Best of Boston

It’s easy to see why Pedro, Papi, Rafi, and local celebs from all walks of Latin-American life frequent Merengue. They come for the vivid tropical décor, the lilting soundtrack of Caribbean dance music, and sweetly attentive servers. They stay for heaping plates of traditional Dominican mofongo, steaks, and fried whole red snapper, which have been satiating the appetites of the famous and not-so-famous alike for 30 years.