Reserve Valentine’s Day Tables Now At Montgomery Co.'s Top Restaurants

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — If you plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day with dinner at one of Montgomery County's best local restaurants, don’t wait until the last minute to make a reservation.

Feb. 14 falls on a Wednesday this year, and that means Montgomery County restaurants could be busy the weekend of Feb. 9-11, or even the weekend after, a three-day weekend for many people with Presidents Day observance on Feb. 19.

Many, but not all, local restaurants handle reservations through OpenTable, an online service that warns more than half of the most romantic restaurants in America are typically booked up by Feb. 7.

Here are a few accepting Valentine’s Day reservations, according to Open Table:

• The Salt Line, 7284 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814
• Mon Ami Gabi, 7239 Woodmont Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814
• Persimmon, 7003 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20815
• PLANTA, 4910 Elm St, Bethesda, MD 20814
• LIA'S, 4435 Willard Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
• Stanford Grill, 2000 Tower Oaks Blvd, Rockville, MD 20852
• Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant, 1403 Research Blvd, Rockville, MD 20850
• Fontina Grille, 801 Pleasant Dr, Rockville, MD 20850
• Ela Mesa Taste of Greece, 109 Paramount Park Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20879
• Paladar Latin Kitchen and Rum Bar, 203 Crown Park Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
• La Malinche, 8622 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• District Bistro, 11230 Grandview Ave., Wheaton, MD 20902

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