BalatonEats guide

North shore: restaurants and food spots

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

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Angus sirloin with mustard sauce, potatoes and cherry tomatoes Salföld

Local ingredients · Traditional Hungarian

Káli Fecske Restaurant and Cultural Centre

Restaurant and cultural centre in Salföld, in a restored old school among old trees, open all year at weekends. Goose days until 16 November, mangalica knuckle, venison neck ragout with dödölle, red lentil stew, chocolate soufflé.

Mid-range For a family lunch · Award-winning · For live music · For a food-focused outing · With children · With a dog
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Historic white restaurant building of Nefelejcs Borbisztró in Badacsonytördemic, with blue doors and a shaded garden Badacsonytördemic

Bistro · Wine bar · Traditional Hungarian

Nefelejcs Borbisztró

A wine bistro in an 1800s house in Badacsonytördemic, run by Balázs Sike and Réka Velényi, open at weekends all year. Mangalica rillettes with quince horseradish, grilled zander, wild boar stew with dödölle, a wine suggestion with every dish.

Upper mid-range An evening with friends · For a glass of wine · With children · With a dog
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Tihanyi Vinarius’s stone-walled, timber-beamed restaurant; a Michelin 2023 sign is visible in the photograph. Tihany

Modern Hungarian

Tihanyi Vinarius

Michelin-recommended modern Hungarian restaurant in an 1822 Tihany abbey press house, with a terrace facing the Inner Lake. Venison with porcini, catfish with csusza, lavender cake.

Upper mid-range With a dog · For the view · For a date · With a terrace
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Zelna vineyard rows with Lake Balaton in the background Balatonfüred

Wine terrace · Fine bistro · Modern Hungarian

Zelna Bisztró

Michelin-recommended wine bistro in central Balatonfüred, the Zelna organic winery's own place. Smoked sturgeon tartare, zander fillet, aranygaluska, wine pairing, terrace.

Upper mid-range For a glass of wine · With children · For a special occasion · With a dog · For a date
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Villa Tolnay and its vineyards on the Csobánc slope from above Gyulakeszi

Balaton wines · Wine terrace

Villa Tolnay

Wine house and guesthouse on the slope of Csobánc near Gyulakeszi, in the villa where Klári Tolnay lived during the war. Swiss owner, Hungarian winemaker, Olaszrizling, Rhine Riesling and Grüner Veltliner, tastings on the terrace.

Mid-range For a glass of wine · For a food-focused outing · Traditional · For a date · Hidden gem
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Vánkos, Badacsonyörs – photo 6 Badacsonyörs

Café · Breakfast and brunch · Specialty coffee

Vánkos

Romantic stone-house guesthouse and V29 café in Badacsonyörs, with a shady garden. Specialty coffee, made-to-order sandwiches, cakes, local ingredients, a touch of Provence.

Mid-range For a cycling trip · With children · With a dog
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Picitmás étterem és manufaktúra, Balatonszőlős Balatonszőlős

Farm-to-table · Traditional Hungarian · Modern Hungarian

Picitmás étterem és manufaktúra

Vineyard-hill restaurant and workshop above Balatonszőlős, with a Tihany panorama and a big garden. Bone-marrow toast, Picitmás cordon bleu, mákos guba, Balaton wines.

Premium For a glass of wine · With children · For a special occasion · With a dog · For the view · For a date
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Hableány Badacsony, Badacsonytomaj Badacsony

Wine terrace · Fish · Modern Hungarian

Hableány Badacsony

Badacsony's meeting place since 1883, today the Laposa estate's bistro, wine bar and showcase winery. Catfish paprikash, beef cheek, the full Laposa wine list, winery tours.

Upper mid-range For a glass of wine · With children · For a special occasion · With a dog · For a date
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A croissant at SENZA café Balatonfüred

Patisserie · Bakery · Specialty coffee

SENZA

Gluten-free pâtisserie, bakery and café in Balatonfüred, on the first floor of the Silver shopping centre. Free-from krémes, Eszterházy, Sacher, wild-sourdough bagels, frozen products.

For breakfast
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The thatched Kecskeköröm Csárda and its garden from above Tihany

Traditional csárda · Fish · Traditional Hungarian

Kecskeköröm Csárda

Thatched csárda on the main street of Tihany's old village, a few minutes' walk from the abbey. Fish soup with catfish, goulash in a kettle, pike-perch with lavender-almond sauce, a flower garden, live music and Tihany lavender from lemonade to pálinka.

Upper mid-range For a family lunch · For live music · With children · With a larger group · With a terrace
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