Valentine’s Day Sweets, Surprises and Souvenirs
Treat your valentine to local chocolates, flowers, wine and more
From gift baskets to flowers and even dinners-to-go, there are plenty of ways that you can spoil your valentine while supporting local businesses this year.
Valentine’s Day Chocolates
Chocolate lovers, rejoice! From simple, petite sized treats to elaborate bars and boxed specialties, you’re sure to find the sweets you need for your sweetie.
Granite State Candy Shoppe
13 Warren St., Concord
(603) 225-2591
Chocolate bars, specialty chocolates, candies, fudge and assorted boxes
granitestatecandyshoppe.com
Enna Chocolate
152 Front St., Exeter
Single origin and specialty bars
ennachocolate.com
La Cascade du Chocolat
109 Water St., Exeter
214 State St., Portsmouth
(603) 777-5177
Chocolate bars, bon bons and truffles
lacascadeduchocolat.com
Van Otis Chocolates
341 Elm St., Manchester
(603) 627-1611
Fudge, dipped strawberries and chocolate candies
vanotis.com
Dancing Lion Chocolate
914 Elm St., Manchester
(603) 625-4043
Chocolate bars and bon bon sharing boxes
dancinglion.us
Valentine’s Day Meals and Dinners To-Go
Attend a local Valentine’s Day dinner, but if you can’t go out to dinner, you can bring dinner to you thanks to these local restaurants.
Greenleaf, Milford
Getting stir-crazy sitting in the house all winter? Venture to Greenleaf for a romantic five-course dinner ($125 per person excluding gratuity) for Valentine’s Day, expertly crafted by owner and chef Chris Viaud and chefs Justin O’Malley and Executive Pastry Chef, Emilee Viaud. Reservations can be made via Tock. Course 1: Jerk cauliflower with avocado, kumquat, frisée, radish, and pecan. Course 2: Cabbage wrapped halibut, couscous, sorrel, and a blood orange vinaigrette. Course 3: Sweet potato and leek agnolotti, kale pesto, parmesan, spiced pine nuts, golden raisin, and charred fennel. Course 4: NY strip, mushroom tart, braised endive, broccolini, with red wine butter. Course 5: Dark chocolate cake, banana foam, vanilla merIngue, hazelnut shortbread crumble, roasted banana purée, and milk chocolate ganache.
Nichinan, Portsmouth
Enjoy a selection of inspired contemporary Japanese cuisine this Valentine’s Day! With a special Valentine’s menu that includes a Sweetheart Bento Box for two, spicy Wagyu onigiri, and more.
Valentine’s Day Gift Baskets and Boxes
Surprise someone special in your life with breakfast, candy or even donuts.
Polly’s Pancake Parlor, Sugar Hill
Take-and-make baskets are a perfect way to spoil your sweet. Baskets start at $22.99.
Popzup Popcorn
Don’t forget to pick up some popcorn to enjoy during your movie night in! Spoil your valentine (and yourself) with an assortment of cheese herbie, maple cinnamon toast or butter popcorn, or treat her to applewood smoked bacon or everything bagel popcorn seasoning. $4.75-$15
Donut Love, North Hampton
What about a box of donuts for the sweet one in your life? Donut Love has you covered. Make sure you stop in around Valentine’s Day to sample a few of their delicious Valentine’s Day potato donuts.
Check out a few other of our favorite donut destinations here.
Valentine’s Day Wines
No romantic evening for two is complete without a little vino. Set the mood with sommelier-approved bottles from these local vineyards.
Flag Hill Distillery & Winery
297 North River Rd., Lee
(603) 659-2949
flaghill.com
Zorvino Vineyards
226 Main St., Sandown
(603) 887-8463
zorvino.com
LaBelle Winery
345 Rte. 101, Amherst
14 NH-111, Derry
labellewinery.com
Fulchino Vineyard
187 Pine Hill Rd., Hollis
(603) 438-5984
fulchinovineyard.com
Valentine’s Day Flowers
A beautiful, local flower bouquet is a tried and true Valentine’s Day gift, one that will surely bring your valentine some much-needed joy.
Cymbidium Floral
14 Water St., Exeter
(603) 772-1300
cymbidiumfloral.com
Apotheca Flowers
24C Main St., Goffstown
(603) 497-4940
apothecaflowershoppe.com
Jacques Flower Shop and Garden Center
712 Mast Rd., Manchester
(603) 625-5155
jacquesflowers.com
Prescott’s Florist
23 Veterans Sq., Laconia
(603) 524-7945
prescottsflorist.com
Chaliflour’s Flowers
46 Elm St., Manchester
(603) 623-8844
chaliflours.com
Designed Gardens Flower Studio
2757 White Mountain Hwy Unit C, North Conway
(603) 730-5268
dgflowerstudio.com
Allioops!
394 Main St., New London
(603) 526-2398
allioops.com
Cherry Blossom Floral Design
240 Union St., Littleton
(603) 444-1015
cherryblossomfloral.com
Looking for ideas for a safe romantic getaway for two? Check out a few of our ideas for where to stay here.
What about taking a sleigh ride with your sweet? Check out where we recommend going here.
