Villa Cipriani is an italian fine-dining restaurant in Lido, Funchal.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Italian carte, Terrace dining
Must order: A dish from the constantly renewed Italian carte, on the terrace.
Tip: The terrace tables at the seaward rail are the ones to ask for when booking. Last orders are at 22:30.
Address: Estrada Monumental 139, 9000-098 Funchal
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.
Signature: Tasting menu, Madeiran produce, Iberian seafood
Order: The tasting menu, built around Madeiran produce and Iberian sourcing.
Tip: Closed 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 is Octávio Freitas's rooftop restaurant above Funchal, Michelin-starred since February 2024 and cooking menus of six, nine or twelve moments.
Signature: Six, nine and twelve moment tasting menus, Madeiran produce
Order: The Chef's Battle menu, nine moments built on Madeiran produce.
Tip: Seatings run 19:00 to 21:00 Tuesday to Saturday, and the rooftop is best booked at dusk.
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.
Signature: Tasting menu, Atlantic seafood
Order: The tasting menu, read against the sea view from the cliff terrace.
Tip: Dinner Tuesday to Saturday only. The dress code is enforced and the terrace seats fill first.
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.
Signature: Josper grill plates, Asian sharing dishes
Order: Anything off the Josper grill, taken at a window table over the bay.
Tip: The operator publishes no schedule online, so confirm the lunch service when you book. Ask for the terrace edge, not the inner row.
The Dining Room occupies the manor house at Quinta da Casa Branca in Funchal, cooking a creative Madeiran carte built on produce from the hotel farm.
Signature: Creative Madeiran carte, Produce from the hotel farm
Order: The tasting menu with its wine pairing, taken on the al fresco terrace.
Tip: Dinner only, Tuesday to Saturday. The al fresco terrace tables are worth requesting when you book.
Terreiro Concept is a zero-waste Funchal gastrobar and dining room cooking and mixing from its own kitchen-garden plantings and island growers.
Signature: Garden-led plates, Madeiran fish, Garden cocktails
Order: A cocktail built from the kitchen garden, then the daily fish.
Tip: The 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 holds two Michelin stars at The Cliff Bay in Funchal, where Benoit Sinthon has run the kitchen since 2004 on an Iberian line.
Signature: Tasting menu, Madeiran produce, Iberian seafood
Order: The tasting menu, built around Madeiran produce and Iberian sourcing.
Tip: Closed 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 is Octávio Freitas's rooftop restaurant above Funchal, Michelin-starred since February 2024 and cooking menus of six, nine or twelve moments.
Signature: Six, nine and twelve moment tasting menus, Madeiran produce
Order: The Chef's Battle menu, nine moments built on Madeiran produce.
Tip: Seatings run 19:00 to 21:00 Tuesday to Saturday, and the rooftop is best booked at dusk.
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.
Signature: Tasting menu, Atlantic seafood
Order: The tasting menu, read against the sea view from the cliff terrace.
Tip: Dinner Tuesday to Saturday only. The dress code is enforced and the terrace seats fill first.
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.
Signature: Josper grill plates, Asian sharing dishes
Order: Anything off the Josper grill, taken at a window table over the bay.
Tip: The operator publishes no schedule online, so confirm the lunch service when you book. Ask for the terrace edge, not the inner row.
The Dining Room occupies the manor house at Quinta da Casa Branca in Funchal, cooking a creative Madeiran carte built on produce from the hotel farm.
Signature: Creative Madeiran carte, Produce from the hotel farm
Order: The tasting menu with its wine pairing, taken on the al fresco terrace.
Tip: Dinner only, Tuesday to Saturday. The al fresco terrace tables are worth requesting when you book.
