A Licenciado Poza fixture that locals argue about for one reason: the tortilla de patatas. It comes thick, the centre held deliberately soft, cut from a fresh round through the day so the egg stays just set. The rest of the counter is honest neighbourhood pintxos, but the tortilla is the thing that builds a queue and keeps the regulars loyal.
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Indautxu, Bilbao
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The tortilla de patatas — thick, the middle kept soft and barely set, cut from the day's fresh round. Ask for a wedge with bread and a caña; it's the whole reason to come.
Late morning or the early aperitivo, when a fresh tortilla has just come out and the centre is at its best. Arrive before the rounds sell through at peak crawl hours.
On Calle Licenciado Poza in Indautxu, the street bilbaínos rate as the serious one for pintxos. The tortilla sells out in waves through the day — if it's gone, ask when the next one lands rather than settling for the leftovers.