Where to have a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner in Los Angeles

Share a cheese board, some salmon and a whole host of sweets on the patio at this Culver City spot. Pretty much every plate, available for both outdooring dining and takeout, ranges from $22 to $30 per order. And if you want a little extra: Peruse the “morning after” menu for some take-and-bake scones. Available Feb 12–14.

The neighborhood wine bar is still opting to keep its outdoor dining closed for now, but you can still bring in an indulgent meal. The four-course Valentine’s package ($75 per person) includes entries like lobster, crab and shrump louis; gnocchi; diver scallops with risotto carbonara; and a chocolate opera cake. Go big with a caviar service add-on ($125–$275). Order by Feb 11; caviar by Feb 7.

Big Bar and Alcove are both open again, so feel free to settle in for breakfast staples or paninis on Los Feliz’s friendliest bungalow patio. But it’s Big Bar’s takeout options that we really want to call out here: a pair of movie-themed cocktail kits ($45 each) stocked with all sorts of other fun goodies. For Valentine’s, it’s a Crazy, Stupid, Love package with two servings of a Steve Carell-inspired gimlet and two pours of a Ryan Gosling old-fashioned, plus a card, candy and popcorn. The Bridesmaids-inspired Galentine’s kit features a similar assortment, but with a pink lemonade cocktail and a Champagne split. Available for pickup Feb 11–13.

You’ll still have to secure a main course—see above and below—but for drinks and dessert, look to the Arts District outpost of this celebrated NYC bar. Death & Co. is putting together kits ($125) that feature four servings of its tequila-based Mondrian cocktail, a bottle of champagne and two milk chocolate tortes.

The minimalist Culver City breakfast and lunch spot is offering a similarly stripped-to-the-essentials but still delicious offering for Valentine’s: a picnix box ($55) stocked with three types of artisanal cheeses and a slew of house-made items, like lemon thyme elderflower honey and cranberry red currant jam, plus a slice of chocolate devil’s food cake. To give it that real chef Jordan Kahn twist, add on bacon onion marmalade ($12) or foie gras parfait ($18). Available Feb 12–14.

Each weekend in February, Bar Figueroa will be packaging flour and flowers to-go thanks to this team up. You can pick up an eight-piece box ($44) of strawberry cake bars, lavender lemon shortbread and more from Flouring LA—or you can go all out for a dessert charcuterie board ($120). Pick up some floral arrangements while you’re there thanks to bouquets and vases from Vases to Vases ($30–$120). Order by Feb 11 by emailing flouringla@gmail.com or vasesatthefig@gmail.com.

Aphrodisiacs are the theme at this Beverly Hills spot: You can pick up a package for two that includes two dozen oysters and six mescal dark chocolate spiced truffles. And the price? $69. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Chocolate-covered strawberries and lobster and rib eye from one of Santa Monica’s finest French restaurants? Sold (well, for $195 per couple, at least). Up your meal with breakfast in bed ($70) or caviar service ($130 per ounce). Order by Feb 12.

The beachy country mart is cooking up some dinner specials for Valentine’s, like crab cakes with Meyer lemon crème fraiche and truffe trout roe, but the cutest menu entries can be found in the pastry case. Look out for Lobstergrams ($25, available Feb 8), a box of four lobster-shaped sugar cookies that come in a decorate box with a blank card.

Swing by the Fashion District Italian restaurant for a seven-course meal available for pickup ($79), including baked oysters, ossobuco terrine, tagliatelle and shrimp, and duck breast. Vegeterian and allergy modifications are available, too, but you’ll need to email the restaurant. Available Feb 12–14.

The focus on Valentine’s always seems to be on fancy, but we think taste comes first. And if you’re a fried chicken lover? You can sort-of-ironically check both of those boxes with this Valentine’s offering from chef Michael Mina’s takeout-only spot: a bouquet of fried chicken wrapped in a green tea waffle. Available Feb 12–14.

The two-Michelin-starred Culver City spot is bringing its avant-garde edge to its takeout options with DIY brunch boxes for two, available in both sweet ($75) and savory ($95) edition; you’ll find French toast and a blueberry parfait at the center of the former, with baked eggs, avocado-in-brioche and bacon “steak” in the latter. Available Feb 12–14.

Alright, these gift boxes won’t feed your hunger, but they’ll feed just about everything else. Silver Lake’s women-focused wine shop has assembled all sorts of gift boxes for Valentine’s Day—each centered around a bottle of wine—from a kinky one with cuffs and lube for couples ($52) to a sexting-inspired one with a “Fuck Boy” candle and an eggplant emoji vibrator ($99). Pickup orders must be placed 30 min before closing, same and next day delivery $5–$15.