Ten Cupid-approved restaurants for Valentine’s Day dinner

Earlier this week, we published a list of slightly unconventional things to do this Valentine’s Day, like an aura-revealing photoshoot or a leather fetish ball. However, if you and your special someone are more of a dinner-and-a-movie couple than a Star Wars–themed burlesque one, we have you covered. Here, a roundup of 10 restaurants serving unabashedly romantic dinners for two.

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Porzia’s

Chef Basilio Pesce is infusing just as much love into the food at his Oakwood Village trattoria as any good nonna would. For Valentine’s Day, his team has created a three-course menu consisting of four antipasti, a truffled-up lasagna bolognese, and a choice of tiramisu soft-serve or chocolate hazelnut ganache torta with Amaro crema to finish. $85 per person. 319 Oakwood Ave., unit A, porzias.com

Café Boulud

Daniel Boulud’s chic brasserie at the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto offers a chance to romance your date en français. Café Boulud invites guests to enjoy a limited-time four-course meal designed by chef William Kresky and featuring things like savoury foie gras with concord grapes, a truffle raviolo, pan-roasted sea scallops, roast venison loin and something chocolatey to finish. $315 per person (add $150 for a dozen long-stemmed roses, just in case anyone needs to seriously impress—or apologize). 60 Yorkville Ave., cafeboulud.com/toronto

Bar Prima

Romance never dies at this Italian spot bursting with old-school charm. The special Valentine’s Day menu here starts off with beef tartare, followed by an antipasti of yellowfin tuna carpaccio and a confit mushroom salad. For the main, there’s a choice of swordfish, fileto al pepe verde and two pasta dishes. And for dessert: a delicious gianduja tartufo—to share or not to share. $160 per person. 1136 Queen St. W., barprima.ca

The Rosebud

This Corktown gem (with a pink-and-red palette that screams Valentine’s Day) has prepared an irresistible four-course menu of off-menu items. It starts off with two solid appetizers: burrata with potato bread and a raviolo with lobster and prawn. For the main, there’s a choice of brown butter–poached halibut or larded beef tenderloin. And to finish, vanilla bean panna cotta or white-miso tiramisu. $120 per person. 498 King St. E., rosebudtoronto.com

Animl

Charles Khabouth’s glitzy steakhouse is offering something for those who would rather skip dinner and go straight to dessert and drinks. For one night only, chef Mark Cheng will serve a delectable carrot cake with bergamot and orange blossom sorbet alongside a selection of Patrón-inspired cocktails. Guests can chase their cake with the Perfect Pear, a blend of Patrón, basil and prickly pear; the Jalisco Affair, which incorporates Patrón and winter spices; or the Patrón XO mini espresso martini. À la carte pricing. 420 Wellington St. W., unit A, animlsteakhouse.com

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Adrak

Feeling spicy? The chefs at Adrak have put together a special prix-fixe menu of their greatest hits. The four-course meal offers vegetarian and non-vegetarian options, with notable dishes that include cafreal chicken tikka, braised lamb in Kashmiri spices and hapos mango malai for dessert. $150 per person. 138 Avenue Rd., adrakyorkville.ca

Radici Project

Husband-and-wife duo Emiliano Del Frate and Kayo Ito have put together a selection of dishes that incorporate Japanese, Italian and Canadian flavours. How exactly does that translate on a plate? Answer: somen parmigiano with sea urchin—just one option on the elaborate seven-course tasting menu. $200 per person. 588 College St., radiciproject.ca

Parquet

Craving a little French connection? Parquet is offering a four-course menu that features a bunch of bistro classics. Chicken liver mousse eclairs, ricotta triangoli and Wagyu with salt-crusted potato are just a few standouts. Finish off the evening with a slice of decadent chocolate cake or a sweet strawberry tart. $130 per person. 97 Harbord St., restaurantparquet.com

Fangio Trattoria

Leslieville’s new-ish Italian spot is treating guests to a three-course prix-fixe menu that includes things like arancini di pomodoro, lobster agnolotti and their speciality: fangimisu, the kitchen’s take on a classic tiramisu that introduces dulce de leche and sponge toffee into the mix. $95 per person. 1111 Queen St, E. fangio.ca

Eloise

The Spaghetti Factory’s fancy new sister restaurant is offering a four-course dinner with a slew of incredible starters including oysters, steak tartare, mushroom parfait and gougères. Guests can choose steak or rainbow trout as their main, and for dessert, a beautiful citrus parfait. $120 per person. 42 The Esplanade, eloiserestaurant.ca