How to Celebrate Valentine's Day in Manila
From restaurants and concerts to gift ideas, here’s how you can celebrate Valentine’s Day in style.Â
What To Do
Get serenaded by Sergio Mendes
Celebrate the holiday by being serenaded by Brazilian superstar Sergio Mendes. This February 14 to 15, Solaire Resort & Casino presents “Sergio Mendes: A Valentine’s Day Concert,” where you’ll be able to listen to his masterful blend of bossa nova, jazz, and funk.
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Watch the sunset from The Peak
Grand Hyatt Manila’s The Peak, the city’s highest roof deck bar, invites you to a simply extraordinary celebration. For 3,500, you can enjoy two glasses of champagne or wine and a platter of tasty finger food while waiting for night to fall.
See a one-woman show
If you’re looking for an unconventional way to spend Valentine’s, Teresa Herrera’s one-woman show is worth looking in to. Duncan McMillan’s Every Brilliant Thing comes alive through The Sandbox Collective. The critically acclaimed play deals with mental illness in a poignant manner.
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Catch a Valentine’s concert
Winningest best actress Joanna Ampil, Aliw Awards best male concert artist Reuben Laurente, and Aliw Awards best male crossover artist Arman Ferrer will head
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Spend the night at the Peninsula
A luxurious night at the Peninsula Manila is one of the best ways to celebrate in the city. This year, the hotel is offering dining credit worth P3,000, a complimentary bottle of wine, buffet breakfast, and a special Valentine welcome amenity when you book a room or suite.
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Go for a nightcap
At the newly-opened Hilton Manila, you can cap the night off at the New York-inspired Madison Lounge and Bar. There, you can enjoy drinks and bar bites with the entertainment of a live band.
 Where To EatÂ
Alfred
Experience a French feast at Makati Diamond Residences’ Alfred. The dinner menu includes a fondue, gravlax station, roasted Angus rib-eye, lamb leg with rosemary au jus, prawn with herb de Provence, pinakbet rice. For desserts, strawberry shortcake, rosewater macarons, and earl grey raspberry await.
La Cabrera
Make a visit to the newly-opened La Cabrera at EDSA Shangri-La. For this month, creator and chef de cuisine, Gaston
Mirèio
Let Raffles Makati take you on a romantic gastronomic journey at Mirèio. Enjoy a great view of the surrounding city skyline while the restaurant serves a specially curated five-course dinner menu. A special gift set from L'Occitane is just one of the night's surprises.
Samba
Go on a Peruvian gastronomic adventure at Shangri-La at the Fort’s Samba. For P3,200, guests can enjoy a four-course dinner complete with a glass of bubbly. If you really want to go the mile, dine at one of the restaurant’s poolside cabanas which comes inclusive with welcome cocktails, a five-course dinner, a personal butler, and a bottle of champagne for P18,000.
The Cellar
If it's an intimate setting you prefer, head to Grand Hyatt Manila’s The Cellar where you’ll be treated to a four-course dinner. The dinner’s highlights include pan-seared scallops, roasted magret duck breast, and a raspberry pavlova.
TWG Tea
Impress your date with an exquisite tea-infused Valentine’s Day menu at TWG Tea. Start with beef pastrami, followed by duck confit and beef with spinach and purple yam croquette. It finishes with choux pastries with Geisha Blossom Tea infused raspberry cream on a shortcrust pastry.
Wolfgang’s Steakhouse by Wolfgang Zwiener
Enjoy a romantic and delicious meal over wine and steak. For Valentine’s, Wolfgang’s is serving up a wine pairing set menu with fresh oysters, your choice of a beef barley soup or caesar salad paired with Errazuris Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2017, USDA Prime dry-aged porterhouse steak, mashed potatoes and creamed spinach paired with Errazuris Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2017, and a New York style cheesecake paired with Clos des Verdots Moelleux 2015.
What To BuyÂ
Christian Louboutin Nosy Strass
rustans.com.ph
Price upon request
Behold the perfect shoes for the holiday: A Christian Louboutin pair with just the right amount of sparkle.
Damiani Juliette Pendant
rustans.com.ph
Price upon request
Set in white gold, this pendant with rose cut diamond will surely impress her.
Hermès Selle de Dignitaire Scarf
hermes.com
$460
Designed by Wlodek Kaminski, the print is inspired by a saddle from Émile Hermès' collection. Some of the beautiful details include repoussé-work silver, cabochon gems with engraved dragons, serpents, and many other fantastical beasts. This scarf in silk twill is
Jewelmer Petits Coeurs Collection
jewelmer.com
Price upon request
For someone very special, nothing compares to a jewelry set. Jewelmer's Petits Coeurs collection is an ode to both love and the golden South Sea pearl.
Ladurée’s À La Folie Gift Box
ladureephilippines.com
P1,580
Treats are
Louis Vuitton L'Air du Jardin Perfumed Candle
Louis Vuitton, Greenbelt 4
Price upon request
The master behind Louis Vuitton's line of candles is Jacques Cavallier Belletrud. For Valentine's, pick up L'Air du Jardin. Complete with a pink wick, it takes its scent from the rose centifolia.
Myriam Schaefer Morante
myriamschaefer.com
Price upon request
Express your love with a handbag in Valentine’s Day colors of red, pink, or white.Â
Vaultskin RFID Chelsea Cardholder
rustans.com.ph
Price upon request
Get something small and sweet that’s sure to be useful. Vaultskin’s cardholder is RFID safe, making sure your credit cards, ID, and more are protected against wireless skimming.Â
Stay In
Dirty John
Dirty John is based on a true crime podcast of the same name by Christopher Goffard. Connie Britton and Eric Bana star in this anthology that features secrets, denial, and manipulation. The television show officially premieres on Netflix Philippines on February 14.
Kingdom
Netflix’s newest offering, Kingdom, is a great show to binge during the holiday. Set during the Joseon-era, this period drama has everything from history to fantasy, horror, and zombies.
Russian Doll
Another of Netflix’s newest originals, Russian Doll stars Orange Is The New Black’s
The Notebook
There’s nothing like a romance classic on Valentine’s Day. This adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ best-selling novel stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. It tells a love story set in the 1940s.
Velvet Buzzsaw
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this horror film where art takes a supernatural turn. Velvet Buzzsaw deals with sex, death, and greet in the art world in a satirical way.
