Siófok Asian · Modern Hungarian
Mala Garden Étterem
Bali-style restaurant on Siófok’s Gold Coast, open all year. Thai soup, ramen, Spaghetti al Pesce, venison ragout, chocolate soufflé, a big wine list.
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Restaurants and bistros at Lake Balaton
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.
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Siófok 
Balatonlelle BBQ · Burgers · Modern Hungarian
BL YachtClub Étterem
Waterfront restaurant in Balatonlelle’s marina, open every day of the year. Pitbox smoked dishes, veal stew, pork katsu, prawn orzotto, miso ramen, children’s menu.
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Balatonlelle Balaton wines · Bistro · Mediterranean
LIDO Étterem & Borbár
Restaurant and wine bar on the Móló sétány in Balatonlelle, from 8 in the morning. Breakfast, beef cheek, squid-ink pasta with seafood, an almost entirely South Balaton wine list.
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Tihany Modern Hungarian · Italian · Pizza
Apáti Étterem
Year-round pizzeria, café and bistro on the edge of Tihany-Sajkod, beside a meadow, with west-facing terraces over Bázsa Bay. Sourdough pizza from an Italian oven, vegetable stews, game, Tihany lavender beer, sunsets. Gault&Millau 2026.
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Balatonföldvár Fish · Traditional Hungarian
Kukorica Csárda, Balatonföldvár
Thatched csárda in Balatonföldvár by Route 7, since 1980. Cauldron goulash, catfish fish soup, catfish paprikash with cottage-cheese pasta, big terrace, playground.
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Csopak BBQ · Bistro · Modern Hungarian
Csopaki Resti
Small restaurant at Csopak railway station, with Viktor Vázsonyi's joyful cooking. Daily-changing plates: smoker-cooked meat, paprikash with nokedli, spreads, Balaton wines.
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Balatonkenese Traditional Hungarian
Vadkacsa Restaurant and Guesthouse
Restaurant, guesthouse and beach bistro at the Vak Bottyán beach in Balatonkenese, a third-generation family business. Duck rillette, Kenese fish soup with grey catfish, crispy duck leg with dödölle, catfish steak.
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Keszthely Italian · Pizza
Piazza di Piccola Napoli
Neapolitan pizzeria and wine bar on Keszthely's pedestrian street, with a terrace under the trees. Wood-oven Bufala and burrata pizza, panuozzo with Parma ham, homemade tiramisu.
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Siófok BBQ · Burgers
Déli Part Woodfired BBQ
Wood-fired American BBQ in Siófok on the bank of the Sió. Smoked brisket, ribs, the pulled-pork DP Spec burger, Gault&Millau-recommended, relaxed atmosphere.
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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.
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Zamárdi Fish · Traditional Hungarian
Hausmann Étterem
A family restaurant in Zamárdi since 1995, a few metres from Lake Balaton: traditional Hungarian cooking, a panoramic terrace, weddings and events, open from spring to late autumn.
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Alsóörs Fish · Traditional Hungarian · Pizza
Carpaccio Étterem
Italian trattoria in central Alsóörs for nearly 35 years, in a family house with a garden. Beef carpaccio, seafood pasta, ossobuco, seafood specials on the board, Italian wines.
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AlsóörsBadacsonyBadacsonyörsBalatonakaliBalatonakarattyaBalatonalmádiBalatonboglárBalatonfenyvesBalatonföldvárBalatonfüredBalatongyörökBalatonkeneseBalatonlelleBalatonmáriafürdőBalatonszárszóBalatonszemesBalatonszőlősBalatonudvariBalatonvilágosCsopakDörgicseFonyódGyenesdiásGyulakesziHegymagasHévízKáptalantótiKékkútKeszthelyKisapátiKőröshegyKöveskálÖrvényesPaloznakRévfülöpSalföldSiófokSzigligetTihanyVárvölgyVászolyVonyarcvashegyZalavárZamárdiZánka
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