Brunch Club Madeira is a brunch restaurant in Sé, Funchal.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Eggs, Toast, Bowls
Must 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.
Address: Rua do Bom Jesus 6, 9050-028 Funchal
Funchal Taproom keeps a rotating European craft list on Rua Direita, the closest thing Funchal has to a dedicated beer bar, with Mexican food.
Signature: Craft beer, Tacos
Order: Whatever is freshest on the tap list, with tacos alongside.
Tip: Closed Mondays and it shuts by 22:00 most nights, so it is an early-evening stop.
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.
Funchal Taproom keeps a rotating European craft list on Rua Direita, the closest thing Funchal has to a dedicated beer bar, with Mexican food.
Signature: Craft beer, Tacos
Order: Whatever is freshest on the tap list, with tacos alongside.
Tip: Closed Mondays and it shuts by 22:00 most nights, so it is an early-evening stop.
Gavião Novo grills fish off the Funchal coast on Rua de Santa Maria, the old town street where the day boat rather than the menu decides dinner.
Signature: Grilled fish of the day, Atlantic seafood
Order: Fish from the Funchal coast, grilled whole off the day boat.
Tip: Book ahead for dinner. The dining room is small and the pavement tables on Rua de Santa Maria go first.
Taberna Ruel works a Madeiran and Portuguese kitchen on Rua de Santa Maria, named for chef Ricardo Ruel and built on island produce and modern technique.
Signature: Madeiran daily plates, Portuguese wine list
Order: A Madeiran plate from the daily list, with a bottle from the Portuguese cellar.
Tip: It runs straight through from 11:00 to 23:00 every day, so it catches both the late lunch and the early dinner.
Lá ao Fundo sits at the fortress end of the Funchal old town, where chef-owner Jaime Cruz pulls Portuguese, African and Indian threads into one short menu.
Signature: Author dishes, Vegetarian plates
Order: The daily author dish, rewritten each morning around the market delivery.
Tip: Lunch and dinner run as two separate services with the kitchen shut between them. Book the terrace.
Casa Portuguesa lines its Funchal old town rooms with hand-painted cobalt tiles and cooks a traditional Portuguese carte, with fado by prior reservation.
Signature: Traditional Portuguese carte, Bacalhau
Order: A traditional Portuguese main, booked with the fado sitting if you want music.
Tip: Fado nights need reserving in advance rather than asking for on the door.
