Madeira guidebook by Ligia and Emma

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Madeira guidebook by Ligia and Emma

Food scene

Best brunch on the island
9 locals raden deze aan
Loft Brunch e Cocktails
Estrada Monumental
9 locals raden deze aan
Best brunch on the island
Cocktails and snacks
10 locals raden deze aan
Three House Hotel
2 Rua Brigadeiro Oudinot
10 locals raden deze aan
Cocktails and snacks
Excellent dinner spot with traditional food
14 locals raden deze aan
Taberna Madeira
25 Tv. do Pimenta
14 locals raden deze aan
Excellent dinner spot with traditional food
Amazing upper class restaurant for fine dining
26 locals raden deze aan
kampo
74 R. do Sabão
26 locals raden deze aan
Amazing upper class restaurant for fine dining
Excellent picado - typical Madeiran meat dish
20 locals raden deze aan
Restaurante Beer Garden
462 Estrada Monumental
20 locals raden deze aan
Excellent picado - typical Madeiran meat dish
Nice views (especially at night) with good typical food and drink
20 locals raden deze aan
Beerhouse
Avenida Do Mar
20 locals raden deze aan
Nice views (especially at night) with good typical food and drink
Pizza! Get the Papa Manuel special
16 locals raden deze aan
Papa Manuel do Lido IV
Promenade do Lido
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Pizza! Get the Papa Manuel special
Restaurant linked to the meat restaurant next door. They can pick you up and drop you back off at your accommodation if you call: 291 09 99 09
16 locals raden deze aan
Restaurante Vila Do Peixe
30A R. Dr. João Abel de Freitas
16 locals raden deze aan
Restaurant linked to the meat restaurant next door. They can pick you up and drop you back off at your accommodation if you call: 291 09 99 09
Great dinner restaurant with large servings and quality food
17 locals raden deze aan
Chalet Vicente Restaurante
17 locals raden deze aan
Great dinner restaurant with large servings and quality food
A local favourite for cheap, traditional dishes.
23 locals raden deze aan
Restaurante Londres
64 A Rua da Carreira
23 locals raden deze aan
A local favourite for cheap, traditional dishes.
Some of the best pastries on the island
24 locals raden deze aan
VIANA confeitaria, padaria e cervejaria
456 Estrada Monumental
24 locals raden deze aan
Some of the best pastries on the island
Pastries and coffee for breakfast
18 locals raden deze aan
Confeitaria
28 Av. do Infante
18 locals raden deze aan
Pastries and coffee for breakfast
The unique experience of eating in a cave
6 locals raden deze aan
Café Restaurante Gruta
Avenida Sá Carneiro
6 locals raden deze aan
The unique experience of eating in a cave
Steak!!!
37 locals raden deze aan
Restaurante Armazém do Sal
135 R. da Alfândega
37 locals raden deze aan
Steak!!!
Beautiful restaurant in Santana
9 locals raden deze aan
Restaurante Quinta Do Furão
nº 6 Estrada da Quinta do Furão
9 locals raden deze aan
Beautiful restaurant in Santana
Great food in Calheta
Onda Azul Restaurant
3 Av. D. Manuel I
Great food in Calheta
Portuguese-Italian fusion
PORTALIANO
2B R. de São Francisco
Portuguese-Italian fusion
Good breakfast
Hotel Caju
112 Rua da Carreira
Good breakfast
In Monte botanical gardens so you'll have to buy a ticket to enter the gardens. Take the cable cars from Zona Velha up to the gardens and catch a toboggan down!
Greenhouse Coffee Roaster
In Monte botanical gardens so you'll have to buy a ticket to enter the gardens. Take the cable cars from Zona Velha up to the gardens and catch a toboggan down!
High class food. Check 'The Fork' for discounts!
10 locals raden deze aan
il Vivaldi
2 R. Conselheiro José Silvestre Ribeiro
10 locals raden deze aan
High class food. Check 'The Fork' for discounts!
Great Argentinian meat
11 locals raden deze aan
La Vaca Negra
12 R. Velha da Ajuda
11 locals raden deze aan
Great Argentinian meat
Healthy fast food
LYFE - CC La Vie Funchal
004 Rua Dr. Brito Câmara
Healthy fast food
Fabulous coffee roasters with excellent coffee, breakfast, lunches and pastries
Gato Legal Coffee Roastery
Fabulous coffee roasters with excellent coffee, breakfast, lunches and pastries
Great coffee and sandwiches/cakes
XS Cafe
2 R. da Igreja
Great coffee and sandwiches/cakes
Excellent Italian restaurant
22 locals raden deze aan
MANIFATTURA DI GELATO
22 locals raden deze aan
Excellent Italian restaurant
Japanese and Indian food available here, also for takeout
Buddha & Sakura, Calheta
Japanese and Indian food available here, also for takeout
Good food in Ponta do Pargo
Restaurante O Forno
Good food in Ponta do Pargo
Traditional Portuguese food
13 locals raden deze aan
As Fontes do Horácio
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Traditional Portuguese food
Some of the best poncha and chicken wings you can find on the island
Poncha do Lombo doutor
Some of the best poncha and chicken wings you can find on the island
Great speciality coffee in the old town
Art Food Corner Madeira
20 Rua D. Carlos I
Great speciality coffee in the old town
Good speciality coffee
num num bar
Good speciality coffee
Good coffee, cocktails and food
10 locals raden deze aan
Three House Hotel
2 Rua Brigadeiro Oudinot
10 locals raden deze aan
Good coffee, cocktails and food
Great quality traditional food
Taberna do Capitão
Great quality traditional food
Upmarket international food. Excellent quality.
TERRA - Food Concept
Upmarket international food. Excellent quality.
Upmarket lunch in the Savoy hotel gardens
Terreiro Concept
107 Rùa Imperatriz D Amelia
Upmarket lunch in the Savoy hotel gardens
Traditional food
18 locals raden deze aan
Restaurante O Farolim
N°311 ER101
18 locals raden deze aan
Traditional food
Good lunch or dinner. Prato do dia (dish of the day) always excellent and good value.
8 locals raden deze aan
Steak &Sun
Rua Doutor João Augusto Teixeira
8 locals raden deze aan
Good lunch or dinner. Prato do dia (dish of the day) always excellent and good value.
Good breakfasts and lunch menu
36 locals raden deze aan
The Old Pharmacy
Rua Doutor João Augusto Teixeira
36 locals raden deze aan
Good breakfasts and lunch menu
Madeiran artisan chocolates. Try the Madeira wine one!
UauCacau
11 R. Q.Baixo
Madeiran artisan chocolates. Try the Madeira wine one!
Traditional biscuits
6 locals raden deze aan
Fabrica Santo Antonio
27-29 9000-079 Tv. do Forno
6 locals raden deze aan
Traditional biscuits
Fabulous speciality coffee and brunch
Land Food & Coffee
Fabulous speciality coffee and brunch
Excellent espetada
41 locals raden deze aan
Restaurante Santo António
n 656 Estr. João Gonçalves Zarco
41 locals raden deze aan
Excellent espetada
Traditional food. Wonderful fillet mignon!
Essência do Atlântico
Traditional food. Wonderful fillet mignon!
Traditional food with dancing
35 locals raden deze aan
O Lagar
478 Estr. João Gonçalves Zarco
35 locals raden deze aan
Traditional food with dancing

Supermarket

Healthy lunch menu and health food shop
Plano D - Mercearia Dietética
5 R. das Hortas
Healthy lunch menu and health food shop
Supermarket
102 locals raden deze aan
Pingo Doce
C. C Entrada Principal
102 locals raden deze aan
Supermarket
Supermarket
14 locals raden deze aan
Continente Modelo Seminário
9 R. do Seminário
14 locals raden deze aan
Supermarket
Health food supermarket with lunch
Celeiro
15 R. do Aljube
Health food supermarket with lunch
Grocery store in Calheta
Pingo Doce Super Calheta
Grocery store in Calheta

Neighborhoods

Street in the old town with painted doors, little boutiques and nice restaurants and bars
Rua de Santa Maria
Rua de Santa Maria
Street in the old town with painted doors, little boutiques and nice restaurants and bars
Great for a morning coffee in Confeitaria cafe.
Praça do Carmo
Praça do Carmo
Great for a morning coffee in Confeitaria cafe.
Lovely sandy beach protected from the waves
117 locals raden deze aan
Calheta Beach
117 locals raden deze aan
Lovely sandy beach protected from the waves
A lovely walk on the promenade and stop off for a poncha at the bar overlooking the sea
6 locals raden deze aan
Strand van Madalena do Mar
6 locals raden deze aan
A lovely walk on the promenade and stop off for a poncha at the bar overlooking the sea
A lovely short and flat walk on a sunny day with a bar to stop for a drink along the way.
Jardim do Mar - Centro
A lovely short and flat walk on a sunny day with a bar to stop for a drink along the way.

Pools

Natural pools to swim in
10 locals raden deze aan
Piscinas naturais
66 Rua da Ponta da Cruz
10 locals raden deze aan
Natural pools to swim in
Biggest public outdoor pool
39 locals raden deze aan
Lido Badcomplex
11 R. do Gorgulho
39 locals raden deze aan
Biggest public outdoor pool
Nice small bathing complex with access into the sea
10 locals raden deze aan
Complexo Balnear Barreirinha
281 Rua de Santa Maria
10 locals raden deze aan
Nice small bathing complex with access into the sea

Bars

Cocktail bar - one of the best!
Dash Cocktail Bar
1B R. da Alfândega
Cocktail bar - one of the best!
One of the best places to try poncha
24 locals raden deze aan
Venda Velha
170 Rua de Santa Maria
24 locals raden deze aan
One of the best places to try poncha
A great pub with music
37 locals raden deze aan
Hole in One
238 A Estrada Monumental
37 locals raden deze aan
A great pub with music
Great rum made on the island
Madeira Rum House
19C R. Portão de São Tiago
Great rum made on the island
Drinks and music
8 locals raden deze aan
Mini Eco Bar
8 locals raden deze aan
Drinks and music
Great view & rooftop bar.
The Vine Hotel
27 R. dos Aranhas
Great view & rooftop bar.
Great Hawaiian inspired cocktails
34 locals raden deze aan
Pukiki
77 R. das Furnas
34 locals raden deze aan
Great Hawaiian inspired cocktails
Good atmosphere to have a poncha
6 locals raden deze aan
Rei da Poncha
147 Rampa do Cidrão
6 locals raden deze aan
Good atmosphere to have a poncha
Very popular bar with locals
69 locals raden deze aan
Barreirinha Bar Café
Largo do Socorro
69 locals raden deze aan
Very popular bar with locals
Rooftop bar with great cocktails (on the pricier side as a 5 star hotel).
Savoy Saccharum Resort & Spa
Rooftop bar with great cocktails (on the pricier side as a 5 star hotel).

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Hit the Road Jeep Tours

The best jeep tours and lavada walks on the island. Visit their website/instagram/youtube channel to see what they're about.
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Hit the Road Jeep Tours

The best off-the-beaten-track jeep tours to the most hidden spots on the island as well as levada walks. A must-do! Visit their website/instagram/youtube channel to see what they're about.
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Saying hello

Bom dia - Good morning/day Boa tarde - Good afternoon Boa noite - Good evening/night
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Saying thank you

If you are a man: Obrigado /obriGADO/ If you are a woman: Obrigada /obriGADA/
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Saying please:

Se fas favor /SUH fash fa-VUR/ (formal) Por favor /POOR fa-VUR/ (informal)
Vervoersmogelijkheden

We recommended exploring Funchal on foot

If you are in the centre of Funchal everything is within walking distance.