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Modern dining room of Brix Bistro in Hévíz’s Bonvital Hotel, serving creative dishes from Lake Balaton and Zala Hévíz

Contemporary Hungarian · Creative Hungarian · Regional Hungarian

Brix Bistro

Brix Bistro in Hévíz reinterprets traditional Balaton and Zala flavours through modern bistro cooking. The elegant restaurant at the Bonvital Wellness & Gastro Hotel serves truffled potato lángos, pumpkin-seed-crusted pikeperch, beef cheek in red wine and creative desserts. Recommended by Gault&Millau in 2025, the bistro offers a fresh culinary experience in central Hévíz with seasonal dishes, a locally focused approach to ingredients, a covered terrace, distinctive cocktails and musical evenings.

Upper mid-range For an occasion · For a food-focused outing · For a romantic dinner
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Alsóörs

Balaton wines · Bistro · Fish · Home-style cooking · International · Pizza · Seasonal

Carpaccio Étterem

Alsóörs's reliable Italian address for almost thirty-five years, with personal hospitality, seafood and a serious wine list.

Mid-range to high-end An evening with friends · For a glass of wine · For a family lunch · For a food-focused outing · For a special occasion · For a quiet dinner · For a date · For a romantic dinner
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Balatonszőlős

Farm-to-table · Fine bistro · Local ingredients · Hungarian–French · Modern Hungarian · Seasonal

Casa Christa

Bib Gourmand cooking among almond trees above Balatonszőlős: Tóth Keve's contemporary Hungarian dishes, Balaton wines, a child- and dog-friendly estate, press houses and sweeping views.

€€€ For a food-focused outing · With children · For a special occasion · With a dog · For the view · For a date · For breakfast · For a romantic dinner
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The red-and-white dining room with wooden beams at Cvekedli in Vászoly Vászoly

Home-style cooking · Hungarian · Traditional Hungarian

Cvekedli Restaurant, Vászoly

Home-style Hungarian cooking, signature cabbage pasta and homemade desserts in Vászoly, in the former Zománc premises.

Moderate For a family lunch · Cosy
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Geleta Cukrászda Balatonlelle’s pastry counter with custard slices, cakes and modern desserts Balatonlelle

Patisserie · Dessert workshop · Ice cream shop

Geleta Cukrászda

Airy cream slices, rich chocolate cakes, French-style mousse desserts, macarons and unusual ice creams in Balatonlelle! At Geleta Balázs's family patisserie, Hungarian classics and modern sweets tempt side by side, from isler with homemade jam to cakes with crisp praline layers. A spacious terrace, excellent coffees, savoury treats and year-round opening await beside Route 7.

Affordable Cycling stop · Informal · Meeting place
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Badacsonytomaj

Balaton cuisine · Balaton wines · Bistro · Wine terrace · Fish · Local ingredients · Modern Hungarian · Seasonal

Hableány Badacsony

Badacsony's historic meeting place reborn as a modern bistro, wine bar and working Laposa estate headquarters.

€€€ An evening with friends · For a glass of wine · For a family lunch · For a food-focused outing · With children · For a special occasion · Cult favourite · With a dog · With a larger group · For a date
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