Five Romantic Restaurants for You and Your Valentine

Are you one of those last-minute people who forgets Valentine's Day until it's almost too late? Don't disappoint your significant other this year; take a peek at the following list of the most romantic restaurants in the area to take your sweetheart.

: 680 Main Street

• This downtown restaurant offers a well-stocked bar and a deep roster of Italian dishes—including Tapas—but takes particular pride in their Fusilli Ultimo, Bracciolatini Pomodoro and Calamaretti Saute.

: 601 Main Street

• Another downtown staple, Ristorante Pavarotti serves an intriguing appetizer menu, which includes shrimp Grand Marnier and baby octopus. For your main course, the restaurant’s Cioppino includes lobster, shrimp, scallops, calamari, littlenecks and mussels.

Sam’s Bistro: 107 Main Street.

• If you find steak romantic, what better place than a steak house? In addition to half a dozen variations on steak, the Sam’s Bistro’s menu also includes oysters and lobster ravioli.

: 26 Walkers Brook Drive

• Choose from the restaurant’s Chinese, Japanese or sushi menus. The Chinese menu includes moo-shi, the Japanese menu features shrimp tempura, and the house special sushi rolls includes the Kurama shrimp roll.

: 19 Franklin St., Stoneham

• U-Me’s luxurious accommodations, dark woods, magnums of champagne as decor and different seating areas, including  the bar and dining areas, make this a must-see place for any couple to have a romantic dinner.

This article has been updated to remove a closed restaurant that had been included in error.