Where to celebrate Valentine’s Day: 11 exclusive menus from top restaurants around Metro Manila

Location: Legazpi Village, Makati City

An unpretentious fine dining restaurant known for its quietly confident cooking, Tandem sets the tone for a memorable Valentine’s Day celebration. This Valentine’s Day, romance takes the front seat with a special tasting menu featuring subtle floral elements in every course. Designed by head chefs Alex and Mikee Tan (who tied the knot just three months ago) the menu is a restrained yet refined expression of love, available from February 12 to 14, with seatings at 6pm and 8.30pm. The experience is elevated further with a glass of Champagne Marguet Shaman rosé grand cru for every guest.

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Locations: Greenbelt 5, Makati City; Power Plant Mall, Makati City; The Podium, Mandaluyong City

Elegant, chic and stylishly luxe, Lusso by the late chef Margarita Forés is the sort of restaurant you need not think twice about—whether it’s for a business lunch, an hours-long catch-up with friends or a romantic date, Lusso seamlessly adapts to the occasion. From February 13 to 15, Lusso sweetens the experience with a Valentine’s set menu, featuring hits such as barquillos cylinders with chive mousse and Nomad caviar, seared foie gras on toasted brioche and lobster bisque with spinach-crab ravioli, plus desserts and prosecco for good measure. For mains, choose between grilled Wagyu striploin with brown butter potato purée and porcini confit or the newly launched chicken schnitzel, served with your choice of butter.

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Location: The Westin Manila, Mandaluyong City

Few cuisines exude romance quite like Spanish cuisine. At Cantabria, chef Chele González pens a love letter to his home, brought to life by chef de cuisine Álvaro Romero-Abreu Raya. This Valentine’s Day, indulge in a five-course set menu encompassing tapas like cherry foie gras with spice and chocolate, Wagyu carpaccio with truffle Manchego, grouper pil pil crowned with caviar and a duck royal canelón finished with burnt rosemary béchamel. Cantabria’s Menú de San Valentín is available for lunch and dinner on February 14 only.

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Location: Milky Way Building, Makati City

A reliable favourite for Japanese fare, Tsukiji offers three kaiseki tasting menus to choose from, available all day from February 13 to 15. Each set begins with either appetisers or salad, followed by an assortment of sashimi and finished with homemade green tea ice cream. What sets each menu apart is its featured steak—US certified Angus beef, US Wagyu beef or the prized Ōmi beef, celebrated for its luxurious, buttery mouthfeel. Chef Takashi Harima fine-tunes each menu to complement the chosen cut, with additional highlights like miso-marinated gindara, chawanmushi and tempura.

Note: On February 14, Tsukiji will observe set dinner seatings at 5pm, 7.30pm and 9.30pm. Additionally, those dining in pairs must select one of their three kaiseki tasting menus.

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Location: BGC, Taguig City

Whether you’re seeking a succulent steak, a vibrant Peruvian feast or a dainty afternoon tea, Shangri-La the Fort’s dining outlets promise a Valentine’s Day to remember this 2026. At Raging Bull Chophouse & Bar, diners can choose between a four-course lunch or five-course dinner, complete with a special Valentine’s cocktail, available on February 13 and 14. At Samba, dishes such as hamachi tiradito, charcoal potato casserole with lobster tail and lomo saltado with chicken liver paté take centre stage in four- or five-course dinner menus. Prefer something more playful? High Street Lounge introduces a Valentine’s edition of its afternoon tea for two, available February 6 to 13.

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Location: Hotel Okura, Pasay City

Over the past few years, Yamazato has solidified its place among the country’s best destinations for Japanese cuisine. This Valentine’s Day, the restaurant offers three thoughtfully curated set menus. For those who believe the celebration is incomplete without a steak, the teppanyaki Valentine’s kaiseki highlights Kumamoto Wagyu A5 sirloin with hoba miso, paired with yuzu-scented mushroom butter rice. The Valentine’s sushi omakase is a vibrant journey through premium seafood, from uni and ama ebi finished with caviar and yuzu to a jewellery box of luxurious tuna. Completing the lineup is the Valentine’s kaiseki, featuring dobin-mushi, tuna and salmon carpaccio, and Wagyu served sukiyaki- or tobanyaki-style.

Note: The Valentine’s kaiseki and teppanyaki Valentine’s kaiseki are available from February 9 to 15, dinner only; the Valentine’s sushi omakase is available on February 11 to 15.

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Location: Salcedo Village, Makati City

Pablo Bistro maintains its status as a neighbourhood favourite in Salcedo Village, prized not only for its comforting Spanish and Mediterranean dishes but also for its thoughtful beverage programme and warm hospitality. If a relaxed yet undeniably romantic Spanish dinner is your idea of a perfect Valentine’s Day, book a table and dig into the Felix San Valentín menu for two, available from February 13 to 15. From jamón croquetas to truffle mushroom paella, tuna tartare to heartier mains, the menu is packed with dependable favourites, so you can focus on what truly matters.

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Location: Poblacion, Makati City

This intimate wine bar is a romantic pick any day of the year, but especially on Valentine’s Day. Available from February 13 to 14 with seatings at 6pm and 8.30pm, Bibio’s five-course feed-me menu opens with grilled shrimp potato pavé, scallop on toast with truffle emulsion and burrata with crispy chilli oil. Choose between grilled rib-eye with chimichurri or barbecue whole fish with green goddess sauce for your main, then finish with a chocolate, pecan and banana custard crémeux. To elevate the evening, explore Bibio’s natural wine selection with an optional pairing.

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Location: BGC, Taguig City

Serving authentic French brasserie cuisine since 2017, Brasserie Sagana has earned a loyal patronage thanks to its dedication to quality ingredients, regularly refreshed offerings, seasonal delicacies and unfussy atmosphere. This Valentine’s Day, chef Marc Aubry whips up a four-course menu anchored by timeless dishes that make for an effortless evening—think duck foie gras and mushroom terrine, crab bisque, grilled seabass and prawn mille-feuille or seared US black angus beef tenderloin medallions. Say joyeuse fête des Valentin with Brasserie Sagana’s Valentine’s menu, available for dinner at 5.30pm and 8.30pm. 

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Location: The Podium, Mandaluyong City

The spiritual successor to Wildflour Italian, Osteria Antica takes the hospitality group’s passion for excellent Italian cooking to greater heights. Found at The Podium Social, this spacious and polished restaurant boasts high ceilings, rustic yet elegant finishes, and sweeping views of the Ortigas skyline—details that only add to the innate romance of Italian cuisine. For Valentine’s Day, the team pulls out all the stops with a sumptuous seven-course menu, including a foie gras mousse tartlet, porcini ravioli with roasted quail and black truffle, A5 Wagyu with morel mushrooms and celeriac, and, to end on a sweet note, a dark chocolate dessert with roasted hazelnut and salted caramel.

Note: The special Valentine’s Day tasting menu will be available for lunch and dinner from February 13 to 15. The à la carte menu will also be available throughout, with the exception of dinner on the 14th.

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