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Villa Cipriani
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Restaurants
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Les Faunes, Funchal
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Armada, Funchal
Reid's flagship restaurant
deserves all its accolades for
consistently creative cooking and
polished old-world service. A
special-occasion restaurant with
romantic bay views. Dress code:
formal.
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Reid's Palace Hotel, Estrada
Monumental • Map H6 • 291 71 71 71 •
Closed L daily, Mon, & Jun-Sep • €€€€€
The ethnic theme of the
Royal Savoy continues in the
main restaurant. Try coconut
prawns, five-spice beef, or duck
with ginger. Dress code: smart
casual.
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Royal Savoy Hotel, Rua Car-
valho Araújo • Map H6 • 291 213 500 •
Closed L daily, Sun-Mon • €€€€
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Quinta da Casa Branca,
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Villa Cipriani, Funchal
Funchal
This gourmet restaurant in the
18th-century gate-house of the
modern Quinta da Casa Branca
hotel offers such delights as car-
paccio of octopus with tomato,
and hazelnut-and-partridge salad
with chocolate vinaigrette. Dress
code: smart casual.
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Rua da Casa
Branca 7 • Map G6 • 291 700 770 • €€€
Named after Arrigo “Harry”
Cipriani and the Cipriani Hotel in
Venice, this elegant restaurant is
owned by Reid and has wonder-
ful sea views and a compact
menu of Italian classics. Dress
code: smart casual.
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Estrada Mon-
umental • Map H6 • 291 71 71 71 • €€€€
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Fleur de Lys, Funchal
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Quinta do Monte, Monte
French classics as well as
modern dishes such as grilled
scallop salad with leek confit and
truffle vinaigrette. Dress code:
formal.
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Savoy Classic Hotel, Avenida
do Infante • Map H6 • 291 213 000 •
Closed L daily, Sun-Mon • €€€€€
The furnishings may be tradi-
tional, but there's nothing old-
fashioned about the menu. Try
the salad of sautéed duck liver
with a glass of dry Sercial wine.
Dress code: smart casual.
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Cam-
inho do Monte 192 • Map
H5 • 291 780 100 • €€€
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Brasserie,
Funchal
Funchal's smart set
have adopted this as
their canteen, enjoying
such dishes as sea
bass on olive potato
purée. Dress code:
smart casual.
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Prome-
nade do Lido • Map G6 •
291 763 325 • €€€
Brasserie
For a guide to restaurant price ranges
See p71
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