Edmonton 
There are a few ways to get out this Valentine’s Day in Edmonton for a special meal. This date night could include a winter picnic in the River Valley (the weather is lookin’ good!), a reservation with one of the Valentine’s Day dining specials, or all-new eats.
Winter, so far, was busy with restaurant and café openings in Edmonton with many offering the perfect atmosphere for a Valentine’s date, Galentine’s celebration, or double date.
Romance means different things to different people. So, our new restaurants include everything from casual and laid-back to the more upscale experiences.
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Golden Sparrow
The classy and comfortable vibes within Edmonton’s new Golden Sparrow is the perfect date-night atmosphere. The soft lighting and colourful décor combine to make Golden Sparrow a stylish spot for Valentine’s dates of any kind. Plus, a Valentine’s date at Golden Sparrow means dining with Edmonton’s newest restaurant! Golden Sparrow serves brunch, dinner, wine, and cocktail menus with a special menu for Valentine’s on the 14th.
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Where: 10704 124 St, Edmonton
DON’YA Ukraine’s Kitchen
This new café and takeout location on Fort Road serve up fresh hot lunches daily and have a wide variety of frozen Ukrainian treats to take home and make for yourself, or a date. DON’YA was started by newcomers to Canada from Ukraine, with a staff of fellow new Canadians. So, all of those lunches and frozen foods are handmade and fresh each day. They currently offer a few takeout Valentine’s treats, too! Enjoy DON’YA’s Love-Themed Dinners or one of their fine desserts.
Where: 12153 Fort Road
The Backyard Smokehouse
The Backyard Smokehouse brings its Ontario-based barbecue flavours to Alberta for the first time with their new Edmonton location. The restaurant, with locations now in Toronto, Mississagua, and Edmonton, features incredible dishes of barbecued meats, smoky flavours, and premium cuts. This is a restaurant which takes their love of smoking food and meats seriously which is sure to show through their array of dishes.
Where: 13503 St. Albert Trail NW
Candid Coffee Roasters
Plan your next casual coffee date or Valentine’s meet-up with Candid Coffee Roasters and their brand-new Highlands location. The café already has an outpost in east Edmonton with the new spot being further north and across from Borden Park! Along with the coffee date, you can enjoy a romantic stroll around one of Edmonton’s prettiest parks.
Where: 6419 112 Ave NW (new location)
6752 75 St.
Kinjo Sushi
Calgary’s Kinjo Sushi are now open in South Edmonton Common with their brand-new location, and only Edmonton location. The building formerly housed Moxies which has since moved to another part of South Common. Find Kinjo Sushi in their new home for an affordable and delicious dining experience. All of the food and flavours are sure to be enhanced by the restaurant’s fresh and bright décor.
Where: 1739 102 St NW
Toro Sushi Bar & Grill
Head a bit further south beyond South Edmonton Common to find another brand-new sushi restaurant to try with your Valentine. Toro Sushi Bar & Grill opened in one of the new Parsons Road strip malls about a month ago and have since received rave online reviews just as Kinjo have! Get out and show this new sushi restaurant some love for Valentine’s Day.
Where: 2980 Ellwood Dr SW
Uncle Omlet
Lucky for Edmonton, some of Canada’s smaller chain restaurants continue to expand from other regions and into Alberta! Uncle Omlet is no exception, as this Ontario breakfast spot now has a location in south Edmonton (in addition to a Calgary location). The restaurant describes itselfas an Indian-style Desi “eggetarian” eatery. With this and the restaurant’s name, Uncle Omlet promises to be a solid choice for any brunch date, including one on Valentine’s weekend.
Where: 391 Parsons Rd SW
MSSM
Edmonton’s Ice District recently saw the addition of a brand-new restaurant and dining experience with the winter opening of MSSM. The omakase dining experience is created with seasonal, local, and fresh ingredients. So, for both the MSSM lunch and dinner omakase menus, expect a rotating variety of dishes. While you celebrate Valentine’s in the Ice District, take time for ice skating, a stroll down the Neon Light Museum, or dessert at a nearby bakery.
Where: 10111 104 Ave NW #118
Birch & Bear Pizza
Treat your Valentine to any one of Birch & Bear Pizza’s Edmonton locations, including their newest shop in Forest Heights. The Birch & Bear menu is perfect for a casual date-night and Valentine’s celebration; these items are also available to order and take home for a date-night in. Those menu items include several meat and vegetarian pizza options, all of which are available to make into a calzone instead of pizza.
Where: 8210 106th Ave. NW (new location)
11965 Jasper Ave.
9918 76 Ave. (served out of Ale Architect)
Menya Mori
This new dine-in-only ramen restaurant in central Edmonton offer perfect meals for a cold winter day, including the inevitably cold Valentine’s Day. Join Menya Mori on February 14th with your special someone to indulge in hearty ramen, homemade broths, or Japanese pudding. And as those ramen broths are made fresh each day, Menya Mori have a select amount made for each day.
Where: 10350 124 St. NW
