Lunch in Spain

Menu del Dias and Platos Combinados in Spain

The most economical way to have lunch in a restaurant in Spain is to take the menu del dia (meal of the day). If that doesn't appeal, some of the more down market places have a plato combinado (combined dish). But the best way to have lunch in Spain is to have tapas.

Tapas in Spain

Tapas is the most fun way to eat lunch in Spain. Click on the above link for more details.

'Menú del Día' in Spain

The cheapest and best way to eat out in Spain.

Read more about the Menú del Día

'Platos Combinados' in Spain

If you like all your food to come at once, you're going to have to lower your standards a little. Platos combinados are closer to what you are used to, but is always a very basic meal - a slab of meat or sausage, fries and egg or salad is the typical 'plato combinado'.