Valentine's Day In Leeds

Whether you take your beau to The Alchemist on Greek Street or in Trinity, you can be sure of a swanky cocktail den to get you in the mood for romance. Renowned for their quirky creations, The Alchemist are spicing up your night with their stylish and theatrical tipples. 

In the mood for authentic Thai fare this Valentine's Day? Rated as one of the top ten Thai restaurants in the nation, Sukhothai in Chapel Allerton is dishing out the likes of crispy seabass fillets, sticky mango duck breast and sweet chilli tofu in its intimate, botanical venue.

Buzzing with colour and glorious greenery, Slug and Lettuce Leeds brings bag of energy to your Valentine's Day celebrations. There's something here for you whether you're celebrating with your one true love or your best buds.

Sharing platters, small plates and two-for-one cocktails are the makings of a mega date night. If you're here with pals, book into the city centre or Boar Lane bars to take your pick of the exclusive Girl Dinner Galentine's menu, with three courses and a drink for just £20.

Whether it's your ride-or-dies or your work wives, the Galentine's Brunch is for the besties who always order another round and stay out longer than planned. Kick off the chaos with a Blush Bloom cocktail before moving swiftly on to beers or a bottle of prosecco. 

To keep your stomach well-and-truly lined, there's two hours of bottomless pizza paddles. Over in the booth, DJs are behind the decks to keep the energy high right through the afternoon.

Steak, seafood and cocktails? Now, that's a Valentine's Day triple threat. Dine at Blackhouse Grill on East Parade and the pair of you will be treated to an indulgent meal. Plus, the swish surrounds flaunt Chesterfield sofas, fairy lights and moody brown tones.

Say aloha to the original and best tiki bar in Leeds, Tiki Hideaway. If you're lovers of cocktails, as well as each other, you're in for a treat on your Valentine's Day date. 

Settle into its bamboo bar huts to sip your way through show-stopping signatures, like King Kong's Coffee and Privateer's Grog. When you're ready to kick things up a notch, move on over to the shooters menu for the Poison Dart and potentially foreshadowing Suffering Bastard.

Step on into the amber glow of Mowgli for a dreamy date night dinner. With hanging fairy lights, lanterns and foliage, it's got rustic beauty by the bucketload. 

There's plenty of dishes to make your heart soar too, from Goan fish curry to gunpowder chicken. Let's not forget about the drinks list - it's packed with craft beers, worldly wines and creative cocktails like the Lychee Rose Martini.

Dirty Martini is a trendy late-night bar boasting live DJs and an impressive set of signature concoctions like the Strawberry Kiss or a Love Affair. And if you and your boo fancy something more hands-on, why not try one of their cocktail masterclasses?

This Valentine's season, ditch the usual dinner date and treat yourself (or your best gals) to a sparkling afternoon at Dakota Hotels Leeds. On 11th February, the exclusive Galentines Ladies Who Lunch in collaboration with Charlotte Tilbury offers a luxe blend of beauty, dining, and indulgence.

Sip a welcome cocktail in the stylish lounge, enjoy a bespoke two-course lunch in the Grill, and get expert tips from Charlotte Tilbury artists while exploring a pop-up shop with a £30 voucher to spend on your favourite products. 

Head to city centre venue The Bootlegger for their Brunch with Benefits, available between the 13th and 15th February. They'll be playing feel good, throwback tunes throughout, while you tuck into tasty sharing plates.

Enjoy 90 minutes of unlimited cocktails and spritzers while you eat, as well as a glass of prosecco on arrival.

On a lively corner of Greek Street, All Bar One is perfect for a casual date night in the city. Whether you watch the world go by from a window seat or bag a cosy booth, you can sip on classic mojitos, margs, martinis and much more besides.

Over the Valentine's weekend, there's even more to love. Book in from 12th to 15th February to tuck into four small plates from the amazing a la carte menu, plus two glasses of Moët & Chandon Impérial Brut Champagne for just £39.

Take a leaf out of Latin America's book and enjoy a night of fusion dishes at CASA on Grand Arcade, all washed down with unique handcrafted cocktails. Topping it off? Upstairs you'll find live music, as well as resident and guest DJs playing the hottest tunes.

Do Valentine's date night a little differently at NQ64. Expect retro consoles, neon graffiti and non-stop nostalgia. There's all kinds of ways to play, from arcade machines to N64s, PlayStations and classic consoles.

The drinks list keeps it old school too, with signature cocktails like the Crash Bandicoot-inspired Aku Aku Fruit Punch with a rum, fruit juice and Refresher bar flavour syrup. To make Valentine's even more memorable, the Couple's Power-up bags you 25 game tokens each plus a giant sharing cocktail.

With ceiling murals, indoor gardens and a glorious rooftop terrace, CrowdedHouse is a thing of beauty. Whether you're heading here for a casual lunch or pulling out all the stops for a date night dinner, you're sure to leave with a smile on your face.

Book in for Valentine's and it gets even better. Take your pick of amazing a la carte dishes like braised pork shoulder fritter and Korean fried chicken, and you'll get a free glass of Veuve Clicquot champagne to toast to true love.

Spend a bright, bold and beautiful Valentine's with Neon Naked Life Drawing at the Leeds Postal Service. Taught by artist Craig Dyson, you'll get the chance to work with vibrant materials and create something truly one of a kind. 

Expect UV light, reactive body paints and hand-crafted flamboyant accessories. Tickets are just £17 - but if you're looking to get creative as a couple, you can bag two for £30.

Prime Pass are hosting both an afternoon and evening paint and sip session this Valentine's Day, perfect for couples or friends. These Paint a Pair events mean that each of you will paint one half of a whole picture, either kissing swans or a romantic landscape.

Their resident artist will guide you through the process, and no experience is necessary. All the materials you need are included in your ticket price, and you'll leave with a masterpiece to take home.

Spend Valentine's Day in Leeds city centre with romantic Italian restaurant Riva Blu. Here you can get your hands on pan-fried seabass, crispy truffle arancini, fancy pesto pasta and a range of tantalising pizzas. What's more, their cocktail selection is sure to impress your date.

Bond over drinks and dartboards this Valentine's at Flight Club. Its Social Darts games have supercharged arrow slinging for the 21st century with multiplayer comps and interactive scoring.

Expect plenty of friendly competition across its epic 13 oches. As you fling your darts, there's all kinds to fall in love with on the menu, from pizza paddles and sharing platters to signature cocktails like the Bakewell Sour.

The Botanist is a firm favourite when it comes to plant-filled vintage interiors, impressive cocktails and a romantic atmosphere. As for the menu, you can get stuck into juicy burgers, British gastro classics and their famous hanging kebabs - perfect for sharing.

Speaking of sharing, you can also tuck into a vegan board, camembert and a mezze platter. On weekends, you can look forward to being serenaded by the house band and on Sundays? It's roast time, with an array of hearty options for meat eaters and vegetarians.

Whether you're celebrating with your one and only or looking for an anti-Valentine's blowout, the Electric Shuffle Brunch has got your back. For two free-flowing hours, you'll tuck into pizza paddles and gloriously unlimited prosecco and beers. There's even complementary orange juice if you fancy turning your fizz into a mimosa. 

On top of the bottomless food and booze, you'll get an hour to go head-to-head over the shuffleboard table. Grab your ticket to the action from just £33.

No one does romance like the Italians. So where better to spend your Valentine's Day than at Gino D'Acampo's.

Expect amazing antipasti like pate Toscano and calamari fritti, mega mains like tonno al pepe and risotto al funghi and an ever-changing cast of decandent desserts. Behind the stunning marble bar, there's much more to love, from fine wines and champers to top-tier beers and creative cocktails.

Chaophraya offers up a must-try menu of traditional and re-imagined dishes to couples, from classic pad Thai or curries to veggie delights. Top off your meal with their range of cocktails or a pick from the varied wine list; you know you want to.

Electric Shuffle has reimagined shuffleboard with four amazingly immersive games. Get down there this Valentine's Day with your pals, gals or one-and-only to try your hand at them all. And for this day only, they're accepting bookings of just two people, instead of the usual six or more on Saturdays.

When you're not perfectly positioning your puck, you can tuck into all kinds of delicious pub grub. Think piled-high sharing platters, sourdough pizza paddles, burgers and mix-n-match small plates.

With speakeasy vibes and soul, funk, jazz and blues long into the night, Smokestack's a great spot for a sophisticated Valentine's date. Pull up and pew and get to know the cocktail list, from the stone cold classics to the signature serves like Gin House Blues Corpse Reviver No. 2.

There's plenty to love for craft beer and wine connoisseurs too. We're talking dark and moody stouts, strong and mighty IPAs, champers and glasses packed with the world's finest grapes.

Create something special this Valentine's with a Sculpt and Sip class at Northern Market. With the help of talented instructors, you'll craft a clay masterpiece to take home or gift to your one true love.

There's plenty to wet your whistle while your artistic juices flow, from beers and cocktails to wine and all kinds of soft drinks. Just £35.20 gets your tools, air-dry clay, expert eye and everything else you need to sculpt like a pro.

A certified Leeds institution since 1997, Fuji Hiro is the city's OG Japanese noodle and ramen bar. In the year's since opening its doors, it's racked up masses of fans for its bold flavours and generous portions.

Whether you're celebrating your first Valentine's as a happy couple or have been in it for the long haul, dishes like kake udon ramen, spicy cha-han and kaisen don are sure to have you feeling the love.

Just off Boar Lane in the centre of the city, The End is all exposed brick, marble bars and backlit bottles. Perfect for an elegant date night over cocktails, it serves up all the certified classics. 

Sink into its luxurious booths to spend a long night with the drinks list. Expect perfectly hand-crafted negronis, woo woos, mojitos and much, much more.

For a Valentine's Day date in Leeds, there's no better destination than Lost & Found on Albion Place and Greek Street. Whether you accompany your meal with candyfloss-laden cocktails or wine, this vintage-style joint's seasonal fare is sure to have you both swooning.

We've got something for the singles too this Valentine's weekend: a Lock and Key Party at Manahatta on Greek Street, brought to you by Original Dating. This is for people aged 30 to 45, and there'll be an even mix of men and women in the room.

Expect plenty of fun games and flirty conversations, and prizes to be won if you find the lock that fits your key, or vice versa. The next day, you can select the people you liked on their website, and it will send you any matches.

Spend this Valentine's with your true loves - the gals. At Flight Club's Galentine's Brunch, you'll sip on pleasingly pink cocktails, fling darts at the board and boogie to live DJs.

To keep the energy high, there's a bottle of prosecco each to get through, plus two hours of bottomless sourdough pizza. Round up the girlies and get on down from just £33 each.

If the stunning floral decorations of luxurious Chinese restaurant Tattu Leeds don't scream Valentine's Day romance, then we aren't sure what will. Soak up the ambience as you tuck into innovative small plates, alongside a whole host of signature cocktails.  

Immerse yourself in the food of love this Valentine's Day with a French feast at Bavette. A ridiculously romantic spot on Town Street, it brings the beauty of the bistro to Horsforth.

The menu is packed with standout dishes, from chicken liver parfait and feuilletés aux moules to venison haunch with sauce grand veneur and steak tartare with bone marrow butter. Over one the wine list, there's bottles sourced from France's top producers plus cuvées from the owner's family estate.

With romantic decor to set the mood and a super indulgent sharing dessert, The Ivy is a treat for any couple. Plus, the swish restaurant has a three-course Valentine's Day menu, Champagne on arrival and plenty of delicious cocktails to accompany, swoon.

Known for its succulent steaks and swish interiors, you can't go wrong with Gaucho for a romantic date night this Valentine's. Enjoy Argentinian cuisine like shrimp ceviche, beetroot tartare and of course those juicy cuts of meat, while splitting a bottle of wine or splashing out on cocktails.