The Daily Catch is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Boston.

1. The Daily Catch

8.3
323 Hanover St (btwn Prince St & Richmond St), Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · North End · 93 tips and reviews

BU TodayBU Today: With seating for just 20 & a kitchen in the dining area, the restaurant guarantees patrons an intimate culinary experience. Try the shrimp and scallops, calamari salad, or homemade squid ink pasta. Read more.

Luciano S.Luciano Silva: Excellent calamari options! I’ve tried the Calamari Platter, which includes fish, calamari meatball and fries!

Tiffany H.Tiffany Hong-Cohen: Calamari is great, ask for red sauce in the side. Squid ink pasta and chopped clam linguini is the best. Service is very friendly. It is cash only!

Giacomo's is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Boston.

2. Giacomo's

8.4
355 Hanover St (btwn Fleet & Prince), Boston, MA
Italian Restaurant · North End · 106 tips and reviews

Mary Beth J.Mary Beth Johnson: Best place for fried calamari. Sit at the bar by the kitchen, they share lots of free food.

Nizar T.Nizar Taki: Get the calamari. Lobster ravioli also makes a great appetizer. Mafalde with shrimp was a great entree.

Crys W.Crys W.: Best fried calamari I've ever had. The pumpkin tortellini is also amazing!

Franklin Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Boston.

3. Franklin Cafe

8.7
278 Shawmut Ave (at Hanson St.), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · South End · 71 tips and reviews

melanie w.melanie walits: the pomme puree is insatiable! the garlic grilled calamari is perfect with a glass of vermentino. (sigh) i love it here.

Marc C.Marc Cunha: They have the best Calamari!

Eric H.Eric Hon: Great atmo as usual; this place has an amazing eternal quality to it. Not too big not too small and fantastic food always. Last night had the grilled calamari and as usual was delighted with everythin

Myers + Chang is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Boston.

4. Myers + Chang

8.8
1145 Washington St (at E Berkeley St), Boston, MA
Chinese Restaurant · South End · 215 tips and reviews

red bird vintagered bird vintage: The pork dumplings are the last meal you should eat before you die. Also the Dan Dan noodle and wok-charred octopus and amazing. Get the sangria! Read more.

Melissa G.Melissa G.: Go with the tea-infused ribs and don din noodles! Shrimp and calamari vermicelli is also awesome!

Sunanda N.Sunanda Nair: Whole crispy fish was awesome & best octopus I have had in a while. I will be going back. They know how to cook seafood with an Asian spin.

Figs is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Boston.

5. Figs

8.1
42 Charles St, Boston, MA
Pizzeria · Beacon Hill · 79 tips and reviews

Brian D.Brian DeVito: Crispy eggplant & fried calamari are the way to go.

atusa a.atusa a: The calamari is SO good and crispy!

Mateus d.Mateus de Almeida: Figs and Prosciutto and Red Sox are great orders. I would like to try the fries Calamari one as well, as strange as it may sound.

Neptune Oyster is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Boston.

6. Neptune Oyster

8.9
63 Salem St (at Morton St), Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · North End · 356 tips and reviews

Foodie P.Foodie Pilgrim: Try the Spanish Octopus - (via @Foodspotting)

Rebecca M.Rebecca Mazza: Oysters are of course great but don't miss the jonnycake and octopus!

المهره الصعبه ماهي لأي خيالالمهره الصعبه ماهي لأي خيال: Very popular, thus crowded tiny seafood place. But it is so worth waiting for! Start with chowder and move on to octopus, before you get lost in the amazing oyster selection and enjoy the lobster roll

SRV is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Boston.

7. SRV

9.1
569 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA
Italian Restaurant · South End · 36 tips and reviews

PaulPaul: F'ing amazeballs! Cicchetti (tapas like) dishes are to die for. Highly recommend baby octopus, polpette, mozarella in carrozza and baccala mantecato.

Nour H.Nour Haddad: We tried all the Cicchetti and we loved the baby octopus, polpette meatballs, mozarella in carrozza, beef tendons. The lamb pasta was delicious as well as the clams. The 3 wines we tried were excellen

Neal J.Neal Jain: My wife and I had the baby octopus and goat cheese to start. Portions are intentionally small with two bites each, but delicious. lamb sausage pasta main was delicious. tiramisu was large but light!

Trattoria Il Panino is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Boston.

8. Trattoria Il Panino

8.6
11 Parmenter St (btwn Hanover & Salem), Boston, MA
Italian Restaurant · North End · 103 tips and reviews

Scott F.Scott Friedman: Baby Octopus app - get plenty of bread for mopping up the gravy!

Carly S.Carly Suber: Truffle mushroom ravioli and the calamari are to die for!

Tyler F.Tyler Fox: The calamari fritti is great! So many places to choose from in this part of town. You can't go wrong here! The Gnocchi and the lobster fra diavolo was fantastic!!!

Giacomo's is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Boston.

9. Giacomo's

8.4
431 Columbus Ave (btwn Braddock & Holyoke), Boston, MA
Italian Restaurant · South End · 66 tips and reviews

FoodspottingFoodspotting: Try the Fried Calamari

Junghwan M.Junghwan Mok: You should try Fried Calamari~~!!

Gina B.Gina Buckner: Lobster Ravioli, calamari, seafood linguini, special sweet potato gnocchi with duck confit, this restaurant has some of the best Italian food I've ever had and I am a foodie with and Italian family.

Kava Neo-Taverna is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Boston.

10. Kava Neo-Taverna

8.8
315 Shawmut Ave, Boston, MA
Greek Restaurant · South End · 18 tips and reviews

Ashley B.Ashley B: Great atmosphere with unique small plates of Greek and Macedonian fare... Loved fried zucchini, octopus and tzatziki. Accompany with Greek wine!

xinaxina: You can't really go wrong on this menu. Anything w/ grilled lamb, grilled octopus, souvlaki, Zucchini chips w/ Tadziki, the baklava - all the wine. Wait staff is knowledgeable, friendly and attentive.

akhill c.akhill chopra: Awesome service, great vibe, delicious menu ... Awesome addition to the hood

Shojo is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Boston.

11. Shojo

8.3
9 Tyler St (Kneeland St & Beach St), Boston, MA
Asian Restaurant · Chinatown - Leather District · 88 tips and reviews

Annie C.Annie C: Get the pork stuffed calamari. A little bit of spicy tomato sauce, the calamari is like a light ravioli, and the pork is incredible.

Alex D.Alex Dobyan: Calamari and taro tots are winners.

Gustavo P.Gustavo Pinheiro: Calamaris rock!

Ruka is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Boston.

12. Ruka

8.4
505 Washington St, Boston, MA
Asian Restaurant · Downtown Boston · 30 tips and reviews

Norman B.Norman Bourkas: Fried rice octopus

AngieAngie: Yes, it’s a little pricey, & the portions are small/tapas style. Salmon BLT, chicken fried rice, Lima calamari, pork wontons, & wagyu steak (i.e. skewers)= all amazing. Get the Maracuya&Mama Quilla!

Michael A.Michael Anthony: Octopus, street corn

224 Boston Street Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Boston.

13. 224 Boston Street Restaurant

9.1
224 Boston St (at St. Margaret St), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Dorchester · 24 tips and reviews

allie b.allie beauchesne: Best. Calamari. Ever.

Cathy K.Cathy Kleinschmit: The calamari is to die for!

Diane H.Diane Harrigan: The best.This is a favorite place of mine. Trust your waitperson and ask questions. There is no bad meal here,service or drink. best place in Boston. love it xo

Benevento's is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Boston.

14. Benevento's

7.8
111 Salem St (btwn Parmenter & Prince), Boston, MA
Italian Restaurant · North End · 36 tips and reviews

Boston.comBoston.com: Globe review: "Appetizers and pizzas are the strong points here....Sauteed calamari is skillfully tender, its sea taste mingling with Chablis in a luscious, spicy marinara. Mussels too are tender..." Read more.

Eric W.Eric Weisbrod: Good, crispy gluten-free pizza. Sautéed calamari also delicious and gluten-free.

Nadine M.Nadine Mansour: Great food with sautéed calamari to die for. Sit by the window for some great people watching but make sure you aren't sitting below the AC vent, brrrr!

New England Aquarium is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in Boston.

15. New England Aquarium

8.6
1 Central Wharf (at Old Atlantic Ave), Boston, MA
Aquarium · Waterfront · 255 tips and reviews

Marissa G.Marissa Green: You have to see the octopus and huge turtle

Laura G.Laura Gamboa: Look for the giant octopus... Just amazing!!!

Nicholas N.Nicholas Ngo: Octopus, penguins