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 Fish · Fried-fish bar · Street food
Fish fry shop in Fonyódliget since 2022. Whole fried Italian trout in seven coatings, beer-batter fish and chips made with hake, prawns and squid, and a small terrace with parasols.
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Siófok Fish · Traditional Hungarian
The bistro of Hotel Yacht by Siófok’s sailing marina, open all year. À la carte lunch: catfish paprikash with lasagne, salmon risotto, veal Wiener schnitzel, many vegan dishes, cocktails.
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Balatonlelle Burgers · Street food
Dog-friendly burger bar in Balatonlelle, next to Lidl, open every day all year. Craft buns, homemade sauces, 100% beef, local goat cheese, and a triple smash burger if you are really hungry.
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Zánka Traditional Hungarian · Pizza
Restaurant and small hotel near the beach in Zánka, right by the cycle path. Colourful terrace, homestyle food, its own street-food legend and a surprising number of meat-free dishes.
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Fonyód Balaton cuisine · Lángos · Street food
Lángos and pancake bar on the Fonyód harbour row since 2001. Freshly fried cheese-and-sour-cream, dill-and-sheep-cheese, stuffed and sweet lángos, pancakes, and a covered terrace next to the ferry pier.
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Fonyód Fish · Traditional Hungarian
A young team's restaurant on Vigadó tér in Fonyód, near the lakeshore. Fish and seafood, catfish fish soup, steaks, whole lobster to pre-order, and a terrace.
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Balatonlelle Balaton wines · Wine terrace · Traditional Hungarian
Wood-fired cooking and a wine terrace on Kishegy hill in Balatonlelle since 1998, on the site of the old Hegyi Csárda. Goose leg and pork knuckle from the oven, cold strawberry soup with curd dumplings, Kishegy wines on one list, house pálinka and sunsets over Badacsony.
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Köveskál Modern Hungarian · Breakfast and brunch
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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Balatonboglár Traditional Hungarian
Summer lunch restaurant in Balatonboglár, on the ground floor of a guesthouse. Two-course menu from 2,750 HUF, three kinds of fish soup, big mixed-grill platters, no service charge.
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Balatonszemes Farm-to-table · Traditional Hungarian · Modern Hungarian
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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Balatonfüred Italian · Pizza
Wine bistro turned pizzeria in Balatonfüred on Blaha Lujza utca, with a street terrace. Stone-baked pizza from 00 flour, Balaton wines, sometimes music.
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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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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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Örvényes Burgers · Breakfast and brunch · Street food
Bagel workshop in Örvényes by Route 71, with a garden street-food vibe, a cyclists' rest stop and a contemporary gallery. Random bagel, BBQ pulled pork, seasonal ideas.
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Balatonfenyves Traditional Hungarian
Family restaurant in Balatonfenyves under a forty-year-old vine arbour, run by the Lepenye family since 1991. Gabi's roast duck and liver-dumpling soup, Tomi's favourite, catfish paprikash. Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis ate here too. Summer only.
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Fonyód 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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Badacsonyörs Café · Breakfast and brunch · Specialty coffee
Romantic stone-house guesthouse and V29 café in Badacsonyörs, with a shady garden. Specialty coffee, made-to-order sandwiches, cakes, local ingredients, a touch of Provence.
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Alsóörs Fine bistro · Fish · Traditional Hungarian
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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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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