Sidrería El Gato Negro is a restaurant in Oviedo Centro, Oviedo. Rated 4.7 stars from 5484 Google reviews. Known for authentic asturian home cooking and attentive, warm service. Best for family dinner and group meal. Ranked #8 of 15 in Oviedo Centro. Price range: €20-30.
Rankings updated April 2026
Sidrería El Gato Negro
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Quick Verdict
Locals return because the food's honest Asturian home cooking and the staff treat you like family, not a transaction. It's the kind of restaurant that fills up by dinner without needing to advertise.
Go if you want proper Asturian home cooking in a family-run room where the waiters actually pay attention to what you're eating.
About Sidrería El Gato Negro
Sidrería El Gato Negro sits on Plaza Trascorrales in central Oviedo, a family-run restaurant that looks closed from the street but opens into a packed dining room once you're inside. It's built on Asturian home cooking — the kind that regulars come back for. Reviewers consistently praise the traditional regional dishes, the attentive waitstaff, and the familial atmosphere that fills the place. Service is warm and personal, though it can slow during busy periods. The space itself is modest and unpretentious, the sort of place where you're eating what locals eat, not what's been plated for tourists. It's been owner-operated long enough to have earned 5,484 reviews and a 4.7-star rating, which in Spain means the food's genuine and the welcome's real.
What Stands Out
Authentic Asturian home cooking
Reviewers describe 'comida típica asturiana riquísima' and 'comida casera muy rica' — traditional regional dishes cooked the way they're meant to be, not reinterpreted for contemporary palates.
Attentive, warm service
Multiple reviews cite 'camareros muy atentos' and 'camareros muy amables' — staff who notice when your glass is empty and treat you as a guest, not a cover.
Full every night, hidden from the street
One reviewer notes 'parece que está cerrado cuando pasas por la puerta, pero entras y es un mundo de gente' — the modest entrance masks a packed dining room, a sign of genuine local traffic.
What Customers Say
Comida casera muy rica, ambiente familiar...camareros muy amables!!!!
Comida típica asturiana riquísima, en un ambiente familiar estupendo,acompañado de un servicio ofrecido por los camareros muy atentos!!!
La comida estaba rica y bien presentada, y el ambiente es agradable.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Sidrería El Gato Negro
It's on Plaza Trascorrales in central Oviedo, but the entrance is modest and it looks closed from the street. Walk in anyway — it's packed inside.
Traditional Asturian home cooking. Reviewers consistently praise the regional dishes for being well-prepared and proper, not tourist versions.
No online booking available. Walk in or call ahead — it fills up, especially at dinner and weekends.
€20–30 per person for a proper meal. Note that some reviewers mention bread is charged separately (around €1.50 per piece), so ask or decline if you don't want it.
Yes. Reviewers praise the waitstaff as attentive and friendly. Service can be slower during peak times, but it's unhurried rather than negligent.
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