Must see restaurants in Funchal

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Take a superb location on pedestrianised Rua da Carreira, a team plucked from top Madeiran restaurants and an inspired owner, and the result is one of the…

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Madeira's top seafood restaurant is an intimate affair at the heart of the Zona Velha, attracting tourists, locals and Portuguese rich and famous, who…

Two Michelin stars shine brightly from the kitchen of chef Benoît Sinthon, who supplies very well-heeled diners with aromatic Mediterranean and gourmet…

Housed in an old stone-and-dark-beamed salt store, this is one of the city centre's best restaurants with a different menu to most of its competitors…

This little piece of elegant old Funchal has somehow survived amid the expanding concrete of this part of the Hotel Zone, offering Michelin-reviewed but…

A Hotel Zone original that predates most of what's around it, this delightfully kitschsy Madeiran restaurant set in an ancient stone house is tastefully…

The slightly obscure theme here is famous visitors to Madeira (mostly Portuguese celebs), but with a blood-red and basalt interior and black-and-white…

Outside the tables are dressed in traditional Madeiran stripes, inside Europe's largest collection of football scarves hangs from the ceiling while 1000…

For a bit of olde-worlde elegance, head to the dining room of this quinta hotel, all Turkish carpets, antique lamps and starched tablecloths. Venison…

Fusion isn't a word used often in Madeiran dining (bananas don't fuse that well), but this funky little urban bistro is attempting something never before…

No-nonsense, family-run option at one corner of the Jardim Municipal serving scabbardfish, espetada (barbecued beef on a skewer), lots of seafood and a…

Old-skool bakery-cafe next to the Mercado dos Lavradores, usually inhabited by working-class Funchalese families, market workers and the odd pigeon, all…

One of the original tourist restaurants around since 1976, the 'London' has a bright, simple no-frills dining room where you can enjoy the classics of…

One of Funchal's oldest places to fill the hole, 'the barn' tries to live up to its name with rural knick-knackery adorning the walls, but is otherwise a…

This snazzy, minimalist restaurant belonging to a great Zona Velha hostel serves up lobster, fish burgers, local limpets and sushi on square plates. The…

One of Funchal's best seafood restaurants is Doca do Cavacas, which juts out of the volcanic rock like an ocean-going liner. The semicircular glazed…

The menu at this restaurant abutting the Fortaleza de Santiago is a rice-themed trip around the world. Every dish (even the desserts) contains basmati,…

This superb busy bakery with waiter service, opposite the casino, sells cakes and pastries all produced on the premises, plus coffees for €1. Freshness…

Humongous gourmet burgers are the dining attraction at this joint. The interior is all white gloss and turquoise wallpaper and the staff are very friendly…

Minimalist, hip and innovative, this recently renamed bar-cafe at the entrance to the Armazém do Mercado is a great place for a bite to eat after perusing…