February 6 2023
Where is the Love? It’s HERE.
Written by Gastown Admin
From take out to fine dining and everything in between, Gastown welcomes the hopeless romantics, broken-hearted, and the single-ready-to-mingle. Whether your celebrating with a loved one or blowing off some steam with your crew. This is your v-day spot.
Enjoy a romantic dinner at one of these restaurants:
Brioche Urban Eatery
Romance is in the air when you dine with Brioche! Their menu includes a 4 course meal for two with a glass of Prosecco.
Price: $80.
Book your reservations for Valentine’s Day at 604-682-4037
Di Beppe
At Di Beppe they have comforting favourites and heart-shaped treats for you! For example this three-course menu: Crispy Potato and Burrata, Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli, Maritozzi with fresh cream. You definetly don’t want to miss out on that delicious Valentine’s dinner!
Price: Deposits are $40 and will be refunded upon arrival.
Book your table HERE
Jules Bistro
For a French night, we recommend Jules Bistro. They have a Valentine’s Day Drink Feature: Sour Cherry Side Car as well as other delicious French specialities. They’ll be open the whole weekend from 10th to 14th February
Price: Cocktail sales for $16
Book your table HERE
Kozak Ukraïnian Restaurant
For delicious Ukrainian food, we recommend Kozak Eatery. Order a “Cherry Love” cocktail and a love cake on Vday to really leave an impression.
Price: Cocktail and love cake combo for $6
Book your table HERE
L’Abattoir
At L’Abattoir you can enjoy a 5 course prix-fixe dinner by Chef Lee Cooper available from 5:00pm to 9:30pm. They also offer a wine pairing with each course.
Price: $145 per person/ $270 per person with optional wine pairing
Book your table HERE
Old Spaghetti Factory
The Old Spaghetti Factory has a Valentine’s special menu for you. They offer a three-course meal with lots of variations to choose from. You can enjoy their specialities from February 10th to 14th.
Price: $55 per couple
Book your table HERE
Six Acres
Another delicious three-course menu is available at Six Acres in the Heart of Gastown. They’ll be serving will be serving a Quinoa salad, Duck breast with yam puree and a Dark Chocolate cake. They also have great Champagne that goes well with their special Valentine’s menu!
Call 604-488-0110 or email info@sixacres.ca for reservations
Water St. Cafe
At the Water St. Cafe you can enjoy their 4-course Love Day Menu from 3:00pm. Apart from the regular Valentine’s Day offer they also have a limited “Lovebird Menu For Two” – A Chef’s Selection that serves 2 people.
Price: 4-course Love Day Menu for $79 per person/ Lovebird Menu for $179
Book your table HERE
Gastronomy
Gastronomy is offering a whole Valentine’s Day menu including a black truffle pizza or luxurious caviar and oysters as well as Valentine’s Day themed beverages. You can enjoy their special menu the whole weekend before Valentine’s Day from February 10th to 14th.
Price: $6 – $120
Book your table HERE
Go to one of these fun events:
Artspeak Gallery
Go on a fun date to the Artspeak Gallery and visit their newest exhibition “No Neutral Language” by Kosisochukwu Nnebe and Chukwudubem Ukaigwe. The exhibition deals with the parallels of language as a medium of instruction – an interesting dialogical gallery that is definetly worth visiting.
Cappelleria Bertacchi
Do something a litte different this Vday at Cappelleria Bertacchi. Attend a workshop to shape your favorite hat (wine included). The workshop takes place at their creative Atelier and will take about two hours.
Price: 200 CA$ for all materials and workshop for 2 as well as two glasses of wine.
Book your spot HERE
CICA Art Centre
Another great new exhibition that you must visit with your Valentine’s Date is the “Invisible Forces of Nature in Art & Design” by Andrzej Jan Wroblewski. The exhibtion deals with his passion for nature, science and art. You can find kinetic sculptures, illustrations and digital art at the gallery – something for everybody.
Price: $15 for adults
Get your ticket HERE
Greta Bar
Join Greta Bars “Heartbreak Hotel” from 1st – 14th February. A place for all the heart-broken and hopeless romantics in Gastown. They have some special cocktails, the Heartbreak Martini and the Pucker Up Passion Margarita. The best part of it all: $2 of each heartbreak cocktail will be donated to the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Price: Heartbreak Cocktail for $12.61
Reserve a table HERE
The Cambie Bar & Grill
The Cambie in Gastown is hosting a Valentine’s Party! The Party starts at 4pm with a happy hour going from 5pm to 7pm. Enjoy a fun night out with latin music and good DJ’s on February 14th in Gastown!
Price: Cover charge is $10 and includes a Cambie shirt
The Hart
Another event is going on at The Hart. Speed dating, live music and cheap drinks await you on Valentine’s Day. In addition, if you come in single but leave as a couple, you’ll get a free double!
The Portside Pub
For a fun Valentine’s Party you should go to the Portside Pub. They have drink specials all night, a great DJ and you get a complimentary fireball sample when you bring a picture of your ex to be shred. The party starts at 10pm and goes until 2am.
Price: free tickets if you get them online
Get your ticket HERE
Enjoy something sweet at your favourite cafe(s):
Nelson The Seagull
Enjoy the Valentine’s special cookies at Nelson The Seagull. Their chocolate and cherry cookies are made out of White and Tanzania Chocolate with dried sour cherry pieces. You don’t want to miss out on that one! As a sweet gift idea for your loved ones you can pair it with some Forever Flowers and a sprakling Rosé or Red non-alcoholic wine which you can also get at their Gastown store.
Soft Peaks Ice Cream
Two new flavours await you at Soft Peaks Ice Cream in Gastown! They serve two special Strawberry Flavours for Feburary: Strawberry Cheesecake and Strawberry Crush with a little chocolate heart on top of it – perfect for your Valentine’s date!
Timbertrain
For a sweet shared brownie you should go to Timbertrain in Gastown! They have a new special Valentine’s Day themed desert for you: A chewy brownie with crushed Oreos and a white chocolate ganache. It is available from February 12th to 14th – make sure to not miss out on it!
Price: $10.95 per box
Trees
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a latte, a good piece of cheese cake, and good company at Trees in Gastown. In addition give your loved-one a Heart-shaped Strawberry Mousse Cheesecake as a sweet gesture for Valentines Day!
Waffleland Café
For some traditional norwegian heart-shaped waffles, you can go to the Waffleland Café in Gastown. They have lots of different flavours, sweet and savory – something for everybody! They are open on Valentine’s Day from 10am to 5pm.
East Van Roasters
Celebrate this Valentine’s Day with one of the love boxes from East Van Roasters. They have different variations of pralines for your loved ones: Buddha of Compassionate Love, 10pcs Honey Nib Caramel, the 17-piece Heart Box or the Large Heart Box with 38 pieces of fine chocolate.
Price: $5 – $75
Buy Valentine's Day-themed gifts at these stores:
Artina’s Jewellery
At Artina’s Jewellery you can shop from their Valentine’s Day collection. They have lots of options in silver and gold. Most of them in a heart shape – perfect for Valentine’s Day.
Price: $60 -$595
Avelyn Florist
If you search for the perfect bouquet for your loved ones – Avelyn Florist got you covered. They have a wide variety of beautiful Valentine’s Day-themed flowers.
Price: $39 – $400
CNTRBND
At CNTRBND you can get a handcrafted V-Day box for Valentine’s Day. Inside are some Valentine’s treats like delicious chocolates and gummy bears.
Fable
If you search for the perfect vase for full-sized Valentine’s bouquets, you can go to Fable in Gastown. Just in time for Valentine’s Day they brought out this beautiful textured vessel in four different colours.
Price: $70
Floba Design
Another great Flower Boutique for a nice Valentine’s bouquet is a Floba Design in Gastown. They offer lots of different Valentines flowers – from red roses to a classical pink bouquet.
Price: $99 – $289
Gravitypope
Gravitypope has a Valentine’s Day Gift Guide with lots of options in different price ranges for you. They have shoes, fragrance, jewellery and lots of other things to offer. Check out their Valentine’s gifts in Gastown!
Price: under $100 – over $250
MAKE Gastown
MAKE Gastown has a whole Valentine’s gift section with lots of heartfelt gifts and cards. If you search for something special for your loved-ones, MAKE got you covered.
Nettle’s Tale
Stay tuned for a new Valentine’s collection at Nettle’s Tale! There will be a new “Pink Crush” limited edition collection coming on the 14th February – perfect colour for Valentine’s Day!
Silver Gallery
Silver Gallery has lots of beautiful jewelry for Valentine’s Day. They have pieces from First Nations artists & gemstone jewelry designers and lots of options to choose from.
The Nooks
At the Nooks they sell lots if sweet gifts which are prefect for your loved ones! From candles to bracelets, whatever you want they got you covered with lots of Valentine’s Day-themed gifts.
Price: most gifts for under $30