9 Date-Worthy Restaurants in Southeast Asia

Score some brownie points with your date when you introduce these dining options.

Kuala Lumpur

Foo Foo Fine Desserts

Cuisine: Desserts

Two culinary sex symbols – chocolate and cherries – flirt deliciously in the chocolate mascarpone sour cherry trifle, making the bittersweet bite a fitting prelude to more ‘desserts’ – the kind served in the bedroom.

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Pop Quiz! Trifle. Pavlova. Apple Strudel. Profiteroles. They’re all from different nations around the world. Can you tell us the respective country of origin? 🙂 . Special thanks to @tl.mgmt for the lovely group photo! ❤
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Bangkok

Vertigo

Cuisine: International

The titillating texture of freshly shucked David Hervé oysters is best served with the rooftop view of Bangkok’s twinkling skyline.

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Vertigo & Moon bar / Bangkok / Thailand Reaching for the clouds at Vertigo and Moon Bar on the 61st floor of the Banyan Tree hotel is one of the best ways to end a long day in Bangkok. There is no lack of rooftop bars in town but Vertigo has always been amongst the favourites. With an unusual narrow and elongated shape, the entire top of the building is occupied by both the bar and the restaurant and gives the unusual impression of being aboard a spaceship in the sky. 📸 Vertigo & Moon Bar
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Bo.Lan

Cuisine: Thai

Royal Thai flavours conjured from environmentally-sourced ingredients in this Michelin-starred restaurant turns up the heat with aphrodisiac ingredients like aubergines, galangal and the pulse-quickening essential: chilli.

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At Bo.lan, we try to make everyday an ‘Eat Responsibly Day’. We feel that it is our responsibility to maintain our environment and natural resources while enjoying consuming and cooking food. For reservation ☎️ +66-226-0296-1 • • • • #bolan #bolanessentiallythai #finedining #luxury #sustainable #thaifood #authenticthai #bangkok #thailand #culinaryroots #organic #localsupport
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Singapore

Fat Cow

Cuisine: Japanese

Uni (sea urchin), with its luxurious buttery texture, is a famous Japanese aphrodisiac. Savour it with other sexy delicacies like caviar, wagyu steak and foie gras in for a potent lift.

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Surprise your loved one with a 6-course set dinner at Fat Cow this Valentine’s Day. Priced at $198++ per person, look forward to highlights like the Kani Miso Kora Yaki (Butter Snow Crab with Shimeji Mushrooms) and the juicy Wagyu Miyazaki Beef Striploin Sumibiyaki. Available from now till 19 February 2019.
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Jaan

Cuisine: European

From fig pistachio to truffle eggs, symbols of virility look almost too good to eat in Jaan.

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Indulgent Pear Tart with English vanilla custard, rich muscovado caramel and velvety vanilla ice cream at #JAANSG. Photo credit: @sojinliz #ReinventingBritish
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Jakarta

Plataran Menteng

Cuisine: Indonesian

Rice can be racy – it has long been associated with fertility and love. Load up on the carbs with some blood-pumping spicy dishes for the vigorous ‘after-party’ under the sheets.

The Dutch

Cuisine: European

As we have established, shape matters in aphrodisiac food. By that logic, it’s hard to go wrong with sausages, especially traditionally handmade and slow-smoked sausages in this lauded gastropub.

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Come on over for our November-only Chinese Five Spice Pork Sausage. #thedutchjakarta #uniongroupjakarta
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Philippines

Lemuria

Cuisine: French Mediterranean

An elegant and peaceful oasis in the middle of fast-paced Manila, Lemuria serves dainty dishes infused with arousing flavours of saffron and truffle.

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Barbara’s Heritage Restaurant

Cuisine: Philippine

If fine dining is too stuffy, let loose with a hearty Pinoy buffet dinner and, if you’re lucky, a cultural show! The old Spanish-era ambience in the historic district is sure to elicit some romantic tingles too.

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