Date spot in Cardiff
Lab 22
Settle in for inventive cocktails at a bar on Caroline Street that's won awards for its drinks.
Caroline Street, city centre
Address: 22 Caroline Street, Cardiff CF10 1FG- Bar
- Rain-proof ☔
- Mid-price
- Romantic
- Big night
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.
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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)
St Fagans National Museum of History
St Fagans, west Cardiff
Address: St Fagans, Cardiff CF5 6XB- Culture
- Free
- Out of town
Spend a day at the free open-air museum on the edge of the city, where more than forty old buildings from all over Wales, from farmhouses and a chapel to a terrace of ironworkers' cottages, have been rebuilt in the grounds of a castle.
Why it's a good date: It's free, and you'll easily lose a whole day wandering between centuries. Bring a picnic, or buy fresh bread from the bakery on site.
Photo: David Hallam-Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
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