Peka Restaurant

Peka’s menu gives Venezuelan food plenty of room on Washington Street. Order an arepa with shredded beef, or a cachapa, a sweet corn pancake filled with cheese. Pabellón criollo brings shredded beef, rice, black beans and sweet plantains together on one plate. For the table, there are tequeños with guava-lime sauce and fried yuca with cilantro sauce.

The wider Latin American menu includes tacos, ceviche and grilled meats, so a group can take dinner in several directions. Peka also has cocktails, a patio and live music, with salsa, merengue and bachata part of its programming. Check the entertainment schedule if music is the reason you’re going, or book a table for dinner through the restaurant’s reservation page.