Cut to the Chase
Skip the fancy dinner: Why go five-course when you could go sexy?
This Valentine’s Day, why not skip the formalities and cut right to the chase? Get yourself (and your date) liquored up and lose your inhibitions.
After all, a boozy once-a-year lovefest is far more memorable than any five-course meal. Here are the best places in Houston to get close over booze:
Marfreless
Dark and quiet, the clandestine atmosphere advocates intimate conversations and illicit rendezvous. Adding to the mystery, only a blue door and zero signage marks the entrance, as if to say, “Do not disturb.”
In honor of Valentine’s Day: Chocolate-covered cherry martinis for $8 and champagne specials
Strip House
They don't call it Strip for nothing. Sexy and chic, the sultry crimson décor is further enhanced by racy and mood-inspiring photos of burlesque femme fatales.
In honor of Valentine’s Day: Check out the Bubble Bar with five different champagnes available for $5
Fox Hollow
No date on Valentine’s Day? Mix and mingle in the unisex restroom. Have a date? Be sure to keep any comments about how the SOB was too cheap to spring for a fancy dinner down to a whisper — he may be in the stall right next to you.
In honor of Valentine’s Day: $20 Bottle of Caposaldo Prosecco plus an appetizer
88 Keys
Piano music + cocktails = a great set up for a romantic evening. Favorite V-day song requests include anything by Barry White or Lou Rawls.
In honor of Valentine’s Day: The Blue Martini, especially made for two