5 Best Restaurants for Valentine’s Dinner in Norwood, MA

Valentine’s Day provides the perfect excuse to indulge in something special. Treat your partner to a delightful dinner out in the Norwood, Massachusetts, area at one of these five outstanding restaurants. We’ve rounded up a diverse selection with something for everyone to savor.

Byblos Restaurant

Byblos Restaurant serves authentic Lebanese cuisine in a warm and vibrant dining hall. On Fridays and Saturdays, you can enjoy live music and belly dancing with your meal, adding to the distinctive ambiance of this restaurant. The menu features family recipes passed down for generations and lovingly homemade for diners today.

You can begin your Valentine’s dinner with appetizers, including stuffed cabbage leaves, falafel, and baba ghannouj. For your entree, you can enjoy tender meats fresh from the grill with such options as chicken kabobs, beef kabobs, lamb kabobs, grilled salmon, or lamb chops. All of the grilled entrees come with hommus, salad, and rice or steak fries. If you’d prefer a sampling of flavors, you can order a Byblos Family Platter made for two. These platters feature grape leaves, grilled vegetables, kabobs, kibbee layers, hommus, and salad.

You may want to indulge in a sweet treat after dinner with something special from the dessert menu. Byblos features baklawa, ashtalia rice pudding, ma’mul pastries, and more.

Location: 678 Washington St., Norwood

Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 12:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday

Amelia’s

Self-described as relaxed yet sophisticated, Amelia’s offers farm-to-table cuisine in an elegant atmosphere that’s designed to mimic the trattorias of northern Italy. To maintain the appropriate ambiance, Amelia’s has a dress code that prohibits exposed undergarments, offensive language or graphics, and sweatpants. This is the ideal destination for a refined Valentine’s Day dinner for two, complete with a full bar.

Start your evening with appetizers, such as steamed local mussels, ricotta stuffed meatballs, or grilled octopus. For your entree, you can indulge in such gourmet options as a center-cut Buckhead Beef filet mignon, all-natural roasted Statler chicken, or cedar plank salmon. Amelia’s also features an outstanding pasta selection, including penne with lightly breaded chicken and melted mozzarella, cavatappi with Italian sausage, spinach, and sun-dried tomatoes, or rigatoni with a slow-cooked red sauce featuring beef, pork, and lamb.

For dessert, you can round out the night with New York cheesecake, cannoli puffs in hot fudge, a skillet cookie with Tahitian vanilla gelato, and more. You’ll even find a selection of dessert-worthy drinks, such as an espresso martini, Mississippi mud pie, or Northern Italian roast cappuccino.

Location: 217 Washington St., Stoughton

Hours: 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday

Sophia’s Grotto

If you’re looking for Valentine’s Day dining that’s more cozy and casual than elegant and upscale, Sophia’s Grotto is a perfect choice. This charming destination is warm and homey while still maintaining a delightful ambiance that makes you feel like you’ve discovered something special. You can share a selection of small plates with your sweetie and sample flavors, including deep-fried potatoes in horseradish aioli, stuffed poblano peppers, stuffed eggplant, roasted artichoke hearts, and burrata.

If you’d prefer a full entree, you can indulge in such dishes as spicy mussels with chorizo and polenta, stuffed pork tenderloin, shrimp linguine in lemon white wine sauce, or Mediterranean chicken topped with feta, olives, and sun-dried tomatoes.

Location: 22r Birch St., Roslindale

Hours: 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday

Vico Ristorante Italiano

Vico Ristorante Italiano is an outstanding choice for Valentine’s Day with elegant cuisine and an extensive wine selection served in a comfortable, casual atmosphere. If you wait to celebrate on the following Friday, you can enjoy the enhanced ambiance of live music from guitarist Luigi Grasso. No matter when you visit, you’ll enjoy a sophisticated menu of Italian favorites. Start with an appetizer, such as the burrata Caprese featuring cream-filled mozzarella atop heirloom tomatoes with a sprinkling of basil, or try the flavorful calamari fritti fried with hot pepper aioli sauce.

If you’re in the mood for pasta, the fettucine maremonti is a prime choice featuring scallops, shrimp, asparagus, and sun-dried tomatoes in a brandy cream sauce. If you prefer a heartier meal, try the pollo rustico, which features a juicy chicken breast, roasted peppers, and artichokes in a white wine lemon caper sauce with roasted potatoes and mixed vegetables on the side.

Make sure you have room for dessert. Indulge in a sweet Valentine’s Day treat, such as homemade tiramisu, mini cannolis in a raspberry glaze, or Nutella creme brulee.

Location: 89 Central St., Norwood

Hours: 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday

Sophia

Specializing in premium natural steaks and hand-crafted pasta, Sophia offers an upscale dining experience that’s distinctly romantic. To ensure an elegant experience, Sophia asks that guests wear polished attire and refrain from anything overly revealing or offensive.

The antipasti menu promises a delightful beginning to your meal with such options as bruschetta, steamed mussels, Maryland crab cake, and shrimp cocktail. The steak menu includes New York sirloin, prime rib, filet mignon, and more. If you prefer chicken, you’ll find equally gourmet options, such as chicken saltimbocca with prosciutto, mushrooms, and Marsala wine over homemade Fettuccine, or chicken piccata with lemon, capers, butter, and wine over parmesan risotto. Even the spaghetti gets a special twist with ricotta-stuffed meatballs.

The wine menu includes the perfect pairing for any item you select. Finally, you can complete your dining experience with dessert options, such as chocolate molten cake, acai berry sorbet, or chocolate chip cannoli.

Location: 1430 Veterans of Foreign Wars Parkway, West Roxbury

Hours: 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday

Do you know of other romantic dining destinations in the Norwood area? Contact our team at Nucar Honda of Norwood and let us know. We want to have the best recommendations in town this Valentine’s Day.

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