A bad meal costs more than the bill.
If you are visiting Girona, every dinner slot is precious. You have a limited number of meals in the city. One wrong choice means one less chance to experience the food that makes this region special.
Let us put some numbers on it:
**The direct cost.** A dinner for two at an overpriced tourist trap in Girona runs €80-150. That is the menu price. For that money, you could eat at a genuinely excellent restaurant.
**The opportunity cost.** Every night you eat at a mediocre place is a night you could have spent discovering real Catalan cuisine. For cyclists on a training camp, each meal matters for performance and recovery.
**The experience cost.** Food is memory. Years from now, when someone asks you about Girona, you will remember the meals. Do you want those memories to be of a reheated microwave plate or of a perfectly grilled dish made with local ingredients?
This is not about being a food snob. It is about not wasting your time, money, and limited evenings in a city that has so much to offer.
The solution is not complex. It just requires information that is not freely available on review sites.