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 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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Csopak Balaton cuisine · Balaton wines · BBQ · Bistro · Home-style cooking · Contemporary Hungarian · Modern Hungarian · Specialty coffee · Seasonal
Small restaurant at Csopak railway station, with Viktor Vázsonyi's joyful cooking. Daily-changing plates: smoker-cooked meat, paprikash with nokedli, spreads, Balaton wines.
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Vászoly Home-style cooking · Hungarian · Traditional Hungarian
Village restaurant in Vászoly from the Kuti-Kerti family, open weekends all year. Namesake cvekedli with pepper or sugar, catfish fish soup, fried duck liver, duck platter with dödölle, poppy seed guba, cottage cheese dumplings.
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Balatonboglár Bistro · Hungarian · International · Seasonal
Year-round bistro on Boglár's Parti sétány, under the plane trees. A cocktail bar turned restaurant: duck leg, wild boar neck, pizzas, Balaton wines, winter garden.
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Badacsony Balaton cuisine · Balaton wines · Bistro · Wine terrace · Fish · Local ingredients · Modern Hungarian · Seasonal
Badacsony's meeting place since 1883, today the Laposa estate's bistro, wine bar and showcase winery. Catfish paprikash, beef cheek, the full Laposa wine list, winery tours.
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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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Balatonszemes Balaton wines · Farm-to-table · Local ingredients · Modern Hungarian · Regional Hungarian · Seasonal
Bib Gourmand Balaton restaurant in Balatonszemes since 1992. Regional flavours menu, venison in vadas sauce, catfish paprikash, floating island, a separate Chef's Room, rooms, open all year.
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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 Asian–Mediterranean · Modern Hungarian
Bali-style restaurant on Siófok’s Gold Coast, open all year. Thai soup, ramen, Spaghetti al Pesce, venison ragout, chocolate soufflé, a big wine list.
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Gyenesdiás Patisserie · Ice cream shop · Café
Family pâtisserie in Gyenesdiás near the beach. The famous Móni krémes, homemade cakes, rugelach, artisan ice cream in summer, a play corner for kids.
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Keszthely Home-style cooking · Traditional Hungarian · Retro
Homestyle daytime bistro in Keszthely on Külső Zsidi út, with a big free car park. Tripe and ham hock stew, giant bone-marrow toast, schnitzel, sandwiches and coffee in the morning.
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Siófok Fish · Home-style cooking · Traditional Hungarian
Wooden-house fish restaurant with a garden in Siófok, on Zamárdi utca, since 1999, open all year. Fish soup, fried fish, Hungarian dishes, generous portions, playground.
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Keszthely Asian · Asian–Mediterranean · Café · Breakfast and brunch · Specialty coffee
All-day bistro and café in central Keszthely next to the market, since 2019. Breakfast until 11, Eggs Benedict, French toast, pad thai, ramen, poke bowl, tacos, sushi, strong vegan options.
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Keszthely Home-style cooking · Traditional Hungarian · Regional Hungarian
Old-fashioned Hungarian restaurant in a Keszthely villa, with a shady garden. Beef stew with dumplings, zander Keszthely-style, schnitzel and a 3,390 HUF weekday lunch menu.
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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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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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Fonyód Hungarian · Traditional Hungarian · Modern Hungarian
Family-friendly restaurant in Fonyód near Várhegy, with three shady terraces. Venison in vadas sauce, duck leg with cabbage pasta, fish soup, and some bolder pizzas too.
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Balatonfüred Balaton cuisine · Balaton wines · Wine terrace · Fine bistro · Local ingredients · Contemporary Hungarian · Modern Hungarian · Seasonal
Michelin-recommended wine bistro in central Balatonfüred, the Zelna organic winery's own place. Smoked sturgeon tartare, zander fillet, aranygaluska, wine pairing, terrace.
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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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Recently added to BalatonEats. The date marks the listing's publication, not the venue's opening.
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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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