Top 10 Madeira (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides)

Casa de Abrigo de Poiso
Places to Eat
! Jasmin Tea House, São
Gonćalo
This is a popular spot for walkers
exploring the Levada dos Tornos
(see p51). The English owners
serve home-made soups, tea
with scones, and delicious
cakes. d Caminho dos Pretos 40 • Map
H6 • 291 792 796 • €
Hortensia Gardens Tea
@ House, São Gonćalo
Further west from the Levada
dos Tornos, the Hortensia serves
soup and cake to hungry walkers.
d Caminho dos Pretos 89 • Map
H6 • 291 792 179 • €
£ Churrascaria O Lagar,
Câmara de Lobos
This big, pink palace serves perfectly
tender garlic-flavoured
chicken and skewers of beef, with
warm rounds of cake-like bolo de
caco bread, liberally soaked in
garlic butter. d Estrada do João G
Zarco 478 • Map F6 • 291 941 865 • €€
$ Lobos Mar, Câmara de
Lobos
Choose from limpets or winkles,
roast chicken or grilled fish; or try
the tripe (dobrada) or the beef and
bean stew (feijoada). d Rua São João
de Deus 8 • Map F6 • 291 942 379 • €
% As Vides, Estreito de
Câmara de Lobos
You can smell the wood-smoke
as you near this 1950s log cabin
serving grilled meats from an
open fire. d Rua da Achada 17, Sítio da
Igreja • Map F6 • 291 945 322 • €€
Price Categories
For a three course
meal for one with half
a bottle of wine (or
equivalent meal), taxes
and extra charges.
€ under €15
€€ €15–€25
€€€ €25–€40
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€€€€€ over €60
Nun’s Valley, Curral das
^ Freiras
Delicious dishes based on the
local chestnut crop: roasted and
salted; with vegetables in a tasty
soup; in a delicious cake; and as
a liqueur. d Casas Próximas • Map F4
• 291 712 177 • €€
Eira do Serrado & Poised 500 m (1640 ft) above
Curral das Freiras, you could come
here just for the fine view, but the
food is also first class, with a good
choice of grilled meats and fish.
d Map G4 • 291 710 060 • €€€
* Casa de Abrigo de Poiso,
Poiso Pass
It’s often cooler and wetter here
than elsewhere in Madeira,
hence the big open fire at this
mountain-pass timber lodge.The
glowing embers make delicious
barbecued Madeiran kebabs.
d Map E2 • 291 782 269 • €€
( Restaurante Ribeiro Frio
Located opposite a springfed
trout farm, this woodland
lodge serves both smoked and
grilled trout, trout pâté and
home-made puddings. Wash it
down with a glass of local cider.
d Map H4 • 291 575 898 • €€
) Escola Profissional de
Hotelaria, São Martinho
Eat where Madeira’s chefs and
waiters receive their training; the
hotel school offers lunch, tea and
dinner, crisply served. d Travessa
dos Piornais • Map G6 • 291 700 386 • €€€
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