Since 1988
An old-school local bar by Plaça de Catalunya
José María Expósito started at APZ in 1988 and has run it since 2012. He is still behind the bar, and the cooking hasn’t changed: homemade food at neighbourhood prices.
Home cooking
What you eat at a traditional Spanish bar
Jonathan Díaz, who has been in the kitchen for more than 10 years, cooks the daily staples: tripe with chickpeas, meatballs, Spanish omelette and patatas bravas with a proper kick. The tapas are chalked up on the board, with no tourist menu and no photos at the door. At lunchtime, locals and people working nearby come in for the set lunch menu.
Read our story“Some of our regulars have been coming back for lunch at APZ for more than 15 years.”
Come and eat at a proper local bar
Book a table at Carrer d’Estruc 32, on the street just behind Plaça de Catalunya.
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