Funchal · FUNCHAL FOOD TOURS
The 8 best funchal food tours you can book right now, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it actually suits. The one at the top is there on merit; start with it.
A 4-hour Funchal food, wine, and culture walk with a local guide, menu help in English, generous tastings, and a poncha finish.
“Really lovely food tour for the first day you get to Funchal. Leonora took us to some great local places and to try the most famous madeiran foods, as well as made recommendations for other places we can try. Her recommendations were spot on.”
Taste Funchal is a 4-hour guided food and wine walk in Madeira, sampling local sweets, market bites, and Madeira wine and poncha.
“Great stops, lovely small group, interesting chatty local guide”
A small-group walking food and wine tour in Funchal, Madeira, with 11 tastings, 6 drinks, and local sights in 3.5 hours.
“Matt was an outstanding guide - friendly, relaxed and very knowledgeable not just about the food and drink but also all the historical and cultural areas that we asked him about. The tour was extensive and comprehensive and we left with a good knowledge of the local food and drink and no need for lunch! Thoroughly recommended.”
Walk Funchal with a local guide for Madeira’s food and wine, six wine styles, nine tasting stops, and city history.
“Roberto was informative and entertaining, his knowledge of the local food and wine was excellent! Good job Roberto”
Market to Plate in Madeira takes you through Funchal’s farmers market, then a rooftop cooking show with Madeira dishes, wines, and fruit tastings.
“Our guide was excellent-knowledgeable, professional, and easily enjoyable. The fruits from the marketplace were delicious and it was fun tasting fruits we had not even heard of in some cases. Lunch was also great from watching the chefs prepare and cook the meal, learning about all the foods of Madeira to tasting their phenomenal creations. Money well spent!”
Private Madeira gastro hike with a Levada walk, poncha tastings, and a local Espetada meal, with pickup and an island-born guide.
“Es war eine locker, entspannte Wanderung abseits von anderen Touristen in einem schönen Wald. Wir waren mit dem Guide alleine (wie es bei einer privaten Tour üblich sein sollte). Er konnte uns somit alle Fragen beantworten und auf unsere Wünsche eingehen. In einer von Einheimischen besuchten Bar haben wir je einen Poncha getrunken bzw. der Guide ein Bier. Dazu gab es hausgemachte Chips und eingelegte Käferbohnen (butterbeans). Auf dem Weg zum Restaurant haben wir Halt an einem Aussichtspunkt gemacht um den Sonnenuntergang über Funchal zu sehen. Es war ein toller Ausblick. Im von Einheimischen besuchten Restaurant gab es das für Madeira typische Espetada-Essen. Der Guide hat die beiden Spieße...”
4-hour Funchal evening food tour with Venezuelan snacks, sunset stops, and a do-it-yourself espetada dinner plus poncha.
“ShutUpAndEatMadeira takes tours to another level. We where on the second Espetada tour they did and it was a great experience. Knowing them i guess it will only get better. We enjoyed the company of Fabio (guide) and Jaki from ShutUpAndEatMadeira. Going to the outskirts of Funchal, drinking the best ponchas and having great bites (dentinhos) in local bars, was wonderfull. De tour takes you to some must see spots in and around Funchal. Doing this during sunset is a plus. The Espetada restaurant was a real local place no tourists except us. Food was great. Go and enjoy an evening with great company at local bars and restaurants, away…”
A private walking food tour in Funchal where you shape the tasting route, start with Piano Café pastel de nata, and often end in Zona Velha.
“Tolles Erlebnis, sehr sympathische und kundige Begleitung. Auf alle unsere Wünsche eingegangen, interessante Stationen bei dehnen nicht zwangsläufig etwas gegessen werden muss.”
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