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Western basin: restaurants and food spots

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

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An artisan chocolate cake at Mónisüti in Gyenesdiás. Gyenesdiás

Patisserie · Ice cream shop · Café

Mónisüti

Family pâtisserie in Gyenesdiás near the beach. The famous Móni krémes, homemade cakes, rugelach, artisan ice cream in summer, a play corner for kids.

Affordable With children · Artisan
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The mint-green façade of Jordanics, guests on the terrace and bikes in front Keszthely

Patisserie · Ice cream shop · Café

Jordanics Cukrászda

Keszthely's oldest confectionery, open since 1968 in a mint-green house just off the pedestrian street. Artisan ice cream including the Keszthelyi Kétszínű, cakes baked on site, and a father-and-son team who say good ice cream has to be found. Spring to end of September.

Affordable Town-centre setting · With children · Cult favourite · Hidden gem · Seasonal
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The leopard-print interior of NABOO with arched windows and velvet armchairs Gyenesdiás

Fine bistro · Mediterranean

NABOO Fine Bistro & Bar

Playful, club-like bistro and bar in Gyenesdiás, open all year, in Gault&Millau’s Balaton selection. Monthly changing menu, Neapolitan pizza, foie gras burger, catfish paprikash, fly agaric dessert, cocktails.

Upper mid-range An evening with friends · Award-winning · For cocktails
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NemSzomszéd sushi restaurant in central Keszthely, with a modern dining room and open sushi kitchen Keszthely

Asian

NemSzomszéd

Sushi bar in central Keszthely from the Pajti team, since 2025. Maki, nigiri, gunkan and sashimi rolled on site, gyoza, tempura prawns, miso and Tom Kha soup, pad thai, matcha, a mini Asian shop.

Mid-range An evening with friends · With children · Informal · With a dog · Meeting place
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Two women toasting with sparkling wine on Szigliget Várudvar’s sunset terrace Szigliget

Balaton cuisine · Burgers · Pizza

Szigliget Várudvar

Food and culture courtyard at the foot of Szigliget castle. Street food, cocktails, a family rest area, summer concerts and theatre performances.

Mid-range For live music · With children · For cocktails · Cult favourite · With a dog · For the view
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The glass-walled covered terrace of Los Amigos on Keszthely's main square Keszthely

Mexican · Steak

Los Amigos Mexikói Étterem

Transdanubia's first Mexican restaurant, since 2003, on Keszthely's main square near the Balaton Theatre. Fajitas in a hot iron pan, chicken breast ironed with rosemary at your table, burritos, enchiladas, nachos and steaks, Latin music and a terrace.

Upper mid-range An evening with friends · For a family lunch · With children · With a dog · With a larger group
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The Lady Hamilton terrace in the Festetics Palace park among evergreens, a menu board in front Keszthely

Patisserie · Café · Breakfast and brunch

Lady Hamilton Kávéház

A coffee house within the walls of Festetics Palace, with a terrace facing the palace park. Specialty coffee, brunch with an English breakfast, cakes from Bergmann Cukrászda, and a name that recalls the palace's legendary lady. Open all year.

Upper mid-range Town-centre setting · With a dog · For a date · For breakfast · Meeting place
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Historic building and lakeside garden terrace of Halászcsárda in Keszthely, beside Helikon Beach Keszthely

Fish · Traditional Hungarian

Halászcsárda

Csárda built by the Festetics family in 1934 next to Keszthely's Helikon beach. Fish soup, fried carp bites, zander and their own Zala dödölle, in an old csárda atmosphere.

Upper mid-range An evening with friends · With children · Traditional
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A Vén Bakter Borozó bejárata a borozó táblájával Hévíz

Wine bar · Cultural pub

Vén Bakter Borozó

An old-fashioned wine bar in central Hévíz since 1993: wine drawn from chilled jars, spritzers, railway memorabilia, what the house calls the town's best bread and dripping, and friendly prices.

Affordable An evening with friends · Town-centre setting · For a glass of wine · Informal · Cult favourite · Meeting place
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IPA can and glass Balatonszentgyörgy

Craft beer

Balatonszentgyörgy Brewery

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.

Affordable For a food-focused outing · Traditional
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