La Menuda

Be clear about what this one is: a pâtisserie, not a café with a kitchen. There are no bowls, no eggs and no brunch. There is a case of individual cakes made that morning, croissants and honey buns, filled chocolate bars, and specialty coffee to go with them, and of the Banyoles stops, this is the one we keep coming back to.

It shows in the detail. Everything is baked on site, and the gluten-free side of the counter is taken as seriously as the rest, which matters more than it sounds when you are riding with a group and one person cannot eat wheat. Four point nine on Google across a hundred and fifty reviews says the town agrees.

Sit on the bench outside with a coffee and a cake, twenty minutes, and carry on. It is the civilised middle of a flat day around the lake rather than a refuelling stop: if what you need is a full plate of food, that is a different stop on this list.