Nosztalgia Fagyizó

Nosztalgia Fagyizó („Nostalgia Ice Cream”) is in Fonyód’s Alsóbélatelep district at József Attila utca 37, in a small house with a garden and terrace. It is not trendy ice cream or an Instagram set: the same family has made ice cream here since 1954, to its own recipes. It is not on the main promenade, so people come here on purpose, many of them every summer.

From a master confectioner uncle

The story began with a master confectioner uncle and his wife, who moved from Kaposvár to Fonyód. They made not only ice cream but also chocolate figures and sweets. Ferenc Lovizer learned the trade from them. „Feri learned everything from him,” his wife Ica told Index. Today the couple runs the shop, joined by their daughter and their grandson, a trained confectioner, making Nosztalgia a true multi-generation family business.

Not Italian, but their own

Their ice cream deliberately does not follow the Italian style that is now almost everywhere. The texture is different, the flavours more distinct, and it never feels like one base tinted twenty ways. They kept the uncle’s recipes but keep adding to them, sourcing ingredients from local producers where they can. „There is no ice cream parlour like us,” says Ferenc Lovizer.

From lavender to dill

Besides classic chocolate, vanilla, cottage cheese and fruit flavours, they have made lavender, elderflower, lemon balm, sea buckthorn, basil and even dill ice cream. The Retro flavour comes with nuts and brittle, and chocolate-apricot pairs two familiar tastes in a way that really works. The dairy-free range is a strength: not one token lemon sorbet but several water-based flavours. Sugar-free and colouring-free ice cream is often available too. With allergies or intolerances, always ask on site about the current range.

Sundaes, dessert cups, lemonade

Alongside scoops there are sundaes, dessert cups, homemade lemonades and coffee. On request your ice cream comes in a plastic bowl like the ones from childhood, and extra whipped cream is always available.

Garden and terrace

The parlour has a garden and terrace that often come up in reviews, so it is easy to stay for a second scoop. There is space for bikes and dogs are welcome. At peak times parking in the narrow street is harder, and on summer afternoons there may be a queue.

Who it is for

Anyone who will try only one ice cream parlour in Fonyód. Families, dog owners, lovers of unusual flavours and those looking for dairy-free ice cream. In 2021 it made the Best of Balaton list of the fifty best places at the lake.

What does it cost?

Mid-range: we found no current price list, and some guests find it pricier than the Balaton average.