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Tucson Valentine’s Day 2026 Dining & Specials Guide


February 5, 2026
By Tucson Foodie

Valentineโ€™s Day in Tucson brings prix fixe dinners, one-night-only menus, and themed experiences across the city. This yearโ€™s offerings range from steakhouse-style indulgence to casual, playful celebrations. As always, reservations are highly recommended.

Below is a curated guide to Valentineโ€™s Day 2026 restaurant specials in Tucson. Listings include dine-in dinners, events, and a few standout take-home options.


Tandem American Eatery

What: Valentineโ€™s dinner menu and Valentineโ€™s brunch menu
When:

  • Valentineโ€™s dinner menu available Monday, Feb. 2 through Saturday, Feb. 14
  • Valentineโ€™s brunch menu available:
    • Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6 and 7
    • Friday and Saturday, Feb. 13 and 14

Where: 8864 E. Tanque Verde Rd.
More: Valentineโ€™s menus available alongside regular offerings. More info at tandemaz.com.


Tanque Verde Ranch

(Photo courtesy of Tanque Verde Ranch)

What: Valentineโ€™s Day Dinner
When: Friday, Feb. 14, 5:30-9 p.m.
Where: 14301 E. Speedway Blvd.
More: One-night-only chef-curated dinner in the Carrillo Dining Room. Dinner is $90 per person. Reservations required. Call 520-731-5565.


Antsy Nancy

(Photo courtesy of Antsy Nancy)

What: Cooking Around the World: Italy โ€“ Valentineโ€™s Day Pasta Dinner
When: Friday, Feb. 14
Where: Antsy Nancy
More: Hands-on cooking class focused on scratch pasta. Students may bring wine or beer if 21+. Reserve at antsy-nancy.com.

Menu:

  • Tomato, Mozzarella, and Basil Bruschetta
  • Homemade 4 Cheese Ravioli
  • Rustic Marinara Sauce
  • Tiramisu

Copal

What: Valentineโ€™s Day Dinner Service
When: Friday, Feb. 14, seatings at 4 and 7 p.m.
Where: 5340 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 100
More: Reservations required. Call 520-372-2123.

Menu:

  • Stuffed calamar with garlic confit, caramelized onions, poblano peppers, house macha oil
    • Wine pairing: Pulpe Fiction Muscadet
  • Roasted marrow bones with charred crostini and jalapeรฑo chutney
    • Wine pairing: House of Brown Rosรฉ
  • Copal parrillada with arrachera flap, longaniza, roasted nopal, charred bulb onions, house-made corn tortillas
    • Wine pairing: Masi Italian red blend
  • Deconstructed fried brie ice cream with toasted breadcrumbs, crisp wafer, apple caramel
    • Paired with a carajillo

Sonoran House Sam Hughes

Valentine’s Day special at Sonoran House Sam Hughes (Photo by Blake Wilson)

What: Valentineโ€™s Dinner for Two
When: Thursday and Friday, Feb. 13 and 14, first seating at 4 p.m.
Where: 2500 E. Sixth St.
More: Vegan option available upon request. Reserve at sonoranhouse.com.

Menu options:

Bucatini With Love, $74:

  • Bucatini and meatballs with Vera Earl beef
  • Caesar salad
  • Carafe of wine
  • Dessert for two

Porterhouse for Deux, $94:

  • Vera Earl porterhouse
  • Roasted marble potatoes
  • Chargrilled asparagus
  • Cabernet reduction
  • Caesar salad
  • Carafe of wine
  • Dessert for two

Girl Dinner for Two, $60:

  • Caesar salad
  • Truffle fries
  • Carafe of wine
  • Dessert for two

Cup Cafe at Hotel Congress

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(Photo courtesy of Hotel Congress)

What: Valentineโ€™s Day Specials
When: Friday, Feb. 14
Where: 311 E. Congress St.
More: Specials available in addition to the regular menu. Reserve at hotelcongress.com.

Menu:

  • Citrus mussels
    • Mussels cooked in white wine, orange juice, butter, smoked paprika spice mix, mint garnish
  • New York strip, $42
    • 12-ounce grilled strip, bordelaise sauce, duchess potatoes, asparagus
  • Crispy skin duck, $32
    • Duck breast with champagne gastrique, bacon and white bean cassoulet, green beans
  • Strawberry shortcake with chocolate ganache sauce, $14

El Charro Cafรฉ

What: Happy Valentineโ€™s Weekend 2026, Some Like It Hot for Two
When: Valentineโ€™s weekend
Where: Multiple locations
More: Prix fixe menu for $69.95 per couple. Reserve at elcharrocafe.com.

Menu:

  • Tostada Grande del Amor
    • Famous cheese crisp, heart-shaped, roasted red peppers, queso casero
  • Surf and turf for two
    • Carne asada steak
    • Filet of grilled salmon
    • Roasted red peppers and onions
    • Fresh avocado corn salsa
    • Cilantro chimichurri
    • Arroz blanco
    • Frijoles charros
    • Choice of tortillas
  • Churros and chocolate mousse

Additional items:

  • Sweet cherry tamal, $8.95
    • Bordeaux cherry tamal dulce, Mexican chocolate dust, homemade cherry whipped crรจme

Drinks:

  • Patrรณn Silver shot with lime and salt, $10 or two for $15
  • Cรณdigo reposado reserved barrel rosa, $19 or two for $30
  • Love Island margarita, $13
    • Cazadores Silver tequila, strawberry nectar, red jalapeรฑo

HUB Restaurant & Creamery

What: Valentineโ€™s Day Prix Fixe Dinner
When: Friday, Feb. 14, $50 early seating from 3-5:45 p.m., $65 dinner starting at 6 p.m.
Where: 266 E. Congress St.
More: Complimentary parking included.

Appetizers:

  • Lobster bisque with crรจme fraรฎche and vermouth
  • Beef tenderloin carpaccio with chimichurri, crostini, crisp caper, Grana Padano
  • Shrimp cocktail, gluten free
  • Burrata and arugula, gluten free and vegetarian

Main courses:

  • Grilled sea bass, gluten free
  • Short rib agnolotti with red wine demi-glace and truffle ricotta
  • Twin lobster tails, gluten free
  • Chicken parmigiana
  • Ricotta gnocchi alla vodka
  • Petit filet mignon, gluten free
  • Add 4-ounce lobster tail for $20

Desserts:

  • Strawberry crรจme brรปlรฉe, gluten free
  • Red wine velvet cake
  • Chocolate hazelnut Ferrero Rocher

Playground

What: Pink Pony Club Valentineโ€™s weekend takeover
When: Friday and Saturday, Feb. 13 and 14, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Where: 278 E. Congress St.
More: Event is 21 and over.

Expect:

  • Themed drinks
  • DJs on both floors
  • Disco-inspired energy
  • Pink pony attire highly encouraged

Redbird Scratch Kitchen + Bar

What: Valentineโ€™s Day Four-Course Dinner
When: Friday, Feb. 14
Where: Oracle and Sam Hughes locations
More: Dinner is $140 per person. Optional wine pairing available for $40.

Menu:

  • Welcome cocktail
    • Dolin Blanc Vermouth, Fruitful Blood Orange Liquor, Japanese yuzu bitters
  • Jumbo shrimp cocktail
  • Golden beet salad
  • Center-cut filet with half lobster tail
  • Bananas Foster cheesecake

Ursa

Ursa (Photo by Clay Lyon)

What: Six-course Valentineโ€™s Day prix fixe tasting menu
When: Valentineโ€™s Day
Where: Ursa
More: Six-course tasting menu featuring heritage crops and Sonoran Desert ingredients. Dinner is $200 per person and includes a full beverage pairing.


Loews Ventana Canyon Resort

What: Valentineโ€™s Day Dinner at The Canyon Club
When: Saturday, Feb. 14, 5-9 p.m.
Where: 7000 N. Resort Drive
More: Dinner starts at $75 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Reserve at loewshotels.com.

Menu:

  • Flying V cornbread
  • Roasted baby beet salad
  • Corn coconut bisque
  • Filet mignon and grilled shrimp duo
  • Grilled salmon
  • Red velvet chocolate cake

What: Valentineโ€™s Day Cocktails and Stargazing
When: Saturday, Feb. 14, cocktails 3-11 p.m., stargazing 8-10 p.m.
Where: Cascade Terrace

Cocktails:

  • Pink Champagne Crush
  • Heartfelt Old Fashioned
  • Mi Amor mezcal-vodka cocktail

Le Buzz Plaza Coffee Co.

What: Sweethearts Night
When: Friday, Feb. 14, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Where: 2930 N. Swan Rd.
More: Dinner is $85 per guest. Gratuity included. Complimentary chips and salsa provided upon arrival.

Course I, Starter for Two:

  • Queso Fundido
    • Chorizo
    • Roasted poblanos
    • Truffle oil
    • Flour or corn tortillas
  • Spinach Artichoke Skillet
    • Blend of seasoned artichoke
    • Creamed spinach
    • House chips

Course II, Main, choice of:

  • Mole Coloradito
    • With Spanish rice
  • Bluecorn Masa Sopes
    • Shredded pork
    • Refried beans
    • Iceberg lettuce
    • Tomato
    • Cotija
    • Salsa verde
    • Crema drizzle

Course III, Sweet Finish for Two:

  • Heart Shaped Lava Cake
    • Molten lava cake
    • Raspberry coulis
  • Kahlรบa Churro Tiramisu
    • Italian tiramisu with Mexican churro flavors
  • Strawberries and Cream Cake
    • Mascarpone cream
    • Fresh strawberry

Optional beverage add-ons:

  • Valentines Latte Flight, $14
  • Blood Orange and Hibiscus Mocktail, $10
  • Spicy Watermelon Mocktail, $10

Desert Diamond Casino

What: Mystery and Magic Dinner Theater
When: Thursday and Friday, Feb. 13 and 14
Where: Desert Diamond Casino Tucson, 7350 S. Nogales Hwy
More: Tickets at tucsonvalentinesday.com.

Includes:

  • Three-course candlelight dinner
  • Interactive murder mystery performance
  • Live magic
  • Audience participation

Whiskey Del Bac

(Photo courtesy of Whiskey Del Bac)

What: Frontera Retirement Party
When: Friday, Feb. 14, 3-6 p.m.
Where: 2106 N. Forbes Blvd.
More: Free event.

Vendors:

  • Black Market BBQ Food Truck

Entertainment:

  • Live music from Bear Down Bear

La Luz at Westin La Paloma

What: Valentineโ€™s Day prix-fixe dinner
When: Friday and Saturday, Feb. 13โ€“14, 5โ€“10 p.m.
Where: 3800 E. Sunrise Dr.
More: Prix fixe dinner is $100 per person. Optional add lobster tail for $20. Reservations available at lapalomaresort.com.

Starter, select one:

  • Berries and Beets
    • Ancient grains
    • Arugula
    • Ricotta salat
    • Berries
    • Spiced pistachio
    • Aged sherry
  • Day boat Scallops
    • Corn
    • Heirloom tomato
    • Haricot vert
    • Pea tendril
    • Chili crunch

Intermezzo:

  • Blood Orange Sorbet

Entrรฉe, select one:

  • All-Natural Arizona Beef Tenderloin
    • Whipped garlic mash
    • Romanesco
    • Carrot turnip sautรฉ
    • Pearl onion
    • Demi
  • Alaskan Halibut
    • Risotto
    • Citrus fennel riesling salad
    • Haricot vert
    • Heirloom carrot
  • Colorado Rack of Lamb
    • Parsnip sweet potato puree
    • Heirloom carrot
    • Asparagus
    • Confit tomato
    • Lamb jus
  • Vegetable Roulade
    • Grilled red pepper coulis
    • Forest mushroom
    • Goat cheese

Dessert, select one:

  • Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cake
  • Strawberry Rose Panna Cotta

Forty Niner

What: Valentineโ€™s Day menu offered alongside regular menu
When: Saturday, Feb. 14, 4โ€“8:30 p.m.
Where: Forty Niner, 12000 E. Tanque Verde Rd.
More: Valentineโ€™s menu available during dinner service only. Reserve here.

Valentineโ€™s menu includes:

The โ€œPerfect Pairโ€ Surf and Turf, $45:

  • 4 oz lobster tail
  • 6 oz center-cut filet
  • Cheesy risotto
  • Fire-kissed asparagus
  • Shrimp available as a substitute

Sweetheart Cake Bite Sampler, $6:

  • Carrot Cake
  • Red Velvet
  • Double Chocolate cake

Strawberry Kiss Martini, $12:

  • Sweet-tart blend of strawberry and lemon
  • Titoโ€™s vodka
  • Triple sec

Batey Puerto Rican Gastronomy

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What: Valentineโ€™s Day prix fixe dinner for two
When: Valentineโ€™s Day
Where: Batey Puerto Rican Gastronomy
More: Dinner is $85 per couple. Tax and gratuity not included. Includes prosecco and shared courses.

Menu includes:

To share:

  • Two glasses of passion fruit prosecco
  • Choice of one:
    • Yuca frita
    • Sorulitos de maiz

Main course, choice of two:

  • Grilled chicken breast
    • Seasonal baby vegetables
    • Garlic white wine sauce
  • Mofongo relleno de camarones
    • Garlic mashed plantain
    • Shrimp
    • Garlic sauce
  • Mar y tierra
    • Strip loin steak
    • Shrimp
    • Carrot taro root mashed
    • Chimichurri

Dessert:

  • Flan de queso
    • Fresh strawberries
    • Boricua cream cheese custard

Mojo Cuban Kitchen and Rum Bar

Taste of Havana at Mojo Cuban Kitchen and Rum Bar (Photo by Jackie Tran)

What: Valentineโ€™s Day prix fixe dinner and Valentineโ€™s Day brunch
When: Friday, Feb. 14
Where: Mojo Cuban Kitchen and Rum Bar
More: Prix fixe Valentineโ€™s Day dinner is $99 per person. Brunch runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations available at mojocuban.com or by calling 520-650-MOJO.

Valentineโ€™s Day prix fixe dinner includes:

  • Scallops and Coconut Pineapple Rice
  • Skirt Steak and Garlic Green Beans
  • Taste of Havana
    • Ropa Vieja
    • Mojo Chicken
    • Lechon Asado

February pastry special:

  • Chocolate Strawberry Cream Cheese Pastelito

Casa Del Rio

What: Valentineโ€™s Day drink and dessert specials
When: Friday and Saturday, Feb. 13 and 14
Where: 1060 S. Pantano Rd.
More: Specials available both nights alongside the regular menu.

Wine and champagne specials:

  • $2.14 glasses of wine or champagne
    • Cote des Roses Rosรฉ
    • JP Chenet champagne
    • Red wine
    • White wine

Dessert special:

  • Goat cheese cheesecake, $8

Valentineโ€™s Day cocktails, $9.99 each:

  • Scarlett Truffle
    • Pimmโ€™s No. 1
    • Crรจme de Cacao
    • Courvoisier Cognac
    • Muddled fresh strawberry
    • Fresh lemon
    • Splash Topo Chico
    • Tastes reminiscent of a chocolate covered strawberry
  • Pomegranate Margarita
    • LALO Tequila Blanco
    • Combier Lโ€™Original Dโ€™Orange Liqueur
    • Fresh citrus
    • POM Wonderful
    • House cinnamon syrup
    • Bittermens Burlesque Bitters
    • Toasted cinnamon aromatics
  • Water Lily
    • Noletโ€™s Silver Dry Gin
    • Rhum Clรฉment Liqueur Dโ€™Orange
    • Crรจme de Violette
    • Fresh lemon
    • Expressed lemon peel
  • Prickly Pear Margarita
    • Espolรฒn Tequila Reposado
    • Cointreau
    • Fresh citrus
    • Natural prickly pear puree
    • Classic, pink, delicious

Charro Steak

What: Valentineโ€™s Weekend four-course surf, turf, and tamal dinner for two
When: Friday and Saturday, Feb. 13 and 14
Where: Downtown (188 E. Broadway Blvd.) and North (7109 N. Oracle Rd.) locations
More: Dinner is $169 per couple. Limited availability. Wine bottle specials available.

Salad:

  • Caesar Loverโ€™s for Two
    • Center table preparation
    • Add grilled chicken for $6
    • Add shrimp for $8

Aperitivo:

  • Del Rey corn tamal
    • Chile verde crema
    • Seafood mixta

Entrรฉe for Two:

  • Mesquite-grilled lobster tail
    • Medium catch
    • Jumbo available
  • Grass-fed carne asada
    • Estillo Charro option available
  • Chile verde mashed potatoes

Dessert:

  • Mesquite chocolate cake
  • Champagne-fried strawberries

Also available:

  • Caviar y carne sope picado
    • Caviar
    • Carne seca
    • Masa frita
    • Crรจme
    • Two for $22

Beverage note:

  • Specials on wines by the bottle

Saigon Blossom

(Photo courtesy of Saigon Blossoms)

What: Valentineโ€™s Day 2026 dining experiences
When: Valentineโ€™s Day
Where: Saigon Blossom
More: Limited seating. Reservations required.

Sweetheart four-course dinner:

  • Price: $88 per couple
  • Fresh spring rolls
  • Signature phแปŸ soup
  • Shaken beef and fried rice
  • Shared dessert
  • Two non-alcoholic drinks

Romance five-course experience:

  • Price: $120 per couple
  • Trio of appetizers
  • Premium phแปŸ selection
  • Saigon ribeye or salmon
  • Tiramisu and crรจme brรปlรฉe
  • Two non-alcoholic drinks

Optional upgrades:

  • Cocktails
  • Prosecco
  • Wine
  • Sake

Group option:

  • Blossom feast for groups
  • Starting at $49 per person

What: Valentineโ€™s Day late-night dining experience
When: Saturday, Feb. 14, 10 p.m. to midnight
Where: Saigon Blossoms, Downtown Tucson
More: Walk-in late-night experience with cocktails, late-night food menu, candlelight, and live DJ sound design. No reservations required. Limited space.

Experience includes:

  • Craft cocktails
  • Late-night menu
  • Live DJ sound design
  • Candlelit bar and patio seating

Seating details:

  • Bar seating
  • Patio seating
  • Walk-ins only
  • No reservation needed

Notes:

  • Earlier Valentineโ€™s prix fixe dinner service from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. is sold out
  • Late Blossoming extends Valentineโ€™s night past 10 p.m.
  • Designed for couples who want to continue the evening without a nightclub setting

Penca

What: Valentineโ€™s Day prix fixe dinner
When: Friday, Feb. 14
Where: 50 E. Broadway Blvd.
More: Reservations required. Limited space. Two seatings available.

Format:

  • Welcome cocktail
  • Four-course dinner
  • Optional wine and cocktail pairing

Pricing:

  • Dinner: $110 per person
  • Pairing: $65
  • Plus tax and gratuity

Seating:

  • Two seatings
    • 5:30 p.m.
    • 7:30 p.m.
  • Reservations open
  • Limited space

First course, shared for the table:

  • Fondue de quesos mexicanos
    • Fondue
    • Roasted poblano
    • Garlic
    • Epazote
    • Served with warm bolillo
    • Grilled seasonal vegetables
    • Crispy potatoes

Optional add-ons:

  • Chorizo or carnitas, $8
  • Roasted mushrooms, vegetarian, $8

Second course, choice of one per guest:

  • Crema de coliflor y ajo confitado, vegetarian
    • Cauliflower soup
    • Roasted garlic
    • Almond crema
    • Chile oil
  • Ensalada de betabel, cรญtricos y pistache, vegetarian
    • Roasted beets
    • Orange supremes
    • Pistachio
    • Mixed greens
    • Habanero and champagne vinaigrette

Third course, choice of one per guest:

  • Ribeye con betabel rostizado y mole de vino tinto
    • Grilled ribeye
    • Slow-roasted beets
    • Red wine chile mole
    • Charred pearl onion
    • Beet jus
  • Huachinango a la parrilla
    • Grilled snapper
    • Hoja santa pesto
    • Charred lemon
    • Seasonal vegetables
  • Mousse de hongos con trufa negra, vegetarian
    • Silky mushroom mousse
    • Truffle-infused mole blanco
    • Black garlic oil
    • Crispy masa
    • Seasonal greens

Dessert, shared for the table:

  • Pastel tibio de chocolate oaxaqueรฑo
    • Warm Mexican chocolate cake
    • Chile-espresso ganache
    • Vanilla bean crema
  • Churros de canela y naranja
    • Cinnamon-orange sugar
    • Chocolate and dulce de leche dipping sauces

Optional enhancements:

  • Champagne toast for two, $36
  • Mezcal and chocolate pairing, $42
  • Full wine pairing, $65

Final price note:

  • Dinner priced at $110 per person, plus tax and gratuity

Kon Tiki

What: Valentineโ€™s Day 2026, Tiki for Two three-course dinner with cocktails
When: Friday, Feb. 14, starting at 5 p.m.
Where: Kon Tiki
More: Dinner is $120 per couple. Cocktails included throughout the meal. Reservations available at 520-323-7193.

First course:

  • Each guest chooses a cocktail:
    • Mai Tai
    • Nui Nui
    • Jungle Bird
  • Luau platter:
    • Crab puffs
    • Coconut shrimp
    • Bacon-wrapped shrimp
    • Pork pot stickers
    • Monkeys & Birds skewers

Second course:

  • Each guest chooses a cocktail:
    • Mai Tai
    • Last Rites
    • Saturn

Entrรฉe options:

  • Miso salmon
    • Crusted and seared salmon with miso glaze
    • Served over coconut pilaf rice
  • Moa nui
    • Charbroiled chicken breast with coconut sauce
    • Topped with toasted almonds
    • Served with vegetables and a side
  • Steak Diane
    • Rubbed 8-ounce top sirloin
    • Finished with portobello mushroom, Dijon mustard, cognac cream
    • Served with vegetables and a side
  • Huli huli chicken pasta
    • Pulled chicken and applewood-smoked bacon
    • Sautรฉed with tomatoes in basil pesto and chipotle cream
    • Tossed with linguini
    • Finished with shaved Parmesan and focaccia toast
  • Blackened mahi mahi
    • Served with drawn butter
    • Sautรฉed vegetables and a side
  • Steak bulgogi
    • Korean red chile-marinated flank steak
    • Served over steamed white rice
    • Butter lettuce cups, pickled cucumber, carrot, bell peppers
  • Orange cauliflower
    • Sweet-and-spicy marinated cauliflower tempura
    • Bell peppers, carrots, red onions
    • Orange sauce and steamed white rice

Third course:

  • Each guest chooses a cocktail:
    • Saturn
    • Iced Cali coffee

Dessert platter:

  • Kahlua truffles
  • Crรจme brรปlรฉe
  • Wonton cup with berries and crรจme anglaise
  • Chocolate-covered strawberries
  • Chocolate mousse tart
  • Lemon and raspberry Napolean

Entertainment:

  • Tropical tunes in a romantic getaway setting

Dos Cabezas WineWorks

(Photo courtesy of Dos Cabezas WineWorks)

What: Valentineโ€™s wine bundles for take-home celebrations
When: Available leading up to Valentineโ€™s Day
Where: Online and select retailers
More: Valentine Wine Pack is $45. Valentine Bubble Pack is $103.50. Both feature Arizona-made wines. More details at doscabezas.com.


Honorable mention: The Coronet. They already sold out, but email them at info@CoronetTucson.com to be placed on a waitlist.

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