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  • Café Mamajuana

    164 Porters Point Rd., Colchester Chittenden County

    Chef and co-owner Maria Lara-Bregatta serves up food inspired by her DNA — a fusion of Dominican, African, Spanish and Sicilian cuisines — and that of her husband and co-owner Geovann Ventura. Expect stuffed sweet plantains, tostones Benedict and a rainbow of pastry from passion fruit tarts to guava cheese buns.
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  • Comfort Peruvian Food

    273 Shelburne Rd. Burlington

    802-324-1757

    Giovanna Sandra delivers simple, healthful home-cookied Peruvian meals such as arroz con pollo and estofado de pollo. Menu and schedule on Giovanna's Facebook.
  • The Cuban Kitchen

    276 North St. Burlington

    802-431-3625

    From her home kitchen, Yuris Mora cooks up takeout meals inspired by her native Cuba. The weekly changing menu includes island classics such as ropa vieja, crisp tostones, and rice and beans.
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  • Esmeralda

    740 Stigers Rd., Andover Brattleboro/Okemo Valley

    617-909-9855

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  • Fuego.

    Mobile food cart Burlington

    802-557-7055

    "Local, fresh, organic" is the tagline at this pedal-powered food cart, which offers tacos and other Latin-inspired street snacks, grilled fresh from the owner's garden.
  • Grandma's Spanish Kitchen

    81 Ethan Allen Dr., South Burlington Chittenden County

    (518) 572-9903

    Chef-owner Josue Chanduvi's menu represents his Latin American heritage, with dishes such as home-style Cuban marinated pork chops with sweet plantains, rice and beans and elegantly plated ceviche.
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  • Jamaican Supreme

    469 Lime Kiln Rd., South Burlington Chittenden County

    518-726-7162

    Jonesin' for some jerk chicken? Get it here, along with stewed oxtails, island-style curries and fragrant beef patties, served with red beans and rice, plantains, and cabbage.
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  • Marsala Salsa

    21 Lower Main St., Johnson Stowe/Smuggs

    802 635-7626

    Chef-owner Jan Chotalal has reopened her restaurant in her hometown aftr closing the original in Waterbury in 2012. It continues to serve a multicultural menu of Mexican and Caribbean cuisine, such as jalapeño poppers and West Indies brown chicken, along with some Italian additions.
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  • Melaza Bistro

    71 Central St., Woodstock Upper Valley

    802-457-7110

    A Puerto Rican chef channels home with tapas and Caribbean specialties such as rum-guava-glazed pork and fried plantains. The leafy outdoor terrace is a great spot for summer mojitos.
  • Mexi-Cuban Cravings

    3 Main St., Essex Junction Chittenden County

    802 713-8898

    Co-owners Jessica and Joel Nevarez serve Mexican and Cuban takeout food daily and year-round with picnic benches for on-site, warm-weather eating. The menu will include street tacos filled with slow-cooked carnitas or grilled carne asada; Cuban-style arroz con pollo served with plantains; and weekend specials, such as the traditional Mexican soup called pozole.
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  • Miami Mami Cuban Kitchen

    192 Johnson Ave., #2, Colchester Chittenden County

    802-309-2476

    This home-based kitchen specializes in authentic Cuban and Latin American specialties with a Miami flair. Order dishes such as ropa vieja — Cuba's national dish of stewed, shredded beef — sweet maduros, savory tostones and silky-smooth flan for pickup.
  • Muncha Picchu

    3 Ferry Rd., South Hero Champlain Islands/Northwest

    802 395-2033

    Diana Camizan cooks hefty portions of homestyle fare from her native Peru at this no-frills takeout spot. Expect mounds of sweet plantains, lashings of aji amarillo sauce and freshly made empanadas.
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  • Paprika Empanadas

    40 Foundry St. Mad River Valley/Waterbury

    970-989-3434

    Handmade, Argentinian-inspired empanadas are on the menu at this catering biz's home base, and they're also available at local stores. Stop in for a lunch of the steak- and Malbec-filled Buenos Aires or a less traditional Vermonter, with smoked ham, cheddar and maple syrup.
  • Ponce Bistro

    4659 Main St. Manchester/Bennington

    802-768-8095

    Homemade crêpes, grilled romaine salad and a tuna tarragon wrap are among the favorites at this Caribbean-influenced fusion bistro, where you can BYOB with no corkage fee. Dinner Thursday through Saturday.
  • Santiago's Cuban Cuisine

    3 Main St., Main Street Landing Burlington

    Oscar Arencibia and Luis Calderin have brought authentic Cuban cuisine -- from their sweet, caramelized maduros to Tía Elsa's red beans to ropa vieja -- to downtown Burlington with the Miami club vibe and a very Vermont view.
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  • Thingz From Yaad Kitchen

    2026 Williston Rd., South Burlington Chittenden County

    Shaneall Ferron's new brick and mortar will offer many of the Jamaican dishes she has become known for with her local pop-ups, such as ackee and saltfish, oxtails and coconut-crusted jerk corn, but she'll also add jerk chicken sandwiches, oxtail sliders and other creative dishes to the menu. On weekends, the counter-service spot will be come a full-service sit-down restaurant with guest bartenders serving cocktails.
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