From the tapas menu
Galician-style octopus in central Barcelona
A full plate of pulpo a la gallega on boiled potato, finished with paprika and olive oil, at Bar APZ: Carrer d'Estruc 32, a quiet street just behind Plaça de Catalunya.
How it's served
Galician-style octopus portion
The octopus arrives sliced over boiled potato, dusted with paprika and given a generous drizzle of olive oil, on a wooden board. It's a full portion, the kind you put in the middle of the table. It goes well with pimientos de padrón or pan con tomate, both on the tapas menu.
26,50 €
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The octopus sits on the menu alongside garlic prawns, baby squid, fried calamari and mussels marinera. At lunchtime there's also a set menu of home-cooked dishes that change regularly.
The other tapa plenty of people come in for. Jonathan Díaz makes it every day, and you can also order it in a sandwich.
A family bar on Carrer d'Estruc, open from breakfast through to dinner. José started here as a waiter in 1988 and now runs the bar.
Order the octopus on Carrer d'Estruc
Book here or just walk in: there's almost always room, although the bar fills up at lunchtime.
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