This buzzy little kiosk at the Nashville Farmers Market churns out Venezuelan classics that keep locals coming back for seconds and thirds. This no-frills operation produces some seriously good eats—including the arepas, and sweet cornmeal pancakes stuffed with savory fillings like cheese, avocado, pork, and beef. Feel free to wash down the cachitos and golfeados (sticky buns) with some chicha, a traditional Venezuelan drink made from rice and condensed milk.

While a variety of dishes from around Latin America and the Caribbean line the menu here, Salsa Puerto Rican is careful to not leave off some the beloved staples from its namesake territory. Mofongo — deep-fried green plantains mashed together with shrimp or beef — shares the menu with pastelon, crisp, roasted pork and tembleque (coconut pudding) for dessert.

The crowd favorite in Berry Hill offers an array of Dominican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban cuisine. A menu featuring mofongo, tostones, picaderas, and empanadas offers plenty of choices to explore the regions represented. Ask for the spicy jalapeno sauce on the side to add a kick.

Visit the strip mall on Nolensville Pike for a taste of Peru in Nashville — from classic lomo saltado to roasted chicken with yuca and plantains. Peruvian ceviche and sodas are also available, plus Chicha morada — a beverage hailing from the Andean regions of Perú made from corn culli — a purple corn that grows abundantly in the region.

At this bright, wood-paneled spot in Plaza Mariachi, there is no shortage of Mexican-style dishes on the menu. But take a closer look at some of their entrees. Latin American dishes like arepas, ceviche, carne asada, and trifongo—a variation of Puerto Rico’s classic mofongo featuring a mound of mashed plantains, yucca, bacon and chicharrón topped with a marinated protein—jockey for hungry patrons’ attention. Tropical cocktails abound—from a classic mojito to the cantaloupe-friendly meloncito.

The restaurant’s namesake steals the spotlight at this Guatemalan haunt, but there’s plenty on the menu to choose from. Carnivores get the royal treatment here in the form of the parrillada chapina, a dish brimming with roast meat, chicken, ribs, pork chops, shrimp, tilapia, chorizo, a baked potato, and rice and beans. Apart from that, a spicy camarones a la diabla, and fried chicken come served with a side of Russian salad.

Dominican classics are the focus in this no-frills eatery located in a gas station (yes, a gas station) on Nolensville Pike. Chicharron de pollo, chimis, and carne de res guisada (a Dominican beef stew) are served alongside arroz con habichuelas and the mashed boiled plantain favorite, mangu. La Cocina Dominicana also serves up a selection of creamy milkshakes made from tropical fruits like papaya and mamey.

Part grocery store, part eatery, Las Americas has a deft handle on Central American fare, including the Salvadoran pupusa, a thick corn tortilla stuffed with savory fillings like cheese and pork. The whole pescado frito (whole fried fish) is also a standout—but be sure to ask for it with a side of their curtido, a cabbage relish that’s been fermented with vinegar.