Funchal
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…
Must-see restaurants in Madeira
Madeira
Stylishly rustic, this excellent hotel-restaurant sets the highest standards on the north coast. Wonderfully imaginative gourmet dishes, such as cream of…
Funchal
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…
Funchal
Two Michelin stars shine brightly from the kitchen of chef Benoît Sinthon, who supplies very well-heeled diners with aromatic Mediterranean and gourmet…
Funchal
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…
Funchal
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…
Funchal
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…
Madeira
The aptly named Atlantis looks as though it's risen from the waves and clamped itself to the cliffside above the suntrap beach below the Galomar Hotel…
Madeira
This contemporary place is Câmara de Lobos' best seafood restaurant, offering the highest quality Madeiran fare. The fish, including parrot fish, red…
Funchal
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…
Madeira
The 'Northern Star' seats 145 at formally laid, tightly packed tables, onto which waitresses plonk the mainstays of Madeiran cuisine such as espada …
Madeira
Around since the late 1960s, the 'Whale' wins the prize for Madeira's craziest restaurant location, sitting atop the crumbly volcanic rock on Port Moniz…
Madeira
Located on São Vicente seafront, the town's best restaurant serves up 360-degree views of the coast and seascape (the dining room actually revolves slowly…
Madeira
The sister restaurant of Vila do Peixe is the 'House of Meat', a clean-cut eatery specialising in traditional espetada (chunks of beef covered in salt,…
Madeira
Occupying the original 19th-century mansion house at the Quinta Splendida, this gourmet restaurant serves the most exquisite meals on this stretch of the…
Madeira
At the turn off on the ER103 for Pico do Arieiro, this rustic mountain refuge plates up Portuguese and Madeiran favourites in a welcoming, slightly old…
Funchal
Outside the tables are dressed in traditional Madeiran stripes, inside Europe's largest collection of football scarves hangs from the ceiling while 1000…
Funchal
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…
Funchal
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…
Madeira
This cosy pre- or post-levada-hike refuge is good for a full-blown, calorie-replacing meal, or coffee and cakes while you wait for the bus back to Funchal…
Madeira
This crimson box and terrace set high above the bay is a relaxed place to end the day. The menu is a mixed bag of grilled meat and fish – the Madeiran…
Madeira
The 'Flavours of Curral' is the pinnacle of the dining scene in this tourist hotspot. After admiring one of the most gob-smacking, cliff-edge views you'll…
Madeira
Located a five-minute drive from Santana heading towards Achada do Teixeira, this rustic inn creates a cosy atmosphere with its real log fires, hearty…
Madeira
All bare walls, exposed lightbulbs and stylised azulejos (hand-painted tiles), the most recent addition to the Câmara de Lobos dining scene is this…
Funchal
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…
Funchal
Old-skool bakery-cafe next to the Mercado dos Lavradores, usually inhabited by working-class Funchalese families, market workers and the odd pigeon, all…
Funchal
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…
Funchal
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…
Madeira
Perched high above Calheta, this family-run place, not far from the Mudas Museu, serves up excellent food with a hefty side of panoramic views. Madeiran…
Madeira
A long-standing pub-restaurant in the cobbled streets of old São Vicente, this is the best place to cradle a Corral in the evenings if you're not driving…
Madeira
Arguably Santa Cruz's best place to dine, this mid-naughties block near the aquapark has floor-to-ceiling plate-glass windows providing ocean views and an…
Madeira
A smoky aroma of grilling meat wafts from the door of this central Caniço churrascaria (traditional grill). Meat and fish, expertly barbecued on acacia…
Madeira
The French chef at this luxury hotel restaurant in the settlement of Jardim da Serra (north of Câmara de Lobos) cooks up an imaginative, international…
Funchal
This snazzy, minimalist restaurant belonging to a great Zona Velha hostel serves up lobster, fish burgers, local limpets and sushi on square plates. The…
Funchal
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…
Funchal
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,…
Machico
This seafront glass box, just metres from the waves, contains Machico's best seafood restaurant. Every inhabitant of Madeira's waters, plus many from…
Funchal
This superb busy bakery with waiter service, opposite the casino, sells cakes and pastries all produced on the premises, plus coffees for €1. Freshness…
Machico
Ensconced in the former market building, this long-established restaurant just back from the seafront has a pretty outdoor seating area gathered around…
Funchal
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…
