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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Balatonkenese Balaton cuisine · Farm-to-table · Modern Hungarian
Small home restaurant in Balatonkenese, tucked away on an industrial estate. Máté Gál's weekly-changing four-course menu from local ingredients, cooked over embers, booking only.
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Vászoly 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 Mediterranean · Italian · Pizza
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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Nemesgulács Balaton wines · Wine terrace · Cultural pub
Gilvesy winery's seasonal wine bar and bistro in a former concrete works in Nemesgulács, by the railway stop. Nemesgulács Fried Chicken, croquettes, fermented veg, organic Gilvesy wines. Closed in winter.
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Balatonfenyves Traditional oven · Traditional Hungarian · Pizza
Family restaurant and pizzeria in central Balatonfenyves, on the corner of the railway station and the pedestrian street, since 2004. Wood-fired pizza, meats from their own smoker, three daily set menus,. Seasonal, spring to autumn.
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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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Balatonvilágos Modern Hungarian · Pizza · Steak
Steakhouse with a Mediterranean garden and fishpond in Balatonvilágos, by the M7 exit. Steak picked from the ageing fridge, wood-oven pizza, pink duck breast, a fireplace.
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Siófok Asian · 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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Balatonlelle Patisserie · Ice cream shop
Family pâtisserie in Balatonlelle since 1979. Its own Lellei Krémes, pogácsa baked twice a day, fruit pies, ice cream, and even ice cream for dogs.
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Balatonkenese Traditional Hungarian
Family csárda in Balatonkenese since 1992, open all year. Fish soup with grey catfish, catfish paprikash, "Borsos zsák", honey-glazed ribs with fried cabbage, Gundel pancake, Balaton and Hungarian wines.
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Badacsonytördemic Bistro · Wine bar · Traditional Hungarian
Wine bistro in an 1800s house in Badacsonytördemic, run by Balázs Sike and Réka Velényi, open weekends all year. Mangalica rillette with quince horseradish, grilled pike-perch, wild boar stew with dödölle, a wine pairing with every dish.
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Balatonfüred Modern Hungarian
Elegant bistro in the LUA Resort, Balatonfüred, Michelin-recommended every year, open all year for dinner. Chef Attila Nagy's modern Hungarian cooking with French touches: duck liver with cherry, rabbit with chanterelles, lamb, steaks, a big wine list.
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Siófok Fish · 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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Balatonfüred Café · Breakfast and brunch
Specialty coffee and brunch spot on the Balatonfüred promenade, open every day all year. Lucky Cap coffee, V60 and Chemex, Eggs Benedict and Royal, avocado toast with salmon, Pazar Smash, croissants.
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Csopak Wine terrace · Fish · Modern Hungarian
Family wine estate and wine terrace on the Szita hill in Csopak, with a 180-degree Balaton panorama. Own Olaszrizling, modern Hungarian cooking, lamb ragout, Michelin recommendation.
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Hévíz Traditional Hungarian
Homely restaurant with Transylvanian roots in Hévíz-Egregy, with a tiled-stove room and shady terrace, open all year. Transylvanian stuffed cabbage, kettle goulash, venison ragout, roast duck, quark dumplings with hot sour cherry sauce.
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Balatonkenese Traditional Hungarian
Restaurant, guesthouse and beach bistro at the Vak Bottyán beach in Balatonkenese, a third-generation family business. Duck rillette, Kenese fish soup with grey catfish, crispy duck leg with dödölle, catfish steak.
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Balatonfüred Wine terrace · Fine bistro · Modern Hungarian
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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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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