Mobile Cocktail Bars In Sydney
This list features the best mobile cocktail bars to hire for private events in Sydney, including weddings, engagement parties, birthdays and other milestone celebrations. These specialist cocktail services bring professional mixologists and fully equipped portable bars to your venue, with options ranging from cocktail carts and airline trolleys to caravans, trikes and stylish timber-top bars.
Portable cocktail bars in Sydney offer a wide range of services, from sophisticated pop-up bars that serve elegant classics like dry martinis and negroni, to entertaining bartenders that add to the atmosphere with bottle-flipping theatrics. There's mobile bars with self service taps so your guests can pour their own, and expert cocktail makers who custom create drinks speciifcally for your event with premium spirits and locally foraged ingredients.
The pop-up cocktail bars featured below are all either fully licensed or BYO services. Operators with a liquor license typically supply alcohol as part of their cocktail bar packages, and can also sell cocktails directly to your guests making hosting a party more affordable for you. BYO bars provide specialist cocktail bartenders and equipment but usually require you to purchase the alcohol yourself.
Without further preamble, these are Sydney's highest-rated mobile cocktail bar companies for an unforgettable private event.
Top 7 Mobile Cocktails Bars in Sydney
1. Trolley'd Mobile Cocktail Bar
- Location: Newtown, NSW
- Service Area: NSW
- Years in Business: 12+
- 5 Star Reviews: 130+
- Licensed Mobile Bar
- Bar Hire: $6,800 including alcohol
Trolley'd is an aviation themed pop-up cocktail bar service that elevates private events with foraged cocktails served from up-cycled Ansett airline carts. Rather than parking a bar in the corner, aeronautically-engineered slimline cocktail trolleys roll into the heart of the party, with first class cabin crew combining aviation theatre with mixing drinks in a way that lifts the atmosphere and gets guests mingling and having fun.
Led by former Tetsuya's bar manager and Pier Head Sommelier Byron Woolfrey, the award-winning mixologists create custom seasonal cocktails using native Australian botanicals such as lemon myrtle, quandong, riberry and Illawarra plum. This premium mobile bar service is best suited to upscale weddings and events that require a visual and social centrepiece that delivers an unforgettable guest experience.
All-inclusive mobile bar packages come with a customised cocktail menu to fit with the theme of your event, all glassware, liquids, ice and garnishes, plus professional mixologists disguised as airline crew. Trolley'd services metropolitan Sydney and surrounding country regions, with all-inclusive cocktail catering packages starting at $6,800.
2. Kombi Keg Sydney
- Location: North West Sydney
- Service Area: Sydney, Penrith, Blue Mountains
- Years in Business: 5+
- 5 Star Reviews: 30+
- Licensed Mobile Bar
- Cost: $45+ per person
Kombi Keg Sydney is one of the city's most popular mobile cocktail bars for events with 100+ guests as it has 6 self-service taps that allow guests to skip the bartending queue and efficiently pour their own favourite cocktail or mocktail from high quality pre-mixed kegs. Drop & go packages make Kombi Kegs an affordable option at venues that already have RSA-qualified staff onsite, as they save you the cost of hiring legally-required RSA certified bar staff.
This classic 1970's vintage kombi bar is fully licensed and arrives at your event venue stocked with the chilled cocktails of your choice ranging from aperol spritz and cosmopolitans, to lime mojitos, margaritas and passionfruit caprioska. There are about 20 cocktail kegs to choose from plus a range of beers, wines, seltzers, ciders and non-alcoholic beverages.
3. Bespoke Buffet
- Location: Illawong, NSW
- Service Area: New South Wales
- Years in Business: 5
- 5 Star Reviews: 35+
- Licensed Mobile Bar
- Cost: $60+ per person
Bespoke Buffet specialise in providing portable cocktail bar hire for micro weddings & small events with up to 80 guests in Sydney. All inclusive packages start at $60 per head and include professional mixologists, a mobile timber-top bar and all alcohol, mixers, equipment and glassware to create your chosen cocktails including garnishes and ice.
The small-sized mobile bar easily fits through standard doorways and the whole bar set up only requires a 2m² space which makes Bespoke Buffet an ideal option for weddings and engagement parties hosted in private homes and backyards. BYO alcohol options are available, and additional services include cocktail towers, drink stations (spritz, margarita and punch) and signature drinks created in consultation with you. Mike and Alyse are particularly well known for their espresso martinis.
4. Louie by Hello Lucy Lou
- Location: Windsor, NSW
- Service Area: Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains
- Drinks: included or BYO
- Fully licensed
- RSA Staff: included
Louie by Hello Lucy Lou is one of Sydney's cutest cocktail carts, serving freshly shaken cocktails and mocktails from the back of a pint-sized Italian Piaggio. This compact little 3-wheeled scooter is the perfect mobile cocktail bar for small events with up to 30 guests, and is well suited to intimate weddings, bridal showers, hens parties and any smaller gatherings in Sydney where you need a stylish pop-up bar that fits into any sized space.
Louie rolls into your event with all the glassware and barware required to serve your favourite tipples from jalapeño margaritas to whiskey sours. One RSA-qualified bartender is included per 30 guests and no power or refrigeration is required as Louie has his own large esky filled with ice. Louie is based in the Hills District and regularly travels to the Eastern Suburbs and Northern Beaches for backyard and beachside functions.
5. La Boujee Bar
- Location: Cronulla, NSW
- Service Area: Greater Sydney
- Hire Fee: $660 - $1,650
- Drinks: BYO
- Licensed (guests can purchase drinks)
- RSA Staff: included
La Boujee Bar specialises in shaking, stirring and pouring delicious mixology masterpieces from classic cocktails like a moscow mule or daiquiri to custom creations made for the occasion. This stunning vintage caravan is fully licensed and offers onsite payment facilities making it great for events where you need a stylish pop-up cocktail bar that allows guests to purchase their own drinks.
La Boujee Bar is one of the most affordable mobile cocktail bars to hire in Sydney with packages starting at $660 for events where guests purchase their own drinks at the bar. The standard bar hire package is $1,650 including 3 hours caravan hire and 3 professional bartenders including an experienced mixologist. You supply your own alcohol and other liquid ingredients and La Boujee Bar supplies the cocktail glasses and consumables for up to 100 guests.
This chic pop-up camper is based in the Sutherland Shire and comes with its own power generator for refrigeration, making it perfect for venues without power access including rural properties across New South Wales.
6. Kubarz
- Location: Sydney, NSW
- Service Area: Greater Sydney
- Years in Business: 20+
- 5 Star Reviews: 150+
- Licensed Mobile Bar
Kubarz have two pop-up cocktail bars to hire for events in Sydney. They include a neon glow bar featuring an LED-lit front panel with customisable colour options perfect for themed parties, birthdays and engagements. The other is a timber pallet bar that's well suited to rustic-themed weddings.
All inclusive cocktail catering packages include hire of your chosen pop-up bar, 1 - 5 bottle-flipping mixologists depending on your guest numbers, and all equipment and ingredients to stir, mix and pour your custom cocktail menu. This end-to-end mobile bar package is perfect for parties where you want everything done for you from the supply of alcohol to portable bar set up.
7. My Little Peony
- Location: Sydney
- Service Area: NSW
- Hire Fee: $1,980
- Drinks: BYO (pick up & delivery available)
- Not licensed
- RSA Staff: included
My Little Peony offers a stylish pop-up cocktail bar service catering spirit-based drinks from a 1950's vintage Bondwood caravan. The caravan's compact size makes it suitable for small event spaces like backyards, halls and warehouses, and she's perfect for weddings, engagement parties and private events with up to 350 guests from the Northern Beaches to Sutherland Shire.
Cocktail packages start at $1,980 and include caravan bar hire & styling, and RSA qualified bartenders who are experts in mixing cocktails & mocktails with Tom Cruise style cinematic flair. Packages also include service of beer, wine, champagne & non-alcoholic beverages plus refrigeration and all glassware, ice and drink garnishes.
An alcohol pick-up & delivery service can be booked in conjunction with cocktail bar rentals, making My Little Peony perfect for those wanting an all-in-one package.
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Mobile Cocktail Bar Hire Packages in Sydney
There are three main types of pop-up cocktail bar hire packages in Sydney. They are:
- All-Inclusive Package: The average cost of an all-inclusive portable cocktail bar package in Sydney ranges from $3,500 - $8,000 depending on the location of your event, the number of guests, the types of cocktails being served and the style of your chosen bar. All-inclusive packages come with a physical bar set-up at your venue, bartending staff, and all alcohol and ingredients to serve your favourite cocktails.
- BYO Package: The average cost to hire a pop-up cocktail bar in Sydney with BYO alcohol ranges from $1,500 - $3,500 and includes delivery and set up of your chosen bar, RSA qualified bartending staff and usually, all glassware, ice, refrigeration and garnishes to create your preferred cocktails. You are required to supply the alcohol and any unopened bottles are returned to you after the event. Some operators offer a pick up & delivery service at additional cost.
- Cash Bar: A cash bar provides onsite payment facilities allowing your guests to purchase their own drinks on the day. For a host, it's one of the cheapest temporary cocktail bar set-ups in Sydney, with hire fees starting at $660 including the professional bar setup, liquor license and provision of mixologists. All glasses, alcohol and consumables are supplied for you, making it a cost effective and stress-free mobile cocktail bar option.
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