14 Valentine's Day dining deals for treating your main squeeze

Photograph: courtesy The Shanghai EDITION

Living in the big city, big romantic moments can happen all the time. But if you're looking for ways to make bae feel extra special this Valentine's Day, there's no shortage of restaurants around the city that can help. Here are our top picks for this Thursday 14 February. For the full list of V Day dining deals in Shanghai, extract the QR code below.

The Sukhothai Shanghai

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Both La Scala and URBAN Café at The Sukhothai Shanghai are getting into the Valentine's spirit this year. Italian restaurant La Scala will be offering a five-course dinner for two complete with a bottle of prosecco (1,288RMB), while URBAN Café will be serving up a Southeast Asian menu with two glasses of prosecco (468RMB for two). Couples also get a handmade gift. (Prices not including 10 percent service charge and 6 percent VAT).

📍The Sukhothai Shanghai, 380 Weihai Lu, near Shimen Yi Lu. Until Thu 14. 1,288RMB (La Scala); 468RMB (URBAN).

Mr & Mrs Bund

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Mr & Mrs Bund is all about setting the mood this Valentine's Day with roses, candles, Champagne and sharing set menus loaded up with a mix of Paul Pairet classics (think jumbo shrimp 'in citrus jar', long short rib teriyaki, the lemon and lemon tart) and the likes of lobster, waygu rib eye steak and black cod truffle meunière, all set to a soundtrack of love songs.

📍Mr & Mrs Bund, Sixth Floor, Bund 18, 18 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, near Nanjing Dong Lu. Thu 14. 5-10.30pm. 998RMB (per person, plus 10 percent service charge).

PHÉNIX Eatery & Bar

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PHÉNIX at the PuLi has put together a Valentine's menu with highlights including a seafood escabèche and braised wagyu beef. Or go big with a six-course tasting menu with a dedicated butler service throughout the evening, and an hour-long UR SPA treatment voucher for two. Booking required 48 hours in advance.

📍PHÉNIX Eatery & Bar, Second Floor, The PuLi Hotel and Spa, 1 Changde Lu, near Yanan Zhong Lu. Thu 14. 6-10pm. 888RMB (tasting menu); 8,888RMB (private dining).

The Commune Social

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Share the love on Valentine's Day with The Commune Social's eight-course sharing menu (888RMB per couple), including a glass of sparkling wine. Limited seating, RSVP strongly recommended.

📍The Commune Social, 511 Jiangning Lu, near Kangding Lu. Thu 14. 5.30-10pm. 888RMB.

The Captain

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Celebrate your Valentine's Day with dinner on top of one of the most beautiful terraces on The Bund. The Captain's four-course set menu features mains like pan-fried Canadian black cod or four-cheese gnocchi, and includes two glasses of Italian sparkling wine.

📍The Captain, Sixth Floor, 37 Fuzhou Lu, near Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu. Thu 14. 5pm-1am. 888RMB.

Strictly Cookies

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Strictly Cookies dominates the American-style cookie scene in Shanghai with its range of chewy, chunky and out-of-this-world sweet treats. It has also put together two Valentine's specials this year: Cookie Grams, with 50 cookie letters that arrive in a heart-shaped tin so you can customise to your heart's content; or Cookie Hearts, a pack of five different cookies decorated with flirty phrases. 

📍Add 'strictlycookies' on WeChat to order. 

Stone Brewing Tap Room

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Show your love with beer. Stone Brewing's Valentine's Day menu includes spicy salmon tartare, creamy asparagus soup with parma ham, herb-crusted angus beef tenderloin and rich lava sea salt cheesecake, with beer pairings available for each course. 

📍Stone Brewing Tap Room, 1107 Yuyuan Lu, near Jiangsu Lu. Thu 14. 5-10.30pm. From 388RMB.

D.O.C. Gastronomia Italiana

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Head to D.O.C.'s new Dagu Lu location for a five-course Valentine's Day menu of Italian dishes like arugula salad with pear, squid ink spaghetti and tiramisu. Valentine's bookings also get a bottle of prosecco on arrival. 

📍D.O.C. Gastronomia Italiana, 390 Dagu Lu, near Chengdu Bei Lu. Thu 14. 888RMB (per couple).

Azul

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Azul is celebrating Valentine’s Day with an eight-course set menu that includes mushroom croquettes, a winter salad of tomato and prawns and pan-seared foie gras on corn bread. For mains, there’s a duck confit with black bean puree, Argentinian beef with chimichurri and tamarind, and green quinoa risotto with halibut. 

📍Azul, Eighth Floor, 378 Wukang Lu, near Taian Lu. Thu 14. 5.30-10.30pm. 488RMB.

Mia Fringe

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Multi-brand lifestyle space and restaurant Mia Fringe is keeping things classy for Valentine's Day with a six-course dinner that kicks off with a sharing plate of French Tarbouriech oysters with salmon roe and a white wine vinegar sauce before moving on to the likes of New Zealand venison carpaccio with pickled vegetables and goats cheese, lobster bisque, beef tortellini and asparagus shrimp risotto. The set also comes with a welcome glass of sparkling rosé and a pair of complimentary Westwillow mugs.

📍Mia Fringe, Second Floor, 627 Huaihai Zhong Lu, near Sinan Lu. Thu 14. 7.30-11pm. 1,288RMB (for two).

The Bull & Claw

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The Fenyang Lu surf and turf spot is putting together a five-course Valentine's menu that includes oysters, roasted scallops, crispy pork belly and more. 

📍The Bull & Claw, 110 Fenyang Lu, near Taiyuan Lu. Thu 14. 999RMB (per couple). 

HIYA

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A Japanese izakaya-inspired restaurant taking cues from Michelin-starred chef Jason Atherton's London restaurant, Sosharu, HIYA is putting together a set menu that starts off with house-made snacks and the chef’s selection of six different sashimi, followed by Alaskan king crab temaco, roasted mushroom miso soup, Sanchoku Australian wagyu shortrib, and wraps up with black forest cake and more sweets.

📍HIYA, The Shanghai EDITION, 199 Nanjing Dong Lu, near Henan Lu. Thu 14. 5.30-11pm. 

The Shanghai Tavern

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The Shanghai EDITION’s all-day dining brasserie, reminiscent of the London EDITION’s Berners Tavern, is putting together a Valentine's Day menu including Lobster arancini, a half-dozen oysters, beef tartare and barbecue scallops, and ends on a sweet note with Baked Alaska, rose and raspberry parfait, cinnamon shortbread and more.

📍The Shanghai Tavern, First Floor, The Shanghai EDITION, 199 Nanjing Dong Lu, near Henan Lu. Thu 14. 5.30-11pm. 658RMB.

Colca

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Colca's V Day menu kicks off with tapas to share, followed by a ceviche-avocado roll, sea bass tiradito and crispy calamari salad. For mains, it’s octopus with whipped potato causa and rib eye with crispy potato and vegetable sides, cooked in the josper oven. Dessert is Peruvian alfajores, a type of cornstarch cookie with dulce de leche, and a chocolate mousse.

📍Colca, Second Floor, 199 Hengshan Lu, near Yongjia Lu. Thu 14. 5.30-10.30pm. Thu 14. 688RMB.

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