Enjoy a live mariachi band and DJ while dining at Nueva for Cinco de Mayo. (photo by Rob Stark)

Listen to a mariachi band and a live DJ while ordering from Chef Manuel Portillo’s cantina menu with a festive south-of-the-border cocktail at Nueva. The Cinco de Mayo May 5 lunch will be held from noon-3 p.m., and dinner will be served from 3-11 p.m. All-day cocktails and frozen margaritas will be made until 2 a.m. Come back for Mother’s Day brunch on May 8, from 10:30-3 p.m. Nueva is also available for takeout and delivery on Toast. 822 Washington Blvd., (310)747-6050.