San Antonio does romance best when it doesn’t try too hard. The city’s most memorable Valentine’s Day dinners aren’t about heart-shaped desserts or dinner-for-two gimmicks — they’re about low lights, self-assured kitchens, and food that gives you something between furtive glances.Battali onA former fire station might seem like an unlikely place for a tête-à-tête, but this Southtown stunner isn’t an industrial echo chamber thanks to cinematic lighting and amorous splashes of candy red. Be warned that the bread service and pastas can limit canoodling. Order the New York strip with a confident red and set off a few alarms.Best Quality DaughterA grocery stem is fine, but this Pearl jewel box offers a whole bouquet. Reserve a spot in the blush-pink dining room, where chinoiserie wallpaper and petal chandeliers plush blooms out of thin air. The kitchen doesn’t tweeze edible flowers, but the dishes still have garden charm. The bang bang japchae is a Mannerist painting speckled with oyster mushrooms, tendrilly sweet potato noodles, and a sprinkling of herbs. ...read more read less