The BEST food I had my entire stay in Spain!! Friendly staff, tasty beers and the menu of the day…read moredid not disappoint! I recommend making a reservation as it was packed when we arrived and had to wait about 20 min to be seated. It was worth every minute!!! A vegetarian sanctuary!!!

From the owner: En el Manglar encontrarás cada día algo diferente, divertido, apetecible…read more Nuestra cocina vegana/vegetariana ofrece un menú semanal variado por solamente 7€. En nuestra carta destacan las pakoras, el surtido de patês, los rollitos de verduras en alga nori y el kebab. Los miércoles ofrecemos una variedad de tapas que no encontrarás en ningún otro rincón de la ciudad. Cada jueves tenemos una cena temática de un país diferente, con platos típicos especialmente seleccionados para deleitar a los comensales. Una amplia carta de cervezas artesanas con más de 30 referencias, donde las cervezas locales ocupan un lugar muy importante. No nos olvidamos de otros puntos del país y de variedades internacionales. Además, pinchos veganos y vegetarianos para disfrutar en barra o en la terraza.

One of a number of options offered up for comped meals by a festival where I was a guest, many of…read morethe other guests (Spaniards, and natives of Avilés) strongly suggested that L'Alfarería was the best of them. Traditional Asturian food, which is generally rustic and hearty. They are apparently particularly noted for their cachopo, two veal fillets sandwiching Spanish ham and cheese, breaded and fried. I did not try it on that occasion, but did enjoy the eggplant moussaka and grilled beef. Very much a local's place, with local color, and very conveniently close to the historic center of the town.

Excellent Spanish food in an authentic setting. Very convenient to the city center. We had…read moreexcellent vegetarian dishes, including fresh salad with oil and vinegar dressing, breaded vegetables and tempeh, and mushroom risotto, accompanied by Trabanco Asturian cider and cervesas. The service was very accommodating of our poor Spanish. Definitely worth trying.

I loved it!! I am a vegetarian and this restaurant had a vegetarian section on their menu which was…read moreextremely helpful!! The food was flavored well, the vibe of the restaurant was lively, and I would definitely come back! p.s. the margs are very strong and i highly reccomend

I should really know better. Pizarra Café is just in front of the Cathedral, which spells "tourist…read moretrap". But alas, I needed a break while the art museum was closed for the afternoon and also needed a reprieve from the sun, which was relentless that day. Originally, I just wanted a sparkling water to re-hydrate. As it turns out, I had the most depressing lunch in all of Asturias, which I didn't even think was possible, given the pride that people have for gastronomy and ensuring that everyone eats well - you don't finish your plate and the restaurant owner panics, thinking something was wrong. At Pizarra Cafe, I received the saddest ensalada mixta in the history of the world [1]. The contents included: half a shredded asparagus, the absence of onion (which was advertised in the menu description), four shaved slivers of tomato, and an additional 1.30 euro surcharge for what was the most stale, unappetizing bread in all of Spain. Of course, my post-lunch espresso was also slightly more expensive than the "market rate" for coffee in the rest of Oviedo. The following day, I went to a wine bar and had an excellent lunch to more than make up for this 8 euro travesty. Go figure that a Tripadvisor thread would consider the aesthetics of the waitstaff more important than the food served: http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g187452-i1511-k2053261-Vegetarian_Restaurant_in_Oviedo-Oviedo_Asturias.html. (NB: I didn't even have a cute waiter/ Iker Casillas [1] look-alike! Hmmph.) [1] Iker Casillas is the Adonis of Spanish soccer. I dare you to do a Google Image Search and tell me I'm wrong!