A Gruta is a traditional portuguese restaurant in Sé, Funchal.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Clay-pot dishes, Grilled meats, Madeiran desserts
Must order: A clay-pot dish finished at the table, which is the house method.
Tip: One of the few Funchal kitchens still serving after midnight, and later again at weekends.
Address: Avenida Sá Carneiro, 9000-017 Funchal
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.
Signature: Bowls, Pancakes, Eggs
Order: A savoury bowl with eggs, or the pancakes if you came for the sweet side.
Tip: Walk-ins only, no reservations, and the small courtyard fills through the late morning.
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.
Signature: Tea 1419 blends, Scones, Vegetarian plates
Order: A pot from the Tea 1419 line with a scone from the counter.
Tip: The upstairs tea room is quieter than the shop floor. The operator publishes no schedule online, so check before a late-afternoon visit.
Grão de Farinha is a bakery counter on Rua dos Netos in downtown Funchal, selling bread, cakes and a cheap plated lunch through the midday rush.
Signature: Bread, Cakes, Plated lunch
Order: A cake straight off the morning tray with a galão.
Tip: The operator publishes no schedule online, so check before an early visit. There is a second Funchal branch out at Santa Luzia.
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.
Signature: Eggs, Toast, Bowls
Order: Eggs done your way on toast, with a bowl to share.
Tip: Kitchen stops mid-afternoon every day, and weekend service ends earlier than the weekday one.
Casa das Espetadas cooks Madeira's laurel-skewer espetada over wood in Funchal, with beef, chicken, tuna and pork versions off the same fire.
Signature: Espetada, Bolo do caco, Wood-oven plates
Order: Beef espetada on the bay-laurel skewer, hung at the table.
Tip: Closed Wednesday and Thursday, and the terrace runs folklore and fado on some evenings.
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.
Signature: Bowls, Pancakes, Eggs
Order: A savoury bowl with eggs, or the pancakes if you came for the sweet side.
Tip: Walk-ins only, no reservations, and the small courtyard fills through the late morning.
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.
Signature: Tea 1419 blends, Scones, Vegetarian plates
Order: A pot from the Tea 1419 line with a scone from the counter.
Tip: The upstairs tea room is quieter than the shop floor. The operator publishes no schedule online, so check before a late-afternoon visit.
Grão de Farinha is a bakery counter on Rua dos Netos in downtown Funchal, selling bread, cakes and a cheap plated lunch through the midday rush.
Signature: Bread, Cakes, Plated lunch
Order: A cake straight off the morning tray with a galão.
Tip: The operator publishes no schedule online, so check before an early visit. There is a second Funchal branch out at Santa Luzia.
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.
Signature: Eggs, Toast, Bowls
Order: Eggs done your way on toast, with a bowl to share.
Tip: Kitchen stops mid-afternoon every day, and weekend service ends earlier than the weekday one.
Land Food & Coffee pours Odd Coffee Roastery beans beside the Monte cable-car station above Funchal, with brunch, sourdough and charcoal plates.
Signature: Specialty coffee, Sourdough, Brunch plates
Order: A filter of the Odd Coffee Roastery house roast with the sourdough.
Tip: It sits at the top of the Funchal cable car, so ride up rather than driving the Monte hairpins.
