Scoring a reservation for Valentine’s Day is no easy feat, which is why Hey Chicago is putting all the festive meals on your radar now.
If You’re Looking to Impress Your Date …
- 🍛 Indienne got a Michelin star last fall. The River North restaurant is offering a five-course tasting menu on Feb. 14 at $175 per person.
- 🍽️ El Ideas, a Michelin-star restaurant in Douglass Park, has opened late-night reservations for Valentine’s Day for $200 per person.
- 🍷 Wild Blossom Meadery & Winery is hosting a wine-making class at $125 per person in Beverly.
Get an early start to Valentine’s Day celebrations with all-you-can-eat brunch at Carnivale in West Loop. (Seth Anderson / Flickr)
Tasty Meals That Are Gentler on Your Wallet
- 🇰🇷 Parachute, the James Beard–award winning restaurant in Avondale, is serving 30-day dry-aged bulgogi, seafood pancake, and more. Available from Feb. 13–17, the cost is $75 per person.
- 🐟 Truth Be Told in Woodlawn has a surf and turf entree on its prix fixe menu for $75 per person.
- 🍋 Sfera Sicilian Street Food in Edgewater has a $79 to-go package packed with scaccia (folded pizza), appetizers, and cannolis.
- 💃 Carnivale will have Latin-centric dishes at an all-you-can-eat Cupid’s Brunch Feb 11 and at dinner Feb. 14 in West Loop.
- 🍄 Spirit Elephant, a vegan restaurant in Winnetka, has a $32 mushroom-based filet mignon and a $9 chocolate mousse.
Did someone say heart-shaped ice cream pizza?! (Courtesy of Robert’s Pizza Dough & Co.)
Leave Room for Something Cheesy
- 🍦 Robert’s Pizza Dough & Co. in Streeterville has a $125 four-course dinner featuring prosecco and a heart-shaped ice cream pizza.
- 🍕 Lou Malnati’s is back selling heart-shaped deep-dish and cookies.
- ❤️ Dimo’s pre-orders for heart-shaped pizzas start today! Hurry and secure yours from the pizzeria’s Wicker Park or Lakeview locations.
Don’t Forget Dessert
- Delightful Pastries in Portage Park has an array of festive candies and pastries like passionfruit truffles and sugar cookies.
- Dulce Mami Cafe serves decadent treats year-round in Gage Park, Cicero, and Crestwood.
