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Mercado Velho

The guide was updated: 2024-09-11

Centrally located, Mercado Velho will serve you food from early morning to late evening. Not only do they have the freshest tuna and sardine dishes, but also the traditional alcohol-flambéed Portuguese chorizo. A favourite among locals, this hidden gem is yet to be found by most visitors to Porto Santo.

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Address: Rua João Gonçalves Zarco 9, Vila Baleira
Opening hours: Mon–Thu 9am–midnight, Fri 9am–1am, Sat 9am–2am
Phone: +351 291 984 205

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As Vides

As Vides

As Vides is a restaurant praised by locals as one of the best traditional restaurants in Madeira. Forget your diet for one day and prepare yourself to try the island's characteristically long, flavourful beef skewers and the most iconic Madeiran delicacy, the buttery bolo do caco.

O Casco

O Casco

If you want to see what comfort food tastes like in Madeira, O Casco is definitely the place to go. Lunch, dinner – or simply a snack – everything will be cooked to order at any time of the day. Be sure to try one of the many varieties of the famous bolo do caco.

Cantinho dos Amigos

Cantinho dos Amigos

Located just across Mercado dos Lavradores, you'll find this typically tiny, dimly lit Portuguese restaurant. The fish sandwiches and dishes, along with the hospitality, will leave you wishing to come back more than once. Do not forget to try the locally crafted cider.

O Polar

O Polar

O Polar is living proof that an extensive and expensive menu is not needed in order to achieve excellence. With a short, affordable selection, the restaurant will not leave you disappointed with any of the Madeira-style barbecue dishes.

Casa d'Avó

Casa d'Avó

Casa d'Avó is known for serving local ingredients and dishes with an international cuisine twist. The menu varies with the day's fish haul, and the attentive staff will certainly serve you a dish that will make you want to come back to this tiny, remote island.

Mercado Velho

Mercado Velho

Centrally located, Mercado Velho will serve you food from early morning to late evening. Not only do they have the freshest tuna and sardine dishes, but also the traditional alcohol-flambéed Portuguese chorizo. A favourite among locals, this hidden gem is yet to be found by most visitors to Porto Santo.

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