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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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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Balatonszárszó Traditional Hungarian · Mediterranean
Old-style restaurant in the centre of Balatonszárszó, open all year since 2001. Pasta della casa, beef stew, fried pikeperch, catfish paprikash, poppy-seed bread pudding, children’s menu.
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Balatonakali Patisserie · Traditional Hungarian
Family restaurant, coffee house and pâtisserie in one in Balatonakali, by Route 71. Loaded potato pancakes, Hungarian classics, almond-crusted zander, and cake afterwards.
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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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Köveskál Brunch · Local ingredients · Modern Hungarian · Seasonal
Guesthouse and restaurant in the centre of Köveskál, with a garden. Producer-led Káli breakfast with cheeses, homemade yoghurt and omelettes, and a four-course seasonal dinner Thursday to Saturday.
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Balatonudvari Balaton cuisine · Balaton wines · Bistro · Burgers · Fish · Local ingredients · Beach bistro · Street food · Seasonal
Beach bistro under the trees of Fövenyes beach, with the Balaton beach dish of the year (Harcsa&Krumpli). Seasonal soups, homemade pasta, burgers, Balaton wines, open in winter too.
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Balatonalmádi Balaton wines · Wine terrace · Grill · Traditional oven · Steak
Winery and garden restaurant on the edge of Balatonalmádi, with a terrace facing a wooded hillside. Oven and grill dishes, steak, Asian plates and its own wines, away from the lakeside bustle.
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Mindszentkálla Ice cream shop · Local ingredients
Family craft ice cream parlour in Mindszentkálla in the Káli Basin since 2017. Brontë pistachio, salted caramel, rosé from the Skizo winery, local milk and fruit, about half the range dairy-free.
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Hévíz Hungarian · Regional Hungarian · Traditional restaurant
Big csárda with live music in Hévíz, by the main car park, since 1985, open all year. Kettle goulash, fish soup, venison stew with dödölle, duck platter with foie gras, evening offer 5,790 HUF, steamed dumpling.
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Balatonfüred Traditional csárda · Traditional Hungarian
Forest csárda in Füred's Koloska Valley, below Tamás-hegy. Cauldron goulash, venison stew with dödölle, roast duck, with the wildlife park and hiking trails a few steps away.
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Tihany Brunch · Café · Breakfast and brunch
Café and breakfast spot by Tihany's Inner Lake, with a big garden, since 2018, open all year. Grandfather's breakfast, Kotyogós sandwich, pistachio croissant, American pancakes, lavender iced latte. No service charge.
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Badacsony Balaton cuisine · Balaton wines · Wine terrace · Local ingredients · Modern Hungarian · Small plates · Seasonal
The Laposa Estate’s panoramic wine terrace on the south side of Badacsony, open every day of the year. Three-wine flights from 2,690 HUF, Apukám Világa Olaszrizling, cheese and ham platters, seasonal warm dishes.
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Balatonfüred Brunch · Small plates
Prosecco bar and bottle shop in Balatonfüred on Kisfaludy utca, with a chestnut-tree terrace. Italian aperitivo, prosecco cocktails, antipasti platters. The 2026 season has ended.
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Gyenesdiás Mediterranean · Neapolitan pizza · International
Playful, club-like bistro and bar in Gyenesdiás, open all year, in Gault&Millau’s Balaton selection. Monthly changing menu, Neapolitan pizza, foie gras burger, catfish paprikash, fly agaric dessert, cocktails.
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Balatonboglár Oven-baked pizza · Modern Italian · Italian
Italian bistro in an old cooperative drinks shop in Balatonboglár, with retro chairs and a plane-tree garden. Wood-oven pizza, homemade pasta and ossobuco on the daily specials.
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Balatonszőlős Gastropub · Home-style cooking · Local ingredients · Seasonal
Village gastropub in the centre of Balatonszőlős with two Gault&Millau toques. A frequently changing seasonal menu from local produce, Gellavilla wines, a fireplace and a garden.
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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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Alsóörs Balaton cuisine · Fine bistro · Fish · Traditional Hungarian · International · Seasonal
Elegant marina restaurant at Alsóörs's Ypsilon Yacht Club, from Budapest's Bobo team. Zander with a green crust, coconut-milk udon, Bobo floating island, front-row views.
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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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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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