IKA8 Is Footscray's New Southeast Asian Street Food Shop Serving Up 'Giant' Fried Squid on a Stick

No holiday to Southeast Asia is complete without trying the many delicious street foods hidden down back alleys, laneways and side streets. But from this Friday, October 20, you'll be able to taste one of the region's tastiest snacks right here in Footscray.

Located opposite Footscray Station, IKA8 is a new Southeast Asian eatery showcasing one particular dish: whole deep-fried squid. Refined by head chef Eddie Huynh, the seafood-on-a-stick snack — easy to eat as you're running to, or from, a train — comes in a range of flavours, including Singaporean salted egg sauce, tom yum sauce, soy and ginger Japanese glaze and an extra spicy variety with Korean seasoning.

While normally priced at a reasonable $10, from October 20–21 IKA8 will be offering two-for-one giant squid to celebrate its Footscray launch.

If whole squid doesn't quite tickle your fancy, the eatery also boasts a range of tasty sides: squid bites ($7) and squid balls ($5), calamari rings ($6), thick-cut chips topped with bonito flakes ($6) and a IKA8 bento box meal ($12).

Find IKA8 at 24 Irving Street, Footscray, from Friday, October 20. It's open daily 11am–9pm daily.

Images: Griffin Simm