Avra Estiatorio is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Midtown East, New York.

1. Avra Estiatorio

9.0
141 E 48th St (btwn 3rd & Lexington Ave.), New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 104 tips and reviews

Lesley P.Lesley Pinckney: Calamari stuffed with 4 cheeses - delicious!

Halstead PropertyHalstead Property: Amazing Greek food is not an easy thing to come by, but from your first moments in Avra you will know you found a winner. The charcoal-grilled octopus was excellent, and the fig ice cream for dessert

Philippe B.Philippe Blanck: Octopus is great , fresh , perfect with a little salad ***

Ethos is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Midtown East, New York.

2. Ethos

8.1
905 1st Ave (at 51st St), New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 79 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Come and enjoy delicious Greek food, especially the Grilled Calamari, Shrimp & Octopus, and get a whole Bronzini. The clintele skews older.

Christin G.Christin Gabriel: Fantastic grilled calamari, surprisingly excellent baklava. Attentive and knowledgable staff

JR -.JR -: Delicious Greek food, loved every item I had there - grilled octopus, pita platter, lima beans, Greek paella, grilled bronzini. Very value-for-money lunch set.

Sip Sak is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Midtown East, New York.

3. Sip Sak

8.6
928 2nd Ave (btwn 49th & 50th St), New York, NY
Turkish Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 99 tips and reviews

Matt w.Matt www.Travelyaps.com: Octopus and marinated artichoke appetizers are fantastic. Semolina cookies are doused in buttery deliciousness

Rewan P.Rewan Parti: Excellent vegan options! Order the roasted red pepper dip, charred octopus and garlic shrimp. For mains order the lamb chops.

SunainaSunaina: Authentic food, everything was delicious - lamb kebabs, octopus, calamari, spinach with chickpeas and def try the pistachio baklava... Excellent customer service.

Nerai is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Midtown East, New York.

4. Nerai

8.0
55 E 54th St, New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · Midtown East · 42 tips and reviews

Pam R.Pam R.: Octopus is good and a nice portion size. Needs some lemon or spice added though. Greek salad is great but only when tomatoes are in season.

Lika S.Lika Severin: amazing oysters, One of the freshest and flavoured we had. Grilled octopus is by far the best appetizer. Crab cakes are tender and of superb quality.

Chris E.Chris Erickson: Seafood. Salmon. Octopus.

Kellari Taverna NY is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Midtown East, New York.

5. Kellari Taverna NY

7.6
19 W 44th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · Midtown East · 78 tips and reviews

Cristina H.Cristina Hart: The Octopus and spreads as appetizers are delicious. Crab cake burger just as amazing but maybe stick to a Greek plate just because it's a Greek place

Kim L.Kim L: Get the lavraki (Greek seabass), octopus appetizer and hummus!

Rewan P.Rewan Parti: You must order the grilled octopus and grilled calamari! Those are the star dishes on the menu!

amata is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Midtown East, New York.

6. amata

8.5
209 E 56th St (3rd Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Midtown East · 10 tips and reviews

Sam K T.Sam K Theo: Go for the Veal alla Enzo. The calamari and burrata also make for great starters.

Mary B.Mary Bickford: Excellent dinner - calamari was great. Entrees were delicious, especially the Osso bucco special. The service was attentive and ambience lovely. I would highly recommend this place.

M R.M Reilly-Brooks: Wonderful bday celebration for hubby—such service and food. Veal chop and soft shell crab specials to die for. Octopus salad and clams oreganta wonderful.

Ammos Estiatorio is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Midtown East, New York.

7. Ammos Estiatorio

7.6
52 Vanderbilt Ave (at 45th St.), New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · Midtown East · 40 tips and reviews

Stamati A.Stamati Ammos: Try the octopus - so delicious.....

Bob V.Bob Vega: The octopus appetizer is amazing!

Christina C.Christina C.: Greeks know better! Delicious food, great variety of Greek and International wines along with excellent service! Definately try octopus, fresh fish simply charcoal grilled &king shrimps to die for!!!

Crave Fishbar is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Midtown East, New York.

8. Crave Fishbar

8.0
945 2nd Ave (at E 50th St.), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 103 tips and reviews

Elaine K.Elaine Kim: Delicious food, drinks, and bartenders :) Yogurt-Marinated Atlantic Halibut was very unique and tasty!! We also had Oysters with homemade sauces and Plancha Grilled Octopus. All amazing.

AditiAditi: Oyster happy hour! And the best grilled octopus

Ina L.Ina Li: Seafood platter and also salmon salad and amazing octopus!

The Smith is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Midtown East, New York.

9. The Smith

8.8
956 2nd Ave (at E 51st St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 362 tips and reviews

Jenna W.Jenna W: Calamari, Artichoke Flatbread and the Burrata is a yummy start !

AkosuaAkosua: Try the fried calamari for a starter!! Extremely DELISH...😋😋 !!great place , , great waiter n nice ambience 👌

Jackie L.Jackie Leung: This calamari (brooklyn style- sauce on top) is one of da best calamaris in d city!!! Great batter and that sauce is just amazing!

SOCARRAT Paella Bar - Midtown East is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Midtown East, New York.

10. SOCARRAT Paella Bar - Midtown East

7.4
953 2nd Ave (btwn E. 50th and E. 51st St), New York, NY
Paella Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 62 tips and reviews

Mandar M.Mandar M: Arroz negro seafood paella is the bomb .. I had them add chorizo instead of calamari .. Mmm mm mmm try it!

Krissy C.Krissy Camisa: Paella 😍 amazing...and the octopus!

Trang T.Trang Tran: Best paella I've had in NYC. Didn't think I would enjoy the Carne Paella as much as I did. Tapas (fried artichokes, bacon/dates, sizzling shrimp, octopus) & flan are great too.

Fig & Olive is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Midtown East, New York.

11. Fig & Olive

7.9
10 E 52nd St (btwn 5th & Madison Ave), New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Midtown East · 153 tips and reviews

James K.James Kiernan: Fun, open and lively spot. Reliable menu burrata, grilled calamari, great steak salad.

Catherine C.Catherine Chacon: Branzini, octopus and salmon salad are great

Angie Z.Angie Zúñiga: Los crostini de pulpo y camarón son deliciosos! En general los mariscos del lugar lo son. Es acogedor, la parte de arriba es muy bonita!

Limani is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Midtown East, New York.

12. Limani

7.7
45 Rockefeller Plz (51st Street), New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · Rockefeller Center · 19 tips and reviews

AngelaAngela: The whole fish selection is awesome. We settled for the Royal Dorado sashimi-style and it was absolutely delicious. The bottarga was heavenly, plus the octopus and phyllo/spinach were winners too.

Linda S.Linda Song: The one thing to get: their octopus appetizer. Seriously the most tender and delicious octopus I have EVER had. Amazing.

Michael G.Michael G.: Very expensive but the food is absolutely delicious. Definitely get the grilled calamari to start.

The Polo Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Midtown East, New York.

13. The Polo Bar

8.9
1 E 55th St (5th Avenue), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Midtown East · 65 tips and reviews

Ahu R.Ahu Ragusin: This place is an incredibly chic American Style Restaurant and bar. The food is delicious. Tuna tartar, lobster salad and calamari are highly recommended!

hania a.hania albraikan: One of the best burger in NYC , my order was calamari ,caesar salad and soup.all of them were good ,atmosphere is awesome, highly recommend restaurant 👌🏼👌🏼

Sam W.Sam Winnick: Amazing restaurant, beautiful decor, perfect service and awesome food. The burger is incredible and the steak is great too.

Quality Italian is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Midtown East, New York.

14. Quality Italian

8.6
57 W 57th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Midtown East · 196 tips and reviews

Chelsea R.Chelsea Resnick: Try the octopus as an appetizer

Wesley K.Wesley Keyser: Some of the best steak I've ever had in my life! Also the grilled octopus and corn Creme Brûlée was awesome.

Kev S.Kev Skinny: Amazing food and service. For the pasta dish go with the corn Gnudi, the seafood tower was full of fresh, tasty shellfish and the octopus appetizer was my favorite. Balsamic filet is redic.

Under The Bridge is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Midtown East, New York.

15. Under The Bridge

7.3
1079 1st Ave, New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · Sutton Place · 19 tips and reviews

Bilge E.Bilge Erdem: Grilled octopus salad is great

Brett F.Brett Fromme: New trendy place with closely spaced tables packed with drunken Millennials. Very good authentic Greek food, but pass on the soggy Calamari. To be even more authentic, serve grilled Calamari.

M R.M Reilly-Brooks: All small plates/apps (salads, octopus, calamari) and salads. Daily specials phenomenal--Friday is rabbit. Divine. Staff is so pleasant and friendly.