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The Best Bar Carts to Flaunt Your Impressive Booze Collection

Bar carts are essentially the life of the party.

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By Tyler Chin

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A bar cart serves a couple purposes: to put your alcohol on display and out of the cabinet and to be a place to mix cocktails for your guests (or yourself). Then, of course, the thing has to look good, especially if you’re putting some excellent bottles on there. Your taste, budget and space will dictate which bar cart is right for you, so we found 12 options to help you put your mixologist gear on full display.

This is a do-it-all cart — and for a very good price, too. Ikea’s Nissafors utility cart has extra-high sides and ample storage to hold everything you could possibly want. And since it is so cheap, you could buy another to hold all the overflow.

For those on a budget and still want something nice, the Francesca bar cart ticks those boxes. It has storage for six wine glasses and five bottles, and the gold colorway adds a nice pop of color to any home.

The Frederic bar cart has some excellent storage, especially for those who fancy wine. It has storage racks for your wine bottles and wine glasses, and the top shelf is removable for optimal portability.

Every bar cart here is rectangular — this one is not. For a nice change of pace, and a bar cart that takes up very little space — the Colo has two shelves that double as serving trays. And we always love when a bar cart comes on wheels.

With its asymmetrical design and Champagne finish, the Prochaska bar cart is sure to get you compliments. We wish the shelves had raised edges so you could be sure nothing toppled over, but it at least has locking casters so it doesn’t roll freely.

For some excellent organization, opt for the Jossa bar cart. It has a top tray, a square tray and a bottom shelf— and the best part is that the trays are removable so you can serve guests like they’re at an actual bar. The wheeled casters actually have a stopping mechanism — not standard for most bar carts — so it doesn’t roll away with your goods.

We never would’ve expected Burrow to expand its offerings after its wildly successful sofa, but the brand has applied its mid-century aesthetic to all of its subsequent releases with great success, including the Dram bar cart. There’s plenty of space to hold all your bottles, plus it’s got a generous 50-pound weight capacity for those liter-sized bottles and handles.

Sometimes the party ends up outside. When it does, make sure you have Article’s Boden bar cart, which is crafted of weather-resistant aluminum and teak. Once it’s too dark or cold to stay outside, wheel the Boden back inside to continue hydrating everyone.

This West Elm bar car masterfully mixes its dark walnut finish with antique brass accents that can only be compared to the masterful mixing you’ll be doing with the libations on the bar cart. And if you want to move the bar cart to the party, it has a couple wheels to make transport a breeze.

Crate and Barrel’s clean-lined bar cart is plated with powder-coated, matte finished brass, rocks a tempered glass top level and rubber wheels for mobility. It’s the little details though — like the leather-wrapped handle and the mirrored bottom level — that make this a worthwhile pick.

This trolley was designed over six decades ago by Mathie Matégot. The designer is known for founding the technique called Rigitulle, in which perforated metal is combined with metal tubing. It’s on full display here on Matégot’s namesake trolley, which features a certain lightness thanks to its bent metal design and slim trays.

This walnut-framed trolley has been around since 1952, a testament to its timeless appeal. Its four-wheel design means you don’t have to worry about drinks tipping over when moving from room to room (or guest to guest).