Bar Lorenzo Tio Agus

Oh Tio Agus…even though the Logroñians can be a bit fickle when recommending a bar in specific (“it just that…I mean….they’re all good!”, they've rightly said to me on more than one occasion), I saw a lot of positive reviews online about the Bar Lorenzo, more commonly known as Tío Agus, which said it was a must on any tapas crawl. So I went. And Mama mia!

The house specialty is its namesake: the Tío Agus, a little sandwich of spicy grilled meat and a mysterious green sauce (attributed to Granny Damiana and of unknown providence, but I can say it involves oil, parsley, paprika, and various other spices) which makes everything it touches delicious. I don’t like to exaggerate, but I think incredible doesn't even begin to describe it. Wow! So you’ll get an idea, the sandwich has its own Facebook page with over 2000 fans and comments like “this is one of the few things on Facebook worth liking.” Agus is a culinary god, the Ayatolla of Tapas, the Big Kahuna of Laurel Street!!!

On Laurel St., each place has a signature dish. At Tío Agus, it’s its namesake sandwich, which we just had to try.

Meat and sauce in a bun, a bit greasy, but stupendous. Ideal to have with a nice glass of crianza.

It’s not hard to choose what to eat in this bar. It’s best to keep it simple and try what made this place famous: the pintxo Tío Agus.

It’s a small sandwich with spicy meat and an herb sauce. Although it’s a bit oily, it’s good enough to lick your fingers afterwards!