Meet new friends over dinner at El Peñol, the Brookline location of a well-loved Colombian restaurant opened 27 years ago in East Boston. The group will be sharing some of the restaurant’s most popular dishes: pork belly rinds, grilled steak, fried plantains, yuca, rice, stews and more. This is a meal to join if you like meat.

Address: 18 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02445

Parking: Metered parking on Harvard St, free parking on side streets

Public Transit: 66 bus line Harvard @ Washington St stop, or a short walk from the Brookline Village Green Line train stop