As Galerias Café: café in Madeira
As Galerias Café is a traditional pastelaria in Machico. It is known for Natural fruit smoothies made with fresh fruit and prices are good value (€).
Café inside La Barca Galerias, a small shopping gallery that opened in Machico on 29 September 2026 in the building that used to house the old La Barca nightclub. The gallery now holds a hairdresser, beauticians, a barber, an insurance broker and this café, with more units still to let. The café itself serves tostas on homemade bread with the house sauce, torradas, natural fruit smoothies made with fresh fruit, pastéis de natas, queijadas and a cake of the day, and stocks a small shelf of crisps and soft drinks too.
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Natural fruit smoothies made with fresh fruit
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About As Galerias Café
The menu runs from tostas de galinha, atum, vegetariana, bacon, bacon and mozzarella, ham and cheese, cheese or ham on homemade bread, a buttered torrada and a mixed fruit salad, to batidos (smoothies) of strawberry, papaya, mango, pineapple, melon, kiwi, a three-in-one orange and carrot, and a seasonal mix. Coffee is cheap: a small bica for 80 cents, a large coffee or tea for €1.
The gallery is one big modernised interior: wood-slat walls, light tiled floors, wide staircases linking the floors and a big digital screen by the entrance. The café sits on the ground floor behind a black marble counter, with a lit fruit display and the As Galerias Café sign in gold on the dark wall behind.
What to know before you go
- A standard bica (espresso) costs around €0.80–1.20; bolo do caco with garlic butter is usually €2.50–4.
- Address: La Barca Galerias, Machico.
- Visited by Mike McCabe on 21 October 2026: we walked around La Barca Galerias, had coffee at the café and found the owner very attentive and lovely.
- Opened 29 September 2026 inside the former La Barca nightclub building.
- Menu photographed by Mike McCabe: tostas €1.75–3.00, mixed fruit salad €1.80, batidos €2.00–2.75, orange juice €2.00, small coffee €0.80, large coffee or tea €1.00. Prices can change.
- Opening hours not yet confirmed; check locally.
- La Barca Galerias also holds a hairdresser, beauticians, a barber and an insurance broker, with more units to let.
Best time to visit
Year-round. Mornings (08:00–11:00) are the most local, with fresh pastries and the after-work espresso ritual. Afternoons are quieter, better for a longer sit.
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Frequently asked
Where is As Galerias Café in Machico?
Inside La Barca Galerias, the small shopping gallery in Machico that replaced the old La Barca nightclub building, alongside a hairdresser, beauticians, a barber and an insurance broker.
When did As Galerias Café open?
The café opened when La Barca Galerias opened on 29 September 2026.
What does As Galerias Café serve?
Tostas on homemade bread with the house sauce, torradas, natural fruit smoothies with fresh fruit, pastéis de natas, queijadas, a cake of the day and inexpensive coffee.
How much does it cost at As Galerias Café?
On the menu photographed by Mike McCabe, tostas were €1.75–3.00, fruit smoothies €2.00–2.75 and coffee 80 cents to €1. Prices can change.
Has Madeira Info been to As Galerias Café?
Yes, on 21 October 2026 we walked around La Barca Galerias and had coffee at the café, and the owner was very attentive and lovely.
Is As Galerias Café inside a shopping mall?
Yes. It is one of the units in La Barca Galerias, a small indoor gallery; more units are still to let, so the shop mix may grow.
Where As Galerias Café fits
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