Where to brunch in Funchal: morning spots worth the queue.
Where to brunch in Funchal. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
Brunch Club Madeira works a rustic room on Rua do Bom Jesus in Funchal through eggs, loaded toast, salads and bowls until the mid-afternoon.
OrderEggs on loaded toast with a bowl to share
TipKitchen stops mid-afternoon every day, and weekend service ends earlier than the weekday one.
Prima Caju runs the all-day brunch counter at CAJU Le Petit Hotel on Rua da Carreira in Funchal, on bowls, pancakes, eggs and pressed juice.
OrderA savoury bowl with eggs on top
TipWalk-ins only, no reservations, and the small courtyard fills through the late morning.
Land Food & Coffee pours Odd Coffee Roastery beans beside the Monte cable-car station above Funchal, with brunch, sourdough and charcoal plates.
OrderSourdough with the Odd Coffee filter
TipIt sits at the top of the Funchal cable car, so ride up rather than driving the Monte hairpins.
Loja do Chá pours tea off Praça do Colombo in Funchal from a list of more than 300, with an own-label Tea 1419 line blended from organic Madeira ingredients.
OrderScones and a pot from the Tea 1419 line
TipThe upstairs tea room is quieter than the shop floor. The operator publishes no schedule online, so check before a late-afternoon visit.
Barreirinha Bar Café sits above the old bathing complex in the Funchal Zona Velha, a seafront terrace running from morning coffee to weekend DJs.
OrderCoffee and a plate on the sea terrace
TipMorning coffee and late drinks happen in the same room. Weekends run to 02:00.
Café do Teatro occupies the courtyard beside the Baltazar Dias theatre on Avenida Arriaga in Funchal, open from breakfast through to the DJ sets.
OrderA galão and toast on the Arriaga terrace
TipThe interior patio is where the DJs play. The Avenida Arriaga terrace stays quieter. The operator publishes no schedule, so call ahead for late drinks.
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