Taverna Kyclades is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the East Village, New York.

1. Taverna Kyclades

9.0
228 1st Ave (13th and 14th St), New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · East Village · 147 tips and reviews

BommyBommy: Grilled calamari, salmon, Greek salad were so good! Free dessert (galaktoboureko) at the end too :D

Jamie T.Jamie Tsao: Amazing Greek food. Generous portions. Get the Grilled Octopus, Saganaki Graviera (fried cheese), and the Spanakopita.

Nick A.Nick Andlinger: Really like this spot. Octopus and lamb were fantastic. Surprisingly solid inexpensive wine.

Pylos is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the East Village, New York.

2. Pylos

8.4
128 E 7th St (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · East Village · 160 tips and reviews

Angela D.Angela Dumadag: Came for a birthday dinner date, everything was outstanding, especially the octopus, fish, and wine.

Nicolette R.Nicolette Romero: Possibly one of the top meals I've had in the city. Not only is the decor beautiful, but the food and wine are top notch. I highly recommend the octopus and the lamb chops. My compliments to the chef!

Sandro L.Sandro Lipari: Get the grilled octopus for appetizer and then try the pistachio crusted bass. Delicious!

Tuome is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the East Village, New York.

3. Tuome

8.9
536 E 5th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 101 tips and reviews

Madeleine R.Madeleine Root: Deviled eggs! Octopus! Beets! Scallops! Yum! 👌

Harry R.Harry Raymond: Intimate, creative dinner. Start with the Octopus and Deviled Eggs. Then, get the Pork Confit for 2.

f7of7o: Crazy good, probably the most interesting meal I had in NY so far. Octopus, tartare were great and the pork noodle stuff for 2 people was amazing

Huertas is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the East Village, New York.

4. Huertas

8.0
107 1st Ave (btwn E 6th & E 7th St), New York, NY
Spanish Restaurant · East Village · 127 tips and reviews

Giovanni D.Giovanni D'Palma: This place as an assortment of interesting tapas to try, the octopus is a must.

CarolineCaroline: The pintxos are great and hard to go wrong with any of them. Staff is great. Get the house-made vermouth on tap straight up. The grilled octopus was one of the best I've had in the city.

Emilie F.Emilie Futterman: Great for dates. Good wine list, tapas are excellent. Loved the goat crostini and the octopus.

Il Posto Accanto is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the East Village, New York.

5. Il Posto Accanto

8.7
190 E 2nd St (at Avenue B), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 55 tips and reviews

Araina S.Araina Sepulveda: Grilled calamari is the best in town.

Cody-Ann .Cody-Ann 👑💫: Tapas great prices and excellent quality food. Charred octopus is to DIE for

Ranu R.Ranu Rajkarnikar: This place is a neighborhood gem. Lovely, casual wine bar serving incredible food. Friendly service. Don't miss the veal meatballs (if they're on special), shrimp pasta, octopus & chocolate mousse.

Mokyo is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the East Village, New York.

6. Mokyo

8.8
109 Saint Marks Pl (btw 1st & Ave A), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · East Village · 15 tips and reviews

Michellee C.Michellee C: Must tries: corn dumps, oxtail spring rolls, rice w/ octopus and def the injeolmi mousse

Susan L.Susan Lai: All delicious - Pork jowls, oxtail spring rolls, corn dumplings (except pinched skin is too thick & undercooked) & octopus rice. Skip the noodles.

Monica D.Monica Desai: Corn dumplings, oxtail spring balls, octopus congee - yum!

Lucien is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the East Village, New York.

7. Lucien

8.6
14 1st Ave (at E 1st St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · East Village · 77 tips and reviews

💖✨Brigitte V.💖✨Brigitte V.✨💖: Delicious food! My favorite: Octopus salad. It is apparently a 'special', even though I have been having it for a year! :)

Erin N.Erin N: Grilled octopus

refinery29refinery29: This bistro has got all the regulars, plus specialties like duck-liver mousse and grilled octopus. Read more.

Momofuku Noodle Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the East Village, New York.

8. Momofuku Noodle Bar

8.4
171 1st Ave (btwn E 10th & E 11th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Village · 849 tips and reviews

adelinaadelina: The octopus salad is a must

James W.James Wilentz: Octopus with yogurt amazing

RickRick: Try the Grilled Octopus W/Scallion Kimchi, Chinese Sausage And Squash

Frank Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the East Village, New York.

9. Frank Restaurant

8.2
88 2nd Ave (at E 5th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 169 tips and reviews

Rosanna W.Rosanna Wang: Black linguine calamari is the best pasta I've ever had.

John G.John Gallagher: The black linguini with calamari is amazing!

Kathryn M.Kathryn McFarlane: Black linguine with calamari.

Nai Tapas Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the East Village, New York.

10. Nai Tapas Bar

7.7
84 2nd Ave (E 5th St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · East Village · 90 tips and reviews

jenn p.jenn pennington: This place is fantastic! David is great...get the octopus.

Rong N.Rong Nguyen: Good tapas place. Had the gambas en salsa verde sauce is good with bread too. Waiter suggested calamari cooked in its own ink maybe not for everyone but it was different. Patatas alioli was good too!

Julie S.Julie Son: Petotillas queso de cambra basically goat cheese in a croquette wrapped with serrano ham and placed on toast. The skirt streak was good too! I did not enjoy the octopus. Blueberry pomegranate sangria

Takahachi is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the East Village, New York.

11. Takahachi

8.5
85 Avenue A (btwn E 5th & E 6th St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · East Village · 146 tips and reviews

Olessya K.Olessya K: Wasabi raw octopus and black cod appetizers are simply divine!!!

Scott B.Scott Baldwin: The raw wasabi octopus looks scary but absolutely amazing. Best on the menu

Arom C.Arom Choe: Salmon is always fresh. Ink makes me weak at the knees. Wasabi octopus is hands down phenomenal.

Hanoi House is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the East Village, New York.

12. Hanoi House

8.5
119 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · East Village · 69 tips and reviews

Greg T.Greg Tan: Get the pho, the octopus and the papaya salad with the pigs ears!

Greg Z.Greg Zulkie: The Bun Cha is amazing. The octopus appetizer has a great sauce.

Ernesto G.Ernesto Gutierrez: The crab pancake and spicy octopus appetizer are a must. Very tender octopus futs. Their specialty is the pho. Try it out above any other entree.

Motorino is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the East Village, New York.

13. Motorino

8.4
349 E 12th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · East Village · 318 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: You can’t go wrong here. We definitely recommend the Margherita, the Soppressata Piccante or the Colatura di Alici. Start with the Warm Spicy Octopus & Potato.

Olessya K.Olessya K: margarita pie with sopresata salame, mushrooms and onions and octopus salad! Delicious!

Red F.Red Fabbri: The best pizza in the neighborhood, and maybe even the city. Eat-in: get the octopus and any of the pizzas. Take-out: the margarita pie and brussels sprout/pancetta white pie, no sides.

Supper is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the East Village, New York.

14. Supper

8.3
156 E 2nd St (btwn Ave A & B), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 278 tips and reviews

Lisa B.Lisa Burnett: get the gnocci with the garlic cream sauce - skip the grilled calamari

Cesar R.Cesar Razuri: The baby octopus salad is very large, and filling for an appetizer.

Don M.Don Mabrey: The octopus appetizer is great, you must try it.

noreetuh is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the East Village, New York.

15. noreetuh

7.7
128 1st Ave (at St. Marks Pl), New York, NY
Hawaiian Restaurant · East Village · 77 tips and reviews

Lauren S.Lauren Smith: Very friendly staff and laid back atmosphere. Try the octopus poke in tobiko, mustard leaf kimchi with fingerling potato and big-eye tuna poke withmacadamia nuts, pickled jalapeño, seaweed.

hb8hb8: The octopus poke sorta tasted like potato salad but was very good. Mochi waffles were the clear winner.

Stephanie M.Stephanie M: Just had by far the best Restaurant Week experience I've ever had. All nine (!) of us loved every part of our meal. Highlights: poke, pork belly, the chicken (seriously), octopus, bread pudding.