Melodias Restaurant is a short walk from the Orient Heights MBTA station. The restaurant, which has an unassuming storefront and a clear view of Logan Airport, reels customers in with the tantalizing smell of tostones (green plantains) and yuca frita (fried yucca). Smother the fried bites with hogao, a kind of Colombian salsa made with tomatoes and onions. Melodias also offers some of the best seafood in Eastie. Save room for the camarones al ajillo — shrimp sautéed in an unforgettably garlicky sauce.

Melodias Restaurant is open indoor dining, takeout, and delivery.

La Chiva is the place to go after a long day of travel, or if you’re simply in the mood for some late night munchies. Perro caliente Colombiano — or, a Colombian hot dog — is the perfect drunk food. Homemade pineapple sauce, crispy potato chips, coleslaw, egg, bacon, ketchup, queso, and mayo are all piled on top of a beef hot dog. It is a lot; it is perfect.

La Chiva Restaurant is open indoor dining, takeout, and delivery.

La Casa Del Pandebono — which takes its name from Colombian cheese bread, pandebono — features specialties from Colombia, as well as El Salvador, Mexico, and Venezuela. Don’t miss out on the bonito, which comes with pandebono, buñuelitos (a sort of fried dough fritter), an egg and chorizo scramble, homemade cheese, and fresh avocado.

La Casa Del Pandebono is open indoor dining, takeout, and delivery via GrubHub, UberEats, and Seamless.

La Abundancia Bakery & Restaurant masters the art of quick eats without subbing quality for speed. With a focus on breakfast, this bakery and restaurant hybrid makes a killer version of huevos revueltos (scrambled eggs). Always served with homemade arepas and queso, these scrambled eggs are whipped up to order with fresh peppers, onions, and salsa thrown into the mix. For the offal lovers out there: Try La Abundancia’s higado encebollado, which is braised beef liver served with sautéed onions, rice and beans, and is ridiculous.

La Abundancia Bakery is open indoor dining, takeout, and delivery via GrubHub and Seamless.

Mi Rancho features a different sopa (soup) special for every day of the week. If you’re lucky enough to stop by on a Thursday, you’ll have the pleasure of slurping down ajiaco, a rich chicken and potato soup traditionally found in bars all over Bogotá. Mi Rancho uses an herb found in Colombia called guascas, which gives the dish its signature flavor. Mondongo is served on Saturdays. Beef tripe is cooked for hours with fresh root vegetables, peppers, and spices. All of Mi Rancho’s soups come with arepas con queso, which are made fresh in house.

Mi Rancho is open for indoor dining, takeout, and delivery via Ubereats.

Freshly-fried empanadas are a touchstone of the street food culture in Colombia. Arguably the best empanadas in Eastie, El Rinconcito serves up this Colombian classic on a greasy paper napkin, sans frills. Whether it’s chicken, plantain, beef, or cheese, the empanadas will leave you stuffed. Order an empanada or pan de queso — a roll made with tapioca flour and grated cheese that is typical in Colombia — to go, and enjoy it walking down the East Boston Greenway or along the harbor, which are both just a couple of blocks away.

El Rinconcito is open for indoor dining and takeout.