Most Romantic Restaurants: 2 Washington Eateries Make The List

Chocolate, flowers and movies are all classics of the Valentine’s Day experience, but there may be no more important decision on the romantic holiday than picking the right restaurant for the dinner date.

If you’re looking for some help in choosing that perfect date night spot in Washington on Feb. 14, we’ve got some good news for you.

OpenTable recently released its “100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America for 2020,” and the restaurant reservation site included two dining locations from Washington — both on the Eastside.

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Here are the romantic restaurants that earned a spot on the list in our city/state:

Cafe Juanita: 9702 NE 120th Pl, Kirkland, WA

From OpenTable:

"Cafe Juanita features Chef Holly Smith's award winning Northern Italian cuisine prepared using the freshest Northwest ingredients and complimented by an award-winning wine list. We are 90% organic in raw ingredients."

Montalcino Ristorante Italiano: 15 NW Alder Pl, Issaquah, WA

From OpenTable:

"We believe authentic Italiano food and wine are a way of life. All dishes are prepared with passion and tradition using only the freshest, highest quality, real Italian ingredients. Montalcino is a perfect location for a romantic date night, elegant birthday or anniversary celebration, a relaxed family dinner, or any special occasion."

“We craft this list every year to help diners looking for inspiration for the most popular date night of the year,” said Jessica Jensen, senior vice president of marketing at OpenTable, in a press release. “Whether it’s a special night with your significant other, a girls night out, or your first outing with someone new, these restaurants have passed the test of setting the table for exceptional ambiance and an incredible meal.”

OpenTable generated the 2020 list based solely from dinner reviews collected between Dec. 1, 2018, and Nov. 30, 2019. To be included, all the restaurants needed a minimum overall score and a certain number of qualifying reviews.

The qualifying restaurants were then scored and sorted according to the percentage of reviews, for which “romantic” was selected as a special feature.

The full list of romantic restaurants is available on OpenTable.