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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Balatonszárszó Traditional Hungarian · Mediterranean
Old-style restaurant open all year in the centre of Balatonszárszó, beside Route 7, since 2001. Antique furniture, record players, early-1900s photos of Szárszó on the wall. Pasta della casa, duck leg, catfish paprikash, poppy seed bread pudding, Zimek pálinka.
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Balatonlelle BBQ · Burgers · Modern Hungarian
Waterfront restaurant in Balatonlelle’s marina, open every day of the year. Pitbox smoked dishes, veal stew, pork katsu, prawn orzotto, miso ramen, children’s menu.
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Hévíz Traditional Hungarian · Modern Hungarian
Contemporary Hungarian and Zala bistro in central Hévíz, in the Bonvital Hotel, recommended by Gault&Millau, open all year. Potato lángos with truffle cream, pumpkin-seed pikeperch, braised beef cheek, cocktails, covered terrace.
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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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Balatonakali Patisserie · Café · 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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Paloznak Balaton cuisine · Wine terrace · Small plates
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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Csopak Balaton wines · Wine terrace
One of Csopak's defining family wineries, in a late 18th-century press house that was once Bishop Ranolder's wine estate. Olaszrizling from the Siralomvágó vineyard, a panoramic wine terrace above the vines and Lake Balaton, cold platters with Serrano and Mangalica ham and homemade cheeses.
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Salföld Local ingredients · Traditional Hungarian
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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Balatonfüred Café · Cocktail bar
Family coffee house and cocktail bar by the Füred marina since 2006. Grandma's recipes: méteres kalács, lattice linzer, Karolina krémes, coffee and evening cocktails.
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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 Traditional Hungarian
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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Balatonlelle Balaton wines · Wine terrace · Traditional Hungarian
Restaurant and wine tavern in a 1784 press house on Balatonlelle-Kishegy, with a wide south-shore panorama, open daily. Goose leg with cabbage purée, wild boar stew, tenderloin with duck liver, poppy seed guba, Konyári wines.
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Badacsony Fine dining · Modern Hungarian
Ádám Mede's own open-fire kitchen in central Badacsony, since 2025. Charcoal-baked bodag, pig's trotter stew, pig's ear with kimchi, steaks, in a relaxed atmosphere.
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Keszthely Patisserie · Café · Cocktail bar
A two-storey café on Keszthely's main square, next to the Gothic parish church, with a terrace on the square. Italian coffee, cream cakes, teas from around the world, lemonades and cocktails. Run by the same family for more than twenty years and open all year.
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Balatonfüred Balaton cuisine · Fish · Traditional Hungarian
Bistro on the Balatonfüred pier where the terrace looks straight onto the lake. Big portions, familiar Hungarian and international dishes, relaxed holiday feel.
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Tihany Modern Hungarian
Michelin-recommended modern Hungarian restaurant in an 1822 Tihany abbey press house, with a terrace facing the Inner Lake. Venison with porcini, catfish with csusza, lavender cake.
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Vászoly Artisan cheese
Working cheese dairy in Vászoly since 2014, open on Saturdays. Balaton cheese, white-mould Szent Jakab made with spring water, fresh Hat malom, cream cheese, orda, yoghurt, butter. Good local restaurants buy here too.
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Tihany Mediterranean · Italian · Pizza
Italian restaurant right on the shore in Tihany, on the Pisky promenade, with views of the lake and the Abbey, one Gault&Millau toque. Pizza Pisky with pistachio pesto, carbonara, pike-perch with pistachio. Closed in winter.
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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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