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Top 10 Valentine’s Day Dinner Ideas (+ Appetizers and Dessert!)

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Try these special Valentine’s Day dinner ideas, including yummy appetizers, desserts, and drinks. These are the best Valentine’s Day recipes!

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Planning a romantic dinner for Valentine’s Day?

We’ve got you covered!

We’re sharing the best Valentine’s Day dinner ideas complete with appetizers, desserts, and drinks.

You’ll find yummy vegetarian dishes, seafood delights, and meaty masterpieces that are easy to prepare and perfect for a meaningful and memorable meal.

Use these ideas to create a special evening with your loved one.

Table Of Contents
  1. Top 10 Valentine's Day Dinner Ideas
  2. More Delicious Valentine's Day Recipes
  3. More Like This

Top 10 Valentine’s Day Dinner Ideas

Pesto tortellini with tomatoes and asparagus in large black skillet on table top.
Brown sugar soy sauce salmon on large white serving platter with kitchen towel.
"Marry Me" chicken thighs covered in a creamy sun-dried tomato sauce.
Steak and lobster with asparagus on a gray plate with green garnish and a lemon wedge.
Stuffer pork tenderloin medallions on a plate with green garnish.

Valentine’s Day dinner is all about sharing a delicious bite with the one you love.

Whether your significant other prefers a meat-free or vegetarian dish or a carnivore’s delight, there’s truly something for everyone on this list.

Black skillet with chicken and broccoli alfredo on table with blue plates and towel nearby.
Three thick slices of beef wellington on a wooden cutting board.
A heart-shaped pizza with pepperoni on a wooden surface.
Chicken Cordon Bleu on a white plate with rice and green garnish.
A cheesy fondue pot with bread and sliced cheese in the background.

From beef and chicken recipes to simple heart-shaped pizza and cheese fondue, these special dishes are sure to please!

More Delicious Valentine’s Day Recipes

Now that we’ve shared our favorite Valentine’s Day dinner recipes, here are some other flavorful dishes to complete your meal, plus simple and festive beverage options.

Appetizers

Mediterranean street fries with feta cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, and banana peppers on white rectangle platter.
Gray bowl of whipped feta dip with roasted tomatoes surrounded by crackers, slices of bread, and a gold spoon all on wood cutting board.
Seafood spread on toasted baguettes on a white plate for an appetizer.
Crackers topped with whipped feta and truffled mushrooms served as an appetizer.
Bacon-wrapped stuffed dates appetizers secured with toothpicks on a plate.

Dessert

Stack of cherry cake mix cookies on white plate with one of the cookies broken in half.
Several decorated Valentine's Day donuts and donut holes on black baking rack that's sitting on quartz countertop.
Valentine's Day popcorn cake with pink sprinkles and candy on and pie server on white cake stand.
Strawberry cupcake with cream cheese frosting and candy melt topper spelling xoxo.
Piece of raspberry pretzel Jello dessert on stack of white plates with fresh raspberries.

Drinks

3 Cherry floats in mason jars with whipped cream and pink sprinkles.
Strawberry hot chocolate with conversation hearts garnish and a pink straw.
Cranberry mocktail in a short clear glass with orange wedges.
Pink lemonade in mason glass jars with a lemon slice garnish.
Pink grapefruit mocktail with rosemary garnish in a clear glass.

More Like This

If you liked these Valentine’s Day dinner ideas, here are some easy and fun ideas for kids: