17 places to swoon over this Valentine's Day!

Ah, Valentine's Day. When lovers come out in droves, when florists make a killing, when restaurants are packed to the brim. To help you navigate this lust-filled haze, here are 17 places to wine and dine your beau on February 14. Many of these venues require reservations, so act fast.

Bread etc

Give yourself over to your lover this Valentine's Day with Bread etc's red velvet cake. They're melding cream cheese, homemade whipped cream, and mascarpone together, before soaking it in crème de cassis and shaping it into two sizes: a bigger, heart-shaped portion and a smaller set of lips. Pick one or both to show what your heart and lips desire.

Bread etc
1486 West Nanjing Road / 南京西路1486号
500 South Xiangyang Road / 襄阳南路 500号

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Phénix Eatery & Bar

Phénix, the one-Michelin-star French restaurant at The Puli hotel, is serving a seven-course Valentine's Day dinner. You get a glass of champagne the moment you're seated, before you're piled with caviar, foie gras, frog legs, and beef. Two kinds of desserts await at the end. There's an optional wine pairing, but we think it's necessary.

Puli Hotel
¥888 per person; ¥288 for wine pairing
Prices are subject to 10 percent service charge and 6 percent VAT.
2/F, 1 Changde Road / 常德路1号2楼
3203 6988

Colca and Azul Tapas Lounge

Chef Eduardo Vargas is doing set dinners at his restaurants Colca and Azul Tapas Lounge. At Azul, you get eight tapas and two desserts including truffle and mushroom croqueta, pork cheek, and a chocolate heart. Over at Colca, there's an array of appetizers and mains like this Peruvian seafood rice. Finish off with chocolate mousse and a crispy doughnut.

Azul Tapas Lounge
¥688 per couple
8/F, 378 Wukang Road / 武康路378号8楼
5405 2252

Colca
¥788 per couple
2/F, 199 Hengshan Road / 衡山路199号2楼
5401 5366

BottlesXO

If you need liquid courage to say those three words this Valentine's Day, then head to BottlesXO. They're offering discounts on wines such as champagne, prosecco, and a lustrous red. Download their app to discover these bottles and more.

BottlesXO
Website: bottlesxo.com

Hakkasan

The Bund is always a stunner when it comes to landmark meals, and Hakkasan is ensuring you do it right with their Valentine's Day dinner. They've created one-off dishes for the occasion, such as goldfish dumpling with fish maw and crispy prawn with foie gras. Singer Cherry Brown and the restaurant's resident saxophonist will be serenading you and your companion as you eat.

Hakkasan
¥999 per person
5/F, Bund18, 18 No1 North Zhongshan Road / 中山东一路18号外滩十八号5层
6321 5888

Tomatito

There's no better place for love then at the Sexy Tapas Bar itself, Tomatito. You get seven courses, including oysters, foie gras, goat cheese, beef carpaccio, pork belly, salmon, and dessert. They're throwing in two cocktails as part of the deal too.

Tomatito
¥499 per couple
Zhong Plaza, 2/F, 99 Taixing Road / 泰兴路99号2楼
6259 8671

The Portman Ritz-Carlton

The Portman Ritz-Carlton is having a number of wine and dine packages this Valentine's Day. Happening both at The Ritz Bar & Lounge and the revamped Portman's Restaurant, there're drinks, dinners, and an afternoon tea set that will leave you and your partner in the mood for love.

The Portman Ritz-Carlton
1376 West Nanjing Road / 南京西路1376号
6279 8888

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Canton Table

Give the European food a break this Valentine's Day with a nine-course set dinner at Canton Table. You have your traditional Cantonese delicacies such as barbecue pork, as well as modern touches like foie gras and almond milk with bird's nest. The first ten customers to book will receive a sugar art rose.

Canton Table
¥1,588 per couple
Prices are subject to 10 percent service charge.
5/F, 3 East Zhongshan Yi Road / 中山东一路3号5楼
6321 3737

8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana

If Italian cuisine is what you're after, then do it at the one of the best places in Shanghai, 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana. The restaurant is serving a six-course degustation dinner on Valentine's Day including caviar, pigeon, wagyu, and ravioli, while chocolate awaits at the end. It's pricey, but they have two Michelin stars, so prepare to be wowed.

8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana
¥2,380 per person
6/F, Associate Mission Building, 169 Yuanmingyuan Road / 圆明园路169号6
6087 2890

The Pine at Rui Jin

Here's your chance for you and your dearest to try something shiny this Valentine's. The Pine is a new restaurant by the people behind Light & Salt, and they're doing a tasting menu on February 14. You get seven courses, including wagyu, oyster, grouper, and lobster, finished off with some chocolate.

The Pine at Rui Jin
¥999 per person
118 Ruijin Er Road / 瑞金二路118号
173 2104 3505

Styx

Trade Cupid's arrow for skewers instead with the Valentine's Day menu at Styx. There's a wealth of food: lamb, pork, salmon, and vegetables on a stick, plus Argentinean beef rump, three side dishes, and a coffee flan for dessert. It comes with free cocktails too.

Styx
¥488 per couple
199 Hengshan Road / 衡山路199号
5401 9356

Le Comptoir de Pierre Gagnaire

Steal away with your beloved to one of the most romantic spots in the city with this dinner at Capella Shanghai. Happening at their French restaurant le Comptoir de Pierre Gagnaire, a five-course set menu awaits with black truffle, foie gras, and lobster, together with a complimentary cocktail. Or you could go all in and get the wine pairing option too.

Capella Shanghai
¥1,288 per person; ¥700 for wine pairing
2/F, 480 West Jianguo Road / 建国西路480号2楼
5466 9928

Lago

Italian restaurant Lago is letting you and your sweetheart live it up with their Valentine's Day set menu. You get seafood carpaccio to start, followed by a soup, two main courses of beef and foie gras, and affogato as dessert. Toast with prosecco, inclusive in the meal.

Bellagio Shanghai
¥1,488 per couple
Prices are subject to 15 percent surcharge.
188 Beisuzhou Road / 北苏州路188号
3680 6777

Daimon and Bo Shanghai

Bo Shanghai is giving Valentine's Day a local twist with their Butterfly Love Story menu. Based on the tale of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, China's very own Romeo and Juliet saga, their journey is traced through a series of romantic dishes. Over at sister restaurant Daimon, they're doing their Tian Mi Mi sharing menu that includes the above dish of caviar and spam on toast.

Bo Shanghai
¥1,769 per person
Prices are subject to 10 percent surcharge.
6F, Bund 5, 20 Guangdong Road / 广东路20号6楼
5383 3656

Daimon
¥999 per couple
Prices are subject to 10 percent surcharge.
6F, Bund 5, 20 Guangdong Road / 广东路20号6楼
5383 2031

The Stage

Show how much you care by feeding someone an endless amount of food, which you can do at The Westin Bund Center. They're holding their Be My Valentine buffet dinner at lobby restaurant The Stage, which includes an array of cuisines combined with champagne or sparkling wine. Your special someone will also receive a complimentary box of roses and a stuffed bear.

The Westin Bund Center Shanghai
¥458 per person including one glass of sparkling wine
¥998 per couple including one bottle of sparkling wine
¥1,188 per couple including one bottle of champagne
88 Middle Henan Road / 河南中路88号
6103 5048

The Twins

You and your loved one can soak in the Mediterranean at The Twins, which is doing a Valentine's Day set menu. The set is for two, and you get oysters, hamburger ceviche, burrata, halibut, and veal, with a mascarpone cream and cherry pavlova to top it off. The set comes with a choice of either sparkling, red, or white wine, and a special gift.

The Twins
¥1,588 per couple
286 Shimen Yi Road, W201, HKRI Taikoo Hui / 石门一路286号兴业太古汇W201
5255 5659

Bonus Gelateria

Sometimes ice cream is all you need to profess your feelings for someone. Do it with this red velvet, rose, and sauternes scoop at Bonus Gelateria. It bursting with the freshness of white peaches, pears, lemons, and grapefruit, combined with a heady perfume scent and richness from the wine. So simple but so good.

Bonus Gelateria
Unit 4,39 Ruijin Er Road / 瑞金二路39号－4
276 Wulumuqi Road / 乌鲁木齐中路276号