Ole to Rivera

Rivera, 1050 S Flower St #102, Los Angeles, CA
This place had a Spanish melody in the air with a warm inviting touch. The bar enchanted me. Every corner was well arranged by the owner John Rivera and partner Eddie Sotto. The bar seemed to have a special devotion to tequila because the venue offers its own house tequila, grown and distilled in Mexico. For the small membership price of $2,500 Rivera will provide you with your own personalized bottles. That’s right your name on a bottle of the oldest tequila in the world and Rivera will lock and store it for you. Regardless of how busy the venue might get, members are guaranteed a reservation any time, any day, for life. There were different rooms like “Tequila de Mujer”, a tribute to all women, and “The Sangre Room” with two walls displaying the member’s personalized bottles of tequila, for Rivera’s members only. Another room at Rivera “The Samba Lounge and Playa Bar” provides “Tequila Chairs” comfortable seats which have special trays from which people can enjoy the latest tequila offerings. The host was friendly and let me do my usual survey of the place and he filled me in on everything I needed to know. Although I didn’t have the privilege to enjoy a beverage in this location, it is on my “must do” list before I die. My lasting impression of Rivera was their true appreciation of living well with taste.