Where to eat on Valentine’s Day in Hong Kong – steak, oysters, lobster and decadent desserts. Better book that table for 2 soon

If your plans for Valentine’s Day include a romantic dinner, an afternoon tea or a dessert to share at home, here are some of the options available in Hong Kong

Indian, Spanish, French, Italian, fusion – take your pick. Dine alfresco if that’s your thing. Expect lashings of chocolate desserts, even sweets to take home

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There’s a big range of Valentine’s Day dinners on offer in Hong Kong in 2024, including the Meat Co’’s Valentine’s Day’s set for two, available from February 1 to 18. Photo: The Meat Co.

Published: 11:15am, 29 Jan 2024Updated: 10:32am, 8 Feb 2024

Love is expressed in many different ways on Valentine’s Day. Some folks shower the target of their affection with gifts, from jewellery to lingerie and red roses. Others embark on romantic getaways.

But for many, food is the language of love: the best way to make the heart happy is to first satisfy the stomach.

Whether it is a romantic dinner, a loved-up afternoon tea for two or a dessert to share at home, here are options for Valentine’s Day dining in Hong Kong that caught our eye.

Brazilian-Japanese restaurant Uma Nota’s (38 Peel Street, Central, tel: 2889 7576) February 14 menu (HK$688 or US$88 per person) includes a filet mignon with tare sauce and roast potatoes topped with black truffle. For dessert, the Amor de Chocolate, a chocolate mousse with Brazil nuts, chocolate crumble and wild berry coulis looks sublime.

Uma Nota’s Valentine’s Day Menu includes a chocolate mousse with Brazil nuts, chocolate crumble and wild berry coulis. Photo: Uma Nota

If modern Indian food is your thing, then head to Leela (Shop 301-310, Lee Garden Three, 1 Sunning Road, Causeway Bay, tel: 2882 5316) on February 14 to indulge in its Valentine’s Day menu (HK$1,488 per guest).

Starting with rosé champagne, highlights include oyster varathiathu served on iddyappam, a traditional South Indian steamed rice noodle. There is also lamb kasturi biryani and the crab xec xec, a dish inspired by Goan crab curry and made by simmering crabs in a roasted spice coconut paste-based curry sauce. End with a decadent chocolate strawberry heart.