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

1. Cotenna

9.1
21 Bedford St (btwn Downing St and 6th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 241 tips and reviews

Heather H.Heather Heck: The burrata and the octopus are my favorite starters. You can't go wrong with anything you order - it's all delicious!

Carolina L.Carolina Lentijo: The octopus was well made, very nice artichoke pesto penne and amazing truffle Mac and cheese. The Mac and cheese can get overweening so share! The food actually made up for the very rude service.

Christopher L.Christopher Lebron: Hilarious and friendly staff, delicious food. Grilled octopus salad was so tender and amazing. Mushroom fettuccine was literally unbelievable.

Rosemary’s is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the West Village, New York.

2. Rosemary’s

8.9
18 Greenwich Ave (at W 10th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 385 tips and reviews

Jason K.Jason Klinman: Really loving this place: decor, service, menu. Tip: try the octopus salame if they have it the day you visit. The entire dish is fantastic!

Jane K.Jane Katz: great place to come and enjoy carbs + seafood. Ideal: 2014 Pierpaolo sauv blanc+ calamari+ caprese foccacia + caponata + fish special + carbonara and orecchiette to share with friends

Ernesto G.Ernesto Gutierrez: Everything we had was perfect: focaccia taleggio tartufi, chopped salad siciliana, chitarra alla carbonara, marinated skirt steak, marinated calamari and octopus Salome. Plates are small.

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

3. Malaparte

8.7
753 Washington St (at Bethune St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 80 tips and reviews

tze c.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 R.Conrad Rippy: Grilled calamari is always excellent. And such a friendly and attractive room - and staff!

Marie P.Marie Porras: Great italian food. Love the grilled calamary, milanese, any pizza, spaghetti. Well basically everything. Very nice staff.

The Standard Grill is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the West Village, New York.

4. The Standard Grill

8.3
848 Washington St (at W 13th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Meatpacking District · 382 tips and reviews

The New York TimesThe New York Times: Recommended: Country pâté, snow pea and radish salad, charred octopus appetizer, swordfish, rainbow trout, chocolate mousse. Read more.

Pedro A.Pedro Andrade: Great steak. Amazing octopus. Dont forget to notice the 480.000 pennies on the floor.

SiewSiew: We loved our appetizers - pork belly salad, and the grilled octopus. Would be nice if their service was up to par with their food.

Nami Nori is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the West Village, New York.

5. Nami Nori

9.0
33 Carmine St (btwn Bedford & Bleeker St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · West Village · 32 tips and reviews

LilyLily: 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.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 P.Prins Polo: Don’t miss the Santa Barbara uni and the calamari starter. A rare place with orange wines by the glass.

Malatesta Trattoria is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the West Village, New York.

6. Malatesta Trattoria

8.6
649 Washington St (btwn 10th St & Christopher St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 197 tips and reviews

John D.John Dolci: The grilled calamari with arugula is out of this world.

Katie A.Katie A: Delicious tagliatelle ragu, and the grilled calamari appetizer was excellent.

Meredith B.Meredith Blechman: Only accepts cash. Great grilled Octopus

Mémé Mediterranean is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the West Village, New York.

7. Mémé Mediterranean

8.8
581 Hudson Street, New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · West Village · 79 tips and reviews

NesNes: Lobster mac&cheese, spicy calamar and seafood linguine are really tasty.

no n.no name: Octopus is divine - order tapas style

Lindsay C.Lindsay C: Octopus salad and tuna ceviche!

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

8. Morandi

8.5
211 Waverly Pl (at 7th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 211 tips and reviews

Fahad K.Fahad Khan: This place is awesome! Try the grilled octopus + pasta w/ grilled shrimp.

Rachel S.Rachel Swanson: grilled octopus = perfection.

Lindsay C.Lindsay C: Squid with peppers, capers & olives. Octopus with celery & black olives. Chicken with chilis & lemon.

Don Angie is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the West Village, New York.

9. Don Angie

8.7
103 Greenwich Ave, New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 61 tips and reviews

Eduardo R.Eduardo Royes: Fantastic. Calamari BBQ, veal, octopus is the perfect combo. Evesham Wood Pinot Noir a great red. Reminds me of Pasquale Jones

T Z.T Z: So good! My new favourite Italian restaurant in the city. Every dish was a hit: BBQ calamari, garganelli, veal and tiramisu.

Keren A.Keren Atzlan: This may be my fave resto. Holy shit. I don’t need to lasagna again tbh I’m def trying the other red sauce pasta next time. Calamari yes. Salad yes. Bread yes. Veal yes. Sweet potatoes yeeeees

L'Artusi is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the West Village, New York.

10. L'Artusi

9.3
228 W 10th St (btwn Bleecker & Hudson St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 398 tips and reviews

Christian B.Christian Borges: Food is amazing. Great wine selection. Best bets: beef carpaccio, escolar (sooo good), spaghetti (Order it!), roasted mushrooms, orecchiette, charred octopus, roasted chicken, hangar steak.

Katie G.Katie Gambini: A new NYC favorite. Started with a ricotta special, beef carpaccio, and mushroom and friend eggs. Followed by orecchiette and octopus. All was delicious, especially the carpaccio and pasta.

Zach C.Zach Carlile: The mushrooms, octopus, and pasta are incredible

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

11. Rafele

8.1
29 7th Ave S, New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 57 tips and reviews

Daniele H.Daniele Hauptman: Best calamari ever! Fried sage and lemon add an unexpected flair.

Nicole L.Nicole Leven: Literally everything. Calamari, gnocchi and eggplant are my faves. Don't skip dessert. Feels like home

Matthew F.Matthew Ferguson: I had a tube pasta with octopus and it was absolutely delicious.

Perry St is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the West Village, New York.

12. Perry St

8.8
176 Perry St (at West St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · West Village · 115 tips and reviews

Rick V.Rick Valenzuela: The calamari and tuna apps are amazing!

Brian H.Brian Hehir: The calamari, always the calamari

Joe P.Joe Park: Get the calamari and fried chicken. Abroham Lincoln, listen to me and get these two dishes.

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

13. Catch

8.4
21 9th Ave (at W 13th St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Meatpacking District · 328 tips and reviews

Natalie C.Natalie C: The crab-meat stuffed calamari is to die for!!!

Ricardo C.Ricardo Carvalho: Octopus is fantastic

courtney s.courtney schiela: They have amazing small plates. Try the octopus!

Via Carota is one of The 15 Best Places for Octopus in the West Village, New York.

14. Via Carota

9.2
51 Grove St, New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 172 tips and reviews

Josephine S.Josephine Son: Love love love this place. Everything I had was great: octopus, cauliflower, rabbit, raspberry crostata...and the best lasagna ever! I can see many a late night here...again and again!

Sydney M.Sydney M: Pasta and octopus

DebDeb: The BEST octopus ever!!!!! And I don't even like octopus

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

15. Palma

8.9
28 Cornelia St (btwn Bleecker St & W 4th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 133 tips and reviews

Lorin S.Lorin Shamos: Spectacular food! Calimari were amazing and artichoke spectacular! Zuppa de pesce was the most amazing dish I have had in a while.

Rewan P.Rewan Parti: Sit in the back garden, order the calamari with mint leaves and cauliflower appetizer. Along with spinach and buffalo cheese ravioli! Do try the tiramisu.

Eaters H.Eaters Heaven: Spinach Agnolotti, Crispy baby artichokes, Cauliflower Palma, and fried Calamari - all were fab - my favorite out of all of them was the crispy baby artichokes. OMG - they were beautiful and delish