February in Ohio means short days, long shadows, and the kind of cold that makes you rethink every life choice that brought you outside. But it also means candles on tables, steam rising from pasta bowls, and dining rooms that glow against the dark.
Italian restaurants across the state seem to understand this assignment better than most, turning winter evenings into something worth celebrating rather than enduring. So here is the little trip list to Italy.
These thirteen places know exactly how to make February feel less like survival and more like an occasion.
1. Guarino’s Restaurant, Cleveland
Some dining rooms do romance, but this one does history and comfort in the same breath. Tucked into Cleveland’s Little Italy since 1918, Guarino’s fills its rooms with low light, framed photos, and the sense that winter has to wait outside for a while…