25 best restaurants for Valentine’s Day in Boston

Your favorite post Bruins and Celtics spot is turning up the heat on Valentine’s day, with creative cocktails and oysters to get the romance started. You’ll also find tater tots with a duo of caviar, steak tartare with frites and bay scallop tagliolini. For dessert, share  blood orange pavlova or Alcove’s absolutely perfect chocolate truffles. Don’t forget that stunning view of Lovejoy Wharf!

Duck into this subterranean hideaway for a romantic dinner in the bustling, buzzy space. Enjoy a five-course wine pairing dinner menu or order a la carte from the dinner menu with Valentine’s Day specials including lobster and black Truffle raviolo, spice crusted pork coppa, dark chocolate lava cake and an appropriately named cocktail, “We Met on Hinge.”

This Back Bay landmark warms hearts this Valentine's day with fresh seafood dishes, and additions to their regular menu including a hearts of palm salad with blood orange vinaigrette, oyster Rockefeller with spinach, guanciale, and herbed breadcrumbs, pan seared wolf fish with black rice and grilled asparagus in a lobster newburg sauce, an eight ounce Filet Mignon with truffled pomme puree and a rich-and-dreamy raspberry chocolate tartufo for dessert.

Nothing says a luxurious evening out like some of the freshest seafood in the Hub, and chef Robert Sisca is planning some decadent menu additions to the menu, including a Tyee Ora King Salmon Crudo. Raised in New Zealand, this wagyu of salmon is so rare that the Banks is one of only a few restaurants serving this delicacy. Diners will also find a shareable surf and turf made up of a 32 oz.tomahawk steak and whole lobster, and a gin based Pink Lady cocktail.

One of Boston’s grande dames of fine dining, with breathtaking views of the Public Garden, Bistro du Midi is offering a romantic five-course prix fixe menu for $150 per person with an optional wine pairing for $90 on Valentine’s day. The French-inspired meal will include options like black truffle tagliatelle, filet mignon, ora king salmon, and chocolate moelleux.

$150pp

Not quite ready to commit to a full Valentine’s dinner, but want to have a great time with someone who might be special? Head to this Harvard Square wine shop, owned and operated by award-winning sommelier, Bertil Jean-Chronberg, for a date night wine tasting. On Tuesday February 14, the shop is hosting a “Love and Luxe: Sparkling Wines, Caviar and Chocolate” event where they’ll experience decadent pairings of sparkling wines, caviar and chocolates. All guests will sample four different wines, accompanied with light foods. Tickets are available in advance.

$120 pp

Tuscan Kitchen’s Seaport location offers an authentic rustic Italian dining experience with handmade pastas and raviolis, fresh baked breads, and house-made salumi. And for Valentine's Day there are some special items on the menu like a beet salad, seared scallops’ main course and special strawberry and dessert. And don’t skip the $25 add on for a champagne toast!

For the sushi lover, Karma Asian Fusion is a fun choice for Valentine’s Day. From their mega sushi platters to fun tableside experiences like the “salmon on fire”, to the stellar cocktail list, your date is sure to have a great time. In addition to the standard cocktail, this month there is a limited-time addition worth trying as well, The Bésame! A blend of silver tequila, heavy cream, egg whites, yuzu and sparkling rose, it is a sweet treat to cap off your meal. So, if you are looking for a spot outside of Boston to book next week, Karma is a great choice.  

Heading out to the Cape for a romantic weekend? Provincetown favorite Crown & Anchor is offering a “From Italy with Love” five course prix fixe dinner of traditional Italian dishes, wine pairings and entertainment from P-towns best local performers.

Sometimes, you just want to take your sweetheart for a proper pub dinner, and Boston’s newest Irish pub, The Dubliner, delivers all the cozy vibes you’re looking for on a romantic night out. For Valentine’s day, chef Aidan McGee is serving a sharable version of his famous beef wellington, along with the regular modern Irish menu featuring housemade soda bread, seafood chowder, fish and chips and of course, their mouthwatering shepherd’s pie made with lamb.

This Kingston Street eatery offers craft comfort food with slightly Southern flair, and its brunch dishes are no exception. Take your pick from elevated down-home items like hot honey chicken and biscuits, Okie eggs benedict, Texas toast breakfast sandwich or smoked pork mac and cheese. And from Feb 10-14 enjoy their special Valentine’s menu. For just $130/couple enjoy a 3-course meal complete with espresso martinis! Choose from oysters or a cheeseboard to start, filet, scallops or risotto for a main and delicious devil’s food cake for dessert!

Want to keep the vibes on the casual side? This North End pizzeria is offering heart-shaped pizzas for pick-up and take-out throughout the whole month of February. Each pizza serves two and any pizza on the Ducali menu can be transformed into a heart shape for you and your person to enjoy.

This massive food and drink complex takes up a grand, multi-floor space in the Prudential Center. Enjoy a stroll through the retail maze, stopping to look at surprisingly affordable luxuries from near (local cheesemakers) and far (every Italian product imaginable). There are multiple places to eat and drink; from full-service, high-end dining to quick sandwiches and gelato. 

The Northern Italian focused restaurant (home of some of the best pasta in Boston, thanks to chef Tony Susi), offers a special Valentine’s menu that will be available in addition to Geppetto's regularly available menu on Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11. On the 14th, diners can enjoy the full, five-course meal including dishes like shrimp scampi, burrata caponata, fried artichokes, gnocchi with taleggio fonduta, pappardelle with wild boar ragu, short ribs, scallops and much more make up the feast. 

$90pp

Enjoy two floors of Boston’s most glamorous steakhouse dining, when you celebrate Valentine’s at Grill 23, along with a la carte specials from chef Ryan Marcoux. Served alongside the restaurants regular menu of perfectly cooked steaks, outstanding oysters and icy cold martinis, take your favorite carnivore and eat your heart out.

The Cambridge favorite is offering a delicious, three-course prix fixe menu on February 14, with an optional wine pairing available. In addition to its regularly available menu, a pared-down version of the Valentine’s Day menu and a specialty cocktail will be available February 10 through the 13th.

Celebrate the most romantic day of the year with heart and soul at both Mida locations (South End and Newton). The Valentine’s menu includes burrata with blood orange, roasted beets, fresh herbs and focaccia, oysters al forno, smoked ricotta agnolotti,  braised beef short ribs and much more. The restaurant will also be featuring specials the weekend leading up to Valentine’s Day.

Surprise your sweetie with OAK’s Loveseat Bar Experience. Guests can book one of the bar’s two coveted Loveseat Bar Benches for $25 per reservation from February 12 through the 15th. The benches have room for two and are situated at either end of the exquisite 83-foot-long copper bar. Additionally, OAK will be serving specials for lovers, including a heart shaped beet salad, crusted rack of lamb for two and a heart shaped dessert pizza.

The South Boston staple is serving a three course prix fixe for only $38 on Valentine’s day. Diners can start with baked oysters, crispy pork belly or creamy mushroom soup, then enjoy butter chicken, spaghetti alla puttanesca or tuna steak bruschetta for their main, and finally, a pistachio crème bruleé to finish the meal.

The Cambridge stalwart, known for its seasonal, fresh New England cuisine, will be offering a prix fixe menu on Valentine’s day. Each your heart out with choices such as pesto arancini, wild mushroom risotto, seared scallops and duck confit.

$85pp

The raw bar and seafood spot is serving up a special platter for two, which includes half a dozen oysters, shrimp cocktail, littleneck clams, crab claws, lobster tail and tuna tartare for $74, in addition to other specials, and the restaurants regular menu.

This cozy Newton Centre favorite is offering a special Valentine’s Day dinner of braised halibut, ribeye, chocolate caramel pot de crème and more. Don’t feel like dining in? Owners and chefs Kate and Trevor have created a Valentine’s dinner kit to go, featuring truffled hummus, braised short ribs, fontina risotto and more. Just order by February 10, and you can surprise your love with an almost homemade meal.

Another option if you’re heading out on the Cape, enjoy a seven course tasting menu all weekend through Valentine’s day from the region’s first and only Forbes Five-Star restaurant at the Wequasset Resort and Golf Club. Set in an18th-century sea captain’s home overlooking Pleasant Bay and the Atlantic, the $195 per person menu starts with a glass of Veuve Clicquot, and includes native lobster panisse, beef carpaccio, Atlantic halibut and ends with mascarpone cheesecake.

The way to their heart might be through their stomach, but a few red roses won’t hurt either. At Woods Hill Pier 4, chef Charlie Foster is pulling out all of the stops for Valentine's Day. The already romantic waterfront restaurant will be handing out roses to all diners, and serving some indulgent dishes for two – a shellfish platter, butter poached lobster, and molten chocolate cake – in addition to their regular menu. The restaurant also has a coveted selection of Club Champagne (the highest tier of classification that grower champagnes can achieve) to make an extra special evening.