Funchal: Self-Guided Gourmet Tapas Food Tour
We have handpicked the best independent tascas and hidden gems to provide you a unqiue self guided tour of Funchal, to enjoy some of the best local food and drink in Madeira.
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What to order at Oxalis at Casa Velha do Palheiro
- Must order
- The seasonal menu, rewritten as the estate kitchen garden dictates.
- Signature dishes
- Seasonal set menu, Kitchen-garden produce
- Editor tip
- Dinner only, and it is a 20 minute drive up from the Funchal seafront, so plan the taxi back before you order wine.
CuisineContemporary Portuguese
Price€€€€
NeighborhoodPalheiro
HoursDaily 19:00-22:00
Phone+351 291 790 350
ChefGonçalo Bita Bota
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Location
Address: Rua da Estalagem 23, 9060-415 Funchal
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Villa Cipriani ★ 4.4
Villa Cipriani serves Italian cooking on the clifftop terrace at Reid's Palace in Funchal, revisiting Italian classics with the Atlantic below the balustrade.
OrderA dish from the constantly renewed Italian carte, on the terrace.
TipThe terrace tables at the seaward rail are the ones to ask for when booking. Last orders are at 22:30.
Terreiro Concept ★ 4.4
Terreiro Concept is a zero-waste Funchal gastrobar and dining room cooking and mixing from its own kitchen-garden plantings and island growers.
OrderA cocktail built from the kitchen garden, then the daily fish.
TipThe gastrobar runs straight through from 11:00 while the restaurant works lunch and dinner services. Friday and Saturday it stays open to midnight.
Il Gallo d'Oro 2 ★ ★ 4.9
Il Gallo d'Oro holds two Michelin stars at The Cliff Bay in Funchal, where Benoit Sinthon has run the kitchen since 2004 on an Iberian line.
OrderThe tasting menu, built around Madeiran produce and Iberian sourcing.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Kitchen and terrace works keep the room shut until it reopens on 26 August 2026, so check the date before booking.
Desarma 1 ★ ★ 4.8
Desarma is Octávio Freitas's rooftop restaurant above Funchal, Michelin-starred since February 2024 and cooking menus of six, nine or twelve moments.
OrderThe Chef's Battle menu, nine moments built on Madeiran produce.
TipSeatings run 19:00 to 21:00 Tuesday to Saturday, and the rooftop is best booked at dusk.
William 1 ★ ★ 4.7
William is the Michelin-starred restaurant at Reid's Palace in Funchal, a blue and white room above the cliff named for hotel founder William Reid.
OrderThe tasting menu, read against the sea view from the cliff terrace.
TipDinner Tuesday to Saturday only. The dress code is enforced and the terrace seats fill first.
Avista ★ 4.5
Avista hangs over Pirate's Bay on the Funchal cliff line, running a Josper grill menu and Asian plates across a carte built for sharing at table.
OrderAnything off the Josper grill, taken at a window table over the bay.
TipThe operator publishes no schedule online, so confirm the lunch service when you book. Ask for the terrace edge, not the inner row.