The traditional menú del día, an affordable fixed-price lunch introduced during the Franco dictatorship, is facing a decline across Spain as modern dietary habits shift. Despite four million of these meals still being served every working day, the longstanding midday dining custom is slowly losing popularity.
For over fifty years, the promotional signs for the daily lunch have been a staple on windows and chalkboards outside dining establishments for working patrons. Further information regarding the future of the culinary tradition is expected to emerge as the situation develops.
