February 12, 2025 – To celebrate Valentine’s Day, DoorDash unveiled its latest list of top restaurants, recognized for the overwhelming “love” expressed by their customers.
The list pulls restaurants with consecutive “Most Loved” status over the last six months, with more than 50 mentions of the word “love” in their customer reviews.*
With Valentine’s Day falling on a Friday in 2025, the most popular day of the week to order food for delivery, DoorDash is poised to play cupid, connecting customers with their favorite restaurants.
This unique ranking highlights the restaurants on DoorDash that have truly captured the hearts (and stomachs) of their diners, showcasing the power of delicious food, reliable service, and exceptional experiences to inspire passionate feedback.
“We value customer feedback and Valentine’s Day is the perfect occasion to celebrate the restaurants that are truly loved in their communities,” said Ian Simons, Vice President of Partnerships and Merchant Success at DoorDash. “Our Most Loved restaurants have earned this recognition by consistently delivering an exceptional experience that leaves a lasting impression on diners.”
The Most Loved program was designed to recognize and reward the top-rated, most reliable restaurants, where customers can rest assured that their order will be right and on-time. Between the food, the delivery, and the overall experience, delivering a top-notch customer experience requires mastery of many moving parts.
If you’re looking for some last-minute ideas, celebrate Valentine’s Day at home with delicious treats from across the country, including heart shaped pizzas from Pizza Guys (California), the sexy beach roll from Ichiban Sushi Bar & Poke (Oklahoma), a heart tin cake from Smallcakes (Florida), or some ooey-gooey two chip chocolate chip cookies from Levain Bakery (New York).
In alphabetical order, the U.S. Most “Loved” restaurants are:
- 3 Hermanas: Sacramento, CA
- Ajanta India Restaurant: Cincinnati, OH
- Aloha Poke & Ramen: Sacramento, CA
- Batter & Crumbs Vegan Bakery and Cafe: Philadelphia, PA
- Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery: Los Angeles, CA
- Beau Thai: Washington, D.C
- Ben’s Fast Food: San Jose, CA
- California Fish Grill: Orange County, CA
- CHILI ON TOP: Northern Virginia, VA
- CHIMAC: Houston, TX
- Cholita Linda: Alameda, CA
- Chop Stop: Aliso Viejo, CA
- Ciao, Gloria: Brooklyn, NY
- Clockwork Pizza: Phoenix, AZ
- Comal Next Door: Oakland, CA
- Comfortland: Queens, NY
- Curry Pizza House: Sacramento, CA
- Don Gabino’s Mexican Grill: Bend, OR
- Dune Atwater: Los Angeles, CA
- FISH DISTRICT: Carlsbad, CA
- FreshFin: Milwaukee, WI
- Goodcents: Tulsa, TX
- Gordo Taqueria: Albany, CA
- Gott’s Roadside: San Francisco, CA
- Great Harvest Bread Co.: Anchorage, AK
- Hruska’s Kolaches: Salt Lake City, UT
- Izakaya Ichiban: Chico, CA
- Ichiban Sushi Bar & Poke: Oklahoma City, OK
- Kitava: Oakland, CA
- La Marsa Mediterranean Cuisine: Detroit, MI
- Left Coast Food + Juice: Chicago, IL
- Levain Bakery: Manhattan, NY
- Marufuku Ramen: San Francisco, CA
- Miyako Sushi: Harrisburg, PA
- Moonbowls: San Jose, CA
- Nancy’s Pizzeria: Chicago, IL
- Nizario’s Pizza & Grill: Modesto, CA
- Nong’s Khao Man Gai: Portland, OR
- Paisano’s Pizza: Washington, D.C
- Pizza Guys: Victorville, CA
- Poke Zone: Oakland, CA
- Pokemoto: Nashville, TN
- Proposition Chicken: Oakland, CA
- Slice House: San Leandro, CA
- Smallcakes: Orlando, FL
- Souvla: San Francisco, CA
- Square Pie Guys: Oakland, CA
- Stallionz Pizza: Sacramento, CA
- Starbird Chicken: Sunnyvale, CA
- Tasty Tacos: Des Moines, IA
- Teaspoon: San Mateo, CA
- The Good Salad: Santa Clara, CA
- The Star on Grand: Oakland, CA
- Tisane: San Jose, CA
- Tubs Gourmet Subs: Bellevue, WA
- West Coast Sourdough: Clovis, CA
- World Street Kitchen: Minneapolis, MN
- Yak and Yeti Cafe: Anchorage, AK
Discover your neighborhood’s Most Loved restaurants and find your new favorites this Valentine’s Day and beyond. Whether it’s a cozy, at-home romantic dinner for two, or a celebratory meal with friends and family, these restaurants are sure to deliver a dining experience that will leave you feeling the love.
Restaurants interested in learning more about the Most Loved program can read more here.
*This list was generated by analyzing DoorDash data from June 2024 to January 2025. All small-medium sized restaurants and brands who achieved consecutive ‘Most Loved’ status over the last six months with 50+ mentions of the word ‘love’ in their customer reviews, qualified for this list.
