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Slide Show: Inside the new Pix/Bar Vivant

August 31, 2012

The Attitude

Bar Vivant aims to be a raucous bar where guests are encouraged to eat communally, get comfortable, and throw their napkins on the floor. Opening hours: Saturday and Sunday, 11 am to 2 am; Monday to Friday from 2 pm to 2 am. Photo: Allison Jones

The Decor

Outside and in, the new space is a mash-up of European collectables and wall art, including movie posters, velvet wallpaper, street signs, bird cages, and a giant toro making its home on the roof. Photo: Allison Jones

The Pastry Case

As guests enter the new Pix, they're greeted by the colorful selection of sweet treats. From there, a trip to the left leads to the stand-up tapas bar, and a veer to the right brings them to the sit-down service area with full bar set-up and a wall of wi

The Tapas

Owner Cheryl Wakerhauser has curated a wide selection of $1 to $5 tapas, including Tortilla Española, Pimientos de Padrón, Boquerones, Bacon Wrapped Dates, Mushroom Vol-o-vents, Empanadas, oysters on the half shell from the folks behind EaT Oyster Bar, a

How to Order

If you're seated at a table, you'll get a menu of the day's options, but if you'd rather see the spread for yourself, the staff behind the tapas bar will take your order and open a tab. Just point to what looks good and start collecting small plates!

The Patio

With several sections for outdoor seating and wall space for movie screenings, Bar Vivant is bound to be a go-to spot for warm Indian Summer evenings. Photo: Allison Jones

The Bar

Serving up a list of 15 aperitifs--think Benedictine, Campari, Lillet Blanc, and Chartrueuse--in addition to 12 cocktails like The Royal Kir Royale, LE Margarita, and Pix Piña Colada, no one at Bar Vivant stays thirsty for long. Photo: Allison Jones

The Drink Menu

In addition to cocktails and the traditional tapas bar vino offerings of txakoli and tinto, Bar Vivant lists over 150 offerings of Champagne, including older vintages, 20 Spécial Clubs, and large formats, 27 Sherries by the glass, still wine from France,

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After closing her two (much-loved) neighborhood cafes on SE Division and North Williams, Cheryl Wakerhauser has reopened in the middle at her new East Burnside patisserie-meets-tapas bar, Bar Vivant. The 3000-square foot space houses a new-and-improved Pix display cased stocked with macarons, chocolates, and desserts as well as a double-sided bar (stand up San Sebastian-inspired tapas tables or full sit-down table service) with $1-$5 nosh and $5 pours of Spanish wines. With savory bites, sweet treats, an extensive drink list, and an enviable amount of outdoor seating, Wakerhauser’s world has been turned upside down for the better.
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