An Upper West Side sibling of HaSalon, this low-key spot from Israeli chef Eyal Shani is candlelit with rustic wooden tables. On Valentine’s Day, the restaurant has a $75 six-course menu for two that includes diamond turnips cooked in ricotta water and served with golden butter sauce; halibut in a paper envelope; and “a twosome of the best cuts of the cow.” A wine pairing is available for an additional $55 per person.

Aim to snag a secluded table across from the bar in the back of this iconic space, known for its Howard Chandler Christy nymph murals and impeccable service. Dishes for two on the holiday menu include a dover sole and a braised veal breast with pork sausage and roasted potatoes. Each customer will be offered a glass of complimentary, natural falanghina spumante to kick off the evening.

Peter Petti, an alum of Eleven Madison Park, is the surprisingly talented chef at the helm of this unobtrusive Upper East Side neighborhood haunt, where some corner tables are separated by wooden slats for extra privacy. Dishes on the $75 special menu include duck confit spring rolls; seared scallops with creamy polenta; and squid ink linguini with lobster arrabiata.

CheLi has been consistently wowing New Yorkers with its upscale, ambitious fare — and impressive antique decor — that references Shanghai and the surrounding region. Among the standouts are fragrant puer tea-soaked rice topped with sea urchin and sprinkled with sesame seeds; blue crab poached with Shaoxing wine; and pork belly braised with a mix of dark and light soy sauce. The team also runs an East Village outpost.

The vegan Valentine’s Day meal that chef Megan Brown concocted for her seasonal and sustainably-focused restaurant in the Graduate Roosevelt Island hotel should please the most discerning herbivores. Choices on her three-course feast ($95) include beet salad with vegan ricotta, candied limequat, radicchio and pistachio; and parsnip gnudi with pipian mole and crushed marcona almond. Before or after the meal, it’s worth heading for a drink at the Graduate’s bar, the Panorama Room, which has a view of three boroughs.

Plush booths and low lamp lighting adds to the glamorous ambiance at this modern Indian restaurant that’s a collaboration between chef Hari Nayak, David Rabin, Maneesh Goyal, and star actress Priyanka Chopra. Special dishes, available Saturday through Monday, include lobster malai curry with yogurt coconut sauce; and shiso leaf chaat with hot and sour chutneys. Save room for rasmalai ile flottante, which uses rose condensed milk, poached quince, and meringue.

New York in mid-February may feel like a frozen tundra, but diners can take a quick tropical vacation at Popular, where the lush dining room is filled with 250 plants. Diego Munoz, previously chef at acclaimed Astrid y Gaston in Lima, took the reins of the restaurant at Ian Schrager’s Lower East Side Public hotel, and devised a menu with Spanish, Morrish, African, Italian, Chinese, and Japanese influences. The four-course, $125 prix fixe menu includes salt-crusted black sea bass with rocoto and chive butter; and aji de gallina tortellini with potato foam, sage, and tomato.

For diners looking for high-end, subdued elegance, this intimate, Michelin-starred Tribeca spot with floor-to-ceiling windows is a good choice. Dishes on the 11-course, $350 Valentine tasting menu include steamed prawns finished over charcoal, and Alaskan black cod marinated in fermented soybean paste, and glazed with yuzu kosho.

For those whose ideal romantic holiday involves surf and sand, a beachy Valentine’s meal is possible without leaving the city. The team behind Amali in Manhattan and Calissa in the Hamptons headed to the Rockaways to open this colorful bistro, inspired by the south of France, located just a block from the ocean. Apart from Valentine specials like lobster bisque with jalapeno lemongrass oil; and scoglio pasta chock full of shellfish; a la carte options like onion soup, steak frites, and roast chicken are classics for a cozy supper.