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Everyone has a different idea of the perfect romantic dinner.
For some, it’s dressing up for rooftop cocktails with a sunset view. For others, it’s sharing pizza in a cosy Italian restaurant, tucking into fresh seafood by the water, or escaping somewhere quiet with a bag full of snacks and sand between your toes.
Whether you’re planning an anniversary, a weekend away together or simply looking to make your next Batam trip a little more romantic, here are five dinner date ideas for every kind of couple.


There’s a reason so many TV dates happen in Italian restaurants.
They’re cosy, intimate, and… well, they work.
Piccola Stella brings a little of that trattoria atmosphere to Batam Center, with rustic brickwork, warm lighting and the glow of wood-fired pizza ovens vreating a cosier alternative to the city’s resort-style restaurants.
The menu leans into Italian comfort food, including handmade pasta and wood-fired pizzas that are practically designed for sharing. Add a bottle of wine, take your time over dinner, and the next thing you know, it’s closing time.
Sometimes the best date is simply sitting across from someone you like, eating delicious carbs.




In Batam, it could mean cocktails above the city, pizza beneath warm restaurant lights, chilli crab beside the sea, dinner with your feet almost in the sand… or opening a bag of Indonesian snacks on a picnic mat while watching the sun go down.
And flexible ferry schedules and Batam only a 90-minute ferry ride away, you can plan an anniversary weekend or simply wake up one morning and decide that - surprise! - you’ll need to bring your passport for dinner tonight.
Because sometimes all a familiar date night needs is a change of scenery - and a ferry ticket.
Ready to spice up more than your meal? Check out Berjaya Waterfront’s ferry schedule and book your tickets here.