Tampa Bay’s 25 most romantic restaurants for dine-in or takeout

Here you'll find a few of the best local spots for Valentine dishes, and to help come up with this list, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay reached out to Yelp for an exclusive rundown of the "most romantic" spots located in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Manatee counties. "We identified businesses in the restaurants category with a large concentration of reviews mentioning relevant keywords between January 1, 2019 and February 1, 2021," said Yelp spokesperson Kathleen Liu. "We then ranked those spots using a number of factors including the total volume and ratings of reviews with those keywords. When available, all businesses on this list have a passing health score as of February 1, 2021."