Where to Drink on Valentine’s Day

Vito’s: Not a bad spot to do the Valentine’s thing.
Swiss singer Martine makes her debut at the unassumingly romantic Vito’s, where bottles of wine are half price. The serenade gets underway at 8; reservations are recommended.
It’s not technically a bar event, but it is happening at a bar: Ethan Stowell alum Kari Brunson and La Bête sous Brandin Myett have revived their underground dinners that generated buzz aplenty in 2010, just in time for Valentine’s Day. The duo is cooking a four-course meal at The Upstairs, the homey Belltown bar located above Pintxo. The meal is $65 a person and includes wine, people. This is probably the classiest thing happening in a bar on February 14; details are here.
There’s still a few seats left for the multi-course dinner at the Sexton. The menu sounds tasty, and so do the cocktail pairings. For an additional $20 tag two libations onto your meal.
Bako has a drink special for two. Try the Rose (Effen vodka, broVo, rose geranium liqueur) and the Thorn (Yazi ginger vodka, broVo, rose geranium) for $20.
Ordering a burger on a date isn’t the sexiest (or classiest) thing in the world, but those who think otherwise should head to 8oz. Burger Bar for the the My Bloody Valentine, made with blood orange marmalade, bacon, arugula, garlic tomatoes, and muenster. Choose one of two cocktails to along with it: the Heartache (vanilla, blood orange, jager, white chocolate, whip cream) or the Bittersweet (black lager and raspberry vodka). The burger-lager combo is $16, order the shake and it’s $18.
Over at Tommy Gun we encounter another special titled My Bloody Valentine. It’s a cocktail, and will be poured starting at 8pm alongside $5 whiskey highballs.
It’s happy hour all night at Montana. That means $3 wells and $2 pints of Rainier and Tecate from 5 o’clock on. Love bunnies will dig the bar’s cozy photo booth.
Bottleneck is screening High Fidelity at 7:30, and at 9:15 Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Each flick gets its own drink special. Also: free popcorn.
And finally, one for the lonely hearts club: Canon ‘s St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. All the single ladies (and gents) will get a 20 percent discount. The Angostura Collins cocktail (it’s heavy on the bitters, get it?) is on offer for $8. Be warned: “Any couples caught holding hands or kissing will be gunned down with one of the 20-plus water pistols that will be placed around the restaurant.”