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The Coffee Bar.

Plumbed, photogenic, and ready to open at 6am.

Lead time
3–6 wk
Style
Slatted
Plumbing
Pre-cut
Size
This build is the 5-foot flagship of its industry pair. Need the 4-foot mid? It has its own page.
5 ft · fixed spec
Paint Finish
White or raw wood — the two finishes we ship. Want a custom color? That is a Custom Elite build.
Your Total
$1,950
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45% deposit · 3–6 wk lead · Ships US & Canada · Plumbing kit available

Cost / day open
~$4
Service life
5+ years
Pay over
3 stages

The cart that opens at six.

The Coffee Bar started as a custom build for Joana at Raven's Coven, who needed a mobile cart that could roll out before sunrise and hold a La Marzocco Linea Mini without complaint. We had to redesign the top to handle the weight and add a pre-cut plumbing port so she could wire in a pump-fed water line on day one.

Two builds later, we made it a Signature. The proportions match the height of a standard espresso machine, the work surface is sealed for daily milk-and-water service, and there is a hidden routing channel underneath for power and water lines so nothing dangles.

Pick a size and a finish. We will pre-cut the plumbing port for the configuration you tell us at order. If you need a full plumbing kit, that is a Custom Elite conversation.

Build
3/4" Baltic birch panels, hardwood frame, doweled and glued
Surface
Sealed butcher-block top, food-safe finish, sized for espresso machine
Plumbing
Pre-cut port for water line; full sink/pump on Custom Elite
Mobility
4× heavy-duty locking commercial casters, 250 lb each
Includes
Lower shelf for syrups and supplies, branded build tag
Where the cost goes

Same money. Very different cart.

Cheap coffee carts crack at the seams the first time you load a real espresso machine on them. We built this one because Joana asked for a cart that would still be flat in three years.

The mass-market alternative

~$500, no plumbing

  • Top weight ratingOften unspecified
  • PlumbingNone — drill it yourself
  • Surface sealSprayed polyurethane
  • WheelsPlastic, ~50 lb rating
  • Lifespan6–12 months under daily service
  • Replaces machine?Often, after warping
The Coffee Bar · Signature

From $1,650, plumbing-ready

  • Top weight ratingSized for La Marzocco Linea
  • PlumbingPre-cut port for water line
  • Surface sealHand-finished food-safe
  • WheelsLocking commercial, 250 lb
  • Lifespan5+ years of daily service
  • Replaces machine?Never, that's the point
Need full plumbing?

If you need a sink, Sam designs that one personally.

The Coffee Bar comes with a pre-cut port for a single water line. A 3-compartment sink, hot water plumbing, full mobile food facility specs — that scope crosses into Custom Elite, where Sam prices it out on the discovery call.