Fall in love in Soho this Valentine's Day! Great ideas for couples and singletons in Soho

Whether you’re blissfully partnered or happily single when the 14th February rolls around again this year, Soho is the perfect place to spend the evening with the person of your dreams or even meet them!

As we all know, Soho is fit to bursting with fantastic restaurants and eateries and here are some of my favourites to visit on Valentine’s night!

For the singletons out there, why not try speed dating on for size? Amuse Bouche Champagne Bar will be hosting a special St Valentine’s Day speed dating event. The aim is to meet between 15-20 people for just four minutes each, which should be more than enough since some scientists believe we decide in a matter of minutes if a person is the one for you!

Timeout Bar of the year nominee, Amuse Bouche Champagne Bar offers an impressive selection of Champagne by the glass & the bottle but without the typical W1 mark-up, with bottle prices starting from £24.50 for house Champagne you can reach for some luxurious, but affordable Dutch courage!

Blacks bar and club in Soho is offering an alternative to the usual Valentine’s night dining for two in a great deal for anyone feeling the desire to shun the chocolates and roses. Blacks are helping to dispel the ‘three’s a crowd’ notion with the 3rd person dining with a party of two receiving 50% off his or her meal! Maybe it pays to be single!

If love is already in the air for you and you have a bit of cash to splurge on you better half, then how about a luxurious break at Sanctum Soho? Stay in one of Sanctum’s stylish rooms where you will be spoilt with champagne and chocolate dipped strawberries on arrival, followed by breakfast in bed the following morning. If you fancy heading down to eat, Sanctum’s chic Restaurant has a delectable menu with choices such as Oysters and Lobster thermadoire available to romance you through the evening. Packages start from £330 for one night based on two sharing or £600 for 2 nights based on two sharing.

Perhaps you prefer your cuisine a little more fiery and this Valentine’s Imli have a special menu to get you hot under the collar, whilst the reasonable bill will ensure youdon’t break out into a hot sweat! Imli are offering a delicious 4 course meal and Rose Petal Martini for just £28.50 per person! So expressing your love of you other half needn’t break the bank this year!

The cinema is a great choice for the couples and singles out and there are some great films showing this Valentines. Showing at the Curzon Soho is the critically acclaimed Blue Valentine described as ‘an intensely intimate rendering of love that limits itself to that first falling in and that last falling out.’ So it seems the Curzon Soho might just have something for those of you who are a little jaded with the whole Valentine’s day malarkey and warm the hearts of those couples with a sentimental love story.

If you, like me, can’t get enough of the 80’s classics, then The Prince Charles Cinema comes up trumps again with their double bill showing of cult favourites Labyrinth & The Princess Bride. If you haven’t seen The Princess Bride, then this is one double bill not to be missed! The intimate double ‘love seats’ at the back of the cinema are great for couples, whilst the well-stocked bar is perfect for singles!

So whatever you get up to this Valentine’s day, there's

plenty to keep even the most staunch, anti-Valentines haters amongst you,

blissfully happy and entertained until your heart’s content!