Huevos rotos are fried eggs broken over a plate of chips so the yolk runs through the potatoes, and Madrid’s reference version is Casa Lucio’s, on Cava Baja 35, at €16.50. Across the street at number 32, Los Huevos de Lucio serves them from €13.90, with chistorra, bacon or pisto. Both kitchens rest between 4pm and 8pm, and each shuts for a summer month, August at Casa Lucio and July at its sister. El Fontán, beside Sol, fills the afternoon gap from 8.30am to 1am. La Latina Metro, on Line 5, is about 330 metres from Casa Lucio.
Casa Lucio is a restaurant on Cava Baja in La Latina, known for its huevos estrellados, open daily for lunch and dinner and closed every August.
Where should I eat huevos rotos in Madrid? In Madrid, Casa Lucio serves its classic huevos estrellados for €16.50 on Cava Baja; across the street, Los Huevos de Lucio starts at €13.90. El Fontán, near Sol, charges €16 to €18 with an all-day kitchen. Casa Lucio closes in August and Los Huevos de Lucio in July.
What are huevos rotos and how do you order them?
Expect a plate of chips topped with fried eggs, often with a cured meat such as ham or chorizo, which you break with a fork so the yolk coats the potatoes. The name changes by house: at Casa Lucio the menu says huevos estrellados, at El Fontán they come with Padrón peppers, and at La Carmencita the organic eggs arrive fried with crispy edges.
Two things surprise first-time visitors. Bread is often a separate line on the bill, €2.50 a person per Casa Lucio’s menu and €1.50 a basket at El Fontán. And tipping is optional, as explained in how much to tip in Madrid; prices on menus already include VAT.
When can I eat them, given Spanish meal times?
On Cava Baja lunch starts at 1pm and dinner at 8pm, later than most visitors are used to, and the two Lucio houses serve nothing between 4pm and 8pm; El Fontán is the fallback for a late lunch or an early dinner. If you want a fixed-price lunch instead, see the menú del día in Madrid.
Which house fits my plan?
| Price of the plate | House | Best for | Watch out |
|---|---|---|---|
| From €13.90 | Los Huevos de Lucio, Cava Baja 32 | Eating at the bar, trying versions | Closed in July |
| €16.50 plus bread | Casa Lucio, Cava Baja 35 | The classic, a booked table | Closed in August |
| €16-18 | El Fontán, Plaza de Canalejas 6 | Afternoons, a terrace near Sol | An Asturian cider tavern, not a Madrid dining room |
| €28 | La Carmencita, Libertad 16 | A chef’s plate in Chueca | Hours not online, ask when booking |
- First time, want the original: book a table at Casa Lucio by phone or WhatsApp, order the huevos estrellados and budget about €19 a person with bread.
- No booking, or travelling in August: Los Huevos de Lucio, 43 metres away, invites diners to its bar. The classic plate is €13.90, the chistorra, bacon or pisto versions €14.90, and the one with half a plate of ham €27.90.
- Hungry at 5pm: El Fontán, where the eggs come with chips and Padrón peppers, €16 with chorizo or bacon and €18 with Iberian ham, according to El Fontán. With a bread basket, the chorizo plate comes to €17.50.
- Something different: in Chueca, the Carmencita charges €28 for its house eggs with wild-pig chorizo, black pudding and Iberian shoulder. The tavern dates its premises to 1854; more on the area in the Chueca neighbourhood guide.
Txakolina, also on Cava Baja, serves them with ham or chistorra for €14.90 and closes on Mondays; the rest of that street is in Cava Baja tapas.
How do I get there from the airport or from Sol?
Two Metro lines, 2 and 5, get you within about 330 metres of all four houses.
- From the airport, the Metro needs a €3 supplement on single and 10-trip tickets, explained in the Madrid airport Metro supplement.
- For Cava Baja, ride to La Latina on Line 5, about 330 metres from Casa Lucio on foot.
- For El Fontán, get off at Sevilla on Line 2, about 200 metres away; from Cava Baja it is a 1.1 km walk.
- For La Carmencita, Chueca on Line 5 is about 225 metres from the door.
For another classic Madrid dish in the same streets, compare where to eat callos in Madrid, and for the rest of the city by area, where to eat in Madrid.
Huevos rotos questions from visitors
What are huevos rotos?
Huevos rotos, or huevos estrellados, are fried eggs served on a bed of chips and broken open so the yolk runs through the potatoes, often with ham, chorizo or chistorra sausage. In Madrid the reference version is Casa Lucio’s on Cava Baja, at €16.50.
Is Casa Lucio the same as Los Huevos de Lucio?
No, they are two separate houses linked to the restaurateur Lucio Blázquez, 43 metres apart on Cava Baja. Casa Lucio at number 35 is the sit-down dining room, closed in August; Los Huevos de Lucio at number 32 serves only egg dishes from €13.90, has a bar counter and closes in July.
Where can I eat huevos rotos in the afternoon in Madrid?
At El Fontán on Plaza de Canalejas, near Sol, which is open from 8.30am to 1am with the kitchen running all day and serves huevos rotos with chorizo or bacon for €16 and with Iberian ham for €18. The Cava Baja houses only serve lunch until 4pm and dinner from 8pm.
Do I need to book Casa Lucio?
It is wise for a table. The house takes bookings by phone and WhatsApp, and serves lunch from 1pm to 4pm and dinner from 8pm to 11.30pm every day. It closes for all of August. For a walk-in, Los Huevos de Lucio across the street invites diners to eat at the bar.
Is bread included with huevos rotos in Madrid?
Not always. The bill at Casa Lucio adds €2.50 a person for bread and El Fontán €1.50 for a bread basket, both listed on their menus with VAT included. Tipping on top is optional in Madrid.
Book Casa Lucio for the original, walk into its sister for the bar, and save El Fontán for the hours Cava Baja stops cooking.