The Ultimate Valentine’s Day Gift Guide: Flowers, Chocolates and Dinner in Durham Region
Right: Aspen Florist, Bowmanville | Left: Coco Cake Co., Pickering
Love is in the air! With local love in mind, our team of specialists has compiled a list of the best confections, flowers and dinner spots to help make your Valentine’s Day in Durham Region the sweetest ever! Offering dine-in, takeout and delivery, there are several spots in Durham Region that can’t wait to make your Valentine’s Day a special one.
Want to know where to #ShopInDurham for your Valentine’s Day goodies but not sure where to start? We’ve got you covered! With more than 100 local businesses featured in this blog, we’re making it a breeze to #LoveLocal with the one you love! We’ve broken down the list by municipality to make it easier to navigate.
Pick the perfect bouquet
Flowers are often a go-to gift for a loved one on Valentine’s Day. Durham has a variety of florists offering delicately curated bouquets that are perfect for your valentine.
- Ajax: Adrienne’s Flowers & Gifts, Floral Classics, or Reed’s Florists.
- Brock: Mike Gibb Design.
- Clarington: Apple Blossom Flowers, Aspen Florist, Floratechnics, The Willow Branch, or Van Belle Flowers.
- Oshawa: Flowers by Veronika, Lasting Expressions Floral Designs, Lori’s Hearts and Flowers, or Reed’s Florists.
- Pickering: Reed’s Florists, or Violet Bloom’s Fresh Flowers.
- Scugog: Branching Out Florists, or Village Florist & Gifts by Design.
- Uxbridge: Keith’s Flower Shop.
- Whitby: Anderson Flowers, Brooklin Floral & Garden Shoppe, DMP Flowers and Gifts, or Van Belle Flowers.
Indulge in delicious local chocolates and sweets
Valentine's Day is a great excuse to explore Durham's local chocolatiers and indulge in locally-made chocolates. If you’re looking for something sweet and decadent but less chocolaty, our local cafés and bakeries also offer an assortment of delicious goodies, and often curate sweet boxes so you can try a little bit of everything they have to offer.
- Ajax: Baking At It's Best, Biscuits to Baskets, Chocko-Mocko Gluten Free Bakeshop, or Sweetie Bear Asian Snack Centre.
- Brock: Canter Coffee, The Social Grounds, Underground Bakeshop, or Villa Vida Loca Farm Market.
- Clarington: Buddha Belly Bakery, Coffin Creek Coffee, Enniskillen General Store, Fine Chocolates by B, Krumbs Breadery & Stuff, Nest Specialty Desserts, Sift, Sugar Dust Sweets & Café, The Toasted Walnut, The Wee British Shoppe, or Twenty 1.
- Oshawa: Cupcake Goodness, Crave Doughnuts, Eat My Shortbread, Frantastic Events, Isabella’s Chocolate Café, or The Baker’s Table.
- Pickering: Coco Cake Co., Waterbridge Chocolate Factory, Rocky Mountain Chocolate, or Sweets Galore.
- Scugog: Hank’s Pastries, The Nutty Chocolatier, or The Wee Tartan Shop.
- Uxbridge: Annina's Bakeshop, DesBarres Chocolate, Little Thief Bakery Co., Sugar FX, The Bridge Social, or Tindall Farm & Market.
- Whitby: Crave Doughnuts, Cupcake Junkie, Mitchel’s Cake & Dessert Co., One More Cocoa, Picadilly Cakery, Sprinkles and Dip, or The Village Bakeshop.
Plan a picture-perfect dinner date
Some say that dinner is the most important part of a successfully planned Valentine’s Day. This is the part where we turn it over to the expert chefs in Durham Region! You’ll want to get on this early and make a reservation or pre-order for the special weekend. Call ahead or check online to make sure that you don’t miss out.
- Ajax: Casa Verde Ristorante, IL FORNELLO, Le Bulgogi, Rangeela, or The Rustic Board.
- Brock: Beaverton Fine Foods, Stefano's Bistro, or Tar'd n Feather'd.
- Clarington: 99 King, Bistro 238, Chanterelle Bistro, StarApples, The Yardbird, Three Six Kitchen, or Walsh’s Snug.
- Oshawa: Avanti Trattoria, Azian Cuisine, Berry Hill, Harpo’s Restaurant, Portobello Road, Spicy Affairs Indian Cuisine, or Shrimp Cocktail.
- Pickering: Amici Trattoria, Beryl's Pepper Pot, Chúuk, Dessert Lounge & Café, Heaffles, Mansion Kitchen + Bar, Mr. Delicious Fine Dining by the Beach, or PORT.
- Scugog: Marwan’s Global Bistro, Pickles & Olives Bistro, or The Port Cheese Co.
- Uxbridge: Fig Kitchen & Market, Mr. Gourmet Home Food, Navarra's Eatery, Nest at Trail Hub, Tin Restaurant, Urban Pantry, or Wixan’s Bridge.
- Whitby: 12welve Bistro and Tapwerks, Bella Notte Ristorante, Bistro ‘67, Corrado's Restaurant & Bar, KB Food, Maimana Naan & Kabab, Royal Ashburn, The Brock House, The Lake Grill, or The Springwood.
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