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Restaurante Bar Amarelo: restaurant in Madeira
Restaurante Bar Amarelo serves seafood and Portuguese cooking in Caniçal. .
Fish, seafood and regional restaurant in Caniçal, easy to spot by the big yellow fish on its sign. The four-language menu covers limpets, octopus, limpet and prawn rice, fish stews, bacalhau and fresh fish by the kilo. Closed on Tuesdays. Seen by MadeiraInfo on 29 September 2026 (a Tuesday, so it was shut); we haven't eaten here yet.
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What to know before you go
- Closed on Tuesdays (door sign; shut when we passed on Tuesday 29 September 2026). Google lists Wednesday to Monday 9am to midnight.
- Address: Largo Manuel Alves 2, 9200-034 Caniçal. Phone: 291 961 798. Email: restauranteamarelo@hotmail.com. On Facebook as Restaurante Bar Amarelo, where it posts fish of the day and one-off closures.
- Menu in Portuguese, English, French and German; priced menus in the window.
- Specialities such as limpet and prawn rice and fish stew are for at least two people.
Best time to visit
Year-round. Dinner reservations are tightest from late April to October and over Christmas / New Year; lunch is easier almost any day.
Location
Caniçal, Madeira · Open in OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
32.73830, -16.73760
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Frequently asked
When is Restaurante Bar Amarelo closed?
Tuesdays. The door sign says 'Closed on Tuesday', and it was shut when we passed on Tuesday 29 September 2026. Its Google listing gives Wednesday to Monday, 9am to midnight. It sometimes closes early or for holidays, and posts these on its Facebook page.
How do I contact Restaurante Bar Amarelo?
Phone 291 961 798 or email restauranteamarelo@hotmail.com. The address is Largo Manuel Alves 2, 9200-034 Caniçal. The Facebook page, Restaurante Bar Amarelo, posts the fish of the day.
What does Amarelo serve?
Fish, seafood and regional cooking. The door menu lists grilled limpets, periwinkles, tuna in vinaigrette, octopus, garlic prawns, limpet and prawn rice, fish stew, caldeirada, bacalhau com natas, scabbard fish with banana, grilled fresh fish and prawns sold by the kilo, and picados. Specialities are for at least two people.
Is the menu in English?
Yes. The door menu is in Portuguese, English, French and German, and priced menus hang in the window.
Has MadeiraInfo eaten at Amarelo?
Not yet. It was closed when we visited on a Tuesday. We will add a meal and prices when we eat there.
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