Valentine’s Day dining in Jakarta has increasingly moved upward—both literally and conceptually—with restaurants using skyline settings and limited-seat formats to frame the occasion as a once-a-year experience rather than a routine night out. Japanese kaiseki dining, in particular, has become a popular choice for couples seeking structured, time-bound meals that emphasise pacing, seasonality, and intimacy.
This February, Pan Pacific Jakarta marks Valentine’s Day with a series of dining- and stay-led experiences under the theme Whisper of Romance, anchored by a limited-edition dinner at Keyaki Japanese Restaurant on the hotel’s 90th floor. The programme runs across curated dining formats and overnight packages, with food positioned as the central element of the celebration.
At the core of the offering is Yūgen Romance Dining, a seven-course kaiseki menu available exclusively on Valentine’s Day and limited to 20 couples. Priced at IDR 2,500,000++ per couple, the dinner draws inspiration from yūgen, a Japanese aesthetic principle that values subtlety and restrained beauty. The menu follows a traditional kaiseki structure, beginning with zensai and otsukuri courses before moving through tempura, broth, palate cleanser, a grilled main course, and dessert.
Dishes include beetroot-cured salmon gravlax with yuzu miso, hamachi usuzukuri presented in rose form, lobster and oyster tempura served with a concealed sauce, and a miso-marinated tenderloin paired with foie gras. The meal concludes with a heart-shaped white chocolate dessert filled with cocoa mousse, designed as a visual and symbolic closing to the experience. Service is paced deliberately to reinforce intimacy and privacy throughout the evening.
Alongside the standalone dinner, Pan Pacific Jakarta also introduces two Valentine’s stay packages that incorporate the Keyaki dining experience. Romance in Bloom combines an overnight stay with the seven-course kaiseki dinner, while Indulgent Luxury Escape, available only in the Pan Pacific Suite, expands the experience to include additional off-site elements and private arrangements. Both packages are positioned as limited-run offerings centred on dining as the focal point.
Across these Valentine’s programmes, Pan Pacific Jakarta frames the celebration through a dining-first lens, using kaiseki structure, limited seating, and vertical city views to create a defined moment rather than an open-ended promotion. The result places Keyaki’s culinary programme at the centre of the Valentine’s narrative, with accommodation and brand collaborations serving as complementary elements rather than the main attraction.
Keyaki
Pan Pacific Jakarta
Jl. MH Thamrin No.10, Kb. Melati, Kecamatan Tanah Abang, Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 10230
