Want to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a nice dinner? We’ve rounded up spots around
town offering special menus, romantically themed cocktails, and more treats to show
that special someone you care enough to feed them.
Seating(s): 5 to midnight
Price: $55 per person for a four-course meal.
Reservations: Call 202-332-6767 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: Yes
Seating(s): 5 to 10
Price: $45 per person for a four-course meal; $70 with wine pairing.
Reservations: Call 202-244-2223 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: No
Seating(s): 5 to 11
Price: $35 per person.
Reservations: Call 202-813-3039 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: Yes
Etc.: A credit card is required to make a reservation; guests can cancel up to 72 hours
in advance to avoid a $20-per-person cancellation fee.
Seating(s): 5 to 10
Price: $95 per person for a three-course meal.
Reservations: Call 301-365-2425 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: No
Seating(s): 5 to 10:30
Price: $65 per person for a four-course meal.
Reservations: Call 202-244-6750 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: No
Seating(s): 4 to 10
Price: À-la-carte prices range from $12 to $34 each.
Reservations: Call 301-951-1988 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: Yes
Seating(s): 5 to 10:30
Price: $49.95 for a three-course meal.
Reservations: Call 202-223-6941 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: For diners not interested in the three-course meal, a limited à-la-carte menu will
also be available.
Etc.: The three-course meal includes a complimentary glass of Champagne.
Belga Café (menu not currently available)
Seating(s): 4 to 10
Price: $89 for a three-course menu (available February 14 to 16).
Reservations: Call 202-544-0100 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: Yes
Seating(s): 5:30 to 11
Price: $85 per person for a four-course meal.
Reservations: Call 202-216-9550 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: No
Seating(s): 4 to 10
Price: Prices range from $16 to $29 for appetizers, $26 to $32 for entrées, and $12 for
desserts.
Menu: Bistro Vivant will be offering an à-la-carte menu with Valentine’s Day specials including
fillet of St. Pierre with artichokes, cherry tomatoes, and black olives; saffron-butter
poached lobster aux potato gratin with wet-aged hanger steak aux leeks etouffée et
Béarnaise; and local quail stuffed with foie gras and forest mushrooms, cauliflower
gratin, and blackberry-chocolate sauce as entrée options, according to press materials.
Reservations: Call 703-356-1700 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: Yes
Seating(s): 5:30 to 10:30
Price: $75 per person for a four-course meal.
Menu: The meal begins with seared foie gras served with warm carrot cake, candied walnuts,
and carrot juice reduction, followed by poached lobster open ravioli with black trumpet
mushrooms, leeks, celery leaves, and Coral Farm butter. A main-course option, per
press materials, is wood-oven-fired dry-aged rib eye paired with crispy potatoes,
and glazed cipollini onions, and for dessert you can indulge in a chocolate ganache
hazelnut cake with cherries and cocoa sorbet.
Reservations: Call 202-419-6755 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: Yes
Seating(s): 5:30 to 10:30
Price: $85 per person for a five-course meal.
Menu: The Valentine’s Day menu is available exclusively during dinner service and offers
entrées such as Anjeeri duck with onion, yogurt, fig, and cashews; goat
ka rarra with onion, tomato, coriander, and fennel;
meen gassi with rockfish, coriander, chili, onion, and coconut; and
shatavri murg with chicken, asparagus, garlic, yogurt, and mace, per press materials.
Reservations: Call 202-659-3727 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: No
Seating(s): 5:30 to 10
Price: $150 per person for a seven-course tasting menu; $250 with wine pairing.
Menu: CityZen’s multi-course Valentine’s Day menu, which is being served exclusively, will
include caramelized sunchoke flan, cured New Zealand sea trout, lobster and sweetbread
stuffed Bob White quail, and emincé of Virginia beef.
Reservations: Call 202-787-6148 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: No
Etc.: Guests will also receive parting gifts of sweet treats.
Seating(s): From 5
Price: $80 ($120 with wine or “artisanal” soda pairing).
Reservations: Call 301-576-5020 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: No
Etc.: The restaurant has a 72-hour cancellation policy for all reservations.
Seating(s): 4 to 11
Price: $84 per couple.
Menu: Some of the Cuban cuisines you can enjoy from the menu are sliced yellowtail with
heirloom tomato salad and Thai basil vinaigrette, honey-soy glazed Berkshire pork
belly pinches with slaw and chicharrónes, spinach-and-Manchego-cheese puffs with goat
cheese-ranch sauce and organic olive oil, and North Atlantic salmon with honey-mango
glaze, yucca couscous, green squash, wilted greens, and a star anise tomato sauce,
according to press materials.
Reservations: Call 202-408-1600 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: Yes
Etc.: In addition to an individual entrée, couples will receive six
piqueos designed for sharing and two desserts.
Seating(s): Check times
Price: $35 per person; $45 with wine pairings.
Reservations: Call 301-588-6300 or reserve online.
Etc.: For those not in the Valentine’s Day spirit, the Daily Dish has an Anti-Valentine’s Day
menu available at the cocktail bar.
Seating(s): 5:30 to 10:30
Price: $150 per couple.
Reservations: Call 202-216-5988 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: Yes
Etc.: For a more intimate dining experience, guests can request the secluded circular booth,
Table 67. The For Lovers Only Valentine’s Day menu will be available through Sunday,
February 17.
Seating(s): 5 to 11
Price: $35.12 per couple.
Reservations: Call 202-328-3131 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: No
Seating(s): 11:30 to 11
Price: $10 to $55.
Menu: Highlights of the restaurant’s Valentine’s Day specials include Rappahannock oysters
on the half shell with olives and capers, crisp chicken with leek and white truffle
essence, and seared scallops with crispy potato caviar and sauce.
Reservations: Call 301-913-0003 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: Yes
Seating(s): 11:30 to 10
Price: $8.50 to $16.
Menu: Dishes being offered for Valentine’s Day include colossal jumbo lump crab “canelon”
with mojo verde sauce, seared sea scallops with crispy potato and caviar sauce, and
surf and turf rice with lobster and Catalan sausage.
Reservations: Call 703-413-8181 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: Yes
Etc.: For couples wanting to toast the romantic day, Jaleo Crystal City will be serving
Mont Marcal Vinicola Brut Rosado (Trepat) 2009.
Seating(s): 11:30 to 11
Price: $12 to $18.
Menu: Some of the Spanish tapas being offered include diver scallop carpaccio with tomato
hearts and sherry dressing, crab
cannelones with mojo verde, lobster rice with saffron, and lamb chops with cauliflower couscous.
Reservations: Call 202-628-7949 or reserve online.
Etc.: For a perfect pairing, Jaleo DC will serve romantically themed cocktails priced between
$12 and $14 each. Valentine’s Day specials are offered in addition to the regular
à-la-carte menu.
Seating(s): 5 to 9:30
Price: Guests choose from two four-course menu options for $50. Add $10 for a Champagne
toast.
Menu: On the “his” menu: pear and prosciutto salad and lamb chops with potato croquettes.
On “hers”: beet salad and Cape May scallops.
Reservations: Call 202-386-9200 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: Yes
Seating(s): 5:30 to 10
Price: $75 per person for a three-course meal.
Reservations: Recommended; call 703-837-9117 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: À-la-carte menu items will be offered all evening exclusively at the bar.
Marcel’s (menu not currently available)
Seating(s): 5 to 9:45
Price: $140 per person for a six-course meal.
Reservations: Highly recommended; call 202-296-1166 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: No
Mari Vanna (menu not currently available)
Seating(s): From 5
Price (per couple): $125 for two-courses, a bottle of Perrier-Jouët Champagne Brut, and a strawberry
tart to share; $195 for two courses, a serving of blinis and caviar, a bottle of Veuve
Cliquot Rosé, and a strawberry tart to share. Swap the Veuve for Cristal and it’s
$495.
Reservations: 202-783-7777
Regular menu available: Yes
Seating(s): 5 to 11
Price: $60 per person.
Reservations: Call 202-328-1414 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: No
Etc.: The Valentine’s Day menu includes edamame along with a choice of three dinner plates,
dessert, and a glass of Champagne for toasting.
Seating(s): From 5:30
Price: A four-course dinner with Champagne costs $65 per person.
Menu: Options include shrimp bisque perfumed with kaffir lime leaves; asparagus and Gruyère
ravioli with saffron
jus; pistachio-dusted veal sweetbreads, braised endive and truffle
jus; and mille-feuille crepe and wild berries with Nutella and dulce de leche.
Reservations: Call or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: No
Seating(s): 5:30 to 10
Price: $85 per person for a three-course meal; $130 with wine pairings.
Reservations: Call 202-463-8700 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: No
Seating(s): 5 to 11
Price: $108 per couple; $4 to $28 à la carte.
Menu: Couples can select two antojitos, a pair of tacos, and an entrée for sharing as a
part of the Valentine’s Day special. Entrée offerings include ceviche of Hawaiian
Pacific blue marlin toro marinated with grapefruit, coriander seeds, and mint; sautéed
Mexican squash with cauliflower, Swiss chard, and tequila with tomato and chile arbor
salsa; house-made corn tortillas filled with turkey leg confit in a sauce of pecans,
almonds, sesame seeds, chiles, and a touch of chocolate; and sautéed veal sweetbreads
with a Mayan-style relish of lemon, orange, grapefruit, radish, jicama, and a habanero
chile, per press materials.
Reservations: Call 202-628-1005 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: No
Etc.: There will be a selection of romantically themed cocktails for $12 to $16 each.
Seating(s): 6 to 10
Price: $65 per person; $95 with wine pairing.
Reservations: Strongly recommended; call 410-223-1460 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: No
Etc.: A sparkling rosé will be offered by the glass for $14 and by the bottle for 14 percent
off. There will also be sparkling sake and half bottle specials all weekend.
Plume (menu not currently available)
Seating(s): 6 to 10
Price: $125 per person.
Reservations: Reserve online.
Regular menu available?: No
Etc.: For an enhanced experience, diners can enjoy their Valentine’s Day in a discreet corner
of the restaurant known as the Bird’s Nest for $550 per couple and indulge in a seven-course
tasting menu with wine pairings. If you want a completely private evening, you can
reserve the Book Room for $1,776 per person.
Seating(s): 5:30 to 10:30
Price: $85 per person for a four-course meal with reservations; $55 three-course meals for
walk-ins served in the casual dining area.
Reservations: Call 202-637-1222 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: No
Seating(s): 5:30 to 10:30
Price: $85 per person for a four-course meal; $130 with wine pairings.
Reservations: Call 202-466-2500 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: No
Restaurant Eve (menu not yet available)
Seating(s): 5 to 10
Price: $105 per person for a three-course meal in the bistro; $200 per person for a seven-course
tasting menu in the chef’s tasting room ($310 with wine pairing).
Reservations: Call 703-706-0450 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: The restaurant’s à-la-carte menu will be available in the bar and lounge.
Seating(s): 5:30 to 10:30
Price: $85 per person for a three-course tasting menu.
Reservations: Reserve online.
Regular menu available?: No
Seating(s): 5:30 to 10
Price: $100 per couple for a three-course meal.
Menu: Some of the made-to-share-menu’s highlights include endive-tangerine salad and a duo
of baked Rappahannock River oysters, followed by a whole roasted truffle chicken for
the entrée and an almond “love” joy sundae for dessert.
Reservations: Call 202-787-6148 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: In addition to the prix-fixe menu, Sou’Wester will also be serving a special à-la-carte
menu made for sharing. Each couple will receive a complimentary take-home gift, regardless
of menu selection.
Seating(s): 4:30 to 11
Price: $55 per person for a three-course meal; $80 with wine pairings.
Menu: The pre-selected Valentine’s Day menu includes diver scallops served over polenta
with micro cress and basil pesto; goat-cheese-stuffed dates wrapped with pastourma
and served over baby spinach; Chilean sea bass with roasted mild mushrooms, baby asparagus,
and cipollini onions; and filet mignon served with potato gratin and bordelaise sauce.
Reservations: Call 202-758-2929 or reserve online.
Etc.: Each guest will be given three complimentary oysters from the raw bar with their meal
as well as an appetizer and dessert. If you want to toast the romantic day, the Tel’Veh
Cage & Wine Bar will offer three special grower Champagne bottles priced between $72
and $105 each.
Regular menu available?: To be determined.
Seating(s): 4:30 to 10
Price: $45 per person for a three-course meal.
Menu: Chef Ryan Wheeler has created an Anti-Valentine’s Day menu centered on garlic, which
includes roasted garlic soup, cassoulet of duck, garlic sausage, and beans, and a
garlic-and-pumpkin custard with dulce de leche.
Reservations: Call 571-970-3669 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: Yes
Seating(s): 6 to 10
Price: $75 per person for a three-course meal; $120 with wine pairing.
Reservations: Call 410-576-5800 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: Yes
Etc.: The Valentine’s Day menu will be available offered through the weekend. Wit & Wisdom
will offer sparkling rosé by the glass for $14 and rosé Champagnes by the bottle for
14 percent off. It will also offer Valentine’s-themed happy hour cocktails each day.
Seating(s): 11:30 AM to 11
Price: $65 per person for a four-course tasting menu.
Menu: Some of the Mediterranean specials available for Valentine’s Day are pharoah’s foie
gras with Egyptian spiced honey croquet, lobster
tzatziki with Granny smith apples and Greek yogurt, and grilled lamb chop moussaka for two
with potato purée, roasted eggplant, tomato braised lamb shoulder, and kefalograviera
cheese.
Reservations: Call 202-638-0800 or reserve online.
Regular menu available?: Yes
Seating(s): 5 to 10 Thursday and Sunday, 5 to 11 on Friday and Saturday
Price: $65 per person.
Reservations: Call 202-393-2929 or reserve online.
Etc.: Couples can choose any three shareable plates on the special Valentine’s Day menu,
which will be served through February 17. (The regular menu is also available every
day except the 14th.)
Regular menu available?: No
