Your guide to Lake Balaton

Find a place
worth making the trip for.

Restaurants, street food, cafés and wine spots around the lake — easy to explore, with up-to-date, practical guides.

✓ No paid rankings✓ Information checked and dated✓ Honest practical details

Start here

Popular places

All places →
Balaton Étterem Balatonfüred: 5 tempting experiences Balatonfüred

Creative Hungarian · Modern Hungarian

Balaton Étterem

More than 130 years of hospitality history, Balaton views, distinctive fish dishes, Hungarian feasts and excellent local wines.

Upper mid-range An evening with friends · Town-centre setting · For a glass of wine
View guide →
Balatonfüred

Balaton wines · Fine bistro · Local ingredients · Contemporary Hungarian · Modern Hungarian · Seasonal

Bistro Sparhelt

The place that proves serious Balaton cooking does not require a waterfront or white tablecloths.

€€–€€€ For a family lunch · For a food-focused outing · For a special occasion · With a dog · For a quiet dinner · For a date
View guide →
Borcsa Étterem Balatonfüred: 5 tempting experiences Balatonfüred

Balaton cuisine · Local ingredients · Modern Hungarian · International

Borcsa Étterem

Spectacular Balaton views, enormous waterfront terraces and mouth-watering dishes in the heart of Balatonfüred! Operating since 1984 and renewed in 2023, Borcsa Étterem welcomes guests on Tagore promenade with Hungarian specialities, fresh fish dishes, generous meat platters and Mediterranean delights, overlooking the Tihany Peninsula. A perfect setting for a leisurely lunch or romantic dinner.

Upper mid-range An evening with friends · Informal · For a quiet dinner · Panoramic views · For a waterfront dinner
View guide →
Colourful scoops of ice cream in a cone from Bringatanya in Gyenesdiás. Gyenesdiás

Patisserie · Ice cream shop

Bringatanya – Somogyi Fagylaltműhely

Silky pistachio, dark chocolate enlivened by passion fruit, fragrant grape ice cream and award-winning specialities born from Badacsony wine! At Gyenesdiás's Bringatanya – Somogyi Fagylaltműhely, every scoop is a new flavour adventure. World-championship successes, daring pairings and irresistibly creamy ice creams await. Stopping at one scoop is difficult here!

Upper mid-range, with award-winning artisan ice creams and distinctive ingredients. Cycling stop · Homely atmosphere · Seasonal
View guide →
Gilvesy B-üzem in Nemesgulács: an industrial-style wine bar and terrace in a former concrete plant Nemesgulács

Balaton wines · Bistro · Wine terrace · Cultural pub

Gilvesy b-üzem

Gilvesy B-üzem in Nemesgulács is a wine bar and creative bistro reborn from an old concrete works at the foot of Szent György-hegy. Gilvesy Robert’s volcanic organic wines are joined by the Nemesgulács Fried Chicken sandwich, Angus croquettes, kimchi toast and seasonal vegetable dishes from Sipos Réka and Petykó István’s kitchen. Vinyl records, special wine tastings, fermented alcohol-free drinks and cultural events make this seasonal venue beside the railway station one of the Balaton Uplands’ most original meeting places.

Upper mid-range With friends · For a glass of wine · For live music · Hidden gem · For groups
View guide →
Two hands toasting with colourful artisan ice-cream cones in Zánka Zánka

Dessert workshop · Cakes and pastries · Seasonal · Vegan-friendly

Gyógynövény Fagylalt Műhely

An additive- and colouring-free ice-cream workshop in Zánka, pairing basil strawberry, lavender zserbó and Zánkai álom with views of Hegyestű.

Mid-range For a cycling trip · For a food-focused outing · With children · With a dog · For the view · Hidden gem
View guide →

Guides

A great day starts with an idea.

All guides →

Our guide is growing

New in the guide

The 10 latest listings

Recently added to BalatonEats. The date marks the listing's publication, not the venue's opening.

Magazine

Ideas beyond the menu.

All articles