Best Local: Romantic Valentine’s Day Spots 2014

Feel the Love at Best Local Spots in Chicago and the Suburbs this Feb. 14

A romantic dinner table setting with a glass of red wine, red napkins, silverware, red roses, eucalyptus, and lit tealight candles, creating a warm and intimate atmosphere.

Rev up the romance—Valentine’s Day is coming. There are plenty of reasons to love the holiday, one being the Best Local spots in Chicago and the suburbs with dreamy V-Day vibes. Step outside your corporate apartment and indulge on Feb. 14.

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The romantic Best Local La Sorella de Francesca (18 W Jefferson) in Naperville will be a hot suburban Valentine’s Day destination. This Italian restaurant has fine cuisine, like risotto alla Contadina and rigatoni con melanzane, and a cozy environment. Don’t forget to browse the extensive wine list! An 8-minute drive from Lincoln at the Parks.

A chef cooks shrimp, steak, and vegetables on a hot teppanyaki grill, using two metal spatulas. Steam rises from the sizzling food, and diners are blurred in the background.

Best Local Hokkaido Sushi Hibachi Steak House & Lounge (17W705 Roosevelt Rd. Ste. B) in Oakbrook Terrace is hooking guests up with special offerings Feb. 13-15. The Valentine’s Day dinner for two is $55, and includes your choice of ginger salad, garlic shrimp, salmon ceviche, carnival roll and more. All meals are prepared fresh in front of you, if you sit at a hibachi table! An 8-minute drive from City View at the Highlands in Lombard!

A romantic dinner table set with two wine glasses, a bottle of wine, red napkins, and glowing candles, with warm fairy lights blurred in the background.

Named the coziest restaurant in the city by Chicago Magazine in 2011, Best Local Bistro Voltaire (226 W Chicago Ave.) is the perfect date spot for V-Day. The prix fixeValentine’s Day menu is $59 per person, and includes gourmet options like lobster bisque, fillet mignon and crème brulee. This is a small, upscale spot, but it’s worth the wait and the price for a romantic Valentine’s Day date night. A 12-minute walk from Kingsbury Plaza in River North!