Places to eat
O Jango
Zona Velha espetada house on Rua de Santa Maria, open since 1992
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The place
Open since 1992 on the old town's painted-door street, O Jango is one of the longer-standing names in Zona Velha for Madeiran regional cooking — espetada (skewered beef on a bay-laurel stick), fresh black scabbard fish, and mixed seafood. It's a straightforward, sit-on-the-terrace-and-watch-the-street kind of place rather than a destination restaurant, which is exactly the appeal in a neighborhood now dense with tourist menus.
When to come
Dinner, after a walk through the painted doors at dusk
Worth knowing
- Rua de Santa Maria 166, Zona Velha, Funchal
- Known for espetada and peixe-espada preto (black scabbard fish)
- Terrace seating on the pedestrian street
- Reserve ahead in high season