CuisineContemporary Portuguese
Price€€€
Neighborhood
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Food program: Full kitchen

Tip: The house publishes no schedule online, so call ahead for lunch. Reservations go through the site or by phone.

Location

Address: Rua da Alfândega 135, 9000-059 Funchal

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Blandy's Wine Lodge ★ 4.6

Wine bar€€Mon-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.

H.M. Borges ★ 4.4

Wine bar€€

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.

UVA Restaurant & Wine Bar ★ 4.5

Wine bar€€€€Tue-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.

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Blandy's Wine Lodge ★ 4.6

Wine bar€€Mon-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.

H.M. Borges ★ 4.4

Wine bar€€

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.

UVA Restaurant & Wine Bar ★ 4.5

Wine bar€€€€Tue-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.

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