Friday
- Evening
Heaneys
Modern Welsh · $$$ · PontcannaBook this one ahead — Tommy Heaney's neighbourhood tasting menu — Welsh produce in focus.
Why this pick- ·Matches the romantic mood
- ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
- ·Keeps you in Pontcanna — short walk from your other stops
Saturday
- MorningBute ParkOutdoors · City Centre
130-acre castle parkland following the River Taff — pedalo and tree trail.
Why this pick- ·Matches the romantic mood
- ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
- ·Keeps you in City Centre — short walk from your other stops
- Lunch
Asador 44
Spanish · $$$ · Quay StreetBasque-style asado, Galician beef and a serious sherry list.
Why this pick- ·Matches the romantic mood
- ·Strong lunch option, quick enough to keep the day moving
- ·Keeps you in Quay Street — short walk from your other stops
- AfternoonCardiff CastleCulture · City Centre
Roman fort, Norman keep and Victorian Gothic apartments inside one wall.
Why this pick- ·Matches the romantic mood
- ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
- ·Keeps you in City Centre — short walk from your other stops
- Evening
Brother Thai
Thai street food · $ · Castle ArcadeSlow dinner — Roti wraps and chicken satay in a Victorian arcade — easy lunch.
Why this pick- ·Matches the romantic mood
- ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
- ·Keeps you in Castle Arcade — short walk from your other stops
Sunday
- MorningPrincipality StadiumCulture · Westgate Street
Retractable-roof rugby cathedral — match-day singing shakes the city.
Why this pick- ·Matches the romantic mood
- ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
- ·Keeps you in Westgate Street — short walk from your other stops
- AfternoonSt Fagans National Museum of HistoryCulture · St Fagans
Open-air museum of 50+ reconstructed Welsh historic buildings — free.
Why this pick- ·Matches the romantic mood
- ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
- ·Keeps you in St Fagans — short walk from your other stops
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