BalatonEats guide

South shore: restaurants and food spots

South shore: menus, atmosphere, prices and getting there. Open the guides to find your ideal stop.

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A bisztró fekete-fehér grafikákkal díszített terasza Zamárdi

Bistro · Beach bistro

Parti Bisztró

A renewed beach bistro on Zamárdi's free beach, with a rooftop terrace and a view of Tihany: a short seasonal menu from local farmers, themed dinner evenings and a pop-up market.

Mid-range An evening with friends · For cocktails · For the view · With a terrace · By the water
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Bagel sandwich with tomato and lettuce, served with fries Fonyód

Fish · Traditional Hungarian

Gambero Restaurant

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.

Mid-range An evening with friends · For a family lunch · For a date · Seasonal · With a terrace
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Pult kilátással a Balatonra Zamárdi

Ice cream shop · Fish · Fried-fish bar

Dokk Halsütöde és Fagyizó

Fish fry and ice-cream bar next to Zamárdi's beach: freshly fried catfish and fish crackling, artisan Italian ice cream with sugar-free flavours, specialty coffee and cocktails.

Affordable With children · For a quick lunch · Informal · Hidden gem
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Creamy vanilla ice cream with a real vanilla pod and vanilla seeds Fonyód

Ice cream shop · Café · Specialty coffee

MÚÚ Fagyibár & Specialty Coffee

An ice-cream bar and specialty café in Fonyódliget, a few minutes from the station, since 2026. Ice cream from local milk with Bogyoszló poppy seeds and Boglár hazelnuts, La Marzocco coffee, V60, kombucha, dog ice cream.

Affordable For a cycling trip · With children · With a dog · For breakfast · Hidden gem
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Fagylalt tölcsérben a teraszon Zamárdi

Ice cream shop

Hirschmann Fagyizó

Zamárdi's oldest ice-cream parlour, open since 1965: fourth generation, great-grandfather's recipes, cooked artisan ice cream, around 80 flavours and a retro counter under the vine arbour.

Affordable Award-winning · With children · Traditional · Artisan · Cult favourite
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A dish at A Konyhám Stúdió 365 Fonyód

Traditional Hungarian · Modern Hungarian

A Konyhám Stúdió 365

Personal, modern Hungarian restaurant in central Fonyód, on the third floor of a shopping building, with chef Gabi Szikra. MICHELIN Guide selection, Gault&Millau 13 points. Fonyód bleak fish soup, wild boar with gnocchi, pikeperch, fried curd dumplings, many vegan dishes.

Upper mid-range With children · For a special occasion · With a dog · For a quiet dinner · Hidden gem
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Márton Cukrászda, Balatonlelle – photo 7 Balatonlelle

Patisserie · Ice cream shop

Márton Cukrászda

A family patisserie in Balatonlelle since 1979, run by master confectioner Lajos Márton and his daughter Katalin, open all year. Lellei Krémes, Lellei álom slice, pogácsa baked twice daily, fruit pies, ice cream in summer, dog ice cream too.

Affordable For a cycling trip · With children · With a dog · Meeting place
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A scoop of ice cream in a Tejvirág branded paper cup Balatonboglár

Dessert workshop · Ice cream shop

Tejvirág Fagylaltozó

An artisan ice cream shop on Platán beach in Balatonboglár. Viktor Buzsics's award-winning ice creams, including the chilli raspberry Balaton hot kiss, a permanent sugar-free range and shaved ice, in the summer season.

Affordable Award-winning · With children · Artisan · Seasonal · By the water
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Panoramic restaurant and terrace of Völgyhíd Konyha és Rét in Kőröshegy, with the concrete arches of the Kőröshegy viaduct behind Kőröshegy

Local ingredients · Café

Völgyhíd Konyha & Rét

Bistro and street-food meadow under the M7 viaduct in Kőröshegy, in Gault&Millau 2026. Duck liver with cabbage jam, pheasant soup, veal Stefánia, vegan stuffed pepper, set menus 14,000-16,000 HUF, smash burgers.

Upper mid-range For a cycling trip · With children · With a dog · For the view · Meeting place · With a terrace
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Kistücsök Food & Room, Balatonszemes Balatonszemes

Farm-to-table · Traditional Hungarian · Modern Hungarian

Kistücsök Food & Room

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.

Premium With children · For a special occasion · Cult favourite · With a dog · For a date
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