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Shareable meals and some mood-setting candles is all you need for a pandemic date at home
Between ever-changing stay-at-home orders and outdoor dining regulations, it can be hard to do a date night with comfort and ease. Pre-pandemic, all it took was making a reservation or just walking into a restaurant, but these days, cozying up with a loved one over delicious takeout makes date nights in seem more appealing.
So light some candles, set up some mood music, and order from one of these restaurants with shareable menus.
Read MoreAlthough pie isn’t necessarily a take-out meal, it’s is an extremely sharable dessert and a great complement to a meal that you made at home together. Village Kitchen & Pie Shoppe offers a range of options from banana cream to peach to coconut custard.
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Who doesn’t love adding a sexy dessert to a home-cooked meal? Elizabethan Desserts offers everything from cookies and pies to cakes and cheesecakes. Bring something special home to your SO.
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Sushi and sashimi platters offer great, shareable dishes that can be mixed and matched with ease.
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Mongolian Hot Pot offers convenient hot pot home kits that you can make yourself and either pick up or get delivered.
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Liuyishou Hot Pot opened their San Diego location back in 2019, so it’s relatively new to the area. The menu offers a wide variety of hot pot options, ideal for sharing between two.
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Ethiopian food is inherently shareable and offers a great option for two looking to split a meal for date night. Muzita’s extensive menu includes vegetarian options, fish, and meat.
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Offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner, Awash has options for a date at any time of day.
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What’s more shareable than a pizza? Bronx Pizza may not be at the top of your list for a date night spot, but with over 3,000 Google reviews and an average 4.7-star rating, it’s going to be hard to be disappointed.
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With a variety of delicious Italian food to choose from and options that are bound to please both parties, date night is made simple.
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This French restaurant in Hillcrest has an entire section on its menu of shareable plates that you can enjoy with your loved one.
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Cesarina’s menu includes a Romantic Dinner option, where you can pick a salad, two pasta dishes, and a dessert for $39.95. You’ll also be able to add a bottle of wine to the order for an additional price. Homemade focaccia and Parmigiano is included.
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At Piacere Mio, you can actually design your own pasta dish. So when you’re not really in the mood to cook a meal at home for two, but you still want to feel like you contributed to it, this is the place to go.
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With a variety of locations throughout San Diego, Buona Forchetta is a reliable go-to for a date night meal at home.
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Although pie isn’t necessarily a take-out meal, it’s is an extremely sharable dessert and a great complement to a meal that you made at home together. Village Kitchen & Pie Shoppe offers a range of options from banana cream to peach to coconut custard.
Who doesn’t love adding a sexy dessert to a home-cooked meal? Elizabethan Desserts offers everything from cookies and pies to cakes and cheesecakes. Bring something special home to your SO.
Sushi and sashimi platters offer great, shareable dishes that can be mixed and matched with ease.
Mongolian Hot Pot offers convenient hot pot home kits that you can make yourself and either pick up or get delivered.
Liuyishou Hot Pot opened their San Diego location back in 2019, so it’s relatively new to the area. The menu offers a wide variety of hot pot options, ideal for sharing between two.
Ethiopian food is inherently shareable and offers a great option for two looking to split a meal for date night. Muzita’s extensive menu includes vegetarian options, fish, and meat.
Offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner, Awash has options for a date at any time of day.
What’s more shareable than a pizza? Bronx Pizza may not be at the top of your list for a date night spot, but with over 3,000 Google reviews and an average 4.7-star rating, it’s going to be hard to be disappointed.
With a variety of delicious Italian food to choose from and options that are bound to please both parties, date night is made simple.
This French restaurant in Hillcrest has an entire section on its menu of shareable plates that you can enjoy with your loved one.
Cesarina’s menu includes a Romantic Dinner option, where you can pick a salad, two pasta dishes, and a dessert for $39.95. You’ll also be able to add a bottle of wine to the order for an additional price. Homemade focaccia and Parmigiano is included.
At Piacere Mio, you can actually design your own pasta dish. So when you’re not really in the mood to cook a meal at home for two, but you still want to feel like you contributed to it, this is the place to go.
With a variety of locations throughout San Diego, Buona Forchetta is a reliable go-to for a date night meal at home.
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