Your guide to Lake Balaton
Restaurants, street food, cafés and wine spots around the lake — easy to explore, with up-to-date, practical guides.
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Balatonfüred Traditional csárda · Hungarian
Csárda dating back to 1811 on Füred's Baricska vineyard, with a vine-arbour terrace and a view of Tihany. Duck leg with cabbage pasta, catfish paprikash, quark dumplings. Reopens in spring.
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Balatonfüred Balaton wines · Fine bistro · Local ingredients · Contemporary Hungarian · Modern Hungarian · Seasonal
Bib Gourmand fine bistro in Füred's upper town, with a Michelin plaque four years running. Hungarian comfort food with modern technique, meat and vegetarian tasting menus.
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Alsóörs Balaton wines · Bistro · Fish · Home-style cooking · International · Pizza · Seasonal
Italian trattoria in central Alsóörs for nearly 35 years, in a family house with a garden. Beef carpaccio, seafood pasta, ossobuco, seafood specials on the board, Italian wines.
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Tihany Balaton cuisine · Fish · Beach bistro · Street food · Seasonal
Blue-and-white beach bistro on the kiosk row of Tihany's Gödrös free beach, since 2026. Fried-to-order zander, whole fried aubergine, whole fried chicken, homemade sauces.
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Balatonboglár Home-style cooking
Summer lunch restaurant in Balatonboglár, on the ground floor of a guesthouse. Two-course menu from 2,750 HUF, three kinds of fish soup, big mixed-grill platters, no service charge.
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Keszthely Bistro · International · Cakes and pastries · Vegan-friendly
Café, tapas bar and cultural meeting place on Keszthely's main square. Hummus, dips, sandwiches, carrot cake, book evenings, quizzes and acoustic music.
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Siófok Modern Italian
Italian food and its own pâtisserie on Siófok's Gold Coast, right by the water. Homemade pasta and seafood in summer, coffee and cakes in winter.
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Badacsonytördemic Bistro · Wine bar · Traditional restaurant
Wine bistro in a renovated 19th-century tavern on the main street of Badacsonytördemic. SKIZO and Sike Balázs wines, seasonal cooking, a wine pairing for every dish.
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Siófok Fish · Home-style cooking · Traditional Hungarian
A carved wooden house with a garden in Siófok, on Zamárdi utca, open all year. Fish dishes, chicken paprikash with dumplings, lamb chops, apple pie, Hungarian wines, a playground.
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Keszthely Asian · Asian–Mediterranean · Café · Breakfast and brunch · Specialty coffee
All-day bistro that grew out of a café, next to Keszthely market. Eggs Benedict in the morning, pad thai and poke bowl at lunch, good coffee throughout, plenty for vegans.
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Keszthely Neapolitan pizza · Pizza
Neapolitan pizzeria and wine bar on Keszthely's pedestrian street, with a terrace under the trees. Wood-oven Bufala and burrata pizza, panuozzo with Parma ham, homemade tiramisu.
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Balatonlelle Traditional csárda · Traditional oven · Traditional Hungarian
Thatched csárda, wine cellar and riding centre near Balatonlelle, on a six-and-a-half-hectare estate. Wood-oven ribs, half duck, cauldron goulash, horsemanship shows.
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Paloznak BBQ · Modern Hungarian
The Homola winery's country restaurant in the centre of Paloznak, with a charcoal grill and a romantic garden. Currently closed for rebuilding; reopening date not yet known.
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Tihany Restaurant · Modern Hungarian
Michelin-recommended modern Hungarian restaurant in an 1822 Tihany abbey press house, with a terrace facing the Inner Lake. Venison with porcini, catfish with csusza, lavender cake.
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Zamárdi Bistro · Burgers · Creative Hungarian
Beach bistro with colourful chairs in Zamárdi, at the end of Margó Ede sétány. Sour cucumber soup with salmon, burgers, white pizza with burrata, tiki cocktails; beach dish of the year in 2019.
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Keszthely Traditional Hungarian · International
Family restaurant in Keszthely-Zámor near Libás beach, since 2012. Hungarian and international dishes, duck leg, a vegan section, terrace, glazed garden room, live music.
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Csopak Hungarian · Modern Hungarian
Michelin-recommended csárda in Csopak next to an old watermill, with a mill wheel and terrace. Hortobágy pancake, fish soup, duck leg, floating island.
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Keszthely Bistro · Beach bistro · Seasonal
Seasonal beach bistro on Keszthely's City Beach, with a shady oleander terrace. Whole fried zander, BBQ pork neck, strawberry cream soup, fried semolina pudding, kids' menu.
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Editor's selection
Restaurants, wine terraces, patisseries and cafés around Lake Balaton that welcome guests outside the season. With opening hours, sources and the date we checked.
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Four ways to start the day in Balatonfüred: Pazar, Perla, Péklány and SENZA. Checked food options, seasonal details and links to our place guides.
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Balatonfüred restaurants for lakeside lunch, brunch, dinner with wine or a meal after a walk. Six checked places and tips for choosing and booking.
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Five Siófok restaurants for a lakeside dinner, Neapolitan pizza, Hungarian lunch, a trip to Töreki or a group meal, with practical booking tips.
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