H.M. Borges is a wine bar in Sé, Funchal.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: 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.
Address: Rua 31 de Janeiro 83, 9050-401 Funchal
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
