O Polar

This restaurant’s menu is very simple and without artifice (just like the uncluttered décor): it serves only two dishes – frango (chicken) and espetada (kebabs). The espetada portion is quite generous, with each skewer holding around ten large pieces of meat and costing €11 (perfect for two people who couldn’t eat a horse). It comes with chips, the ever-popular Madeiran fried corn and bolo do caco (Madeiran flat bread). The desserts are all home made, and we recommend the pudim de maracujá (passion fruit pudding). We suggest you book a table because, while it is farther from the centre of Funchal, it’s usually full.