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Gelateria San Giorgio Menu & Review

At Reid's Palace, A Belmond Hotel, Funchal, Portugal

Casual gelato outpost — second location after Splendido Mare in Portofino

Gelateria San Giorgio is the Madeira outpost of the gelato counter that made its name at Splendido Mare in Portofino — a small, high-signal Belmond cross-portfolio detail. It is not a restaurant; it is the correct mid-afternoon or post-pool stop when the subtropical heat makes another coffee the wrong answer. Flavours track Italian gelato tradition with enough local fruit to remind you which island you are on. Take it seriously as a daily habit rather than a novelty photo. The Portofino parentage is a Belmond in-joke that happens to produce excellent gelato; local fruit flavours in season are the ones to order first. It is also one of the few places on property where children and dressed-up adults happily share the same queue. Open hours track the heat of the day more than a formal schedule; if the counter is open after the tidal pool, that is your cue. One scoop between pool and tea is the correct Reid's habit; two if the Atlantic wind is up.