40 mid-range places in Funchal, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good restaurants in Funchal, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Funchal food.
Gavião Novo ★ 4.6
Zona Velha · Rua de Santa Maria 131, 9060-291 Funchal
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.
Tip: Book ahead for dinner. The dining room is small and the pavement tables on Rua de Santa Maria go first.
Gavião Novo ★ 4.6
Zona Velha · Rua de Santa Maria 131, 9060-291 Funchal
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.
Tip: Book ahead for dinner. The dining room is small and the pavement tables on Rua de Santa Maria go first.
Blandy's Wine Lodge ★ 4.6
Sé · Avenida Arriaga 28, 9000-064 Funchal
Blandy's Wine Lodge ages Madeira by the canteiro method on Avenida Arriaga, where over 650 barrels and vats rest above the street in the family lodge.
Tip: Guided tours run seven days a week in five languages. English has the most departures, so check the timetable before fixing a time for the others.
Casal da Penha ★ 4.4
Lido · Beco da Ataíde 1, 9000-604 Funchal
Casal da Penha is a family-run Funchal restaurant just off the hotel strip, with a classic dining room, a Madeiran terrace and a grilled fish carte.
Tip: The terrace is the reason to come. Ask for it when you book rather than on arrival.
Taberna Ruel ★ 4.4
Zona Velha · Rua de Santa Maria 119, 9060-291 Funchal
Taberna Ruel works a Madeiran and Portuguese kitchen on Rua de Santa Maria, named for chef Ricardo Ruel and built on island produce and modern technique.
Tip: It runs straight through from 11:00 to 23:00 every day, so it catches both the late lunch and the early dinner.
Doca do Cavacas ★ 4.4
Ponta da Cruz · Rua da Ponta da Cruz 66, 9000-250 Funchal
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.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Lunch on the terrace catches the sun over Praia Formosa.
Taberna Ruel ★ 4.4
Zona Velha · Rua de Santa Maria 119, 9060-291 Funchal
Taberna Ruel works a Madeiran and Portuguese kitchen on Rua de Santa Maria, named for chef Ricardo Ruel and built on island produce and modern technique.
Tip: It runs straight through from 11:00 to 23:00 every day, so it catches both the late lunch and the early dinner.
Doca do Cavacas ★ 4.4
Ponta da Cruz · Rua da Ponta da Cruz 66, 9000-250 Funchal
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.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Lunch on the terrace catches the sun over Praia Formosa.
Prima Caju ★ 4.4
Sé · Rua da Carreira 108, 9000-042 Funchal
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.
Tip: Walk-ins only, no reservations, and the small courtyard fills through the late morning.
Land Food & Coffee ★ 4.4
Monte · Largo das Babosas 8, 9050-541 Funchal
Land Food & Coffee pours Odd Coffee Roastery beans beside the Monte cable-car station above Funchal, with brunch, sourdough and charcoal plates.
Tip: It sits at the top of the Funchal cable car, so ride up rather than driving the Monte hairpins.
Land Food & Coffee ★ 4.4
Monte · Largo das Babosas 8, 9050-541 Funchal
Land Food & Coffee pours Odd Coffee Roastery beans beside the Monte cable-car station above Funchal, with brunch, sourdough and charcoal plates.
Tip: It sits at the top of the Funchal cable car, so ride up rather than driving the Monte hairpins.
Prima Caju ★ 4.4
Sé · Rua da Carreira 108, 9000-042 Funchal
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.
Tip: Walk-ins only, no reservations, and the small courtyard fills through the late morning.
Land Food & Coffee ★ 4.4
Monte · Largo das Babosas 8, 9050-541 Funchal
Land Food & Coffee pours Odd Coffee Roastery beans beside the Monte cable-car station above Funchal, with brunch, sourdough and charcoal plates.
Tip: It sits at the top of the Funchal cable car, so ride up rather than driving the Monte hairpins.
Dash Cocktail Bar ★ 4.4
Sé · Rua da Alfândega 1B, 9000-059 Funchal
Dash Cocktail Bar mixes house infusions on Rua da Alfândega, the narrow Funchal street that has turned into the city's late-night drinking strip.
Tip: Opens at 20:00 and runs to 03:00 on Friday and Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday.
H.M. Borges ★ 4.4
Sé · Rua 31 de Janeiro 83, 9050-401 Funchal
H.M. Borges has bottled Madeira since 1877 and worked from its Rua 31 de Janeiro building since 1924, running guided cellar tours and tastings from the adega.
Tip: The house publishes no fixed tasting-room schedule. Visits are customised, so email or call ahead rather than turning up.
Dash Cocktail Bar ★ 4.4
Sé · Rua da Alfândega 1B, 9000-059 Funchal
Dash Cocktail Bar mixes house infusions on Rua da Alfândega, the narrow Funchal street that has turned into the city's late-night drinking strip.
Tip: Opens at 20:00 and runs to 03:00 on Friday and Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Doca do Cavacas ★ 4.4
Ponta da Cruz · Rua da Ponta da Cruz 66, 9000-250 Funchal
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.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Lunch on the terrace catches the sun over Praia Formosa.
H.M. Borges ★ 4.4
Sé · Rua 31 de Janeiro 83, 9050-401 Funchal
H.M. Borges has bottled Madeira since 1877 and worked from its Rua 31 de Janeiro building since 1924, running guided cellar tours and tastings from the adega.
Tip: The house publishes no fixed tasting-room schedule. Visits are customised, so email or call ahead rather than turning up.
Prima Caju ★ 4.4
Sé · Rua da Carreira 108, 9000-042 Funchal
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.
Tip: Walk-ins only, no reservations, and the small courtyard fills through the late morning.
Prima Caju ★ 4.4
Sé · Rua da Carreira 108, 9000-042 Funchal
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.
Tip: Walk-ins only, no reservations, and the small courtyard fills through the late morning.
Land Food & Coffee ★ 4.4
Monte · Largo das Babosas 8, 9050-541 Funchal
Land Food & Coffee pours Odd Coffee Roastery beans beside the Monte cable-car station above Funchal, with brunch, sourdough and charcoal plates.
Tip: It sits at the top of the Funchal cable car, so ride up rather than driving the Monte hairpins.
Lá ao Fundo ★ 4.3
Zona Velha · Rua Portão de São Tiago 17, 9060-250 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.
Tip: Lunch and dinner run as two separate services with the kitchen shut between them. Book the terrace.
Lá ao Fundo ★ 4.3
Zona Velha · Rua Portão de São Tiago 17, 9060-250 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.
Tip: Lunch and dinner run as two separate services with the kitchen shut between them. Book the terrace.
Brunch Club Madeira ★ 4.3
Sé · Rua do Bom Jesus 6, 9050-028 Funchal
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.
Tip: Kitchen stops mid-afternoon every day, and weekend service ends earlier than the weekday one.
Funchal Taproom ★ 4.3
Sé · Rua Direita 37, 9050-450 Funchal
Funchal Taproom keeps a rotating European craft list on Rua Direita, the closest thing Funchal has to a dedicated beer bar, with Mexican food.
Tip: Closed Mondays and it shuts by 22:00 most nights, so it is an early-evening stop.
Brunch Club Madeira ★ 4.3
Sé · Rua do Bom Jesus 6, 9050-028 Funchal
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.
Tip: Kitchen stops mid-afternoon every day, and weekend service ends earlier than the weekday one.
Funchal Taproom ★ 4.3
Sé · Rua Direita 37, 9050-450 Funchal
Funchal Taproom keeps a rotating European craft list on Rua Direita, the closest thing Funchal has to a dedicated beer bar, with Mexican food.
Tip: Closed Mondays and it shuts by 22:00 most nights, so it is an early-evening stop.
Funchal Taproom ★ 4.3
Sé · Rua Direita 37, 9050-450 Funchal
Funchal Taproom keeps a rotating European craft list on Rua Direita, the closest thing Funchal has to a dedicated beer bar, with Mexican food.
Tip: Closed Mondays and it shuts by 22:00 most nights, so it is an early-evening stop.
Lá ao Fundo ★ 4.3
Zona Velha · Rua Portão de São Tiago 17, 9060-250 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.
Tip: Lunch and dinner run as two separate services with the kitchen shut between them. Book the terrace.
Brunch Club Madeira ★ 4.3
Sé · Rua do Bom Jesus 6, 9050-028 Funchal
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.
Tip: Kitchen stops mid-afternoon every day, and weekend service ends earlier than the weekday one.
Casa Portuguesa ★ 4.2
Zona Velha · Travessa das Torres 30, 9060-314 Funchal
Casa Portuguesa lines its Funchal old town rooms with hand-painted cobalt tiles and cooks a traditional Portuguese carte, with fado by prior reservation.
Tip: Fado nights need reserving in advance rather than asking for on the door.
Restaurante dos Combatentes ★ 4.2
Sé · Rua Ivens 1-2, 9000-046 Funchal
Restaurante dos Combatentes is a plain central Funchal dining room with a garden, cooking regional Madeiran plates at everyday weekday prices.
Tip: Lunch is the busy service with local office trade. Both services run Saturday too, and it is closed Sunday.
Casa Portuguesa ★ 4.2
Zona Velha · Travessa das Torres 30, 9060-314 Funchal
Casa Portuguesa lines its Funchal old town rooms with hand-painted cobalt tiles and cooks a traditional Portuguese carte, with fado by prior reservation.
Tip: Fado nights need reserving in advance rather than asking for on the door.
Restaurante dos Combatentes ★ 4.2
Sé · Rua Ivens 1-2, 9000-046 Funchal
Restaurante dos Combatentes is a plain central Funchal dining room with a garden, cooking regional Madeiran plates at everyday weekday prices.
Tip: Lunch is the busy service with local office trade. Both services run Saturday too, and it is closed Sunday.
Barreirinha Bar Café ★ 4.2
Zona Velha · Largo do Socorro 1, 9060-305 Funchal
Barreirinha Bar Café sits above the old bathing complex in the Funchal Zona Velha, a seafront terrace running from morning coffee to weekend DJs.
Tip: Morning coffee and late drinks happen in the same room. Weekends run to 02:00.
Mini Eco Bar ★ 4.2
Sé · Rua da Alfândega 3, 9000-059 Funchal
Mini Eco Bar is a microbar on Rua da Alfândega built around low-impact materials, where most of the Funchal crowd drinks standing in the street.
Tip: The room holds very few people. The crowd spills onto Rua da Alfândega most evenings.
Barreirinha Bar Café ★ 4.2
Zona Velha · Largo do Socorro 1, 9060-305 Funchal
Barreirinha Bar Café sits above the old bathing complex in the Funchal Zona Velha, a seafront terrace running from morning coffee to weekend DJs.
Tip: Morning coffee and late drinks happen in the same room. Weekends run to 02:00.
Barreirinha Bar Café ★ 4.2
Zona Velha · Largo do Socorro 1, 9060-305 Funchal
Barreirinha Bar Café sits above the old bathing complex in the Funchal Zona Velha, a seafront terrace running from morning coffee to weekend DJs.
Tip: Morning coffee and late drinks happen in the same room. Weekends run to 02:00.
Casa Portuguesa ★ 4.2
Zona Velha · Travessa das Torres 30, 9060-314 Funchal
Casa Portuguesa lines its Funchal old town rooms with hand-painted cobalt tiles and cooks a traditional Portuguese carte, with fado by prior reservation.
Tip: Fado nights need reserving in advance rather than asking for on the door.
Restaurante dos Combatentes ★ 4.2
Sé · Rua Ivens 1-2, 9000-046 Funchal
Restaurante dos Combatentes is a plain central Funchal dining room with a garden, cooking regional Madeiran plates at everyday weekday prices.
Tip: Lunch is the busy service with local office trade. Both services run Saturday too, and it is closed Sunday.