Date Ideas

Simple Eats

Umi ☑️
Yamato ☑️
Ikigai ☑️
Lucky Yu ☑️
Mirin ☑️
Dishoom ☑️
Roseleaf ☑️
Edinburgh Street Food ☑️
Under The Stairs
Radicibus
Satoru
Sen
Thamel

Tasty Treats

Afternoon Tea at The Signet Library
Afternoon Tea at The Spence
Afternoon Tea at Palm Court at the Balmoral ☑️
Lannan Bakery
Krema Bakehouse

Drink

Bramble Bar ☑️
Panda & Sons ☑️
Encore ☑️
The Spence ☑️
Tattu ☑️
Lilith’s Lounge ☑️
Satyr ☑️
Nauticus ☑️
Ardfern ☑️
W Lounge ☑️
Spry
Cocktail Geeks
Hemingways
Jackson the Tailor
Heads & Tales
Dragonfly

☑️ = Tried and true establishments worth going back to!

Surrounding Area

Glenagles Spa retreat and dinner at Andrew Fairlie’s
Kitchen Coos and Ewes (Highland farm and coo experience)
Tea with Naught Sheep (North of Glasgow)
Archery at Mad Max Adventures or Peebles Hydro ( North of Edinburgh)
Diving with sharks (or regular aquarium date) at Deep Sea World
Northern Belle Train

London

So much to see and do but so little time! As I am not a local, you will notice my list of date ideas seems to be quite extensive.I try to chip away at it every time I am down but the list just never seems to grow shorter. Although I’ve done quite a bit of my own research I welcome any recommendations, if you would like to share your favourite spots with me.

Activities

Museums (Art, History, Fashion, Nerd/Fandom culture)
Opera/ Ballet/Musical/Theatre/Cinema Spa Date Together
Sailor Moon: The Super Live (2 February - 19 March 2025)
Late night jazz at Ronnie Scott’s
Concerts (Kpop, Pop, Rock, Metal, Orchestra)
Conventions (MCM, Animeleage)
Sushi Masterclass
Sake Tasting or Masterclass

Fancy Feasts

Sushi Kanesaka (⭐️ Michelin)
Fallow ☑️
Ikoyi (⭐️⭐️ Michelin) ☑️
Mayha ☑️
A.Wong (⭐️⭐️ Michelin) ☑️
KOL (⭐️ Michelin) ☑️
Maru
Niju
Isabel Mayfair
Sketch, The Lecture Room and Library (⭐️⭐️⭐️ Michelin)
Ixchel
Gymkhana (⭐️⭐️ Michelin)
Kai (⭐️ Michelin)
Park Chinois
Roketsu ☑️
The Ritz
Kioku by End ☑️
Endo at the Rotunda (⭐️ Michelin)
HIDE (⭐️ Michelin)

Simple Eats

Korean: Seoul Bakery / Kangnam Pocha / Chungdam / Dotori / Jihwaja/ Miga
Japanese: Kinoya, Koyn, Takumi, Taka
Chinese: Kung Fu Noodle, Yauatcha Dim Sum ☑️
Mexican: La Bodega Negra, 1910 Balham, Decimo ☑️
Spanish: Barrafina
Italian: Daphne’s
Misc: Kinkally, Sambal Shiok, Rabbit Restaurant, Yasmin, Cafe Petiole

Tasty Treats

Maid Café ☑️
China town bakeries ☑️
Sakurado Patisserie ☑️
Cedric Grolet at The Bakery
Hachi
Bingsoo Café

Drinks

Soho - Cahoots ☑️
Soho - Rooms by the hour
Soho - Swift
Soho - The Little Scarlet door
Soho- SOMA
China Town - Opium Cocktail bar ☑️
Covent Garden - MOTO ☑️
Covent Garden - Plume Wine Bar
Covent Garden - Gordon’s Wine Bar
Marylebone - FAM
Mayfair - The Connaught Bar ☑️
Mayfair - Mistress of Mayfair
Mayfair - 42 ☑️
King’s Cross - Goth Bar ☑️
Strand - Beaufort Bar ☑️
Whitehall - Kioku by Endo ☑️
Bloomsbury - Fitz’s Bar ☑️
Fitzrovia - Lucy Wong
Fitzrovia - Bar Kinky☑️
Piccadilly - The Bar Below
Angel - Ogam ☑️
Spitalfields - Moonshine Saloon
Spitalfields - Discount Suit Company ☑️
Shoreditch - The cocktail Trading Company
Hackney - Absinthe Parlour at The Last Tuesday Society
Bethnal Green - Satan’s Whiskers
Southwark - GONG
Newington - Fontaine’s
Earl’s Court - Evan’s & Peel Detective Agency
Battersea- Control Room B

☑️ = Tried and true establishments worth going back to!

Surrounding Area

Staffordshire - The Tawny Hotel
Thornbury – Thornbury Castle hotel
Oxfordshire – Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons

International

Countries I would love to revisit: Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Copenhagen, Netherlands, Mexico
Countries I have yet to visit: Japan, South Korea, China, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Iceland, Turkey, Croatia, Austria, Brazil, Cuba
Train travel: La Dolce Vita Orient Express, Venice Simplon Orient express, Eastern & Oriental Express