6 of the best Chinese Valentine's Day dining specials in Beijing

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Is it February again already? Our sweaty elbows and knees would suggest otherwise, but just in case you didn't have enough romance in the spring, Chinese Valentine's Day, Qixi is here!

Treat your main squeeze with one of the many Qixi dining specials on offer in Beijing. Check out our list below for where to wine and dine to your heart's content.

Mosto

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Mosto. Tue 25. 8-10pm.

Cosy up with your main squeeze at Mosto with a romantic candle-lit dinner and plenty of ambience. Begin with three starters featuring foie gras, New Zealand green mussel casserole and yellow fin tuna tiradito, tuck into your choice of main (either the signature Josper grilled beef tenderloin or the Icelandic codfish with squid and red pepper sauce), and then finish up with your choice of dessert (between the passion fruit panna cotta and milk chocolate and Nutella cigar).

Price 488RMB (per person)

Reservation recommended Call 138 1132 5451 or email [e-mail] for booking 

Cocottine by FLO.

Cocottine by FLO. Tue 25. 11am-10pm.

The classy French bistro’s Qixi dinner menu features a lighter fare that starts with a charcuterie platter, ham and melon salad, and foie gras with mango and cheery sauces for sharing, followed by Mediterranean vegetable soups. Indulge in the mains of beef fillet and Iceland halibut, and creme brûlée, rose sponge cake with lychee raspberry sorbet for dessert. Dinner will also include two glasses of sparkling wines.

Price 598RMB (for two)

Reservation recommended Call 6551 1081 for booking

Migas Mercado

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Migas. Tue 25. 5:30-10pm. 

For stunning CBD views and tasty Spanish bites, Migas Mercado is hard to beat. Serving up an aphrodisiac-laced dinner for two, their Qixi menu includes individual appetizers and a lavish seafood platter for starters – a feast of two French oysters, two New Zealand scampis, two squids, 10 tiger prawns and 300g mussels, as well as the main of roasted Australian black Angus beef tenderloin with mash potato, and strawberry ice cream with cocoa crumble for dessert.

Price 1,388RMB (for two)

Reservation recommended Call 65007579 for booking

Tribe

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Tribe. Tue 25. 6-10pm.

Showing your love for your special someone doesn’t always mean splurging on an eight-course menu – the most romantic idea could be, well, simply treating your date to something wholesome and healthy ('so you can live longer and make your romance last longer too', as the team behind Tribe puts it). Head over to the organic eatery for some delish, guilt-free superfoods that’ll be sure to leave you and your S.O. feeling fresh. Choose from any of their salads (except the beef salad) and pair it with roasted chicken, pizza (288RMB a set), or steak and pasta (298RMB a set). Each set also comes with two glass of glass wine.

Price 288RMB/298RMB

Gung Ho! Pizza

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Gung Ho! Pizza. Tue 25. 11am-late.

Gung Ho! also keeps things casual by celebrating Qixi with some doughy goodness. Carbo-load with your choice of pizzas including Hawaiian, pepperoni, bbq chicken, kung pao chicken, or chocolate strawberry and Peking Popeye, and choose between four salads. As well as nibble on a skewer platter and your choice of dessert (choose between a chocolate brownie, fig yoghurt, apple crumble, or chocolate mud pie).

Price 198RMB

Jing Yaa Tang

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Jing Yaa Tang. Tue 25. Noon-2.30pm

Want some luxe food at a not-so-luxe price point? Or a break from all the multi-course menus? Why not treat your S.O to a gluttonous meal and pig out on unlimited dim sums at Jing Yaa Tang, The Opposite House’s Chinese fine dining restaurant. Their atmosphere of sophistication is sure to impress your date. Already boasting a great value, the bottomless dim sum deal is now even cheaper with a 50 per cent discount till’ the end of the month.

Price 158RMB per person (plus 15 percent service fee)

Reservation recommended Call 6410 5230 for booking

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