Food tells a story. One sight, one scent, one taste, one bite and it can evoke whole worlds of memory and transmit experiences and truths that words cannot convey. We eat with our eyes and minds as much as with our mouths.
Food is powerful. It sustains body and soul alike. It captures the essence of entire cultures and countries.
Food unites us. A shared experience, it overcomes differences and distances to form common bonds. It is a dynamic vehicle for human understanding.
These are the principles that guide Rivera. Through food and drink, the restaurant relates and celebrates the story and spirit of Latin culture around the world, from the past to the present day and on into the future. It aims to empower both body and spirit, to provide a convivial experience that leaves its guests pleasurably transformed.
Cocktail Menu:
purple rain 10
VODKA, VIOLET, GINGER, ROSEWATER, THAI BASIL
smoke on the water 10
SCOTCH, RASPBERRIES, LEMON, AGAVE NECTAR
sage’d and confused 12
RYE WHISKEY, CHARTREUSE, MARASCHINO, BLACKBERRIES, SAGE
o.p.p. 14
BLANCO TEQUILA, ORANGE, PINEAPPLE, PURPLE BASIL, CAVA
strawberry fields 15
BLANCO TEQUILA, VELVET FALERNUM, STRAWBERRIES, CUCUMBER, MINT
the sabertooth 12
CACHACA, EAU DE VIE, BLUEBERRIES
la picosa 12
REPOSADO TEQUILA, SERRANO CHILE, MANGO, HONEY
clover club 12
GIN, RASPBERRY PRESERVE, EGG WHITE, LIME
blood sugar sex magic 14
RYE WHISKEY, RED PEPPER, AGAVE NECTAR, BASIL
barbacoa 12 - (this is one of my favoties on the menu)
BLANCO TEQUILA, CHIPOTLE, JALAPENO, AGAVE NECTAR, GINGER
(garnished with homemade beef jerky)
Barbacoa recipe and How To video HERE
donaji 14
MEZCAL, FRESH CITRUS, POMEGRANATE, AGAVE NECTAR, CHAPULIN SALT
like a virgin 6
NON ALCOHOLIC BESPOKE COCKTAIL
bespoke cocktail 14
NAME YOUR POISON
RIVERA RESTAURANT
1050 S. Flower St. #102
Los Angeles, CA 90015
213.749.1460
