The Octopus Bar

The Octopus is not so much a wink-and-a-nod to the olde time maritime bar as a meta take on the conceit. In this Wallingford water world, you can sit around a bar that looks like a ship graveyard, complete with web of nets and crab traps and random objects such as a hundred jingling keys. Order from an avuncular captain who offers generous pours. Raspberry-flavored and even Sriracha-flavored vodka drinks are available if a shot or a beer isn’t your thing.