Tihany Balaton cuisine · Fish · Beach bistro
Csíkos Hattyú
Blue-and-white beach bistro on the kiosk row of Tihany's Gödrös free beach, since 2026. Fried-to-order zander, whole fried aubergine, whole fried chicken, homemade sauces.
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Badacsonyörs Balaton cuisine · Balaton wines · Wine terrace
Folly Arborétum és Étterem
Arboretum, family winery and panoramic restaurant on the hillside above Badacsonyörs, among cedars and cypresses. Own Folly wines, seasonal food, arboretum ticket required.
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Tapolca Local ingredients
CsupaSzörp
Handmade farm syrups from Tapolca since 2014, a family business of a wine expert and his graphic designer wife. Elderflower, lavender, strawberry-basil, elderflower-hibiscus, double currant, ginger, sugar-free versions, jams, sold in Balaton restaurants and shops.
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Vászoly Artisan cheese
Vászolyi Sajtmanufaktúra
Working cheese dairy in Vászoly since 2014, open on Saturdays. Balaton cheese, white-mould Szent Jakab made with spring water, fresh Hat malom, cream cheese, orda, yoghurt, butter. Good local restaurants buy here too.
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Balatonfüred Balaton wines · Fine bistro · Modern Hungarian
Bistro Sparhelt
Bib Gourmand fine bistro in Füred's upper town, with a Michelin plaque four years running. Hungarian comfort food with modern technique, meat and vegetarian tasting menus.
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Csopak Balaton wines · Wine terrace
Jásdi Cellar and 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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Kékkút Traditional Hungarian
Kőkút Garden Restaurant
Homestyle restaurant in Kékkút, the smallest village of the Káli Basin, in a restored old village pub. Chicken soup, bean goulash, wild boar tenderloin, beef stew with dumplings, cottage cheese dumplings, garden and cyclist rest stop.
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Badacsony Patisserie · Café · Specialty coffee
La Téne Desszertműhely & Kávéház
Dessert workshop and coffee house in an old post office in Badacsony. Buttery croissant, pistachio swirl and babka, French desserts, specialty coffee, brunch at weekends.
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Tihany Traditional oven · Traditional Hungarian
Régi Idők Udvara Open-Air Museum and Restaurant
A restaurant built into an open-air museum courtyard in central Tihany: a domed bread oven, a blacksmith's shop, carved statues and hundreds of old peasant objects, with oven-baked Hungarian dishes on clay and wooden plates, house beer in clay mugs, wild-fruit pálinka and folk music.
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Badacsony Traditional Hungarian · Modern Hungarian
Borbarátok Étterem
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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