Sweet Eats: 2013 Valentine's Day Dinners in Beijing

Time to start planning how you'll sweep your sweetheart off their feet this February 14. To help you out, we've compiled all the finest dining options in the city: buffets, champagne dinners and more. If that all sounds great but your budget is tight, you still have time to enter our Valentine's Day giveaways for a stay at the Hilton Beijing or a dinner at the Swissotel.

A Night of Romance @ One East
Start with dinner, then stay the night. RMB 1,199+15% (per couple, five-course set menu), RMB 1,699+15% (per couple, includes one night stay). Hilton Beijing (5865 5000)

A Valentine’s Day Celebration
Do it like the Spanish, with Iberico ham, smoky sea bass and juicy lobster rice. RMB 488 and up. 6pm-midnight. Agua (5208 6188)

Adam and Eve St. Valentine’s Party
We’re not sure how Adam, Eve and the serpent figure into Valentine’s Day, but it sounds like fun. 6pm-midnight. Café de la Poste (6402 7047)

An Aria Valentine
A sensuous meal including pigeon ravioli, lobster and Wagyu beef. RMB 1,500+15% (per couple). 6-10pm. Aria, China World Hotel (6505 2266 ext 36

Five-Course Valentine’s Dinner
Celebrate with crab tartar, mushroom soup with truffled double cream, roasted baby pig and scrumptious desserts. RMB 498+15% (per person). 6-11pm. Sureño, The Opposite House (6410 5240)

Five-Course Valentine’s Dinner
Shrimp, salmon and scallop, French onion soup and beef tenderloin or roasted chicken roll, plus a bottle of sparkling wine and a surprise gift. RMB 588+15% (per couple). 6-11pm. Café Swiss, Swissotel Beijing (6553 2288)

Five-Course Valentine’s Dinner
Finish with a rose-petal-covered version of Chef Rob’s famous pavlova. RMB 588+15% (per couple). 6-11pm. Feast (Food by EAST), EAST Beijing (6417 6688)

Five-Course Valentine’s Dinner
Five courses and fine wines, starting with an intriguing warm artichoke flan. RMB 1,088 (per couple). 6-11pm. Prego, Westin Beijing Financial Street (6606 8866 ext 7815)

Italian Valentine’s Set Menu
That’s amore. RMB 1,288+15% (per person). 6-11pm. Cepe, Ritz-Carlton Beijing Financial Street (6601 6666)

Made with Love
Bake a chocolate rose cake together before sitting down to a set dinner. Includes homemade chocolates and two glasses of champagne. RMB 888 (per couple), RMB 988 (per couple, with bottle of champagne). 7-10pm. Kerry’s Kitchen, Kerry Hotel Beijing (8565 2088)

Match Made in Heaven
Four-course set dinner with roses and champagne, plus a night’s stay in the Cupid Suite – includes a spa treatment for the lady, free Audi or BMW pick-up and dropoff, a bottle of wine and in-room breakfast. RMB 4,888 (per couple). 6-10.30pm. The Cut, Fairmont Beijing

Nobu Beijing’s Romantic Valentine
Australian Blackmore wagyu, salmon tataki and premium tuna belly. Reserve before Feb 8 for a 10% discount. RMB 1,288 (per person). 6-11pm. Nobu (5969 6988)

Romantic Seafood Night
Fresh seafood, chocolate and sparkling wine. RMB 398 (per person), RMB 788 (per couple). 6-9pm. Beijing Bistro, Beijing Marriott Northeast (5927 8312)

San Valentín at Niajo
Surprise your love with a romantic dinner; options include suckling pig, sea bass, stewed oxtail and Niajo’s signature paellas, plus a glass of wine. RMB 888 (per couple). 6-11pm. Niajo (5208 6052)

Sealed With a Kiss
Calling both singles and couples. Fill up at the buffet while sipping on half-price cocktails. RMB 218+10% per person (buffet only). pentalounge, pentahotel (6708 1188)

St. Regis Valentine’s Day Dinner at Danieli’s
Celebrate with a six-course menu including champagne and wine pairings. RMB 1,988 per couple. Danieli's, St Regis (6460 6688 ext 2440/1)

St. Regis Valentine’s Day Dinner at Garden Court
Share a loving moment with a buffet dinner including Rose champagne. RMB 1,314 per couple. Garden Court, St. Regis (6460 6688 ext 2340/1)

Sweet Italian Set Dinner
Set the mood with a specially created five-course menu by Chef Gianluca. RMB 2,088+15% (per couple). 6-10pm. Barolo, Ritz-Carlton Beijing (5908 8777)

Sweet Moment
Pamper yourself and your sweetheart with a hearty yet seductive set menu, complete with roses and champagne. RMB 1,388+15% (per couple). 6-10pm. Grange Grill, Westin Beijing Chaoyang (5922 8880)

Valentine’s Day @ NOLA
Heat things up Southern-style with a romantic shared menu for two. RMB 388 (per couple). 7-10pm. Nola (8563 6215)

Valentine’s Day Dinner
Take your love to France for the evening, with Brittany oysters with lime and ginger granita, Wagyu beef bourguignon and a Valrhona chocolate dessert. RMB 2,688 (per couple). 6-11pm. Heritage, Wanda Sofitel Beijing (8599 6666 ext 6528)

Valentine’s Day
A buffet of international treats, plus a glass of bubbly and a box of chocolates. RMB 888 (per couple). Senses, Westin Beijing Financial Street (6629 7810)

Valentine’s Day at SALT
Candlelight, four courses and a glass of bubbly turn up the romance. RMB 468. 6-10.30pm. SALT (6437 8457)

Valentine's Day Buffet
Immerse you and your better half in the loving, romantic atmosphere at Monsoon Restaurant for a Valentine's Day buffet dinner. RMB 398+15% per person. Monsoon, InterContinental Beijing Financial Street (5852 5916/5917)

Valentine’s Day Fine Dining
Dine at Morton’s on the special night and receive two complimentary vouchers for their trademark “Mortini,” for use on any following day. 6-11pm. Morton’s of Chicago, The Regent Beijing (6523 7777)

Valentine’s Dinner Buffet
Gorge on good food, a glass of champagne and each other’s company, with gifts for the lady that include a rose and chocolate. RMB 999+15% (per couple), RMB 599+15% (per person). 6-10pm. Aroma, Ritz-Carlton Beijing (5908 8161)

Valentine’s Dinner with Brian McKenna
Don’t worry, the chef won’t be joining you. But his dishes will. RMB 1,288 per person (with glass of champagne), RMB 1,888 per person (with wine pairings). 6-11pm. The Courtyard (6526 8883)

Valentine’s Dinner @ Qi
You think romance is better celebrated over cod steamed in yellow rice wine, crab noodles and creamy mango with sago. Qi salutes you. RMB 1,788 (per couple). 6-11pm. Qi, Ritz-Carlton Beijing Financial Street (6601 6666)

Valentine’s Dinner @ Greenfish
Signal your passion with a warm passion fruit cake for dessert. RMB 988 (per couple). 6-11pm. Greenfish, Ritz-Carlton Beijing Financial Street (6601 6666 ext 6255)

Valentine’s in the City
Relax over a Western set meal and freeflowing Mumm champagne. RMB 1,088 (per couple). 6-11pm. CBD International Cuisine, Grand Millennium (8587 6888 ext 3012)

Valentine’s Menu @ Hagaki
Ramp up the romance with a creative Japanese menu – including lobster with sake, oysters grilled with garlic miso butter and strawberry cheesecake. RMB 520+15% (per couple). 6-11pm. Hagaki, EAST Beijing (8414 9815)

Photos courtesy of Niajo,China World Hotel and Ritz-Carlton Beijing