Restaurante dos Combatentes is a plain central Funchal dining room with a garden, cooking regional Madeiran plates at everyday weekday prices.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Rua Ivens 1-2, 9000-046 Funchal
Beerhouse brews on the São Lázaro pier in Funchal, pouring its own beer beside a marina terrace and a kitchen of fish and regional Madeiran plates.
OrderA glass of the house brew with the fish of the day.
TipThe terrace faces the marina and the cruise berth, so it fills fast on cruise days.
A Gruta reopened in 2019 above the Funchal port, cooking clay-pot Portuguese food and staying open past midnight when most kitchens have shut.
OrderA clay-pot dish finished at the table, which is the house method.
TipOne of the few Funchal kitchens still serving after midnight, and later again at weekends.
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, or the pancakes if you came for the sweet side.
TipWalk-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.
OrderA pot from the Tea 1419 line with a scone from the counter.
TipThe upstairs tea room is quieter than the shop floor. The operator publishes no schedule online, so check before a late-afternoon visit.
Doca do Cavacas is built on the rock above the Ponta da Cruz sea pools in Funchal, serving grilled fish, shellfish and espetada by the water.
OrderGrilled fish of the day, with the natural pools below the terrace.
TipClosed Mondays. Lunch on the terrace catches the sun over Praia Formosa.
Beerhouse brews on the São Lázaro pier in Funchal, pouring its own beer beside a marina terrace and a kitchen of fish and regional Madeiran plates.
OrderA glass of the house brew with the fish of the day.
TipThe terrace faces the marina and the cruise berth, so it fills fast on cruise days.
A Gruta reopened in 2019 above the Funchal port, cooking clay-pot Portuguese food and staying open past midnight when most kitchens have shut.
OrderA clay-pot dish finished at the table, which is the house method.
TipOne of the few Funchal kitchens still serving after midnight, and later again at weekends.
Casa das Espetadas cooks Madeira's laurel-skewer espetada over wood in Funchal, with beef, chicken, tuna and pork versions off the same fire.
OrderBeef espetada on the bay-laurel skewer, hung at the table.
TipClosed 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.
OrderA savoury bowl with eggs, or the pancakes if you came for the sweet side.
TipWalk-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.
OrderA pot from the Tea 1419 line with a scone from the counter.
TipThe upstairs tea room is quieter than the shop floor. The operator publishes no schedule online, so check before a late-afternoon visit.
