Must-see nightlife in Funchal

  • Reid's Tea Terrace

    Funchal

    The quintessential British–Madeiran experience is afternoon tea at Reid's. Some 24 types of tea, as well as cucumber sandwiches, delicate cakes and…

  • Beerhouse

    Funchal

    The conspicuous assemblage of tent-roofed structures overlooking the marina is Funchal's only microbrewery, pumping out a decent German-style lager to go…

  • Penha D'Águia

    Funchal

    Funchal's top chain of bakeries has been milling coffee beans and blackening the surfaces of pastel de nata since 1844, and its neatly designed cafes are…

  • Venda Velha

    Funchal

    This bar-restaurant attempts to recreate the shop-taverns of the early 20th century, once the community hubs across the island. Special focus here falls…

  • Copacabana

    Funchal

    Some claim that this club within the casino is Funchal's best night out. Music from the '80s and '90s, a resident DJ, regular live acts from Brazil,…

  • 23 Vintage Bar

    Funchal

    Celebrating the music of the 1960s to 1990s, this great little club-bar livens up weekends in the Zona Velha. Friday nights are all about paying nostalgic…

  • Mini Eco Bar

    Funchal

    Titchy, micro-space bar created as ecologically as possible (eco-friendly paints, A-rated electrical appliances), which really comes alive at weekends…

  • Vespas

    Funchal

    Madeira's top nightclub has been around since 1980 and was once the only place on the island for a proper night out. It's still the funnest, funkiest…

  • Madeira Rum House

    Funchal

    Offering Madeira's own rum, the William Hinto brand, this is a superb addition to the Zona Velha drinking scene. The smooth tipple in question is made…

  • Loja do Chá

    Funchal

    More than a hundred teas are available at this tiny tearoom, whose tables spill out onto sunny Praça do Colombo. Snacks and light lunches accompany the…

  • Golden Gate Cafe

    Funchal

    Around since 1841, the Golden Gate is one of Funchal's best-known cafes, though it lost its olde-worlde charm in a glitzy refurb a few years ago. Skip the…

  • Cafe do Teatro

    Funchal

    This stylish cafe attached to the Teatro Baltazar Dias is open all day but really comes into its own after dark. Choose from a people-watching spot on the…

  • Barreirinha Cafe

    Funchal

    Outside-only cafe-bar above the complexo balnear (swimming complex) at the eastern end of the Zona Velha offering snacks and drinks to the sound of brine…

  • Cafe do Museu

    Funchal

    Lurking in the loggia of the Museu de Arte Sacra, this is the museum's excellent cafe by day, but after dark it turns into a nightspot, especially at the…

  • Mercearia da Poncha

    Funchal

    Specialising in Madeiran poncha (sugar-cane spirit drink), this small Zona Velha bar often crams Rua de Santa Maria with drinkers until the early hours. A…

  • Casa de Chá

    Funchal

    The tea garden in the grounds of the Universo de Memórias João Carlos Abreu is a tranquil place to relax over a cuppa between museums.

  • Pub No 2

    Funchal

    Housed in a traditional low Madeiran building, now overshadowed on all sides by glass-and-steel hotel edifices, Pub No 2 has been around forever and still…

  • Prince Albert Pub

    Funchal

    Now loomed over by the new Savoy, Funchal's longest-established British pub has sports TV, Sunday roasts, occasional live music and a low-lit interior –…