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‘Octopus is the new shrimp cocktail’: Chicago’s trendiest seafood is enticing diners with sumptuous takes

Braised octopus at Alpana, 831 N. State St. in Chicago on May 6, 2022.

CHICAGO — After digging into the phenomenal grilled octopus skewers at Sueños for my most recent restaurant review, I paused briefly and thought to myself, “Wow, I’ve been eating a lot of octopus lately.”

You can spot the cephalopod at a shocking number of new restaurants. It’s almost strange not to find octopus on new menus. Just in the past year, you can find it at , , , , , Obelix, , and Bazaar Meat. (I’m

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