Budget
O Castelo Dos Hamburguers
Rua da carreira, 306, tel: . this place sells only 3 types of prego-style hamburgers: normal, special and super. also try their smoothies. (http://castelodoshamburgu...)
Café Do Museu
Bar and restaurant, praca do munãcipio, downtown, . it is located in a former access balcony of the sacred museum. they serve sandwiches, steaks and salads in a modern ambient. while there are portuguese and tourists for dinner, the bar is crowded at the later evening by young locals. open mon - sat, 10:00 - 02:00 am h
Golden Gate Grand Café
Avenida arriaga 21. very centrally located, straight across the street from palã¡cio de sã£o lourenã§o. its coffee, pastries, food and service is excellent and the cafã©, opened in 1814, has a nice atmosphere with a good mix of local customers and tourists.
Bar Beer Garden
Estrada monumental, arieiro. recommended dish is picado beef steak served with chips. the normal size 10 euros should be enough for 2 persons. the bigger size 13 euros could serve 3 - 4 persons.
Inquire at the hotel for English, Germanic, Scandinavian pubs/bars.
Midrange
Doca do Cavacas
Estrada monumental, ponta de cruz, tel: . fish restaurant.
Il Basilico
Italian restaurant,next to the lido's sea front promenade, tel: +351 291 708700/08.
Olives
Bar & restaurant, rua da queimada de cima 47, , small restaurant, centrally located in a side road close to the sã© cathedrale. small menu with 10 fish and 10 various meat dishes from 10 - 15 eur. portugese influenced european kitchen. excellent housewine and other good wines. nice interieur, friendly staff. mon - sat 10 - 24h
Japanese Restaurant
2nd floor, monumental lido shopping, lido. buffet lunch for 10 euros.
Top end
Il Gallo D´Oro
Gourmet restaurant located at the cliff bay hotel porto bay hotels & resorts recently awarded with a michelin star. reservations tel: +351 291 707 700. dress code: tie or jacket for gentleman.
Xôpana Restaurant
Choupana hills resort and spa, tel: +351 291 20 6020. award winning restaurant at the choupana hills resort, with a magnificent view over funchal and world-class food and wine.
Les Faunes
Estrada monumental 139, in reid's palace hotel, tel: 291/71-71-71. top quality french restaurant.
Funchal has an abundance of good, if not necessarily cheap, eating places. Most places serve traditional Madeiran and Portuguese food, which is well-prepared and well-tasting, but not terribly exciting. One of the most typical dishes and served almost everywhere, is espada com banana, scabbard fish with banana. It is usually served with fresh salad and potatoes. A bit more expensive, bacalhau dried, salted codfish is served in many restaurants. One of the more common, and best, varieties is "bacalhau com natas", codfish in cream sauce.