Rivera - Downtown LA

Located a block east of Staples Center, I loosely describe Rivera as a fancy/upscale Mexican food restaurant with amazing cocktails. Not even sure if a margarita is on the drink list, but what they do have are some of the most creative and tasty drinks I ever experienced. They don’t have bartenders, they have mixologists… yes, it’s one of those places. Try the barbacoa cocktail with mezcal (there’s no worm in the bottle, you're not in TJ, so don’t ask) or the blood, sugar, sex, magic. And one of these days I’ll actually get around to trying the food.