Where to Go for Valentine’s Day Dinner in Evansville and Beyond

Valentine’s Day Is Almost Here

Okay, the Super Bowl is out of the way, and now it's time to gear up for our next big event, Valentine's Day. And it's only (checks calendar) five days away, depending on when you are reading this. Yes, you need to go ahead and plan to do something with your sweetheart this weekend because Saturday is Valentine's Day.

Checks calendar, again. Yep. Five days.

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The History of Valentine’s Day Is… Complicated

So, I was going to put a paragraph about the origins of Valentine's Day, but after reading an article on History.com, I learned that the history of Valentine's Day is “shrouded in mystery.” Then I spent the next 15 minutes reading all about the three saints named Valentine who were martyred in the third century A.D., the pagan celebration of Lupercalia, and even its ties to bird mating season. Fun fact, it's also skunk and coyote mating season.

If you are really wanting to go down the rabbit hole of the history of Valentine's Day, just go here and read all about it.

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Valentine’s Day Specials Around the Tri State

So anyway, back to doing something nice for your Valentine. There are a LOT of really great restaurants here in the Tri-State that are offering specials for Valentine's Day. Our friends at Fingers, Fork, Knife and Spoon have put together a list of specials so you don't have to go looking. Here's what you'll find in the post:

Fancy Dinners

• Farmer & Frenchman: 3 course lunch + 5 course dinner with wine pairings
• Cap & Cork: Limited Valentine weekend menu
• Dontae’s Highland Pizza Parlor: Private Valentine dinner
• Frankie’s Restaurant: Valentine prix fixe menu
• COMFORT by Cross-Eyed Cricket: Upper Room Experience
• Entwined Wine & Cocktail Bar: 5 course tasting menu
• Just Rennie’s Catering: From Paris With Love dinner
• Bokeh Lounge: Dueling pianos + dinner option
• Thomason’s Barbecue: One night only booth experience
• The Red Geranium: Special Valentine menu
• Robert’s by the River: Valentine menu + champagne
• Pier 17: Valentine seafood combo special

Dinner + Entertainment 

• Sauced Pop-up at Patsy Hartigan’s
• Bally’s Evansville romantic getaway
• Mesker Park Zoo Orchid Escape 21+ event
• The Assembly taco bar + games night
• DiMaggio’s first Valentine celebration
• Bokeh Lounge: Dueling pianos + dinner option

Bakeries & Pre Orders

• Le Petit Macaron
• Love at First Bite by Roca Bar
• Be Happy Pie Company
• The Sweets Life
• Stephen Libs Finer Chocolates
• Sweet Schmitt’s Candy
• Cookiebitepastry
• VelCrow Coffee treat boxes
• Julie’s Macarons
• Sabrina’s Sweets & Treats
• Merrymint balloon + treat bundles

Casual & Restaurant Specials

• Crust Pizza Sushi specials
• Chicken Stop lava cake
• Lic’s Deli Valentine pies & cakes
• Pier 17 weekend special

Kid Friendly Valentine Events

• Little Blondie’s Pop Up: Sensory play + treats

General Valentine Resource

• Downtown Evansville Valentine gift guide

Click on this post to go through the specials: 

And the folks at FFKS are continuing to add new specials to this list so keep checking back for more! Happy Valentine's Day!

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