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Estia's grilled octopus is like no other in town.

By Lauren McCutcheon

Add Comment | Comments: 0 | Posted Dec. 21, 2005

Splurge for the spreads: more refined renditions of tzatziki (as thick as sour cream), creamy roasted red pepper blended with feta, and a fresh smoky blend of grilled-until-melted eggplant with walnuts. They come with pita wedges and sticks of cucumber and bell peppers.

For dessert, there's baklava with almonds. There's chocolate souffle. There's a decent wedge of phyllo dough stuffed with eggy, orange-zest-touched custard. There's thick Greek coffee. There's plenty of ouzo and plenty of sweet signature drinks.

Maybe have any of these. But definitely, definitely have the octopus.

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