Here’s our pick of fab ways to celebrate love, friendship and good times in the City this Galentine’s season. Read on to find out more.
Clueless Eat What You See Movie Experience | The Refinery City Point Drake & Morgan x Taste Film
As if! Grab your girlfriends for the most like, totally important Galentine’s celebration with an immersive five-course ‘eat what you see’ experience of the 90s cult-classic, Clueless. Hosted at The Refinery City Point by
Drake & Morgan on select dates from 7th – 16th February, step into Cher’s charming world with a dining
experience inspired by the film’s most iconic moments – trust us, it’s totally buggin’.
Tickets start from £77.50pp for the movie, five courses and cocktail. Afternoon showings (13.45) and evening showings (18.45).
NYX Hotel London Holborn
Decorated with sultry neons and pastel hues, NYX Hotel London Holborn is a design haven which blends vibrant character with urban luxury. Nestled between the bustling West End and hip Farringdon, NYX and its buzzy rooftop bar make the ideal bolthole from which to explore the best of London’s nightlife and culture.
Their Galentine’s Package is an opportunity to celebrate friendship and love, and to treat yourself at the end of a long winter. Whether you’re hitting the dance bars of Soho or sampling Clerkenwell’s best culinary spots, you will be greeted by a bottle of prosecco and sumptuous chocolate-covered strawberries – with two eye masks to ensure a tranquil night’s sleep. Bring someone you love for an indulgent stay at NYX this February. Priced at £49 per room.
NYX, 50 – 60 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4AR
Pizza Pilgrims
Looking for something different to do this Valentine’s/Galentine’s Day! Pizza Pilgrims have launched their brand-new Dough It Yourself Masterclass hosted at their Canary Wharf branch. Participants will have the opportunity to master the true art of pizza making while enjoying delicious Fritto Misto, along with a glass of prosecco on arrival. Guided by the skilled pizza chefs, attendees will learn how to shape dough, create the perfectly balanced pizza, and bake it to perfection in the dome pizza oven. Once the pizzas are ready, guests can enjoy the delicious results of their hard work! To finish, enjoy Pizza Pilgrims signature Nutella ring dessert.
The ‘Dough It Yourself’ masterclass takes place every weekend in February and is available to purchase here for £50 per person.
Pizza Pilgrims Canary Wharf | 12 Hertsmere Rd, E14 4AE | The Dough It Yourself tickets
The FriendZone x Puttshack
Escape the Valentine’s Day cliches of red roses and candle-lit dinners for two this February with The FriendZone x Puttshack. Designed as an antidote to loneliness in the capital, the fun-filled event celebrates platonic relationships and making new friends. Packing in high tech mini golf with delicious drinks and great vibes, it’s happening at Puttshack’s White City location on Thursday 13th February. Whether you’re actively looking to make some new mates or just keen to mingle with some friendly faces as an alternative to a romantic night out, this event is the perfect alternative to Valentine’s and focuses on the joyfulness and fun that’s found in making new friendships.
Tickets to The FriendZone x Puttshack are priced from £35 and are available to purchase from: The FriendZone
LIMIN SOUTHBANK
Forget flowers and candle lit dinners – grab your besties and make your way to LIMIN SOUTHBANK for a Palentine’s party like no other on Saturday 15th February. Dive into three courses for £39, DJ Benny will be providing the tunes as you sip on a special rum punch, and there will be plenty of opportunities to win exciting prizes (including free shots and vouchers to use on return visits) throughout the evening. Bookings can be made at LIMIN | London’s Caribbean Food & Drink Experience
Zum Barbarossa is hosting an exclusive ladies night party featuring female-inspired cocktails, live music from DJ Aristatle and a FREE drink on arrival for all women on Thursday 13 February.
Get out on the town and celebrate friendship in style at Zum Barbarossa with exclusive Galentine’s Day cocktails curated by expert mixologists including:
The Girl’s Night In with white chocolate mozart, tequila rose, Chambord, and freeze-dried raspberry garnish
I Can Buy Myself Flowers, a desirable violet pisco sour with edible flowers
Galentine Gang_,__ a Chambord kir royale for that sparkling wine moment
‘For the Love of Friends Brunch‘
The Paris-style bar welcomes friends to let their hair down and dance through the decades with DJ Aristatle’s eclectic mix of hits from the 70s through to the 2010s disco, soul, and funky house genres. To make a booking please see the link here.
for those who are looking to celebrate the love between friends, Electric Shuffle is running a ‘For the Love of Friends Brunch’ between the 13th and 16th February that promises good times and epic shuffleboard battles for your crew – couples, singles, and everything in between.
The two-hour bottomless brunch promises live DJs bringing the party vibes, a welcome drink to get the good times flowing, an hour of seriously fun shuffleboard action, a bottomless bottle of Prosecco or four beers each, endless sourdough pizza paddles for two whole hours (because delicious food is a universal love language) and a table at the bar to polish off the pizza and Prosecco post-shuffle.
Book tickets here from £35 per person: https://electricshuffle.com/uk/brunch/love-of-friends
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