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3 Best Places for Grilled Octopus in New York

Where to find the best grilled octopus in New York — each restaurant rated 4.0★ or higher. Top-rated at 9.6★. Spanning american and mexican kitchens. Curated by TastyPals.

The best places for grilled octopus in New York are 4747LIC, Amor Loco, Peaches Prime. Start with 4747LIC if you want the strongest overall first pick.

By Priya Sharma•3 ranked picks•Published July 15, 2026•Updated July 15, 2026
Methodology•Editorial team
4747LICAmor LocoPeaches Prime
3 Best Places for Grilled Octopus in New York
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Top picks at a glance

#14747LICAmerican • Long Island City • moderate#2Amor LocoMexican • New York • value#3Peaches PrimeAmerican • Fort Greene • moderate

Who this guide is for

This guide covers the highest-rated spots for grilled octopus in New York. Whether you're a local hunting your next regular or visiting and want to eat well, these picks are sorted by quality and review depth.

Quick picks

4747LIC
American • Long Island City
Long Island City has spent years defined by proximity — the bridge, the skyline across the water, the borough it is not.
Amor Loco
Mexican • New York
Amor Loco operates at a price point that makes it genuinely accessible rather than transactional — rare for New York, rarer still for a Mexican kitchen that appears to be cooking with real convicti…
Peaches Prime
American • Fort Greene
Fort Greene has been quietly assembling one of Brooklyn's most interesting dining corridors, and Peaches Prime reads as the neighborhood's clearest statement of intent: contemporary American cookin…
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Editorial details
Author: Priya Sharma
Published: July 15, 2026
Last updated: July 15, 2026

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  1. 1. 4747LICView →
  2. 2. Amor LocoView →
  3. 3. Peaches PrimeView →

How the restaurants compare

Editorial restaurant image stand-in for 4747LIC
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4747LIC
Long Island City • American
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
moderate
Best for
waterfront
Mood
Long Island City
Editorial restaurant image stand-in for Amor Loco
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Amor Loco
New York • Mexican
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Tacos
Mood
Casual
Peaches Prime
Fort Greene • American
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
moderate
Best for
dinner
Mood
Fort Greene

How we chose

We looked for restaurants that feel like a strong fit for the guide topic, not just the most obvious names in the city. The shortlist favors rooms with clear mood, dependable pacing, and enough distinction to help someone decide faster. Read our full methodology →

Room tone

Lighting, pace, and general energy all need to support the reason someone clicked this guide.

Food fit

We favored restaurants that feel best suited for the moment, not just restaurants with broad reputation.

Useful range

The final list tries to give readers enough variation in neighborhood, price, and style to compare real options.

3 ranked picks

4747LIC — Long Island City has spent years defined by proximity — the bridge, the skyline across the water, the borough it is not. 4747LIC, under owner Pasquale Maiolo, appears to have little patience for that framing. By all accounts the room does its own architectural arguing: oversized front windows that flood the interior with daylight rather than manufactured atmosphere, art artifacts rooted in local LIC history that keep the space grounded rather than aspirational. What the room is known for, among the people who return to it, is a quality of unhurried pacing — tables spaced to allow actual conversation, an outdoor patio that extends the evening without splintering it. The patio is openly kid and pet friendly, which says something about the register: this is not a place performing exclusivity, and it is better for a date precisely because it does not try to be. The menu moves between New American instincts and Mediterranean reference points, and diners consistently point to the housemade pappardelle as the dish that anchors the kitchen's credibility — fresh pasta being the kind of commitment that either holds or exposes itself immediately. The beef carpaccio and chilled oysters are reported to work well as a lateral, lighter opening before the beef short ribs, a braise that reportedly delivers the collapsed, long-cooked certainty the format promises. The maple crème brûlée is the dessert worth reserving room for — quieter and more considered than the theatrical alternatives, according to those who have ordered both. Practical intel: weeknight bookings are widely recommended over weekends, when the room reportedly finds its best rhythm as the crowd thins and service settles. Request a window table if one is available. The move, based on what the menu centers on, is oysters to open and the pappardelle as your anchor dish. View restaurant →
Amor Loco — Amor Loco operates at a price point that makes it genuinely accessible rather than transactional — rare for New York, rarer still for a Mexican kitchen that appears to be cooking with real conviction rather than performing a broadly palatable version of the cuisine for a nervous room. What research and consistent diner reporting suggest about this place is that it functions equally well for a sprawling group and a two-person Tuesday dinner, which is not an easy balance to strike. The menu reads as celebratory in intent, built around dishes that have weight and specificity to them. The Queso Fundido and Birria are the dishes that come up most reliably in what people say about Amor Loco, and both carry reputations that suggest they are doing serious work. The Birria is described by diners as deeply colored, slow-cooked, and served with a consommé that reportedly functions as a destination in itself — the kind of preparation that signals someone in the kitchen actually committed to the process. The Queso Fundido is known as a table-stopper, the sort of shareable that reorients a meal. The Chicken Mole Enchiladas point toward a mole with the kind of slow-built complexity that takes time to develop properly, and the Surf & Turf Burrito leans into maximalism in a way that diners seem to find earned rather than excessive. The Steak Leyenda rounds out the menu as the apparent centerpiece for protein-forward orders. Practical notes worth absorbing: the Birria is reported to move quickly on weekends, so ordering it early is the strategic call. Coming as a group of four or more gives you the range to work across the menu without rationing. Come with appetite; this is not a place to pace yourself into disappointment. View restaurant →
Peaches Prime — Fort Greene has been quietly assembling one of Brooklyn's most interesting dining corridors, and Peaches Prime reads as the neighborhood's clearest statement of intent: contemporary American cooking filtered through a distinctly Black Brooklyn lens, where Sunday supper is treated as a serious occasion without the stiffness that phrase sometimes implies. The room is reportedly designed to hold a twelve-top anniversary dinner and a solo diner at the bar with equal care — neither configuration an afterthought — which is a harder balance to strike than most restaurants admit. The menu moves between two registers, the rich-and-slow and the bright-and-coastal, and the verified dishes suggest that range is intentional rather than unfocused. The Crispy Oysters 'Rockefeller' are consistently cited as the opener that sets the table's tone — briny, hot-centered by reputation, with a spinach-cream preparation that diners describe as grounded rather than overwrought. The Oxtail Fettuccine is the dish Peaches Prime is most known for: braised collagen worked into fresh pasta in a preparation that draws comparisons to Sunday-gravy tradition, deeply savory and unapologetically saucy according to multiple accounts. On the lighter end, the Peri Peri Branzino is noted for carrying real piri piri backbone rather than a vague citrus gesture, while the Brick Roasted Chicken is described as the dependable anchor — lacquered skin, reliable technique — for tables with an indecisive member. The Grilled Octopus, by most accounts, functions best as a shared plate across the table rather than a conventional starter. Book Thursday or early Friday; the weekend turns waits aggressive. Come with at least four people — enough to justify moving across the full spread of the menu. Start with the Crispy Oysters before you deliberate over the mains. That opener is where the kitchen announces what it is. View restaurant →

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