The 6 Best Bar Carts to Elevate Your Home Bar Setup

Best Overall

Pottery Barn Delaney Bar Console

$599 at Pottery Barn

A gorgeous white marble bar top adorns this functional and stylish steel bar cart from Pottery Barn. Choose your finish between classic brass or a moody bronze. This bar cart offers plenty of glassware storage options thanks to two fixed shelves, a generously sized bar top, and a stemware holder that fits up to six hanging wine glasses. The lower shelves are crafted from tempered glass, so coasters and non-abrasive cleaners should be used to protect their surface.

The tall mid-shelf space leaves plenty of room beneath the hanging stemware racks for glassware, an ice bucket, bottles of bitters, mixers, and spirits, and other cocktail paraphernalia. The marble bar top is large enough for mixing and pouring, decanting wine, and more. You can even add a serving tray with garnishes and set out a corkscrew, as there’s plenty of room for a full bar setup on this sophisticated bar cart.

Dimensions: 34 x 14 x 30 inches | Materials: Steel, marble, tempered glass | Storage: Yes; includes wine glass storage

Best Splurge

Ballard Designs Ballard Designs Shaw Bar Cart

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This two-toned mango wood and steel rolling bar cart is equal parts functional and stylish. Designed with two drawers, two open shelves, and two 8-inch folding wings that raise and lock into place, this cart offers plenty of storage options plus an extra surface area for serving. The two open shelves provide enough space to store bottles, glassware, mixers, and more, and we like the idea of stocking the drawers with cloth napkins. The double-bar handles make it easy to move the cart around for service, though it can be very heavy when loaded down with supplies.

The antique flared brass frame adds a retro touch to an otherwise modern and simple bar cart. With its ample storage options and thoughtful, user-friendly design, we think this bar cart is worth the splurge as the centerpiece for your next cocktail party.

Dimensions: 33.75 x 33.25 x 17.5 inches | Material: Mango wood, steel | Storage: Yes; includes two storage drawers

Best Mid-Century

West Elm Mid-Century Bar Cart

$320 at West Elm

This dapper piece of furniture from West Elm takes you back to the era of Mad Men — when midday drinks were so in fashion that bar carts like this one were common in offices. It's a reasonably sized cart with a classic two-tier design: the top shelf for serving and the bottom for storing. We recommend filling the bottom half with spirits, liqueurs, and mixers, and placing a whiskey decanter, a few old fashioned glasses, and an ice bucket on top..

West Elm's simple and classic design has antique brass rails that give just enough pop to the walnut finish for a sleek and classy look. We absolutely love the timeless design.

Dimensions: 32.2 x 19.9 x 32 inches | Materials: Eucalyptus wood, antique brass | Storage: Two shelves, no extra storage

Best Metal

Joss & Main Paulette Metal Bar Cart

$234 at Wayfair View on Jossandmain.com

If you’re looking for a minimalist, industrial-style bar cart with lots of functionality, the Paulette Metal Bar Cart fits the bill. It’s compact and efficient, offering two tiers of storage space for all of your basic bar accessories. Stock the enclosed, railed shelf on the bottom with libations and their accompaniments, and get to pouring on top.

Weighing only 66 pounds, and thanks to its four wheels and raised handle, this bar cart is lightweight enough to be moved from room to room. It just may not be able to hold the same amount of stuff as similarly sized competitors thanks to its open shelving and lack of extra drawers, compartments, or racks. On the other hand, you could also use it in the kitchen or living room to hold cookware and bakeware, or in the living room for blankets, charging cables, and video game controllers.

Dimensions: 34 x 27.5 x 21.5 inches | Material: Glass, steel | Storage: Two enclosed shelves; no extra storage

Best Value

Nathan James Carter Bar Cart

Orig. $100 $73 at Amazon

If both space and budget are limited, this petite bar cart on wheels is a nice pick. There’s room for a handful of wine stems, openers, coasters, and accessories on the upper glass shelf, plus ample space for storing up to ten bottles on the lower one. We like that this unit is designed with four wheels and a raised handle, which makes it easy to move from room to room during happy hours or dinners at home.

We think this industrial-chic bar cart would be well-placed in a small, modern dining room or kitchen. One drawback: The upper shelf is made of fragile glass. Be careful swinging around bottles and cocktail shakers!

Dimensions: 17 x 24 x 35 inches | Materials: Metal, glass | Storage: Yes; includes wine bottle and wine glass storage

Best for Wine Storage

LVB Wine Rack Table

$100 at Amazon

This is a substantial yet quite practical stationary bar cart that’s chock-full of functionality for wine lovers and collectors. It has ample room, with glass hangers, a middle shelf for glassware and dishes, a tall bottom shelf for liquor bottles, and a wide, flat top for prep. Plus, there are a dozen slots between the middle and bottom shelf to hold bottles of wine laid on their side, the proper orientation for long-term storage. For its size and capacity, it's a great deal.

Dimensions: 15.75 x 40.16 x 34.45 inches | Materials: wood, metal | Storage: Yes; includes wine bottle and wine glass storage