Best Restaurants for Valentine's Day in Toronto

The days of just flowers and a box of chocolates to celebrate Valentine's are over. Now it’s all about going out for dinner. There is a lot of pressure to choose a good restaurant for the big night. With restaurants pulling out the pre-fixe menus with romantic words and innuendo left and right, how do you choose? Here are my picks for most original dishes and ways to celebrate the holiday of love.

By Stephanie Dickison

Tilde

1

699 Danforth Ave, Toronto, ON M4J 1L2

• Phone Number
  • 416-469-8226Primary
• Directions
• Menu

For the entire day on February 14, you can enjoy All-You-Can-Eat Wings, Tacos, Dessert and More for only $24.99. This is one of the least conventional, most fun options I’ve ever seen for the usually staid holiday. Hey, if you can get down and dirty and eat messy wings and tacos with your loved one, and eat an embarrassing quantity in comfort, you’re definitely with the right person.

This business is featured in the following Smart Lists:

• Vegetarian dishes on the Danforth in Toronto
• Find the best Mexican restaurants in Toronto's east end

Azure Restaurant & Bar

2

225 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2X3

• Phone Number
  • 416-597-8142Primary
• Directions

The “My Heart Races For You” Valentine’s Day package is so much more than dinner on the town at Azure. It’s a night that will get your heart racing in more ways than one.

This business is featured in the following Smart Lists:

• Toronto restaurants open on Christmas Day
• Toronto restaurants open on Christmas Eve
• Best Restaurants for TIFF Star Spotting in Toronto

Rodney's Oyster House

3

469 King St W, Toronto, ON M5V 1K4

• Phone Number
  • 416-363-8105Primary
• Directions
• Menu

Sometimes being in a crowded restaurant on one of the busiest nights of the year isn’t so romantic after all. But you don’t want to slave away at the stove all night. Rodney’s Oyster has thoughtfully created two options for you to take with you, to enjoy in the comfort of your own home:

This business is featured in the following Smart Lists:

• Best restaurants for lobster rolls in Toronto
• Oyster shacks of Toronto
• Best seafood restaurants in Toronto

More from Stephanie Dickison

Former editor of Dine.TO and industry expert Stephanie Dickison has been covering the Toronto food and restaurant scene for over a decade. In addition to profiling top chefs and interviewing celebs, her Open/Closed column is a must-read every Thursday for the newest openings, and latest news and events.

• My Website
• My Twitter
• My Facebook

Best restaurants for fish & chips

Sitting on the dock of the bay, or a patio downtown, or in the cool comfort of an air conditioned restaurant, nothing says summertime like fish and chips. Here are the city’s top 5 spots:

Best Restaurants for Celebrity Spottings

We are so fortunate in Toronto that we don’t have to wait for TIFF to arrive to get a sneak peek of Hollywood elite, supermodels and their ilk. If you want to star-gaze and get up close to celebs, head to these top 5 eateries in the city for VIPs and superstars.

Best Restaurants for Pre-Theatre Dining

One of the best ways to spend a summer evening is to catch a show. Whether you’re going out to a big theatre production such as Newsies or Kinky Boots, or you’re heading off to hear a performance by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Opera Company or Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Chamber Choir, you’re going to want to eat beforehand.