El Mono que lee is a restaurant in Oviedo Centro, Oviedo. Rated 4.3 stars from 2848 Google reviews. Known for cachopo and cheesecake. Best for groups for lunch and traditional asturian.
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El Mono que lee
| Rating | 4.3★ |
| Reviews | 2,848 |
| Best for | Groups for lunch |
Quick Verdict
A reliable Oviedo table for cachopo and cheesecake, with local diners writing warmly about the home-style cooking.
You want a traditional Asturian plate such as cachopo, or a lighter shared spread of croquettes and burrata in the centre of Oviedo.
About El Mono que lee
A lunch or dinner at El Mono que lee lands somewhere between a proper Asturian kitchen and a place that takes presentation seriously — rare to find both in the same room. The cachopo is the dish most people come back for, and the cheesecake has developed a following of its own. The croquettes and rice with octopus round out what regulars tend to order. Portions are generous enough that the food reads as home cooking done with care. The staff that locals describe are warm and straightforward, and the welcome when arriving late for dinner is the kind that makes you book again. The room is large, which means there is almost always a table, even on a full night in the centre of Oviedo.
What Stands Out
Cachopo
Cachopo is the most-mentioned dish in Google's review topics, with 181 mentions.
Cheesecake
Cheesecake is mentioned 110 times in Google's review topics, the second-most named dish.
Service
A recent local reviewer wrote that the service was espectacular, amable, sencillo and educado.
Practical Information
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Frequently Asked Questions about El Mono que lee
El Mono que lee, in Centro, Oviedo, is most often named for its cachopo, with 181 mentions in Google's review topics, followed by the cheesecake and the rice with octopus.
El Mono que lee, in Centro, Oviedo, serves cachopo, fabada and cod omelet, which are the Asturian dishes named most often in its Google review topics.
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