I adore this place, proper Italian ice cream, lovingly made with real ingredients and it shows. Creamy, not artificial or overly sweet- absolute perfection. The staff are lovely too.

Great tastes of the italian homemade ice cream perfect with the crepes with fruit. Nice place where to stop for a break in the heart of the old town of Funchal. Nice informal and friendly staff. Great also the português cappuccino

Ottavia is a bright, airy, clean shop, tucked away on the corner of the back streets between the cathedral and the town hall. It’s worth seeking out for smooth, properly chilled, generous portions of creamy gelato. Our favourite this year by far.

Had an icecream and a capuccino here. Both were great. in the middle of some busy area's, you can relax with arguably one of the best gelateria's in Funchal.

Small portions but so worth the money! Excellent quality and great taste and texture. Absolutely the best on Madeira (and we tried a few!!).

I called in on my first day, partly on recommendation and partly because it was close to my hotel, tucked away in a side street near the Cathedral. There are a variety of flavours and I especially loved the pistachio. There is also a good...More

Fantastic... just go and tastes it. The are the only shop with dark chocolate and they have many more. The owner is very nice and is from Italy. They have ice cream and drinks. You can sit in- and outside. Price are really good and...More

Went there on a recommendation from fellow tourists and weren’t disappointed. They had a lot of ice cream flavors to choose from and an extensive coffee menu.

We stopped in for a coffee one afternoon and we couldn’t resist the lovely looking gelato and desserts. There are some great gelato flavours and we can recommend the crepes and fresh fruit salad. Not the cheapest but the ingredients were fresh and the fruit...More

My friend came from Italy. And she said this ice cream was the best ice cream she has eaten outside of Italy, good recommendation I would say.