Picture this: It’s Saturday night, dinner for two. You made reservations, got dolled up and are heading out to meet a new flame at that local wine bar your coworkers can’t stop raving about. But when you show up, it’s a glorified frat party. Crowded and loud with sticky floors and (somewhat understandably) short-tempered servers. Certainly not the romantic, candlelit dinner you had imagined.
Whether you’re hitting the town for Valentine's Day, a first date or to celebrate a big anniversary, ambiance is everything. And with Yelp’s list of the top 100 most romantic restaurants to try in 2026, you never have to leave it to chance again. To curate this list, the experts at Yelp "identified businesses in the restaurant category, then ranked those spots based on the volume and ratings of reviews given by Yelp Elite Squad members," an exclusive, application-only community made up of active, high-quality Yelp reviewers. With picks spanning the entire country, Yelp narrowed it down to the 100 most swoon-worthy eateries that are actually worth leaving your house for.
So go on, make that reservation, slip into something sexy and scootch on over to your forever boo (or new boo) for a romantic dinner you won't soon forget.
