Boston’s Caribbean Carnival is this weekend and each day, events will celebrate the vibrant music, culture and traditions of the Caribbean islands. As you hop from the king and queen competition to the City Hall breakfast and then to the parades, stop at these Caribbean restaurants along the way for piled-high plates of rice, oxtail, plantains and stews to keep in theme with the festivities.

Gourmet Kreyol

1210 Blue Hill Ave., Mattapan

Chef Nathalie Lecorps cooks the Haitian flavors of her childhood at this small but mighty restaurant and food truck. Order legume, a traditional Haitian stew, Kreyol shrimp, oxtail and more. Or mix it up with a sandwich that uses fried plantain as bread holding together guacamole, tomato and your choice of halal stewed chicken or fried pork.

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Flames

1 Peabody Sq., Dorchester

This popular local Jamaican restaurant has seven locations for a reason; it’s a beloved Caribbean staple. Choose from popular plates with proteins like saltfish, curried goat and callaloo greens. Plates come with a large serving of rice, sauteed veggies and sides like caramelized plantains, boiled green bananas and dumplings.

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Guira & Tambora

4014 Washington St., Roslindale

At this Dominican restaurant, the hardest choices you’ll have to make are how many pastellitos to order and which of the 18 mofongo options sounds the most tantalizing today. Other options include hearty platters of beef stew and grilled steak and a robust seafood section with everything from red snapper to lobster. The icing on the cake is the Dominican soda you can sip with your meal.

guiraytamboraboston.com

Singh’s Roti Shop

554 Columbia Rd., Dorchester

If you’re in the mood for pillowy soft Trinidadian roti, Singh’s is the place to go. Use it to spoon up salt fish, goat curry or stewed oxtail. Best of all, most of the proteins are also available as a side order so it’s never a choice between one or another exclusively. The best-selling dessert is the currants roll baked daily in house.

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Vejigantes

57 West Dedham St., Boston

Located in Villa Victoria, this Puerto Rican restaurant is known for its ample paellas, grilled skirt steak and traditional mofongos.

For vegetarian diners, stewed okra and breaded eggplant with chimichurri sauce beckons. Dining in also means tropical cocktails like guava and watermelon sangria, a tamarindo martini and a brown sugar rum old fashioned.

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