Octo Restaurant
Asian fusion restaurant · Midtown East
1 E 33rd St, New York, NY 10016
Highlights
Octo serves up sleek Korean-Chinese fusion with standout Peking duck, spicy seafood jjamppong, and shareable plates in roomy, stylish Koreatown digs.
Octo serves up sleek Korean-Chinese fusion with standout Peking duck, spicy seafood jjamppong, and shareable plates in roomy, stylish Koreatown digs.
"Octo is a Korean Chinese restaurant located at 1 East 33rd Street, just east of Fifth Avenue on the northeastern edge of Koreatown. Opened last December, Octo offers a menu that incorporates Korean Chinese classics, Cantonese and Hong Kong cuisine, northern Chinese specialties from Beijing, and the food of Shanghai. Highlights include kimchi soup dumplings, jajangmyeon, Beijing duck, cumin pork back ribs, and fish of the day. The service is top tier, and the ambiance is likened to an elegant diner. Octo is considered one of the best Korean Chinese restaurants in Koreatown and possibly among the best Chinese restaurants in the city. It is open for lunch and weekend brunch, with some discounted dishes available." - Robert Sietsema
"Over in Koreatown, a sibling to New Wonjo barbecue from Steve and Christina Jang, Octo is recognized for its Korean Chinese menu." - Melissa McCart
"Black truffle Peking duck with gold flakes; crispy shrimp mini sandwich with caviar and lobster hot and sour soup are the show stoppers at this spacious spot. The open kitchen restaurant specializes in share plates combining Korean and Chinese flavors. The main dining room seats up to 12, while private dining rooms accommodate 15 and 25, and can be combined to hold 40." - Eater Staff, Beth Landman
"We pre-ordered the $155 black truffle duck at this Koreatown restaurant so that you don’t have to. It’s tender, and the shiny black skin clings to a melty layer of fat, but the mountain of shaved truffles is entirely tasteless and doesn't necessitate an order. The cavernous Korean-Chinese restaurant is still worth a visit, though. Especially if you work in Midtown and sometimes eat with more than two people at a time. Octo’s big, red leather booths and readily available reservations make it a perfectly pleasant place to have a group meal. Stick to regular duck, onion-heavy jajangmyeon and other small plates, like soy crispy chicken and ma-po tofu. After a few "spicy szechuan" cocktails, you might work up the courage to ask your coworker what they do every day." - Willa Moore
"From the owners of New Wanjo, Octo is a cavernous Chinese-Korean restaurant in Koreatown. We’ve got our eye on the Peking duck section of the menu, which looks perfect to share with a few friends in one of the sunken booths in the red-and-gold space. " - Will Hartman, Willa Moore
