Terreiro Concept is a contemporary portuguese restaurant in Sé, Funchal.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Garden-led plates, Madeiran fish, Garden cocktails
Must 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.
Address: Rua Imperatriz Dona Amélia 107, 9004-542 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.
Signature: House-brewed beer, Fish of the day, Regional plates
Order: A glass of the house brew with the fish of the day.
Tip: The terrace faces the marina and the cruise berth, so it fills fast on cruise days.
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.
Signature: Grilled fish, Shellfish, Espetada
Order: Grilled fish of the day, with the natural pools below the terrace.
Tip: Closed 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.
Signature: House-brewed beer, Fish of the day, Regional plates
Order: A glass of the house brew with the fish of the day.
Tip: The terrace faces the marina and the cruise berth, so it fills fast on cruise days.
Horta is PortoBay's healthy comfort-food room on the Funchal Lido promenade, flagging every vegan and vegetarian plate on an otherwise mixed carte.
Signature: Garden vegetables, Vegan barley risotto, Beetroot hummus
Order: The barley risotto with red pesto or the beetroot hummus, both listed vegan on the carte.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday, and the a la carte runs in the evening only. Ask for a table on the Lido promenade rather than inside.
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.
Casa Portuguesa lines its Funchal old town rooms with hand-painted cobalt tiles and cooks a traditional Portuguese carte, with fado by prior reservation.
Signature: Traditional Portuguese carte, Bacalhau
Order: A traditional Portuguese main, booked with the fado sitting if you want music.
Tip: Fado nights need reserving in advance rather than asking for on the door.
Oxalis is the dining room at Casa Velha do Palheiro above Funchal, cooking flavours of Madeira from the estate kitchen garden and island growers.
Signature: Seasonal set menu, Kitchen-garden produce
Order: The seasonal menu, rewritten as the estate kitchen garden dictates.
Tip: Dinner only, and it is a 20 minute drive up from the Funchal seafront, so plan the taxi back before you order wine.
