Regional specialities:
• Caldeirada (fish soup).
• Bife de atum e milho frito (tuna steak and fried maize).
• Carne em vinha d'alho (pickled pork and garlic).
• Espada (fresh black scabbard fish).
• Bolo de mel (Madeira honey cake).

Regional drinks:
Madeira, like port, is a fortified wine. Here it's made from one of four different grape varieties. They are labelled as Reserve (aged 5 years), Special Reserve (aged 10 years) and Extra Reserve (aged 15 years).

• Cerceal is a dry, light-coloured wine.
• Verdelho is a gold-hued medium-dry wine.
• Bual is a medium-sweet wine dark gold in colour.
• Malmsey (Malvasia) is sweet and chestnut-brown.

Some hotels have excellent nightclubs with music for dancing and international cabaret entertainment. Folk entertainment is also included in the weekly programme of these hotels and, in most cases, non-residents are welcome.

In Funchal, there is a wide variety of shops selling everyday goods, as well as many souvenirs. Special purchases include Madeira folk art such as embroidery, tapestry and wickerwork. Madeira wine is a popular gift.