The best Valentine's Day restaurants in Chicago offering specials

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with an exquisite meal at this new fine dining Indian spot. Chef Sujan Sarkar will create a special seven-course tasting menu with surprises for $160 per person. Wine pairings are available for an additional $70 per person.

Let Michelin-starred chef Donald Young take care of you with an extravagant 15-course experience showcasing contemporary American cuisine. The dishes will highlight local and seasonal ingredients prepared with both classical and modern techniques. Tickets are $225 per person and available here.

If pizza is your love language, Robert’s has just what you’re looking for this Valentine’s Day. Couples can enjoy a four-course meal featuring a choice of appetizer, salad, pizza (heart-shaped pies available upon request) and dessert. A split of prosecco or two specialty cocktails are also included. The menu will be offered on February 11, 13 and 14 and is priced at $125 for two people.

Farm-to-table standout Eden will serve a five-course menu full of captivating flavors for $100 per person. Dishes include lobster agnolotti, grilled ribeye, molten chocolate cake and more. A vegetarian tasting menu is available as well.

Transport you and your date to Peru with a four-course experience at Tanta. You’ll get to enjoy favorites like tiradito lujurioso (white fish sea urchin), smoked salmon and more. The menu is $65 per person.

Treat your loved one to a very special dinner at the bar attached to Michelin-starred Esmé. Chef Jenner Tomaska is putting together a four-course menu for $150 per person. Guests will receive an amuse-bouche of osetra caviar, mushroom and chicken skin, followed by duck ravioli and the choice of monkfish a la Normandie or wagyu au poivre.

Join Lettuce Entertain You’s Mediterranean-inspired hotspot between February 10-14 and enjoy a four-course mezze feast for two. You’ll start with a welcome cocktail and then dig into items like red beet hummus with crab salad, spicy falafel, beef tenderloin kebab and coconut galaktoboureko. The cost is $139.95.

The newest outpost of upscale Southern restaurant Yardbird arrived in Chicago last year, bringing delectable fried chicken and other soulful classics. For Valentine’s Day, the kitchen will offer a three-course prix fixe menu for $95 per person. Options include lobster bisque, oysters Rockerfeller, pan-seared Chilean sea bass, surf and turf and more. To finish, guests will get to indulge in chocolate eclair cake.

Add an Italian twist to your Valentine’s Day festivities this year with dinner at this West Loop spot. For $110 per person, you’ll have the option of an antipasto, pasta or main, and dessert. Choices include squid ink tagliolini with seafood, bucatini cacio e pepe, grilled branzino, beef tagliata, millefoglie and more.

Up in the North Shore, French favorite Aboyer is serving a three-course prix fixe menu for $135 per person. Chef Michael Lachowicz will whip up plates like seared medallion of foie gras, lobster- and crab-filled dover sole roulade, duo of braised beef short ribs and roasted tenderloin and strawberry panna cotta with Champagne fruit soup.

Spend Valentine’s Day on top of the city at the Signature Room. Guests will enjoy a four-course feast for $125 per person featuring dishes such as charred octopus, filet of beef, lemon pepper roasted lamb chops, miso honey-glazed salmon, white and dark chocolate mousse cake and more. The breathtaking views are the cherry on top.

Don’t feel like going out on Valentine’s Day? Sfera Sicilian Street Food is offering everything you need to have a romantic and memorable meal at home. The Edgewater restaurant’s special $62 package for two will include arancini, a signature salad, burrata, a heart-shaped Sicilian-style pizza, cannolis and a saffron sour cocktail base to mix drinks with.

The British-inspired gastropub located in the Study Hotel at the University of Chicago will present a variety of specials on Valentine’s Day. Guests can order chorizo and chickpea baked calamari ($22), pasta carbonara with shaved truffles ($26), black cod with sweet chili brown butter sauce ($28) or 14-ounce crab-crusted ribeye ($72). Desserts will include a chocolate trio ($14) and chocolate raspberry mousseline ($14).

Andersonville’s Uvae Kitchen & Wine Bar is wooing diners with a romantic five-course dinner on the holiday. For $225 per couple, the experience will include oyster prepared three ways, lobster bisque, king salmon, petite filet and souffle for dessert.

LIVA at Chicago Winery will pull out all the stops and feature a five-course dinner for $160 per person, plus specialty cocktails and wine pairings for an extra $55. The menu will have shareable bites such as oysters on the half shell and duo of ribeye. After the meal, guests can head over to the tasting room for a wine and chocolate tasting. This experience is an additional $49 per person.

Adorn Bar & Restaurant and new chef Richie Farina are offering a Valentine’s week dining experience from February 13-19. The intimate six-course meal will also be a preview of some of the dishes on Adorn’s tasting menu that’s set to launch in Spring. Bites will star caviar (potato, brioche, lemon, fine herbs), surf and turf (maitake, kombu, romanesco) and more. The cost is $150 per person, with wine pairings an additional $85.

Do Valentine’s Day the Spanish way with Mercat a la Planxa’s special offering for two, available between February 10-14. Priced at $120 per couple, the menu boasts items like sherry compressed watermelon salad, croquetas de jamon serrano, seafood paella, chocolate Basque cheesecake and more.