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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.