‘It’s part of our history’: can the menú del día survive Spain’s changing eating habits?
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The decline of the competitively priced menú del día threatens a long‑standing lunchtime option for Spanish workers and signals broader shifts in eating habits, affecting both cultural heritage and affordable dining.
Established under the Franco dictatorship, the lunchtime ritual is in decline but all is not lost A little before lunchtime each working day across Spain, evidence of one of the lingering, if less notorious, legacies of the Franco dictatorship is carefully traced in chalk, marker pen and printer ink. Beckoning to hungry workers from blackboards, whiteboards and pieces of paper hastily taped to windows, the competitively priced menú del día, or daily set-price lunch, has been part of everyday Spa
The menú del día is a daily set‑price lunch that became common under Franco’s regime and has traditionally offered a cheap, balanced meal to office workers across Spain.
- •Whether restaurants adjust the menú del día pricing or format to attract customers
- •Potential emergence of alternative affordable lunch offerings in Spanish workplaces
- •Any policy or industry response aimed at preserving low‑cost lunchtime options