Camino Monument is a Spanish restaurant and bar at 15 Mincing Lane in the City of London. Its spacious dining room, lively bar and terrace are a short walk from Monument, Bank and Fenchurch Street stations. Food is cooked to order and sent out when ready, encouraging tables to share several tapas rather than follow a fixed sequence of courses.
Small opening plates include Manzanilla olives, gildas, pan con tomate, Padrón peppers and Ibérico ham croquetas. Serrano and Ibérico ham, cured meats and artisan cheeses from La Rioja, Cantabria, Castilla La Mancha and León bring different regions of Spain together. These nibbles work naturally beside sherry, vermouth or a first glass of wine.
Seafood dishes cover crisp calamari, garlic prawns, seared tuna and the signature arroz negro made with cuttlefish, squid ink and alioli. The grill adds lamb rump, Ibérico pork and aged Galician beef, while slowly cooked suckling pig provides a richer speciality. Tortilla, grilled broccoli, mushrooms with large white beans and escalivada give vegetables a substantial role.
Baked cheesecake and lemon cream offer lighter finishes after the savoury plates. Spanish wine, cava, beer, cocktails and digestifs are central to the bar, with staff able to suggest pairings across seafood, meat and cheese. Group menus, private areas and full venue hire make Camino Monument as suitable for business events and parties as for an informal tapas lunch.
Address: 15 Mincing Lane, City of London, London EC3R 7BD, United Kingdom