Feb 10, 2025 - Food and Drink

Last-minute Valentine's Day ideas in D.C.

Anna Spiegel

A set of four heart-shaped boxes filled with sushi on a light wood table — Love on the run with sushi takeout. Photo: courtesy Love, Makoto

Need a last minute Galentine's or Valentine's Day plan that isn't yet another pricey prix-fixe?

Why it matters: Think outside the chocolate box with these fun ideas.

🫕 Cozy up, apres-ski style at a.kitchen+bar dc's new pop-up winter lounge, which launches Thursday with a snow machine, DJ tunes, and warming fare like raclette, roasted oysters and spiked cocoa.

💃 Do it up at the Embassy of Italy, which hosts a Valentine's Day Ball on Saturday night with ballroom dancing, opera, an open bar and dessert buffet with Italian sips and bites, and a DJ dance party (tickets, $128-$185).

🍷 Sip wines in a "Love Is Blind" tasting at Shaw's Maxwell Park on Sunday at 1pm, which features six bottles made by real-life partner producers and snacks (tickets, $50).

🔥 Light flames over tabletop Korean barbecue, including D.C.'s newest KBQ, Chadol, or Annandale's Kogiya, which serves special discount cocktails for V-Day.

🍣 Swoon over sushi from Love, Makoto. For dine-in, the Japanese emporium floats sushi-filled "Love Boats" ($85) in the izakaya (walk-in only). Or take out adorable heart-shaped boxes filled with delicacies (Feb. 13-14, lunch or dinner, $175 pre-order).

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