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The Ultimate Guide to: Valentine’s Day 2026 in LondonBy Alicia Grimshaw
Whether you’re booking ahead, winging it, or just looking for somewhere that feels special without making a fuss about it, this guide rounds up the best restaurants in the capital getting it right this Valentine’s. Set menus, special dishes and
What: Running across Valentine’s week from 10th – 14th February, Oui Madame in Highbury and Islington will be serving a special set menu for two, priced at £95 per couple. In keeping with Oui Madame’s seasonal, produce-led approach, the Valentine’s set menu is intentionally not fixed. The kitchen will keep the dishes flexible across the week, allowing the team to cook with what’s best at market and to keep the food expressive, fresh and responsive night by night.
What: LUCA, the Michelin-starred modern Italian restaurant in Clerkenwell, is serving a five-course set menu, priced at £145, available on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th February. We’re talking about dishes including Parmesan fries; Roast Orkney scallops with winter truffle; Ravioli of Mazara prawns; Roasted creedy carver duck breast; and Molten amedei chocolate tarte. To drink, two wine pairings will be available.
What: Scarcity is the draw at Thirteen, where the one-night-only dinner series launches on Valentine’s Day itself. Available for one evening only, the £110-for-two menu features a curated sequence of starters, a shared Valentine’s tasting platter, dessert and a cocktail per guest. The focus is on a single, self-contained experience rather than à la carte dining.
What: Nothing flies in the face of Valentine’s Day more than some hardcore offal, smoked cod’s roe and dishes dripping with anchovy. For those looking to get out on February 14th without all the sparklers, awnings and Valentine’s Day reminders, head to St. JOHN Bread and Wine to be fed and watered by a connoisseur of comfort cooking, Farokh Talati. Whether ordering Smoked ox tongue, Chicken liver toast or faggots with Lentils and Mustard, Farokh can meet your offal-y needs or share a Smoked eel starter or Boiled egg with anchovy and tarragon for a bold beginning.
What: Fazenda Bishopsgate offers a high-impact Valentine’s experience built around lobster, tableside carving and indulgence. Available from 9 to 15 February, the special Valentine’s Churrasco menu, £74 for lunch or £86 for dinner, begins with a glass of sparkling wine followed by a Butter-Bathed Lobster Tail to share. Guests then enjoy Fazenda’s signature never-ending churrasco, with premium cuts including Picanha carved tableside by skilled passadores. The experience concludes with an exclusive Valentine’s dessert.
Where: Fazenda, 100 Bishopsgate Tower, London EC2M 1GT
What: This Valentine’s Day, Hakkasan sets the mood with The Slow Dance Menu – a one-night-only collaboration with Billecart-Salmon and Pantalones. Available on 14th February for lunch and dinner, the £150 per person experience pairs Hakkasan favourites with a bespoke welcome cocktail and a half bottle of Billecart-Salmon Le Rosé per guest. Some of Hakkasan’s most celebrated dishes will be offered on the night, including the Signature steamed dim sum duo, Grilled Chilean sea bass in honey and Crispy freshwater prawns, alongside a cocktail featuring Pantalones Reposado Tequila, the organic, award-winning brand founded by Matthew and Camila McConaughey, infused with strawberry, hibiscus, agave, grapefruit and a subtle savoury note of Tigerella tomato water.
What: Over Valentine’s weekend (13th–15th February), Rosewood London will be serving two limited-edition hero pies, available dine-in only at Holborn Dining Room. The two pies on offer include the Lobster and Scallop Pie, a luxurious seafood creation combining succulent lobster and tender scallops in a rich, delicate filling, encased in golden pastry, and the Raspberry Pie – a sweet finale featuring vibrant raspberries beneath a beautifully crafted heart-shaped lattice top. This charming dessert blends classic British pie-making with a romantic Valentine’s twist.
What: Kudu’s Head Chef Patrick Williams has created two special dishes to woo your significant other, with Magret duck cooked over open flame to perfection with Delica squash, sancho pepper, and catalogna. End on a sweet note with the Camomile pavlova, served with blush pink poached rhubarb and white chocolate.
What: The much-loved 200-year-old pub on Shepherdess Walk is serving a one-night-only set menu in its candlelit Georgian dining room, where romance comes without the fuss. Dishes lean into confident, seasonal cooking. Carlingford rock oysters with pickled samphire, lemon sole with tarragon sauce, or slow-cooked beef osso buco – finished, naturally, with sticky toffee pudding. Two courses are £40, or go all in with three for £50.
What: Chez Lui in Notting Hill offers an effortlessly romantic escape, capturing the intimacy and charm of a chic Parisian hideaway. Set across two candlelit levels inspired by the tucked-away bistros of Le Marais, Head Chef Rocco Seminara leads a seasonal French menu that reimagines classics with contemporary flair, from beef tartare to succulent roast chicken, followed by indulgent desserts like Tarte Tatin and dark chocolate mousse.
What: At Sam’s Riverside in Hammersmith, Valentine’s Day comes with river views and an £80 set menu (with a glass of Gusbourne Brut Reserve on arrival). Starters feature the likes of oysters, sea bream ceviche and beef tartare, followed by mains of a Hereford-aged T-bone to share, halibut with beurre blanc, or lamb rump. Pudding is comfortingly classic: dark chocolate mousse, apple tarte tatin, or British cheeses.
What: If you’ve already found your lobster, The Mayfair Chippy is giving you a very good excuse to celebrate it. Valentine’s specials run across the Mayfair and Knightsbridge sites from 13th – 15th February, with the Knightsbridge outpost promising a few extra surprises for couples. The headline act is a gloriously indulgent lobster fish pie for two, packed with lobster, Cornish crab and smoked haddock, served properly with chips and bisque gravy.
Where: The Mayfair Chippy Knightsbridge, 138 Brompton Rd, London SW3 1HY and The Mayfair Chippy, 14 N Audley St, London W1K 6WE
What: For one night only, Claro’s Head Chef Shadi Issawy introduces a menu filled with Valentine’s Day specials. Rooted in Claro’s seasonal, ingredient-led approach, the Valentine’s Day menu highlights the kitchen’s Mediterranean sensibility, with dishes designed to be shared. Dishes such as Carlingford oysters with blood orange reduction and mint oil, grilled white asparagus with bacon butter, raspberries and parmesan, and labneh tortellini offer rich depth and indulgence. Desserts lean into the romance with a blood orange chocolate tart and a semolina and strawberry cake.
What: At Galvin La Chapelle, Valentine’s Day is done properly. On 14th February, the Michelin-starred restaurant opens with a canapé and a glass of Champagne, before a three-course menu (£148 per person). Grass-fed Scottish beef with Charlotte potato, smoked haddock with sauce bordelaise, and finishing with coffee and handmade petits fours.
What: Thomas Straker’s second restaurant sits right across from his eponymous first site, but feels altogether more relaxed. With a focus on drinks, Acre is the perfect place to gather your pals for a Galentines night feast with stellar cocktails and sleek, vintage-style interiors to match. Dishes feel light and fresh, yet still comforting: Spinach and ricotta agnolotti, Mackerel, chicory and blood orange and Pheasant schnitzel with celeriac remoulade.
Alicia is a features writer at About Time. A Northerner with a passion for eggs, brunch & HIIT, she can usually be found wearing matching prints and battling press releases. Don’t ever tell her your brand is ‘guilt-free’.
