Here’s where to dine in or pick up a to-go meal this Valentine’s Day weekend.
The Clifton restaurant is offering a three-course prix-fixe menu ($89/person) from Feb. 12 to Feb. 14. The meal starts with bread service, a first-course choice of rose apple salad, foie gras and duck confit croquettes, citrus cured salmon tartare or Norwegian langoustine crudo ($12 supplement), followed by an entree choice of house made pappardelle, seared harissa spiced tuna, seared sea scallops, roseda beef tenderloin; enjoy Valrhona milk chocolate tart, coconut milk panna cotta or a trio of ice creams and sorbets for dessert. // 7134 Main St., Clifton
The Vienna Latin American restaurant and natural wine bar will be offering a special “Día de San Valentín” menu ($95/person, $60/person additional for optional beverage pairing for dine in, $149/couple to-go) for indoor and outdoor dining on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13, in addition to the regular dinner menu. On Feb. 14, they are offering only the special Día de San Valentín menu for indoor and outdoor dining with an extremely limited number of reservations, and a special carryout menu will also be available. Order by Feb. 11 at 5 p.m. or until they sell out, for pickup 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Fen. 14. // 111 Church St. NW, Suite 101, Vienna
The Fireside Valentine’s Day Tea Package ($350/two people, not including tax or gratuity) at the wine bar at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Tysons Corner includes treats and teas from the Royal Tea Menu along with a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Rose to toast with your loved one. The tea is offered Feb. 13 and Feb. 14 with seatings at noon and 3 p.m. // 1700 Tysons Blvd., McLean
The luxury property in Middleburg is celebrating Valentine’s Day several ways, including a four-course tasting menu in a dining dome complete with personal heaters, an in-room fine dining experience with a four-course tasting menu or a chef’s table in the culinary studio. You can also book a table at the onsite Harriman’s Restaurant. // 500 North Pendleton St., Middleburg
Guests who order one of Colony Grill’s thin crust pepperoni pizzas Feb. 12-14, will enjoy heart-shaped pepperoni slices as a special Valentine’s Day treat. Colony Grill’s signature pizzas are priced at $9.95 with additional toppings priced at $1.75 each. // 2800 Clarendon Blvd. #850, Arlington
Napoli Pasta Bar will have a popup at Napoli Salumeria in Arlington, with a San Valentino three-course dinner menu, including a choice of classic Neapolitan appetizers like burrata and baccala, main courses featuring homemade pastas and the freshest seafood, as well as decadent Italian desserts all for $40; for an additional $20 you can add on one spritz and a glass of wine. // 1301 Joyce St., Arlington
For lunch and dinner, one can select from the new Mexican-inspired street food menu ($70/couple, tax and gratuity not included), which offers guests a choice of protein from the pre-selected list of slow cooked pork carnitas with salsa verde, Six-Hour smoked brisket with mole Americano, grilled chicken with cilantro crema, fried chicken with spicy buffalo ranch, garlic shrimp with avocado tomatillo crema and grilled portabella mushroom with scallion salsa, three sides, heart-shaped churros, a bottle of pre-selected wine or a choice of a margarita or sangria pitcher. TTT Clarendon’s Valentine’s Day menu is priced at $70 per couple (tax and gratuity not included) and will be served from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. exclusively on Sunday, Feb. 14. There is also a customizable to-go Valentine Fiesta for Two priced at $49.99 per couple. // 2900 Wilson Blvd., Suite 103, Arlington
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Showing affection is as easy as a piece of cake with scrumptious Conversation Cakes ($19), chocolate cake with layers of buttercream filling decorated with classic sayings like “Call Me” or “Be Mine” or personalized sugar cookies ($4). Items are available for pick-up beginning Monday, Feb. 1 through Sunday, Feb. 14, 48 hours purchase required before pick-up or delivery. // Multiple locations
The doughnut shop is selling their signature themed boxes of mini doughnuts featuring an assortment of flavors including vanilla glazed, Tiramisu, Crème Brulee, Red Raspberry and Key Lime Pie. The dozen box costs $24 and is available for pre-order only for pickup Feb. 12 to Feb. 14. // Multiple locations
Clyde’s Old Ebbitt Grill and The Hamilton are offering upscale, comfort food and wines to enjoy at home on Valentine’s Day. Options vary, including oysters Rockefeller, shrimp cocktail, Maryland cream of crab soup, surf and turf, pan-roasted Chilean sea bass, lobster mac and cheese and Valrhona truffles. Preorder by February for pickup Feb. 12 through the 14 of Valentine’s weekend. All orders will receive an email a link to watch the privately streamed concert: Newmyer Flyer Presents: The Beatles- Love Songs from The Hamilton Live stage. // Multiple locations
The Valentine’s Day brunch package ($60) includes a bottle of Cava with a strawberry reduction to make your own sparkling cocktails, two heart-shaped guava Pastelitos, two empanadas, two croquetas and two breakfast sandwiches. // Multiple locations
Both locations will be offering a four-course, prix fixe menu Feb. 14 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. priced at $85 per person or $130 with wine pairings, tax and gratuity not included. Standouts include crispy carrot samosa followed by a choice of appetizer like honey ginger scallops or duck seekh kebab. Entree selections include dum ka lobster, lamb chop hariyali or pork belly vindaloo, along with a selection of breads. The dessert sampler tempts with sweet bites like orange cardamom truffle and banana jaggery paniyaram. There is also a three-course menu for carryout at $65 per person. Call the restaurant for reservations or order delivery through DoorDash, Caviar or UberEats. // Multiple locations
There are a lot of options for Valentine’s Day including an assortment of canapes, caviar service at home, Red Apron charcuterie and cheese boards, a collection of Show of Hands cocktails, sparkling wine and a Valentine’s Day pre-fixe dinner menu Feb. 12 through Feb. 14 delivery for $65 per person. All are available for preorder now on their website. Order by Feb. 10 at 9 p.m. for pickup or delivery on Feb. 13 or Feb. 14. // Multiple pickup locations
The new Winter Garden invites Virginia lovebirds to experience Ambar Clarendon’s menu outdoors, and couples will dine on unlimited small plates from Ambar’s extensive menu including mezze, soups & salads, vegetables, sliders, house-made pies, meat and poultry, slow-cooked food, and seafood priced at $85 per person, excluding tax and gratuity, and is available exclusively on Sunday, Feb. 14 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. They are also offering a family-style grab-and-go menu derived from the next-level Balkan dining without limits concept, priced at $79 per couple. Advanced reservations are not required for Ambar’s Valentine’s Day to-go menu as all orders will be made-to-order. // Multiple locations
The three-course Valentine’s Day dinner priced at $135 per person (exclusive of tax and gratuity) includes white asparagus with ocean trout and caviar, a first course selection of oyster soup. Root vegetable salad, jumbo lump crab cake and foie gras terrine with apple, Chapman’s gel, mache and hazelnut, served with brioche, with an optional Petrossian Osetra caviar add on for $110. Entree options include roasted lobster, roasted halibut, smoke duck breast, slow-roasted beef tenderloin and vegetable pot pie and the meal ends with Sicilian olive oil cake. The menu will be served from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Feb. 14, make prepaid reservations here. // 1201 24th St. NW, Washington, DC
The Seafood Lovers Dinner For Two ($185), available for dine-in or to-go features crayfish bisque with chive oil and citrus cream, topped with tarragon, tuna “tartare” with winter radishes, beets, miso yolks, and Tobiko Caviar, a two-and-a-half pound whole stuffed lobster with clam bake stuffing, Narragansett Nage and black truffles, and chocolate tart and chocolate covered strawberries. All Tock orders must be placed by Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. for pick up or delivery on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 13 and 14. A la carte specials and the full menu will be available at the restaurant for dine-in from Friday-Sunday, Feb. 12-14. // 79 Potomac Ave. SE, Washington, DC
The four-course menu for in-house dining and curbside pickup showcases Frank Ruta’s most notable dishes and is priced at $90 per person, not including tax and gratuity. Appetizers include consomme with porcini raviolini, oven roasted heirloom carrots and baby beets and Yukon Gold potato gnocchi, while entrees include bay and cardamom roasted cod, pan-seared scallops and grilled Angus beef steak. Finish with desserts like gingerbread and apple upside down cake or chocolate roulade. Annabelle’s Valentine’s Day menu will be available Saturday, Feb. 13 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 14 from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for in-house dining, carryout and delivery. // 2132 Florida Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Sips for Two from bar man and distiller Todd Thrasher include the Tipsy Pineapple ($24), served in the shell of a Pineapple with Passion Fruit Juice, Lime, Thrasher’s Green Spiced Rum, Gin, Amaro, Mint, and Tonic Water. Available for dine-in or to go, but a food item must be purchased with any to-go orders. // 1130 Main St. SW, Washington, DC
A Valentine’s Day brunch Feb. 13, 14 and 15 includes favorites like Eggs Royale with smoked salmon, caviar grilled cheese, French toast and chocolate pancakes with strawberries as well a Bloody Marys, Bellinis and Mimosas; for $50 extra, add unlimited pours of rose or blanc Champagne during your 90-minute dining window. They are also offering dishes for takeout and delivery and cocktails from Silver Lyan for your romantic celebration at home. // 900 F St. NW, Washington, DC
The team including chef Colin McClimans has created a Valentine’s Day box ($90) for couples to cook together safely at home, with videos on their Instagram page to assist. The menu includes marinated fresh water prawn salad with crispy shallot and sweet chili vinaigrette, endive and cured blood orange, orange honey glazed duck breast with yukon potato gnocchi, crispy sage and brown butter and for dessert, red velvet lava cake with mascarpone whipped cream, cocoa nib tuiles and cranberry compote. Order on the Feast website for delivery on Feb. 12 and 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. // 1337 11th St. NW, Washington, DC
Chef Colin McClimans has created a special four-course Chef’s Choice for Valentine’s Day ($150/two people), available Feb. 13 and 14. Snacks include venison tartare, pan-roasted sea scallop and smoked shiitake mushroom pita, followed by beet and radicchio salad with goat cheese panna cotta, cured olives and Yukon gold potato gnocchi, lemon, caper and herb-crusted veal chop and salted chocolate and caramel torte. // 1337 11th St. NW, Washington, DC
The three-course, prix fixe menu is priced at $70 per person or $135 per person with beverage pairings, excluding tax and gratuity. Start with a choice of cauliflower bisque, lobster fritters, arugula salad or grilled local oysters, then an entree choice like roasted Amish chicken, New York strip steak, plant-based sausage or grilled lobster tail, and choose a chocolate fudge brownie with roasted strawberry ice cream or a fresh berry bowl for dessert. There is also a celebratory package which includes HalfSmoke’s Surf & Turf (for two), beef tenderloin, blue crab cake and Rockefeller butter and a bottle of Moet Rose Champagne priced at $200 per couple. The menu will be available Friday, Feb. 12, Saturday, Feb. 13 and Sunday, Feb. 14, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; couples will also be able to book a private heated igloo on HalfSmoke’s newly created Winter Wonderland at Resy.com. Call the restaurant, order online or order through GrubHub, Postmates, Seamless, UberEats, Caviar, Ritual or DoorDash. // 651 Florida Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Couples who dine at the restaurant will enjoy a four-course, prix fixe menu priced at $85 per person, while those who wish to dine at home will savor a three-course, prix fixe menu priced at $60 per person, tax and gratuity not included. Both creative menus offer Italian fare created by Executive Chef John Melfi like grilled calamari, big eye tuna crudo, burrata with baby beets, foie gras mousse with cocoa nibs, butter-poached lobster, seared scallops and pear and lemon tart. Modena’s Valentine’s Day menu will be available for in-house dining, carryout, and delivery, from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12, Saturday, Feb. 13 and Sunday, Feb. 14. // 1100 New York Ave. NW, Washington, DC
The decadent six-course, prix fixe menu for two which showcases “modern Israeli” cuisine is available exclusively during dinner service on Feb. 14 for dine-in, carryout and delivery and priced at $120 per couple or $165 per couple with a bottle of Sonoma pinot noir. Dishes from executive chef Ryan Moore include roasted beet hummus tahina, Israeli salad, hearts of palm salad, saddle of lamb al ha’esh and chocolate mahalabia. // 3311 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC
The four-course, prix fixe Valentine’s Day menu spotlights regional Indian fare from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. from executive chef Nilesh Singhvi. An amuse bouche is followed by appetizer options like kokum crab, avocado pomegranate chat and shrimp chili garlic, while entrees include tandoori kasundi prawns, mango basil lobster and sindhi methi gosht lamb; the meal concludes with chocolate raspberry mousse. The menu is priced at $85 per person for in-house dining and $65 for carryout, plus tax and gratuity and will be available exclusively on Sunday, Feb. 14 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; you can also order delivery through Caviar. // 815 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Chef Ryan Ratino and the team have created a five-course menu priced at $150 per person, exclusive of tax and gratuity. Menu highlights include: tuna crudo, heirloom beets, grilled lobster, a choice of short rib or black cod and a dark chocolate tart. The special menu will be available from Feb. 12 to Feb. 14 and reservations can be made on Tock. // 1906 14th St. NW, Washington, DC
Let Michelin Star chefs Gerald Addison and Chris Morgan bring the food of the islands to you. The restaurant is offering a special Jerk Lobster dinner for two ($100) available for dine and for carryout, featuring a jerk lobster, Caribbean-style chow mein, vanilla glazed rum cake and more. Guests can place their order via Toast now by selecting Feb. 14 on the calendar and selecting the “Valentine’s Day” menu. // 301 Water St. SE, Suite 115, Washington, DC
The Valentines Day package includes a dozen roses, a bottle of Laurent-Perrier Brut La Cuvée Champagne, Iberian Cheese and Charcuterie, Russian Golden Osetra Caviar, Paella de la Duquesa with lobster, carabinero prawn, scallop, cuttlefish, sénia, and for dessert, basque cheesecake. The entire Valentine’s Day package serves two and costs $450. They are also offering a five-course tasting menu to go. // 2404 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Make your date night one to remember with the “Light My Fire, Valentine’s Day by Immigrant Food” package ($79). The box contains a selection of five sharable sweets from around the world, with a personal torch to melt, soften and light them up. The kit includes a Belgian double chocolate cake, passion fruit pie, peach and brie tartelette, crema catalana and an upscale version of s’mores; you can order it via Tock. // 1701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Order a little black box tied with a red ribbon and filled with eight of Executive Pastry Chef A.J. Thalakkat’s very own chocolates, freeze dried rose petals, two candles with votives, personalized matches and two splits of Mumm Sparkling Wine or Moët Champagne. When picking up Valentine’s Boxes, those dressed in red or donning hearts or other Valentine-themed accessories, will be entered to win prizes including meals and hotel treats. The boxes cost $49 without sparkling wine and $69 with wine, not including tax. Boxes must be ordered by Feb. 8 by emailing the hotel or or on Eventbrite, and are available for pickup at 4 p.m. on Feb. 12 in the hotel’s driveway. // 2401 M St. NW, Washington, DC
The prix fixe three-course menu for Valentine’s Day ($89/person includes choices like American wagyu tartare or Caesar salad to start, brioche-crusted halibut or duo of lamb for an entree and a passionfruit tart or black forest petit gateau for dessert. A Champagne and truffles package ($88) includes a bottle of Champagne Brut “La Française,” Taittinger, Reims, France NV and a box of 12 assorted chocolate truffles. Order via Tock. // 1226 36th St. NW, Washington, DC
Enrique Limardo’s Exclusive Chef’s Table Experience includes a tasting menu at one of two socially-distanced tables directly in front of the open kitchen so you can watch your meal being prepared and talk to the chef. The restaurant will be opening at 4 p.m. for early diners and regular dining reservations are also available, both indoors or on their winterized patio. Plate @ Home consists of a “deconstructed” five-course dinner, in which couples are encouraged to play around, do the plating and put the final touches on each dish presentation. // 2208 14th Street NW, Washington, DC
Enjoy a beautiful view overlooking the water with a three-course Valentine’s Day menu ($199/two people) focusing on upscale American classics like lobster bisque, herb-crusted rack of lamb, chocolate cake and more. It’s available Feb. 12 to Feb.y 14. // 99 Market Square SW, Washington, DC
From Feb. 12 to Feb. 14 the Wharf concept will be offering a three-course Valentine’s Day special for two ($99/two people), including your choice of appetizers and entrees, including a roasted rack of lamb, crab cake or red snapper as well as raspberry mousse. // 98 District Square SW, Washington, DC
A prix-fixe tasting menu ($165/two people, not including tax or gratuity) can be enjoyed in the main dining room or in one of the heated igloos. Menu highlights include specials like cauliflower couscous, braised short rib or honey glazed duck breast, accompanied by crispy Brussel sprouts, truffle mac and cheese or whipped potatoes. Select either My Hunny Bunny (a cheesecake with pistachio crumbs, fresh strawberries and raspberry powder) or the Coeur de Chocolat (pictured above: a chocolate sponge cake, dark chocolate mousse, maraschino cherries, Nutella cream and edible flowers) for dessert. Reservations are recommended. // 88 District Square SW, Washington, DC
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