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Fuga Bistro Bar: restaurant in Madeira
Fuga Bistro Bar serves Mediterranean, Portuguese, modern and brunch cooking in Caniço de Baixo. Prices are mid-range (€€) and the house speciality is Weekend brunch, eggs benedict, full breakfast plates and shakshuka.
Contemporary bistro bar in Caniço de Baixo, a modern take on Madeiran and Mediterranean cooking with cocktails, a relaxed terrace and a young local following. The weekend brunch menu is a local favourite: full breakfast plates with eggs, bacon and sourdough toast, eggs benedict with crispy onions, and shakshuka-style baked beans. A step up in style from the seafront tascas without Funchal prices.
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About Fuga Bistro Bar
Fuga Bistro Bar is a mid-range mediterranean, portuguese, modern and brunch restaurant in Caniço de Baixo
If you only order one thing, make it the weekend brunch, eggs benedict, full breakfast plates and shakshuka, it's what the kitchen is known for and what regulars come back for.
What to know before you go
- There are tables outside; ask for one when you book, because they're taken first on warm evenings.
- Hours: Tuesday–Saturday 09:00–22:30; Sunday 09:00–15:00. Closed Monday.
- Address: Estrada José Avelino Pinto, Edifício Tamariz, Loja 88A, 9125-024 Caniço.
- Phone: +351 291 651 287.
- Google rating: 4.7 from 123 reviews.
- Price guide: €10–40 per person.
- Outdoor seating, vegetarian options and Wi-Fi.
- Parking: on-street in the blue bays, paid all year, Monday–Friday 08:00–19:00 and Saturday 08:00–14:00; free on Sundays and public holidays. €0.40/hour (15 min €0.10, 11-hour maximum €4.40). Checked at the meter, September 2026.
Best time to visit
Open all year. Summer and the Christmas–New Year window are the hardest for tables, booking a day or two ahead avoids the gamble.
Opening hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 09:00–22:30
- Wednesday
- 09:00–22:30
- Thursday
- 09:00–22:30
- Friday
- 09:00–22:30
- Saturday
- 09:00–22:30
- Sunday
- 09:00–15:00
We have not confirmed these hours with the venue ourselves, call ahead before making a special journey.
Location
Caniço de Baixo, Madeira · Open in OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
32.64320, -16.83710
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Frequently asked
What is Fuga Bistro Bar known for?
Fuga Bistro Bar is known for its weekend brunch, eggs benedict, full breakfast plates and shakshuka, plus a wider mediterranean, portuguese, modern and brunch menu.
How expensive is Fuga Bistro Bar?
Prices sit in the mid-range band (€€). Mains land where you'd expect for that bracket in Caniço de Baixo; drinks are charged separately.
Is Fuga Bistro Bar vegetarian-friendly?
Vegetarians are catered for here, ask the waiter, as the kitchen also adapts sides into a full plate.
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