BalatonEats guide
A Hungarian csárda, a modern bistro or a leisurely dinner around the lake? Choose from the restaurants here. Profiles provide information about atmosphere, price level and booking as well as the food. Pick a town, then see which venue suits the occasion; always check the current menu on the venue’s own website.
Balatonboglár Bistro · Hungarian · International · Seasonal
A year-round bistro beneath plane trees in Balatonboglár: Hungarian foundations, seasonal dishes and Balaton wines. The former cocktail bar offers a starting point for both an unhurried lunch and a multi-course dinner.
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Balatonfüred Bistro · Brunch · Seasonal
Brunch beside Kisfaludy beach, with substantial autumn bistro dishes: Eggs Benedict, confit duck, pistachio salmon and smoked gomolya. A Füred stop accessible without a beach day.
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Badacsonytomaj Grill · Creative Hungarian
Mede Ádám's live-fire kitchen in Badacsony: bodag flatbread, distinctive Hungarian dishes and changing blackboard specials. A fine-dining background in a more informal format.
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Balatonmáriafürdő Balaton cuisine · Fine bistro · Fish · Local ingredients · Contemporary Hungarian · Modern Hungarian · Seasonal
A year-round culinary destination by Balatonmáriafürdő's harbour, with contemporary Hungarian dishes, southern Balaton wines and a strong dessert selection.
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Alsóörs Balaton cuisine · Bistro · Fish · Home-style cooking · Seasonal
The waterfront bistro at Alsóörs Marina, where lifeguards cook and serve: breakfast, home-style vegetable stews, fish and modern desserts for a good cause.
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Balatonkenese Balaton cuisine · Farm-to-table · Local ingredients · Creative Hungarian · Seasonal
Balatonkenese's tucked-away supper-club-style restaurant, where Gál Máté cooks a changing four-course menu of local, seasonal ingredients at weekends — strictly by advance reservation.
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Alsóörs Balaton cuisine · Fine bistro · Fish · Traditional Hungarian · International · Seasonal
Contemporary Hungarian and international cooking with front-row Balaton views at Alsóörs's Ypsilon Yacht Club, led by chefs Szabó Zsolt and Egri Zsombor.
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Badacsonytomaj Balaton cuisine · Balaton wines · Wine terrace · Grill · Seasonal
An arboretum walk, Balaton views, estate wines and relaxed seasonal cooking on a Badacsonyörs hillside.
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Csopak Balaton wines · Wine terrace · Modern Hungarian · Seasonal
A family cellar restaurant in Csopak, where seasonal plates and estate wines tell the wine region's story together.
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Balatonkenese BBQ · Bistro · Grill · Home-style cooking · Local ingredients · Creative Hungarian · Hungarian · Modern Hungarian · Regional Hungarian · Seasonal
Five generations of butchery tradition, house-made meat products and modern Hungarian bistro cooking in central Balatonkenese.
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Balatonudvari Balaton cuisine · Balaton wines · Bistro · Burgers · Fish · Local ingredients · Beach bistro · Street food · Seasonal
Award-winning catfish street food, seasonal dishes and Balaton wines right beneath the trees of Fövenyes beach.
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Badacsonytomaj Balaton cuisine · Balaton wines · Bistro · Wine terrace · Fish · Local ingredients · Modern Hungarian · Seasonal
Badacsony's historic meeting place reborn as a modern bistro, wine bar and working Laposa estate headquarters.
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