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Restaurants, street food, cafés and wine spots around the lake — easy to explore, with up-to-date, practical guides.
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Fonyód Personal, modern Hungarian restaurant in central Fonyód, on the third floor of a shopping centre, recommended by Michelin and Gault&Millau. Fish soup, wild boar with gnocchi, pikeperch, fried quark dumplings, many vegan dishes.
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Tihany Brunch · Pizza · Cakes and pastries · Vegan-friendly
Pâtisserie and brunch spot in Tihany, right below the abbey, with panoramic terraces, since 1961, open all year. Lavender cream slice, Balatoni vitorla, Rege French toast Benedict, abbot’s scrambled eggs with foie gras, pizza.
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Balatonfüred Patisserie · Café
Family pâtisserie in Balatonfüred on Petőfi utca, since 1992, with the Bergmann tradition dating back to 1939. Caramel-topped French krémes, cakes, homemade ice cream, terrace, own car park.
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Siófok Fish · Hungarian · International
The bistro of Hotel Yacht by Siófok’s sailing marina, open all year. À la carte lunch: catfish paprikash with lasagne, salmon risotto, veal Wiener schnitzel, many vegan dishes, cocktails.
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Paloznak Balaton cuisine · Balaton wines · Wine terrace · Local ingredients · Small plates · Seasonal
Panoramic wine terrace on the Paloznak vineyard hill, the Homola winery's own place. Natural-leaning Olaszrizlings, producer cold platters, sun loungers, DJ in the vineyard.
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Balatonmáriafürdő Lángos · Street food
Family restaurant and snack bar in Balatonmáriafürdő since the 1970s: à la carte restaurant on the street and a lángos bar in the courtyard, one kitchen. Lángos, street food, weekday lunch menu, dog-friendly.
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Salföld Home-style cooking · Local ingredients · Seasonal
Restaurant and cultural centre in Salföld, in a restored old school among old trees, open all year at weekends. Goose days until 16 November, mangalica knuckle, venison neck ragout with dödölle, red lentil stew, chocolate soufflé.
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Balatonföldvár Fish · Home-style cooking · Hungarian
Thatched csárda in Balatonföldvár by Route 7, since 1980. Cauldron goulash, catfish fish soup, catfish paprikash with cottage-cheese pasta, big terrace, playground.
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Hévíz Fine dining · Local ingredients · Contemporary Hungarian · Seasonal
Gourmet restaurant in Hévíz, at Le Primore Hotel & Spa. Attila Borda’s kitchen with a new guest chef each month, tasting menus and à la carte. Two Gault&Millau toques.
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Siófok Modern Italian
Italian kitchen and café on Siófok’s Szent István sétány, in the Mala Garden Hotel. Pizza, pasta and grill in summer, café and cakes in winter.
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Csopak Ice cream shop
Ice cream parlour by the Csopak beach and cycle path, using Kő fagyi? recipes and churned on site. A garden with hanging chairs, a sandpit, and occasional pizza from MÁS tészta.
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Zánka Gastropub · Contemporary Hungarian
Beach kiosk turned gastro pub on Zánka's Fő utca, in a rustic house with a terrace. A short Hungarian menu with modern plating, local wines, baked quark dumplings. Michelin-recommended.
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Balatonkenese BBQ · Bistro · Grill · Home-style cooking · Local ingredients · Creative Hungarian · Hungarian · Modern Hungarian · Regional Hungarian · Seasonal
Butcher's shop, deli and bistro in central Balatonkenese, next to a five-generation butcher family's shop, open all year. House sausage, ribs and pork from the show grill, old Hungarian dishes reworked, a deli counter.
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Siófok Italian · Pasta · Pizza
Italian cooking and pizza in a family house with a garden in Siófok-Balatonszéplak, since 2011. Hand-made pizza dough, burrata, truffle rigatoni, porchetta.
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Balatonfüred Bakery · Specialty coffee · Cakes and pastries · Vegan-friendly
Gluten-free pâtisserie, bakery and café in Balatonfüred, on the first floor of the Silver shopping centre. Free-from krémes, Eszterházy, Sacher, wild-sourdough bagels, frozen products.
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Keszthely Traditional Hungarian · International
Spacious family restaurant in Keszthely-Zámor since 2012, open all year. St Martin’s goose feast, fish soup with catfish, pikeperch Kárpáti style, braised beef cheek, vegan stuffed pepper, weekday set menu from 2,700 HUF.
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Tihany Bistro · International · Seasonal
Waterfront hotel bistro at the Tihany Yacht Club marina, by the ferry, on the site of the former Füge. Goulash, giant Wiener schnitzel, gnocchi, chocolate soufflé, dogs welcome.
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Badacsonyörs Café · Breakfast and brunch · Specialty coffee
Romantic stone-house guesthouse and V29 café in Badacsonyörs, with a shady garden. Specialty coffee, made-to-order sandwiches, cakes, local ingredients, a touch of Provence.
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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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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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