Where to go for a really nice short birthday break?

[Thepeopleversuswork]

I've got a significant birthday coming up and DP has offered to take me away on a short break.

Looking for some recommendations on places people have been for one to two nights which they have been really bowled over by.

I'm ideally looking for somewhere reachable with a short plane journey (UK and Ireland, western Europe fine but not longhaul). Also relatively affordable (not more than about £500-600 for everything). I've been to most European capitals, happy to go again but know Rome and Paris pretty well so looking for something a bit different. Also very open to interesting UK cities. I'm in London so probably not somewhere in the South East as it doesn't feel that different.

Ideally a quick city break in a nice city and dinner in a lovely restaurant with nothing much on the agenda except eating and wandering.

We didn't want more than 2 nights in Llubjana, didn't seem that much to do. We were travelling around Slovenia so am talking about the city itself.

Ok, well I had four nights, could have spent longer. Apart from seeing ‘the sights’, galleries etc, I found it lovely for just hanging out in, having coffee, walking by the river etc.
I don’t like to cram loads of things in when on holiday or I get tired; a gallery or historic site per day, leisurely lunches and plenty of cafe breaks is my pace!

@mamaduckbone Benedict’s does not have a Michelin star. It’s in the Michelin guide but is not Bib Gourmand listed either. That’s not to say it’s not worth visiting. Norwich has no restaurants with a star.