Date spot in Cardiff
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Share Danish pastries, cinnamon swirls and strong coffee at a Danish bakery and café in Pontcanna.
Wyndham Crescent, Pontcanna
Address: 126 Wyndham Crescent, Cardiff CF11 9EG- Café
- Rain-proof ☔
- Cheap and cheerful
- Foodie
Why it's a good date: A sweet, low-key start to a weekend, and Llandaff Fields is round the corner for a walk afterwards. Go early: the best bakes sell out.
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Lab 22
Caroline Street, city centre
Address: 22 Caroline Street, Cardiff CF10 1FG- Bar
- Rain-proof ☔
- Mid-price
- Romantic
- Big night
Settle in for inventive cocktails at a bar on Caroline Street that's won awards for its drinks.
Why it's a good date: The menu is half the fun, so ask the bartenders and try something you'd never order. A good first drink before dinner, or a nightcap after a show.
Gorse
Kings Road, Pontcanna
Address: 186-188 Kings Road, Cardiff CF11 9DF- Restaurant
- Rain-proof ☔
- A treat
- Romantic
- Foodie
Book the tasting menu at Cardiff's first Michelin-starred restaurant, a tiny dining room in Pontcanna cooking with Welsh produce that changes with the seasons.
Why it's a good date: The one to save for an anniversary. There are only a handful of tables, so book well ahead.
Llandaff Cathedral
Cathedral Green, Llandaff
Address: Cathedral Green, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 2LA- Culture
- Free
Walk down from the old village green to the cathedral in its hollow by the Taff, and look up at the great concrete arch inside with Epstein's aluminium figure of Christ.
Why it's a good date: A quiet, surprising corner of the city that feels like a village. Walk back to town along the river through Llandaff Fields and Bute Park.
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
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