Reserve Valentine’s Day Tables Now At Fairfax's Top Restaurants

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — Valentine’s Day is on a Saturday this year, and if you haven’t made reservations for dinner out at one of Fairfax's best local restaurants, do it now.

About 39 percent of U.S. adults plan an evening out to celebrate Valentine’s Day, according to a National Retail Federation survey. Because Feb. 14 falls on a Saturday this year, YOURPATCH restaurants will likely be busy through the weekend, as well as a day or two earlier than the holiday.

Dolcezza invites guests to celebrate Valentine's Day with a creative line-up of holiday-inspired flavors available throughout the month of February.

Limited-time February lineup:

• Red Velvet Cake Gelato
• Passionfruit Mousse Gelato

Sweet and Spicy, to Sip:

• Passionfruit Szechuan Matcha — ceremonial-grade matcha + passionfruit + szechuan peppercorn + vanilla bean syrup
• Passion Matcha Soda — same combo, topped with sparkling water

The Valentine's Day-inspired flavors are available at Dolcezza six DMV locations, including its Mosaic District store at 2905 District Ave. in Fairfax.

Valentine’s Day with Heart-Shaped Pizza: Paisano’s is celebrating love with the return of its fan-favorite heart-shaped pizzas, this year with a bold and spicy twist. For a limited time, any large make-your-own pizza can be crafted into a heart shape. For the first time, Paisano’s Hot Honey Pizza is also available to be transformed into a heart-shaped pie. This sweet-heat favorite features New York-style pizza sauce, pizza cheese, cup-and-char pepperoni, creamy ricotta, and a drizzle of hot honey. Perfect for your Valentine’s or Galentine’s celebrations. Heart-shaped pizzas are available Feb 9-15, at all 40 Paisano’s locations across the DMV, including 10330 Main St. in Fairfax and 12595 Fair Lakes Circle in Fair Lakes.

Many, but not all, local restaurants handle reservations through OpenTable, an online service. Romantic restaurants typically fill up a week before Valentine’s Day.

Here are a few still accepting Valentine’s Day reservations, according to OpenTable:

• Draper's Steak and Seafood
• The Capital Grille - Fairfax
• Bellissimo Restaurant
• P.J. Skidoos
• Our Mom Eugenia - Mosaic District