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 · Modern Hungarian
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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Badacsony Traditional Hungarian · Modern Hungarian
Family restaurant, guesthouse and winery at the foot of the hill in Badacsonytomaj, open all year. Grey cattle goulash, sturgeon with Jerusalem artichoke, venison ragout, St Martin’s goose, Fata wines, no service charge.
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Tapolca Local ingredients
Handmade farm syrups from Tapolca since 2014, a family business of a wine expert and his graphic designer wife. Elderflower, lavender, strawberry-basil, elderflower-hibiscus, double currant, ginger, sugar-free versions, jams, sold in Balaton restaurants and shops.
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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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Balatonalmádi Fish · Fried-fish bar · Street food
Old fish fry at the entrance to Balatonalmádi's Budatava beach. Bream, zander, pikeperch, trout fried to order, catfish and mixed fish soup, fermented cucumber.
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Keszthely Patisserie · Ice cream shop · Café
Keszthely's oldest confectionery, open since 1968 in a mint-green house just off the pedestrian street. Artisan ice cream including the Keszthelyi Kétszínű, cakes baked on site, and a father-and-son team who say good ice cream has to be found. Spring to end of September.
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Balatonlelle Farm-to-table · Fine bistro · Fish
Family bistro on Balatonlelle's Móló promenade since 2009, with its own farm. Balaton zander fillet, venison rillette, a Farm to Table menu, open all year.
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Vászoly Traditional Hungarian
Family inn in Vászoly above the spring lake, since 2017. Weekly changing home cooking, homemade syrups, jams and cakes. Currently closed; the family welcomes guests at Cvekedli.
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Balatonlelle Balaton wines · Bistro · Mediterranean
Restaurant and wine bar on the Móló sétány in Balatonlelle, from 8 in the morning. Breakfast, beef cheek, squid-ink pasta with seafood, an almost entirely South Balaton wine list.
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Eszteregnye Local ingredients · Artisan cheese
Family dairy in Eszteregnye near Nagykanizsa using milk from pastured Hungarian Simmental and Jersey cows. About 15 yogurts, fresh, smoked, kneaded, aged and mould-ripened cheeses, parenyica, quark, sour cream, weekly delivery from Hévíz to Fonyód.
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Keszthely Café · Breakfast and brunch
Breakfast café in Keszthely on Bercsényi Miklós utca, from 7 in the morning. Pan-fried egg dishes, scrambled eggs with your choice of egg count, toasted sandwiches, halloumi burger.
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Balatonszőlős Farm-to-table · Traditional Hungarian · Modern Hungarian
Vineyard-hill restaurant and workshop above Balatonszőlős, with a Tihany panorama and a big garden. Bone-marrow toast, Picitmás cordon bleu, mákos guba, Balaton wines.
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Siófok Traditional csárda · Traditional Hungarian
White-towered, brick-vaulted csárda in Siófok on Zamárdi út, with a wood oven. Chicken paprikash with dumplings, catfish steak with cottage-cheese pasta, somlói, occasional live music.
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Balatonkenese BBQ · Traditional Hungarian · Modern Hungarian
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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Csopak Balaton wines · Wine terrace · Modern Hungarian
Family cellar restaurant in Csopak on Istenfia utca, with its own Csopak wines and a calm terrace. Seasonal cooking, with a wine recommendation for every dish.
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Várvölgy Traditional oven · Traditional Hungarian
A mix of classic inn and French bistro in Várvölgy in the Keszthely Hills, a quarter of an hour from Keszthely. Sourdough bread, wood-oven piglet knuckle, braised beef cheek, confit duck leg, Budapest tenderloin, open all year.
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Szigliget Farm-to-table · Fine dining · Modern Hungarian
Green Michelin-starred villa on the slope of Kamonkő above Szigliget. Own garden, bakery, coffee roastery and ceramics workshop, three-course lunch, six-course dinner menu, panorama.
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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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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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