If you are going to stop for a meal in Spain, I highly recommend the menú del día! It's a fixed price, usually between 10 and 15€, for two courses, a dessert, bread and a drink. For the courses, you can usually choose between 3 or 4 things (though in some, maybe more); sometimes you have a dessert choice; and the drink is usually wine (red or white; sometimes a whole bottle!), beer (whatever they have) or water. While it's a great way to sample a lot of Spanish fare, it was jarring at first to not have a whole lot of choice in the drink department: but then I found it refreshing in a way to not have so much choice.
That being said, next time I'll definitely try out some bakeries too!
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Menú del Día
Submitted by Bobert on January 25, 2008 - 13:05.
If you are going to stop for a meal in Spain, I highly recommend the menú del día! It's a fixed price, usually between 10 and 15€, for two courses, a dessert, bread and a drink. For the courses, you can usually choose between 3 or 4 things (though in some, maybe more); sometimes you have a dessert choice; and the drink is usually wine (red or white; sometimes a whole bottle!), beer (whatever they have) or water. While it's a great way to sample a lot of Spanish fare, it was jarring at first to not have a whole lot of choice in the drink department: but then I found it refreshing in a way to not have so much choice.
That being said, next time I'll definitely try out some bakeries too!