13 upscale places in Funchal, editor-picked. occasion restaurants in Funchal: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Funchal food.
Ákua ★ 4.7
Sé · Rua dos Murças 6, 9000-058 Funchal
Ákua is chef Júlio Pereira's fish counter in central Funchal, opened in 2019, working the Atlantic catch against produce grown on the island.
Tip: The room is small and popular with locals at lunch, so reserve. The operator publishes no schedule online.
Kampo ★ 4.6
Sé · Rua da Alfândega 74, 9000-059 Funchal
Kampo is chef Júlio Pereira's land-facing Funchal restaurant, built on island growers and on matured Rubia Galega beef carved at the table for sharing.
Tip: No two sources agree on the schedule and the operator publishes none, so call before lunch. Dishes are built to share across the table.
Armazém do Sal ★ 4.5
Sé · Rua da Alfândega 135, 9000-059 Funchal
Armazém do Sal works a Mediterranean and contemporary Portuguese carte on Rua da Alfândega, billing itself as a warehouse of flavours in central Funchal.
Tip: The house publishes no schedule online, so call ahead for lunch. Reservations go through the site or by phone.
Horta ★ 4.5
Lido · Rua de Leichlingen 11, 9004-566 Funchal
Horta is PortoBay's healthy comfort-food room on the Funchal Lido promenade, flagging every vegan and vegetarian plate on an otherwise mixed 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.
Armazém do Sal ★ 4.5
Sé · Rua da Alfândega 135, 9000-059 Funchal
Armazém do Sal works a Mediterranean and contemporary Portuguese carte on Rua da Alfândega, billing itself as a warehouse of flavours in central Funchal.
Tip: The house publishes no schedule online, so call ahead for lunch. Reservations go through the site or by phone.
Armazém do Sal ★ 4.5
Sé · Rua da Alfândega 135, 9000-059 Funchal
Armazém do Sal works a Mediterranean and contemporary Portuguese carte on Rua da Alfândega, billing itself as a warehouse of flavours in central Funchal.
Tip: The house publishes no schedule online, so call ahead for lunch. Reservations go through the site or by phone.
Restaurante do Forte ★ 4.4
Zona Velha · Rua do Portão de São Tiago, 9060-250 Funchal
Restaurante do Forte has cooked inside the São Tiago fortress in Funchal since 2001, with terrace tables above the bay and a Portuguese carte.
Tip: Ask for a terrace table at sunset. The fortress walls block the wind that hits the promenade below.
Terreiro Concept ★ 4.4
Sé · Rua Imperatriz Dona Amélia 107, 9004-542 Funchal
Terreiro Concept is a zero-waste Funchal gastrobar and dining room cooking and mixing from its own kitchen-garden plantings and island growers.
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.
Oxalis at Casa Velha do Palheiro ★ 4.4
Palheiro · Rua da Estalagem 23, 9060-415 Funchal
Oxalis is the dining room at Casa Velha do Palheiro above Funchal, cooking flavours of Madeira from the estate kitchen garden and island growers.
Tip: Dinner only, and it is a 20 minute drive up from the Funchal seafront, so plan the taxi back before you order wine.
Oxalis at Casa Velha do Palheiro ★ 4.4
Palheiro · Rua da Estalagem 23, 9060-415 Funchal
Oxalis is the dining room at Casa Velha do Palheiro above Funchal, cooking flavours of Madeira from the estate kitchen garden and island growers.
Tip: Dinner only, and it is a 20 minute drive up from the Funchal seafront, so plan the taxi back before you order wine.
Terreiro Concept ★ 4.4
Sé · Rua Imperatriz Dona Amélia 107, 9004-542 Funchal
Terreiro Concept is a zero-waste Funchal gastrobar and dining room cooking and mixing from its own kitchen-garden plantings and island growers.
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.
Terreiro Concept ★ 4.4
Sé · Rua Imperatriz Dona Amélia 107, 9004-542 Funchal
Terreiro Concept is a zero-waste Funchal gastrobar and dining room cooking and mixing from its own kitchen-garden plantings and island growers.
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.
Terreiro Concept ★ 4.4
Sé · Rua Imperatriz Dona Amélia 107, 9004-542 Funchal
Terreiro Concept is a zero-waste Funchal gastrobar and dining room cooking and mixing from its own kitchen-garden plantings and island growers.
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.