BalatonEats guide
Traditional Hungarian: menus, atmosphere, prices and getting there. Open the guides to find your ideal stop.
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Tihany Fish · Traditional Hungarian
Classic Hungarian restaurant on Tihany's main square, behind the post office, with a cellar wine bar built in 1800. Goulash in a kettle, catfish fish soup, catfish paprikash, pork knuckle with bean cabbage, a trilingual menu, its own terrace and no service charge.
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Tihany Traditional csárda · Fish · Traditional Hungarian
Thatched csárda on the main street of Tihany's old village, a few minutes' walk from the abbey. Fish soup with catfish, goulash in a kettle, pike-perch with lavender-almond sauce, a flower garden, live music and Tihany lavender from lemonade to pálinka.
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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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Zalavár Traditional Hungarian
Village canteen in Zalavár, next to the Kis-Balaton wetlands and the Vársziget heritage site, run in the village's former kitchen, with hunting trophies on the walls. Daily-changing home cooking, layered potatoes, chicken ragout, aspic in winter, big portions, low prices.
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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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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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Tihany Traditional Hungarian · Mediterranean
Big shaded terrace on Tihany's north shore next to Gödrös beach, looking across to Balatonfüred. Zander, stew, pizza, burgers: after the beach there's something for everyone.
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Tagyon Wine terrace · Traditional Hungarian
Wine estate and restaurant in the Nivegy Valley above Zánka, with a pergola terrace and a Balaton panorama. Own Olaszrizling, weekly-changing Hungarian menu, quark dumplings.
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Hévíz Traditional Hungarian
A family wine bar and restaurant since 1994 on the Egregy vineyard hill, beside the Árpád-era church: home-style Hungarian cooking, wine by the glass and bottle, a panoramic terrace, live music, open all year.
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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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