Longing for an evening of romance and excitement? Want to show your lady friend a good time? A night out at Britomart is your recipe for romance this Valentine’s Day. A precinct full of elegant restaurants perfectly set up for dinner à deux, stylish bars serving sexy cocktails, a beautiful walking street to stroll along at dusk – why would you go anywhere else?

And if you want to impress her with your general man-about-town suaveness, don’t forget valet parking. Pull smoothly into Central Valet on Gore Street, toss your keys to the concierge and you’re ready to sweep her off for the night of her life. (And it will only cost you $15 – for the parking, anyway.)

If you’d rather say it with gifts, Kikki K has a super-cute My Valentine collection of memory books, stationery, stamps – and, of course, Valentine’s cards.

And you can’t get more romantic than Jo Malone’s classic Red Roses cologne, all packaged up with scented tissue and ribbon as only Jo Malone know how.

If you’re not given to extravagance but do want to make a gesture, how about L’Assiette’s heart-shaped macarons. Sweet, strawberry-infused morsels of love, sold singly or in boxes. 

And if you prefer your gestures to cost nothing at all, Ted Baker is giving away pretty heart-shaped cherry-flavoured lollipops.

Don’t have a Valentine of your own? Keep an eye out around Britomart today… there are some secret messages of love out there, just for you.