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Best Places in Newport to Spend Valentine's Day

Whether you are kissing your soul mate under the moonlight or grabbing your girlfriends to have an anti-Valentine's get together, Patch has the best hot spots for you.

Oh Valentine's Day! How does such a beautiful day get filled with empty expectations, stressed-out lovers trying to scramble for romantic ideas and singles curling up with a Twilight book eating Ben & Jerry's? Lucky for you, you live in Newport Beach and have many romantic and fun options to woo your loved one - or yourself- on this day of love.

The Crow Bar + Kitchen: Never will Chef Cuevas disappoint you with the tantilizing food he creates in the Crow Kitchen. Valentine's Day is no exception. Check out the menu and make your last minute reservation now.  

The Bungalow: It's Name that Tini Tuesday and for Valentine's Day, guests get treated to 25 percent off full bottles of wine. 

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Five Crowns: Romantic English setting, burning fireplaces and dimly lit rooms..what more could you need for a celebration of love? Try their $99 three course dinner for two - a beautiful menu of lobster bisque, prime rib, salmon, beet salad and a delicious dark chocolate cheesecake. 

Pelican Hill Resort: There are plenty of places to indulge in a romantic kiss today, but make sure you stop by The Caffe and sneak a kiss in while savoring gelato, sweets or Italian coffees or treat you and your sweetheart to the Spa’s couples treatment room and relax with a romantic bath for two.

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The Beachcomber: Yes, it's a little chilly, but what better way to offer your jacket to your little lady, keep her warm and get brownie points for being a gentlemen. The Beachcomber restaurant sits right on the beach at Crystal Cove State Park and is a great place to spend Valentine's Day, watching the sunset and the crashing waves. 

The Balboa Bay Club: Situated on Newport Harbor, this grand hotel has a special Valentine's Day menu at their First Cabin Restaurant and a wine list that was honored by Wine Spectator Magazine. Beautiful views, great service and delicious food by Chef Josef Lageder will make this a night to remember. 

Gondola Adventures: Get charmed by Gondolier Greg on a Gondola Adventures tour. Don't forget to kiss each time you sail under a bridge and leave a special message for that special someone in a floating bottle along the way. You don't have to be attached. Take a couple of friends on the gondola, drink some wine and gossip about all the exes that have done you wrong. 

Island Terrace Cinemas: Grab your girlfriends and head on over to the Island Cinemas. You can drink wine, stuff your face with mac and cheese and sit in some comfortable leather seats (not made for lovers as they are far apart from each other) and enjoy a tearjerker like The Vow. 

Dive Bars on the Peninsula: Oh yes! That's right. Grab the boys or your girls and create your very own Pub Crawl, Newport Style. The Beach Ball, Mutt Lynch's, Blackie's and the District are all waiting for you to belly up to the bar and high five over tequila shots and chicken wings. 

Fashion Island: Retail therapy is the best way to overcome the Valentine's Day blues. You and your girlfriend can take turns racking up credit card debt at such awesome stores like Kitson, Neiman Marcus and Anthropologie. 

Happy Valentine's Day. 

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