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Keszthely Asian · Café · Breakfast and brunch
All-day bistro and café in central Keszthely next to the market, since 2019. Breakfast until 11, Eggs Benedict, French toast, pad thai, ramen, poke bowl, tacos, sushi, strong vegan options.
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Balatonvilágos Fine bistro · Fish · Modern Hungarian
Elegant waterfront restaurant in the old-tree park of Balatonvilágos's Tópart Hotel, with an 80-seat terrace. Jácint Varga's seasonal cooking, Balaton fish, duck, open to non-residents.
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Balatonfenyves Traditional oven · Traditional Hungarian · Pizza
Family restaurant and pizzeria in central Balatonfenyves, on the corner of the railway station and the pedestrian street, since 2004. Wood-fired pizza, meats from their own smoker, three daily set menus,. Seasonal, spring to autumn.
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Tihany Traditional csárda · Fish · Traditional Hungarian
Family-run csárda and winery on Tihany's Cserhegy, with a wine cellar handed down since the late 17th century and a panorama of Lake Balaton. Fish soup, Balaton fish, Grey cattle and Mangalica, own wines from the Balatonfüred-Csopak region. Weekends from Easter to mid-October.
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Balatonszentgyörgy Craft beer
Family brewery in Balatonszentgyörgy since the 1990s, run by the Király family. Sörművek (Fater lager, Boxer wheat, Cekker sour cherry, Bojler IPA) and Sörműhely brands, brand shop Wednesday to Saturday.
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Alsóörs Balaton cuisine · Fish · Traditional Hungarian
A waterside bistro in the Alsóörs Marina, run by the Hungarian Water Rescue Service. Breakfast, green pea stew with meatballs, fried curd-cheese dumplings, fish dishes, set menu 2,990 HUF.
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Csopak Balaton wines · Wine terrace
One of Csopak's defining family wineries, in a late-18th-century press house on Bishop Ranolder's former wine estate. Olaszrizling from Siralomvágó, a panoramic wine terrace above the vineyards and Lake Balaton, cold platters with serrano and mangalica ham and homemade cheeses.
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Eszteregnye Local ingredients · Artisan cheese
Family dairy in Eszteregnye near Nagykanizsa using milk from pastured Hungarian Simmental and Jersey cows. About 15 yogurts, fresh, smoked, kneaded, aged and mould-ripened cheeses, parenyica, quark, sour cream, weekly delivery from Hévíz to Fonyód.
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Balatonakarattya Café · Pizza · Breakfast and brunch
A café, breakfast spot and small deli in Balatonakarattya at the Bercsényi roundabout. Run by Nóra Ördög and Pál Nánási: coffee, freshly baked rolls, breakfasts, pizza, salads, spritzers and ice cream in summer, open all year.
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Balatonkenese Balaton cuisine · Farm-to-table · Modern Hungarian
A small home restaurant in Balatonkenese, with chef Máté Gál's weekend dinners by advance booking. A four-course menu that changes weekly, made from Balaton ingredients over embers, for 14,000 HUF.
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Várvölgy Traditional oven · Traditional Hungarian
A mix of classic inn and French bistro in Várvölgy in the Keszthely Hills, a quarter of an hour from Keszthely. Sourdough bread, wood-oven piglet knuckle, braised beef cheek, confit duck leg, Budapest tenderloin, open all year.
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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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