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Valentine’s Day 2026: 16 Seriously Chic Gifts For Her
From decadent chocolate to glittering gems, discover our curated round-up of the best Valentine's Day gifts for her.
With Valentine's Day around the corner, we've put together a guide jam-packed with thoughtful gifts for that special someone in your life. Beauty lovers will swoon over MERIT's Lip Blush and Mauli Rituals' gift set, while chocophiles will be lusting after our selection of luxurious sweet treats. Elsewhere, trendsetters will adore our sartorial picks in red and pink, while scent enthusiasts will fall head...
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Valentine's Day 2026: 16 Seriously Chic Gifts For Her
2nd February 2026
With Valentine's Day around the corner, we've put together a guide jam-packed with thoughtful gifts for that special someone in your life. Beauty lovers will swoon over MERIT's Lip Blush and Mauli Rituals' gift set, while chocophiles will be lusting after our selection of luxurious sweet treats. Elsewhere, trendsetters will adore our sartorial picks in red and pink, while scent enthusiasts will fall head over heels in love with Jo Loves' layered citrus candle and Ormonde Jayne's rose-infused perfume. Keep scrolling for our full curation below. Happy shopping!
Londons Top Sunday Roasts For The Wintry Season
17th February 2025
The hallmark of a Sunday well spent is a full belly from a hearty roast dinner. Homemade is certainly enticing, but letting a talented chef do the hard work for you is equally (if not even more) satisfying. Of course, London is a city known for its culinary chops, so tracking down the best Sunday roast can seem like a mountainous task. Fear not, The Sybarite have done the hard work for you. Discover our picks of London's most mouthwatering roast dinners below. A glass of red wine is optional but highly recommended...
Romantic Restaurants To Dine In Come Valentines Day
7th February 2025
Come February 14, it will be a full house in restaurants across London, meaning that organising your booking ahead of time is paramount. No matter the cuisine or location, there is no shortage of esteemed establishments ready to host you and your loved one. Prepare to sip and savour a delicious meal while soaking in one another’s company. Below, The Sybarite’s curation of London’s most romantic restaurants to celebrate this Valentine’s Day.
Café Kitty: A Cabaret Centric Venue With The Theatrics To...
28th February 2024
Soho has a longstanding history with entertainment, having dazzled locals and tourists alike for centuries. With an enviable offering of live shows and culinary hotspots, there is almost always something new to discover here — and the latest find is no exception.
How Cocoa Contributes to Love and Well-Being
12th February 2024
A box of chocolates for Valentine's Day is a timeless favorite - and for good reason. Not only does it offer a delightful treat for the taste buds, but also a potential boost for our well-being. The science behind chocolate, particularly the cocoa it contains, reveals intriguing connections to both love and overall health.
Seven Romantic Things to Do in London on Valentine’s Day
7th February 2024
Whether you're all about grand gestures or prefer low-key love, London's got you covered. Here's a quick guide to making Valentine's Day 2024 unforgettable without resorting to cheesy clichés.
The Ultimate Dublin Itinerary
16th February 2023
All great cities have a distinctive vibe but none more so, perhaps, than Dublin. With a tourist trade based on its famous pub-dominated nightlife, Ireland’s capital has always had a reputation for being a fun, friendly city. But in the last few years Dublin’s star has risen even further. It was recently ranked at 19 by the World’s Best Cities committee – above all British cities bar London – who described it as ‘safe, gregarious and increasingly wealthy’. And of course celebrating St Patrick’s Day at the source is a bucket-list experience – although in Dublin, the festivities last for five days, not just one. For the week around Friday 17th March, Dublin will be even busier, merrier and more entertaining than usual. As is tradition, the St Patrick’s Day parade will kick off in the city centre on the 17th itself and after a two-year break due to the pandemic, this year’s is shaping up to be the biggest ever. New for 2023, the National Museum of Ireland is hosting a ‘day-to-night urban festival’ in the grounds of the Museum of Decorative Arts and History from the 16th to the 20th, with comedy, dance, music and ‘spectacle’. And throughout the city, venues will be entertaining the crowds with a curated programme of events.
Review of Alex Webb on Park Lane
16th February 2023
Webb started his career as a dishwasher in his native homeland of Essex before honing his skills inside the kitchens of some of the capital’s most iconic chefs: Hélène Darroze, Adam Handling, Michel Roux, and Heston Blumenthal, to name a few. In the finals of MasterChef: The Professionals, Webb had to make three dishes in three hours, but working under pressure is an environment that the chef says he thrives in.
15 Most Romantic Restaurants in London for Valentines Day
13th February 2023
Virginia Woolf once said that one cannot think well, love well, and sleep well if one has not dined well, and we could not agree more. There’s a reason some of the greatest romances have been set in restaurants — from Casablanca to Chocolat. There’s just something about delicious food, good wine, and a great ambience that gets the dopamine and the serotonin flowing in overdrive. This is why we decided to make a list of the most romantic restaurants in London for Sybarites. Whether your idea of a romantic dinner involves a great view of the city, a place that makes for intellectually stimulating conversation, or dinner aboard a cruise boat under a starry night sky, our guide caters to every taste to make sure you’ll know the best valentine’s day restaurants in London to take your special someone to come Feb the fourteenth.
Back to nature: low-intervention wine is no longer just a...
7th February 2023
In a not-totally-unsurprising-move, given the direction social change has been heading in for the last couple of decades, wine drinkers have been well and truly seduced by the philosophy of natural wine. It isn’t regulated and it’s not very well defined, but the idea behind it chimes with the modern desire for authentic, artisanal products made with respect for the earth and its resources. There is currently no one set of rules that natural winemakers have to follow in order to use the term. However, natural winemakers will almost certainly employ organic farming methods – no chemical fertilisers here thank you. They’ll probably have stripped their processes back to a minimum, as the pendulum has swung from years of highly industrialised intervention to simple, ancient practices. They may even follow biodynamic principles, which bring an almost spiritual element to working with the land. The dominant theme is individualism over industrialisation; character over uniformity. Natural wines celebrate the terroir, the climate, the fruit and the process – and accept the unpredictability that comes with that.
Featuring The Sybarite Presents - The Best of Whisky 2022
17th February 2022
There are many who can’t get through the year without a sufficient intake of spice, cocoa and the lingering smoke of campfire embers. As well as a fusion of fruit cake, treacle and honey heather.
Women Who Launch - Locket Hambro of Lockets
15th February 2022
But when I look out the floor-to-ceiling windows, it isn’t the hipsters of Shoreditch or the creatives of Soho that I see, but the suits and tweed-clad men of St. James. Founded by Locket Hambro, whose family owns and runs iconic restaurants Wiltons and Franco’s, Locket’s is a café and wine bar that was intent on doing things differently. “For Locket's, we saw the need for a place for women to go after work and have a relaxed drink with friends,” explains Hambro. “St James is catered towards men and is full of members-only clubs and expensive hotels; there was a demand for relaxed, bar-style drinking that was accessible for everyone.”
Review of The Luxury Gent Recommends: Fine Foods and Healthy Eating
8th February 2022
A little focused effort is required, to reorient my priorities, and try and reverse the spread of the preceding few months, and re-up my commitment to eating better.
Featuring Chef Andrew Wong Welcomes Year of the Tiger
3rd February 2022
Entwining the cultural pastime of ancient imperial banqueting, with the present covet to end the distance and restrictions we’ve faced over the last two years.
Review of The Luxury Insider Reviews Hotel nhow - Londons boldest...
3rd February 2022
This isn’t the sort of hotel I would normally check into, but its interiors fascinated me and so, I was intrigued about how much luxury this uber-cool hotel could provide. Just 10 minutes from Angel and Old Street stations, the nhow is incredibly convenient for anyone exploring this side of the city. The outside is quite unremarkable, but once you walk through the doors you're greeted by a bold and playful British theme which looks like it could have been created by Lewis Carroll and Banksy - think graffiti, a 30ft rocket ship Big Ben and House of Hackney seating that wouldn't look out of place at the Mad Hatter's tea party. If nothing else, it oozes fun and fits with it’s east London location.
The Beans & The Machines -As Good as Coffee Gets
2nd February 2022
One of the big ones is coffee. With WFH back with us, morning trips to the local artisan coffee houses are becoming fewer and further between. However, it’s not all bad news: Coffee is a national addiction, and actually one of the few itches we can scratch very well in this new era of amazing artisan coffee roasters, and with a little help from technologically innovative companies, who’ve managed to compress a coffee shop complete with bearded barista, into a machine that’ll sit on your counter-top.
Featuring Pancake Day 2021 - The True Taste of Pancakes at Home...
16th February 2021
Not just for the definition of ‘shrove’, which means the act of confessing sins and getting absolution, but with lockdown in place, Shrove Tuesday is the perfect excuse to make some delicious pancakes at home.
Featuring The True Taste of Pancakes at Home with The Ivy
16th February 2021
Not just for the definition of ‘shrove’, which means the act of confessing sins and getting absolution, but with lockdown in place, Shrove Tuesday is the perfect excuse to make some delicious pancakes at home.
Featuring Nourish your heart this Valentine’s Day with To’ak Chocolate
13th February 2021
Chocolate is the absolute way to our hearts and ours belong to To’ak Chocolate. To’ak’s (pronounced Toe-Ahk) mission is to transform the way the world experiences dark chocolate, elevating it to the level of vintage wine and aged whisky.
Andrew Wong, Chinese Culinary Star of double Michelin A....
10th February 2021
Wong in Pimlico gaining two Michelin stars in 8 years, A. Wong is the first Chinese restaurant to gain the double accolade outside of Asia. Andrew talks to The Sybarite about what the accolade means not only to him but for Chinese restaurants worldwide, the importance of Chinese New Year and the art installation at A. Wong to celebrate it, the symbolism behind dumplings, and what it means to be a British-born Chinese chef.
Featuring Estancia Los Potreros - Interview with Kevin Begg, owner...
2nd February 2021
While the world is still relatively locked down, The Sybarite aims to provide wonderful stories of travel destinations far and wide, that can be booked on our platform today. Our editor speaks to Kevin Begg, the owner and host of the traditional ‘estancia’ (a cattle ranch) Estancia Los Potreros in Argentina. On his cattle farm, surrounded by cattle, horses and dogs, he tells The Sybarite all about a stay at the Estancia, wonderful stories of the estancia’s origins and why his horses and the ‘Los Pots’ kitchen are the shining stars of this unique location.
Review of Ampeli - A great greek addition to Londons Charlotte Street
3rd February 2020
Being superbly located across the road from The Charlotte Street Hotel, Ampéli is set across three floors, with a wine bar, mezzanine and more intimate dining space, totalling 80 covers. When we arrived we were greeted by the general manager and the vibe in the restaurant was relaxed. Diners were enjoying a menu which is designed to encourage sharing over a glass of wine, featuring dishes such as feta saganaki with tomato jam and okra and goat’s cheese fritters.
Review of Bancone Golden Square
2nd February 2020
When Will Ellner, founder of Soho pasta hotspot Bancone, announced he was opening another restaurant in Covent Garden’s Golden Square, some wondered how he planned to expand on his humble pasta offering. Enter new Culinary Director Claudio Melis. The Michelin-starred chef has injected his creativity into the Bancone Golden Square menu with creative new pasta dishes and monthly grilled specials like opening month’s crispy suckling pig belly with apple and hazelnut, pickled mustard seeds, and Primitivo; and pan-fried stone bass with samphire and sweet and sour beets. “With Claudio boosting the team, we’re in a really strong position to enjoy a successful foray into London’s restaurant heartland,” says Ellner.
Review of London Landmarks Afternoon Tea at The Kensington
21st February 2019
Says Benjamin Buckley, Food and Beverage Manager at The Kensington, the 5-star boutique hotel located in London’s desirable South Kensington neighbourhood. Situated on a tree-lined boulevard, the hotel is also home to the recently refurbished Town House restaurant. With its interconnecting drawing rooms, hidden whisky bar, and chrome chandeliers, Town House at The Kensington provides a quiet refuge away from the city’s busy streets. After hearing about the success of Town House’s “Tale As Old As Time” afternoon tea that brought characters from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast to life, I was excited to have the chance to try out their new offering which celebrates the city I know and love.he new London Landmarks Afternoon Tea takes guests on a tour of the capital’s most recognisable structures through decadent little bites. We started our adventure with a glass of champagne and made our tea choices. I went for the Malawi Spearmint which promised a smooth, well-rounded infusion made from gentle leaves grown on the Shire Highlands of Malawi. Soon, we were provided with our menu: a beautifully-illustrated map detailing all the landmarks we would soon be visiting on our culinary tour.
Ultraviolet Part I – Where Theatrics Play on Food
13th February 2018
The concept conceived by Chef Paul Pairet is an ode to the human sensory experience where food of course spearheads this moving play. It takes diners to a different level and way of eating haute cuisine in an almost sinister yet desperately mysterious atmosphere.
Where to celebrate Chinese New Year in London
11th February 2016
In short, it is two weeks of constant eating, merriment and customary rituals. 2016 is said to be the ‘Year of the Monkey’, specifically the 'Fire Monkey'. Zodiac observers will expect “an element of vitality, a little bit more power and energy” in the year ahead. For those born under the Monkey sign, the upcoming year is expected bring more “focus” and a lot more “attention to detail” in all that they do. Although Asian in origin, the festive period has become universally acknowledged and celebrated, meaning you won’t miss out, no matter where you are in the world. Here's our top ‘picks’ of the best ways in which to celebrate in London:
Letitia Casta, Parisienne Par excellence for Cointreau
20th February 2015
Through history Cointreau has been close to women as they explore their creativity, embodying in many ways the free spirit of La Parisienne, the Parisian woman. As Creative Director of the House of Cointreau, Casta’s very first goal is to inspire women and dare them to be themselves, celebrating Cointreau’s signature art de vivre. For her first project Casta has chosen to celebrate Louisa Cointreau, due to her pivotal role for the House and her encouragement toward women to explore their creative side. “It’s the fragility of a women that touches me. Today we want to be too strong, today we want to be too perfect, and I think it’s completely wrong. We have to be in love with our femininity and this is the message I want to get across.” said Casta, whose project also involves selecting female artists from all over the world to share their own twist on life. This will happen both through a series of ‘webisodes’, each an opportunity to freely exchange ideas, but also creative evenings inspired by the Cointreau Cafe’ Society.
