1. Taverna Kyclades
9.0
228 1st Ave (13th and 14th St), New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · East Village · 147 tips and reviews
Lawrence L.: Excellent food and service for our party of 7. Must order the calamari and pita appetizers. I even liked their beet side dish and I hate beets.
Ingrid Saavedra: My fav Greek restaurant. The main location in Astoria is always packed. Try the grilled octopus, calamari, Greek salad.....everything is great and worth it
Camia Jaramillo: Here is what you MUST order, Octopodi, saganaki, and the calamari!!! Best starters!!
2. Parm
8.6
248 Mulberry St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 494 tips and reviews
Kavitha Sagi: Excellent calamari! Get a semolina roll if not too hungry.
Nina LoSchiavo: Memorable: meatball hero, chicken parm, fresh mozzarella ball, calamari, soft shell crab roll (a special), zeppoles filled with jelly and classic ice cream cake.
Sabina: Best eggplant parm and calamari ever. So fresh
3. Fish Cheeks
9.4
55 Bond St (btwn Lafayette & Bowery St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · NoHo · 138 tips and reviews
AmateurConcierge: Finally another super high quality Thai offering! Calamari is lightly fried and delicious. Crab fried rice rivals Uncle Boons
Benton Yetman: Gotta love the #nopadthai zone! Great calamari and spicy coconut crab curry, sit at the bar and watch the deep fried magic happen
Giulia Prati: The Namtok pork, coconut crab curry, and fried calamari were some of our favorites! Perfect blend of flavors: sweet, sour, and some heat! 💥
4. Malaparte
8.8
753 Washington St (at Bethune St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 80 tips and reviews
tze chun: Don't miss out on the grilled calamari and the steak! The steak is surprisingly light, served on a cutting board over salad.
Conrad Rippy: Grilled calamari is always excellent. And such a friendly and attractive room - and staff!
Nicolette Romero: Absolutely love the food here. My suggestions: calamari salad, pesto pasta or the steak. All were amazing. The Barbero will compliment the meal well! 🍷
5. Nami Nori
9.1
33 Carmine St (btwn Bedford & Bleeker St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · West Village · 32 tips and reviews
Lily: NYT Critic's Pick ** (12/2019): "Fried squid; wasabi cucumber tataki; XO scallop temaki; spicy sea-bass temaki; eggplant and red miso temaki; toban tofu temaki; spicy crab dynamite temaki."
Giulia M: Order: Appetizers - crispy calamari, wasabi cucumber tataki, spicy tuna crispy rice; Temaki - tuna poke, salmon tomato, spicy sea bass, xo scallop, toro scallion, lobster tempura, spicy crab dynamite
Prins Polo: Don’t miss the Santa Barbara uni and the calamari starter. A rare place with orange wines by the glass.
6. Mermaid Oyster Bar
8.9
79 Macdougal St (btwn Bleecker & W Houston St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 269 tips and reviews
Erica Taylor: The most amazing amazing amazing happy hour specials! The lobster Mac n cheese and the calamari salad are incomparably delicious, and you can't beat $1 oysters!
Justin Levy: Best Calamari I've ever had, it's not fried so do yourself a favor and order it!
Joel Savitzky: Definitely try the seared calamari salad - smokey grill marks on the squid and mushrooms pair beautifully with the salad and feta.
7. Ethos
8.4
905 1st Ave (at 51st St), New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 79 tips and reviews
Dan Berube: Great service and yummy seafood. Grilled calamari is the best I've had.
ᴡ Auster: most amazing grilled calamari!
The Corcoran Group: Come and enjoy delicious Greek food, especially the Grilled Calamari, Shrimp & Octopus, and get a whole Bronzini. The clintele skews older.
9. Wildair
8.1
142 Orchard St (at Rivington St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lower East Side · 74 tips and reviews
Josephine Son: Lovely wine bar from the folks at Contra. Amazing wine list and great small eats. My favs were scallop crudo, fried squid, shrimp, rhubarb granita!
Teddy Lu: beef tartar, fried squid, mackeral, and duck were all AMAZING! very cool, laid back, clean atmosphere. loved it.
Christina: We had the crispy grain salad, little gem lettuce w/ pistachio, corn & fennel salad, bass crudo, beef tartare, fried squid, chocolate hazelnut tart, & panna cotta...& all were phenomenal. Mind blown.
10. Blue Ribbon Brasserie
8.9
97 Sullivan St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · SoHo · 153 tips and reviews
Rigo Irizarry: Best Steak Tartare in all of NYC. Calamari is delicious too!
danielle m: shared oysters, sardines, calamari and foie apps. delish! the duck entree was exceptional, but my creme brulee was lacking. overall, super fine late night dining.
Sam Pezzullo: The grilled calamari is great, as is the fried chicken. I have also heard good things about the bone marrow.
11. Saggio Restaurant
8.2
829 W 181st St (at Cabrini Blvd), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Hudson Heights · 64 tips and reviews
Mary-Alexis Feehan: The sautéed calamari was delicious a lovely place.. So far!
John C. B.: Sauteed Calamari w/white wine, garlic, and fresh herbs is delicious...
Rev. Huber: The beet salad is sublime beetness playing off bitter greens. Excellent. Black linguini with calamari was a huge portion, and very tasty. Great place, great staff, and the bartender is awesome.
Andrew Worob: Veal parm and fried calamari were excellent. Salad was good. Meat sauce/bolognese was "ok". I got my fill- wouldn't come back. Not worth the huge wait and service wasn't the best.
Karen McAllister: My family loved Carmine's! I would highly recommend the Calamari as an appetizer and Penne Vodka, both were delicious.
Giles Moger: The chicken parmigiana is very good. The portions are huge and you need to bear this in mind when ordering. The calamari starter was very good too.
13. Lure Fishbar
9.0
142 Mercer St (at Prince St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · SoHo · 402 tips and reviews
Angela Williams: Hit up happy hour (5-7) for $1 oysters, oyster shooters, glazed calamari, & amazing shrimp tempura.
Bin Yang: Tempura Shrimp and crispy calamari are fantastic. Sushi is fresh and make sure you save some space for dessert!
Nakisha: The red snapper was delicious!! Table shared devil eggs w/caviar, shrimp tempura, dragon rolls & calamari for appetizers + chocolate cake for dessert which were all great additions to the yummy meal.
14. OBAO Hell's Kitchen
8.1
647 9th Ave (Btwn 45th & 46th Street), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 151 tips and reviews
Jody Gnant: Absolutely loved this place. Fantastic bartenders, drinks and Calamari.
Alexis Davis: Calamari was amazing!
Eden Ng: Pad see Ew tasted a bit burnt but the pork belly salad and sambal calamari were amazing!!!! Not super spicy though and they do have non-thai items on the menu i.e. Viet, Singaporean food etc