Wine bar€€SéMon-Fri 10:00-18:30; Sat 10:00-18:00; Sun 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-18:00
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.
Signature pour: A tasting flight through the lodge cellars
Wine focus: Canteiro-aged Madeira across Sercial, Verdelho, Boal and Malvasia
Food: The lodge's own 1811 Bistro & Wine Bar on Avenida Arriaga
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.
Wine bar€€Sé
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.
Signature pour: Colheitas and Frasqueiras in the guided cellar tasting
Wine focus: Madeira wine bottled by the same house since 1877
Food: No kitchen; the adega runs guided tastings and a cellar shop
Tip: The house publishes no fixed tasting-room schedule. Visits are customised, so email or call ahead rather than turning up.
Wine bar€€€€SéTue-Sat 19:00-21:30, closed Sunday and Monday
UVA is the rooftop restaurant and wine bar at The Vine in Funchal, where chef Thomas Faudry runs a farm-to-table Madeiran line above the harbour.
Signature pour: A glass of Madeira with the daily plate
Wine focus: Madeira and mainland Portuguese lists, poured on the rooftop
Food: Full kitchen
Tip: Dinner Tuesday to Saturday, and the rooftop is worth arriving early for at sunset.
Contemporary Portuguese€€€Sé
Armazém do Sal works a Mediterranean and contemporary Portuguese carte on Rua da Alfândega, billing itself as a warehouse of flavours in central Funchal.
Signature pour: A Portuguese red with the grilled squid
Wine focus: Portuguese bottles alongside a Mediterranean and contemporary carte
Food: Full kitchen
Tip: The house publishes no schedule online, so call ahead for lunch. Reservations go through the site or by phone.