kensington end of Racecourse Road since 2015, with private rooms and a welcoming, inclusive team.
Physio and podiatry on Pin Oak Crescent, from a local practice that has kept the inner west moving since 2007.
A coin laundry on Racecourse Road with new machines for doonas and bulky loads, free wifi, and long hours every day of the week.
We send a short email when new businesses go up, plus what’s happening on the strip. No more than monthly.