After skating in Fonyód: where to eat by the ice rink

On Saturday 28 November at 4 pm the lights come on at Vigadó tér in Fonyód, and the Fonyódi Műjégpálya, the town’s ice rink, opens. Next to it the Fonyódi Téli Csodavilág (Winter Wonderland) reopens too, with almost 20 attractions according to the organisers. After an hour on the ice, though, everyone asks the same thing: where shall we eat? Here is where to go before and after the rink, and what to check before you set off.

Right next to the rink: lángos

Fonyódi Lángos has been frying on the harbour shopping row since 2001. It is closed in November but opens on Advent weekends, exactly when the square is busiest. Cheese and sour cream with garlic, dill and sheep’s cheese, or a sweet pancake: after skating it tastes better in the cold than it does on the beach in summer.

Morning or midday: coffee by the station

If you arrive by train, Cool Cafe is two minutes from the station, next to Dísz tér. It is open all year, Tuesday to Saturday from 7:30 to 18:00, and on Sunday mornings too. Cappuccino and eggs before you step onto the ice in the afternoon. Closed on Mondays.

A hearty lunch on the side of the Várhegy

Torony Étterem is open all year, Wednesday to Sunday from 12:00 to 20:00. Venison in game sauce with napkin dumplings, Angus osso buco, pizza: it is hard to find a kitchen nearby better suited to a winter day. Early in the week it is worth phoning ahead.

Weekend dinner, if you are planning a proper evening

In the centre of Fonyód, on the third floor of a commercial building, Gabi Szikra cooks at A Konyhám Stúdió 365, which is among the Michelin recommendations. It is open on Friday and Saturday from 12:00 to 22:00 and on Sunday until 18:00, closed Monday to Thursday. Book ahead. If the children are already tired from the ice, this is more of an evening for the adults.

In Fonyódliget: trout from the 2026 Beach Dish of the Year

Lokal at the Lake stays open in winter, on Monday, Thursday and Sunday from 11:30 to 21:00, and on Friday and Saturday until 22:00. Closed on Tuesday and Wednesday. This is where the 2026 Beach Dish of the Year came from, the trout served in a tin. A few minutes by car from the rink.

On the square: Gambero

Next to the rink, on Vigadó tér, is Gambero Étterem, with catfish fish soup and seafood. It is seasonal, open roughly from spring to late autumn, so check winter days on their Facebook page before you go.

Before you set off

• Last season the rink was open from 2 pm on weekdays and from 10 am at weekends, until 8 pm. The organiser has not yet published this year’s opening hours and ticket prices.
• Several Fonyód kitchens are closed on Monday and Tuesday. Plan for a weekend, or phone the place ahead.
• Vigadó tér is a few minutes’ walk from the railway station. On the opening day and Advent evenings the train is the easier choice.

The rink’s full winter programme, opening hours and ticket prices are collected on Fonyódi Nyár’s ice rink page. Balaton places that stay open in winter are among our Fonyód places.

Opening image: the poster for the 2026 season opening of the Fonyódi Műjégpálya. Photo: the Fonyódi Műjégpálya Facebook page.