Café€Sé
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.
Bakery€Sé
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€€SéMon-Tue and Thu-Fri 09:00-17:00; Wed 09:00-16:00; Sat-Sun 09:00-15:30
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.
Specialty coffee€€MonteDaily 10:00-18:00
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.
Portuguese€€SéTue 16:00-23:00; Wed-Sat 15:00-22:00; Sun 17:00-22:00, closed Monday
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.
Portuguese seafood€€Zona VelhaDaily 11:00-23:00
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.