Taberna Ruel is a portuguese restaurant in Zona Velha, Funchal.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Private tour · 3.5 hours
Explore Madeira's east coast on a half-day tour from Funchal. Visit the Cristo Rei Viewpoint, Santa Cruz, Machico Viewpoint, and Ponta do Rosto for stunning views and ...
Day trip · 8 hours
Sample the fine wines of Madeira on a full-day tasting tour from Funchal and learn about the island's wine industry and delicious food. Stop at a selection of wineries...
Guided tour · 4 hours
Sample some local Madeira fortified wine. Visit Funchal market with all its colors. Head to Monte for the toboggan ride. Visit Câmara de Lobos, the fishing village.
Address: Rua de Santa Maria 119, 9060-291 Funchal
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.
OrderThe daily author dish, rewritten each morning around the market delivery.
TipLunch 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.
OrderA traditional Portuguese main, booked with the fado sitting if you want music.
TipFado nights need reserving in advance rather than asking for on the door.
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.
OrderThe daily author dish, rewritten each morning around the market delivery.
TipLunch 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.
OrderA traditional Portuguese main, booked with the fado sitting if you want music.
TipFado nights need reserving in advance rather than asking for on the door.
Restaurante dos Combatentes is a plain central Funchal dining room with a garden, cooking regional Madeiran plates at everyday weekday prices.
OrderThe regional plate of the day, which is what the room is built around.
TipLunch is the busy service with local office trade. Both services run Saturday too, and it is closed Sunday.
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.
