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CSOPAKI RESTI BY LAUREL
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VÖLGYHÍD KONYHA & RÉT
The Völgyhíd Konyha & Rét has given me motivation among others to start an honest…
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Lake Balaton

9 Jan 2024

CSOPAKI RESTI BY LAUREL

Csopak
Fine Dining and Fine Bistro
$$$
4.7
My huge favourite is the smallest restaurant of the country, namely the Csopaki Resti by Laurel. I don't know exactly how big the place is, which used to be a ‘resti’ once, but it's safe to say that most of the flavours per sqm are served at the train station of Csopak. The meals are served by Bence, who is both the careful owner and the soul of the Resti. He takes the calls, he presents the tasting menu prepared in advance by the Laurel restaurant in Budapest, while creating a friendly atmosphere with stories about the dishes and informal, interactive conversation. Their rooster soup covers a ramen and for me it is the non plus ultra! I love it and...
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31 Dec 2023

VÖLGYHÍD KONYHA & RÉT

Kőröshegy
Contemporary Gastronomy
$$
5
The Völgyhíd Konyha & Rét has given me motivation among others to start an honest and independent gastronomy blog. I couldn't wait to visit here again and to write about them. I had never dreamed then that this would be the last time I would have the opportunity to be their guest...
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24 Dec 2023

BUBORÉK CSOPAK – BED, BIKE, BREAD

Csopak
Breakfast & Brunch
$
4.4
Although I was born in Budapest, I'm also a ‘Balaton girl’, so I can't help but be biased towards anything related to Balaton. Fortunately, I don't need to be biased to write good reviews about Buborék. Buborék, as a bakery, breakfast and brunch spot, would be perfect in the downtown of Budapest, too. Obviously, the fact that the beach in Csopak is at the end of the street is no little extra, nor is the fact that the premise is also home to a bike shop. I'm not a bike person at all, but I love pistachio croissants and I'm a particular fan of them here. Everything I've eaten here so far has been delicious - the avocado toast, the Croque...
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1 Nov 2023

SCHIESZL VENDÉGLŐ

Budakalász
Hungarian Homely Flavours
$$
4
The Schieszl is a multi-generational gastronomic dynasty, the history of which started with a wine bar in 1896. By today, in addition to their restaurant in Budakalász, they cultivate several hectares of vineyards in Csopak and Balatonfüred for their own winery. Budakalász is characterised by a very close-knit Swabian community and maintaining the traditions plays an important role in the life of the restaurant. We arrived on a rainy, leaf-covered day of October, so my main wish was a soul-warming, autumnal lunch with an autumnal flavour and atmosphere. What else, if not a pumpkin cream soup is an emblem of a cozy mood? It was delicious and it tasted well, just like the heavenly crumbled duck legs from the salt marinade....
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25 Oct 2023

BISTRO SPARHELT

Balatonfüred
Fine Dining and Fine Bistro
$$$
4
While there's a discreet charm of ‘Lángos’ (deep fried dough) and ‘hekk’ (a flakey white fish with a very subtle taste) between two splashes in the summer, it's still incredibly refreshing to see how much the hospitality of the Balaton area has evolved in the past nearly 10 years. Sparhelt used to be a pillar of the youth of the gastronomic revolution of the North Coast. Balázs Elek has brought a new colour and quality to Balatonfüred and he has also been able to lure guests from the shore to the town. We visited this place around the time of its opening for the first time, 7-8 years ago, and I still remember this day how exhilarated we left the restaurant....
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18 Oct 2023

VÍGMOLNÁR CSÁRDA

Lake Balaton and its surroundings
Hungarian Homely Flavours
$$
4.9
In the past, when I heard the word ’csárda’, I thought of catering establishments specialising in ripping off foreigners, with ’vegeta-spiced’ (a special, low quality Hungarian dried vegetable mix with a lot of salt used for flavouring) food dripping in oil. Vígmolnár has not only dispelled this negative stereotype, but has also stolen itself into my heart. Csopak, a thatched house, a rotating mill wheel, a bell-shaped oven, sage green colours, a cozy terrace, always smiling waiters...
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