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Toronto’s Best Spots for Valentine’s Day Dinner
Written By
Posted Feb 05, 2025
Toronto’s Best Spots for Valentine’s Day Dinner
Written By
Posted Feb 05, 2025
Toronto’s best spots for Valentine’s Day dinner offer celebrants the chance to unwind and reconnect over oodles of moreish mouthfuls. With special menus that lean heavily on luxury while dialing up the splendor, these restaurants marry wooing and wowing into one irresistible combination.
Choose the cozy spot, the sophisticated one, the party place or the serene room where the food is as swoon-worthy as your loved-ones gaze, and toast to love at one of Toronto’s best spots for Valentine’s Day dinner.
Financial District
10 Temperance St Fl 5
The Chase
Seafood
Bluefin otoro sashimi, mezzaluna pasta, whole grilled branzino and raspberry and white chocolate layer cake are just some of the lures found on The Chase’s Sweethearts Menu. A four-course feast with plenty of options, it’s an appropriately luxe celebration of love, available on February 14th.
The Chase
Financial District
10 Temperance St Fl 5
Bluefin otoro sashimi, mezzaluna pasta, whole grilled branzino and raspberry and white chocolate layer cake are just some of the lures found on The Chase’s Sweethearts Menu. A four-course feast with plenty of options, it’s an appropriately luxe celebration of love, available on February 14th.
Seafood
Summerhill
1276 Yonge St
Taline
Armenian
At this family-run, MICHELIN-recommended spot, food lovers can expect a novel blind tasting menu on February 14th. Inspired by Armenia and Lebanon, chef Seb Yacoubian will transform a bounty of seasonal ingredients into a parade of inspiring dishes. Gild the lily, with an optional wine pairing — cellar and reserve.
Taline
Summerhill
1276 Yonge St
At this family-run, MICHELIN-recommended spot, food lovers can expect a novel blind tasting menu on February 14th. Inspired by Armenia and Lebanon, chef Seb Yacoubian will transform a bounty of seasonal ingredients into a parade of inspiring dishes. Gild the lily, with an optional wine pairing — cellar and reserve.
Armenian
Downtown
100 Front St W
REIGN
Pop in for dinner, cocktails — or an entire weekend — and bask in Fairmont Royal York’s Valentine’s Day offerings. Between February 14th and 16th, celebrate romance with a three-course menu brimming with singular temptations, from poached shrimp cocktail and truffled mushroom risotto to a chocolate-rich grand finale called the Trinity of Love.
REIGN
Downtown
100 Front St W
Pop in for dinner, cocktails — or an entire weekend — and bask in Fairmont Royal York’s Valentine’s Day offerings. Between February 14th and 16th, celebrate romance with a three-course menu brimming with singular temptations, from poached shrimp cocktail and truffled mushroom risotto to a chocolate-rich grand finale called the Trinity of Love.
Harbord Village
97 Harbord St
Parquet
French
On February 14th or 15th, snuggle into a corner of this convivial neighbourhood restaurant for a tasting menu that’s as sophisticated as it is satisfying. Choices include lobster cannelloni and braised beef cheek, ruby chocolate mille feuille and poached pear tart, with an impressed Valentine all but guaranteed.
Parquet
Harbord Village
97 Harbord St
On February 14th or 15th, snuggle into a corner of this convivial neighbourhood restaurant for a tasting menu that’s as sophisticated as it is satisfying. Choices include lobster cannelloni and braised beef cheek, ruby chocolate mille feuille and poached pear tart, with an impressed Valentine all but guaranteed.
French
Nobu
You can’t put a price on love, meaning your Valentine is well worth the splurge of booking a table for Nobu’s Valentine’s Day omakase. An experience that begins with delicate sashimi and sushi, it intensifies with butter-poached cod and bincho-grilled duck before culminating in raspberry lips and a stunning finale made of cheesecake mousse, olive oil cake and yuzu coulis.
Nobu
You can’t put a price on love, meaning your Valentine is well worth the splurge of booking a table for Nobu’s Valentine’s Day omakase. An experience that begins with delicate sashimi and sushi, it intensifies with butter-poached cod and bincho-grilled duck before culminating in raspberry lips and a stunning finale made of cheesecake mousse, olive oil cake and yuzu coulis.
King West
433 King St W
Miss Likklemore's
Caribbean
Even if an island getaway isn’t in the cards, a night at Miss Likklemore’s is sure to bring the heat you crave. Valentine’s Day at the King West hot spot involves Likkle patties and braised oxtail, truffle mac pie and the (justifiably) popular Miss Paula’s carrot cake. Alongside? Bubbles, punch or a rum flight designed to have you island hopping in no time.
Miss Likklemore's
King West
433 King St W
Even if an island getaway isn’t in the cards, a night at Miss Likklemore’s is sure to bring the heat you crave. Valentine’s Day at the King West hot spot involves Likkle patties and braised oxtail, truffle mac pie and the (justifiably) popular Miss Paula’s carrot cake. Alongside? Bubbles, punch or a rum flight designed to have you island hopping in no time.
Caribbean
Downtown
145 Richmond St W
Frenchy
After wining and dining your love, slip away to Frenchy’s Valentine-themed pop-up, Petals and Pastries, for an intimate last course. Taking place on February 14th, the add-on includes an interactive dessert experience, a mousse de chocolat station and a proliferation of roses.
Frenchy
Downtown
145 Richmond St W
After wining and dining your love, slip away to Frenchy’s Valentine-themed pop-up, Petals and Pastries, for an intimate last course. Taking place on February 14th, the add-on includes an interactive dessert experience, a mousse de chocolat station and a proliferation of roses.
Distillery District
35 Tank House Lane
Cluny Bistro
French
Like red roses and heart-shaped chocolate boxes, aphrodisiacs and Valentine’s Day are the type of cliché we can get behind. Reserve a snug corner at Cluny Bistro between February 14th and 16th, and you’ll find a menu peppered with pomegranate and passionfruit, oysters, chocolate and other stimulating victuals.
Cluny Bistro
Distillery District
35 Tank House Lane
Like red roses and heart-shaped chocolate boxes, aphrodisiacs and Valentine’s Day are the type of cliché we can get behind. Reserve a snug corner at Cluny Bistro between February 14th and 16th, and you’ll find a menu peppered with pomegranate and passionfruit, oysters, chocolate and other stimulating victuals.
French
King West
550 Wellington St W
Casa Madera
Mexican
If you love nothing more than romantic meals sided by craft cocktails, live entertainment and the ambiance of a coastal Mexican town, you’ll meet your match in Casa Madera’s Revel in Romance dinner. Available from February 13th to 15th, the immersive experience includes specials like sizzling aguachile, lamb loin with huitlacoche emulsion and an appropriately extravagant dessert dubbed El Amor.
Casa Madera
King West
550 Wellington St W
If you love nothing more than romantic meals sided by craft cocktails, live entertainment and the ambiance of a coastal Mexican town, you’ll meet your match in Casa Madera’s Revel in Romance dinner. Available from February 13th to 15th, the immersive experience includes specials like sizzling aguachile, lamb loin with huitlacoche emulsion and an appropriately extravagant dessert dubbed El Amor.
Mexican
Yorkville
60 Yorkville Ave
Cafe Boulud
French
When two or three courses just isn’t enough, Café Boulud’s six-course Valentine’s Day menu can be relied on to afford you ample time to gaze into your sweetheart’s eyes. Will the bites of foie gras parfait and baked Brigid’s brie, Norwegian king crab and roasted Ontario squab distract? At least you’ll both be guilty of the same sin.
Cafe Boulud
Yorkville
60 Yorkville Ave
When two or three courses just isn’t enough, Café Boulud’s six-course Valentine’s Day menu can be relied on to afford you ample time to gaze into your sweetheart’s eyes. Will the bites of foie gras parfait and baked Brigid’s brie, Norwegian king crab and roasted Ontario squab distract? At least you’ll both be guilty of the same sin.
French
Bosk
Asian
Northern Italian culinary traditions inspire dishes like truffle-blanketed carpaccio, seafood tortellini and dark chocolate budino at bosk this Valentine’s Day. Reserve for February 14th, and savor this and more accompanied by the dulcet sounds of live music, a complimentary cocktail and a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries destined to become the ultimate midnight snack.
Bosk
Northern Italian culinary traditions inspire dishes like truffle-blanketed carpaccio, seafood tortellini and dark chocolate budino at bosk this Valentine’s Day. Reserve for February 14th, and savor this and more accompanied by the dulcet sounds of live music, a complimentary cocktail and a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries destined to become the ultimate midnight snack.
Asian
Trinity-Bellwoods
794 Dundas St W 2nd Floor
Ayla
Few things scream “passion” like treating your boo to a night at the city’s swankiest new watering hole. Add to that the promise of specials — like juicy lamb dumplings, deviled ramen egg and mousse au chocolate baijiu — and you have the makings of an extremely hot February weekend.
Ayla
Trinity-Bellwoods
794 Dundas St W 2nd Floor
Few things scream “passion” like treating your boo to a night at the city’s swankiest new watering hole. Add to that the promise of specials — like juicy lamb dumplings, deviled ramen egg and mousse au chocolate baijiu — and you have the makings of an extremely hot February weekend.
Downtown
163 Spadina Ave
Alo Catering
French
This Valentine’s Day, forgo the distraction of packed dining rooms for a cozy dinner at home care of Alo Catering. Available for delivery or pickup on February 14th and 15th, the assortment includes butternut squash ravioli, Nova Scotia lobster and dark chocolate custard with Grand Marnier. Though kids’ meals are available on request, it might be a good night to ship them off to grandma’s.
Alo Catering
Downtown
163 Spadina Ave
This Valentine’s Day, forgo the distraction of packed dining rooms for a cozy dinner at home care of Alo Catering. Available for delivery or pickup on February 14th and 15th, the assortment includes butternut squash ravioli, Nova Scotia lobster and dark chocolate custard with Grand Marnier. Though kids’ meals are available on request, it might be a good night to ship them off to grandma’s.
French
Entertainment District
80 Blue Jays Way
Akira Back
Japanese
Between February 14th and 16th, glide into this glitzy space and melt into a set menu designed for sharing. From sashimi and wagyu tacos to a dazzling dessert of white peach mousse, matcha moss and cotton candy, the luxe offerings are tailor-made for lovers.
Akira Back
Entertainment District
80 Blue Jays Way
Between February 14th and 16th, glide into this glitzy space and melt into a set menu designed for sharing. From sashimi and wagyu tacos to a dazzling dessert of white peach mousse, matcha moss and cotton candy, the luxe offerings are tailor-made for lovers.
Japanese
Entertainment District
8 Spadina Ave. #3800
Aera
Whether you’re drawn to the panoramic views, the slap-up cocktails, the sushi or steaks, there’s plenty to love about Aera, located on the 38th floor of The Well. On February 14th and 15th, a multi-course prix-fixe menu — loaded with options like steak tartare, beef Wellington and chocolate molten lava cake — adds to the restaurant’s considerable charms.
Aera
Entertainment District
8 Spadina Ave. #3800
Whether you’re drawn to the panoramic views, the slap-up cocktails, the sushi or steaks, there’s plenty to love about Aera, located on the 38th floor of The Well. On February 14th and 15th, a multi-course prix-fixe menu — loaded with options like steak tartare, beef Wellington and chocolate molten lava cake — adds to the restaurant’s considerable charms.