# Mesón El Óvalo

Restaurant en Teruel · Teruel, a Mudéjar City

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/teruel-mudejar-city/where-to-eat/meson-el-ovalo · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Precio: €€

Teruel and Aragonese cooking since 1988 at the foot of the Escalinata: €16.50 menu Tuesday to Friday, Teruel ham, migas and ternasco lamb. Open on Sunday at lunchtime.

At the foot of the Escalinata, on the Paseo del Óvalo, Mesón El Óvalo opened in the summer of 1988 and still serves the same Aragonese and Teruel cooking, with a few modern touches. From Tuesday to Friday it offers a €16.50 set menu with a drink; the rest of the week you eat à la carte or from the tapas and raciones.
The €16.50 weekday menu
It is served Tuesday to Friday, except public holidays. You choose a starter, a main and a dessert, with bread and a drink: house wine, a small draught beer, mineral water or, for €0.50 more, a bottle of beer. As an example of what comes out, garlic soup in a perolico pot with Teruel ham, gratinated porcini cannelloni or Aragonese salad; for the main, grilled ternasco leg chops, Biscay-style cod or chicken breast; and for dessert, egg flan, cheesecake with raspberry coulis or rice pudding. The day's menu is linked on its website, and they ask you to mention any allergy.
Teruel ham and ternasco on the menu
The menu follows the Aragonese repertoire: the Teruel D.O. ham platter with mature sheep's cheese from Samper de Calanda, migas with grapes and longaniza sausage, half a shoulder of Aragón ternasco lamb with potatoes or the pork-crackling salad with honey and mustard vinaigrette. In the tapas and raciones section are the delicias de Teruel (ham on toast with tomato), the Matarraña carpaccio with white sirloin, cheese, olive pâté and broad beans, the platter of Aragonese cold cuts and the broken eggs with ham, with prawns or with baby eels. Menu prices include VAT.
Big rooms and art on the walls
The place has spacious rooms, designed also for groups, excursions and celebrations, and the house shows art on its walls.
When it opens and how to book

Tuesday to Friday: from 13:00 to 15:30 and from 20:30 to 23:00.
Saturday: from 12:30 to 15:30 and from 20:30 to 23:00.
Sunday: from 13:00 to 15:30.
Monday and Sunday evening: closed.

Book on 978 618 235 or by WhatsApp on 616 410 742.
El Óvalo is the lunch stop in two Sunday plans: the one for the Mudéjar towers, the Lovers and the cathedral and the one for Dinópolis with children. From the door, the Escalinata climbs to the historic centre.

Qué pedir: the Teruel D.O. ham platter with Samper de Calanda cheese and the half shoulder of ternasco lamb with panadera potatoes

## Practical details

- Address: Paseo del Óvalo, 2, 44003 Teruel, Teruel
- Phone: +34 978 618 235
- Opening hours: Mon closed; Tue–Fri 13:00–15:30 y 20:30–23:00; Sat 12:30–15:30 y 20:30–23:00; Sun 13:00–15:30
- Closed on Monday and Sunday evening. Set menu Tuesday to Friday excluding public holidays
- Cuisine: Aragonese, from Teruel
- House specialities: Teruel D.O. ham, Migas with grapes and longaniza, Half a shoulder of Aragón ternasco lamb, Matarraña carpaccio, Pork-crackling salad
- Details checked on 13 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.mesonovalo.es/
- Coordenadas: 40.34143, -1.10799

## Cerca de aquí

- [Hotel El Mudayyan](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/teruel-mudejar-city/where-to-stay/hotel-el-mudayyan), a 39 m
- [Walk through the Escalinata, San Martín and the Torico](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/teruel-mudejar-city/things-to-do/escalinata-and-towers-walk), a 50 m
- [El Salvador Tower](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/teruel-mudejar-city/things-to-do/el-salvador-tower), a 65 m
- [Hotel Torico Plaza](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/teruel-mudejar-city/where-to-stay/hotel-torico-plaza), a 129 m
- [Mausoleum of the Lovers and San Pedro](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/teruel-mudejar-city/things-to-do/lovers-of-teruel-mausoleum), a 181 m
- [Cathedral of Santa María de Mediavilla](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/teruel-mudejar-city/things-to-do/teruel-cathedral), a 275 m
- [Restaurante Yain](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/teruel-mudejar-city/where-to-eat/yain), a 278 m
- [Parador de Teruel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/teruel-mudejar-city/where-to-stay/parador-de-teruel), a 1.9 km

## Consejos

### The menu is Tuesday to Friday
On Saturday and Sunday you eat à la carte.

### For a big table, call ahead
They have rooms for groups and celebrations; ask when you book.

### If you arrive by train
The Escalinata comes down from the centre to the station, and the mesón is at its foot.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can you eat there on a Sunday?
Yes, at lunchtime, from 13:00 to 15:30. It closes in the evening.

### How much is the weekday menu at El Óvalo?
€16.50 with VAT, Tuesday to Friday excluding public holidays, with bread and a drink.

### Which day does it close?
Monday, and Sunday evening.

### Is it near the station?
Yes, at the foot of the Escalinata, which climbs from the station to the centre.

### How do you book?
By phone, on 978 618 235, or by WhatsApp, on 616 410 742.

Destino: [Teruel, a Mudéjar City](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/teruel-mudejar-city.md)