Whether it's Valentine's Day, an engagement or any other special occasion, finding the right restaurant is important to setting a romantic mood. Look here for dining in Little Italy as well as Inner Harbor restaurants. Or maybe even find fine dining in your own backyard.
Milton Inn
SparksThroughout the last half century, countless couples have marked anniversaries, engagements and Valentine's Day in this Baltimore County restaurant. A French menu and the country elegance of stone walls, candlelight and white tablecloths set a celebratory mood.
The Brass Elephant
Mount VernonOnce a majestic 19th-century home, this Victorian townhouse is now a gastronomic landmark. The creative continental menu is as extravagant -- both for the palate and the pocketbook -- as the surroundings.
Tersiguel's
Ellicott CityCouples looking for a cozy corner to stare into one another's eyes are bound to find one somewhere in the six dining rooms on three levels at this former 19th-century home serving French Country fare. Valentine Day event
Pazo Restaurant
Harbor EastThere's just something so romantic about nibbling from one another's plates. And this trendy tapas restaurant's sensuous bites are meant to be shared.
Henninger's Tavern
Fells PointA cozy tavern off Fells Point's well-beaten path, Henninger's mixes formality with friendliness. Dine on a seasonally changing menu of continental fare.
The Candlelight Inn
CatonsvilleAn old Catonsville manor house with a sprawling yard and a wooded patio, this beloved establishment's menu of continental cuisine with a Maryland flair is as elegant as its atmosphere.
Louisiana
Fells PointOld Baltimore meets New Orleans at this upscale Creole restaurant. Highlights of the stylish interior salvaged from Baltimore bygone landmarks include a nude from Haussner's and the staircase's intricate ironwork railing saved from the Inner Harbor's Power Plant.
Ixia
Mount VernonRich, elegant, contemporary…these adjectives could be applied to the setting or the cuisine. With nothing else quite like it in Baltimore, Ixia is definitely a special occasion destination.
Boccaccio
Little ItalyMore formal than many of Little Italy's trattorias, this long-time neighborhood favorite serves sumptuous Northern Italian fare.
Kali's Court
Fells PointLike a merlot sparking in candlelight, the luxurious fabrics and plum-toned walls of this Fells Point restaurant are intoxicatingly romantic. The cuisine, seafood with a Mediterranean flair, is as enticing as the ambiance.
