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Home » DIY Wedding Ideas » 16 Party Bar Ideas

16 Party Bar Ideas

December 27, 2016 By Jamie Dorobek 106 Comments

A party bar (sometimes called a food station) would make any party instantly more festive, and less stressful for the hostess. With a food party bar, guests can make their own dish according to their tastes… extra marshmallows, no problem… don’t like olives, no biggie. 
 
16 delicious party bar ideas for your next gathering!
 

16 Party Bar Ideas

Food statoins work well at any event birthday parties, graduation parties or even a simple dinner party with friends. 

 

Main course party bar ideas

1. Nachos

Who doesn’t love nachos? With a nacho bar, you set everything out and let guests decide what they want piled on top of their crunchy corn chips. Plus, you can use the punny phrase “This is nacho your average party!”

Nacho party bar

 

2. Pizza

Party bar ideas
 

3. Burrito bowls

Burrito bowl food buffet idea

4. Mashed Potatoes

Who doesn’t love mashed potatoes? 

16 party food stations

5. Pasta

16 party food stations

 

Breakfast ideas

6. Oatmeal

16 party food stations

 
 

7. Cereal

How cure are the plastic buckets filled with cereal and the empty milk carton filled with crepe paper flowers? Plus, who doesn’t love cereal?

16 party food stations

8. Biscuit Bar

Party bar ideas

 9. Yogurt

16 party food stations

10. Crepes

Party bar ideas

Desserts

11. Cookie Bar

Cookies are always a good idea and I love that cookies can double as party favors. 

16 party food stations

 

12. S’mores

16 party food stations
 
 

13. All white candy bar

16 party food stations
 

14. Colorful Candy Bar
16 party food stations

Drinks & Snacks

 

15. Root beer floats

Root beer float party bar
 

16. Hot chocolate

Hot chocolate bar
 
 
 
 

17. Trail Mix

Trail mix party bar

 

 
 
 
 
 
Any one of these ideas would be fun for a simple gathering at home or you could combine a few ideas for a bigger event. My friend, Katy, hosts dinner at her house and she always does a “make your own_______” theme. I love it! We’ve done nachos, fajitas, and pizza so far! Do you have a make your own ________ buffet? What are other good meals to do this with?
 

Here are 24 more fun food station ideas:

Party bar ideas

Psst… Here are 25 unique guest book ideas to make your par-tay even more special!
 

Filed Under: DIY Wedding Ideas Tagged With: kid party idea, party food

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  2. Bridgette says

    February 22, 2017 at 1:40 am

    We do a stir-fry bar for our family of 6 nearly every night. We change up the options, but mainstays include chicken, ham, tofu, sausage, potatoes, baby corn, spinach, and various other veggies, eggs, and a variety of sauces. We give everyone a bowl, let them put their protein and veggies in, we stir-fry it and they pick a sauce. They have a choice of putting it on a tortilla, rice or noddles. Cooking for a huge party would take forever, but it works well for our family to be able to get the kids to eat what they won’t normally eat. A HUGE one is the tofu, as well as spinach.

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  3. D. Durand Worthey says

    September 13, 2015 at 4:38 pm

    I like this… wait I LOVE THIS A LOT! I am thinking about a taco bar. A MAJORDOMO TACO BAR! I am inspired all because I chanced upon this awesome post! Serendipity at it’s finest!

    Reply
    • Avan says

      November 13, 2019 at 3:25 am

      So do I, I like the taco bar. Ahaha.

      Reply
  4. Maggy says

    March 16, 2015 at 2:01 pm

    I love the idea of a trail mix bar. It is so unique! I had never heard of it before. Setting up a trail mix bar is perfect for a country western/ rustic party theme. I love the inspiration!

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  5. Katy says

    March 27, 2014 at 12:07 pm

    One of my favourite party bar is a brunch bar. I have a big family and usually to feed everyone the quickest way we have a do it yourself wrap station with scrambles eggs, ham, cheese, mushrooms, peppers, etc. and we have a bunch of sauces 🙂 we also offer a do it yourself fruit salad station 🙂 thank you so much for all the other ideas! they are quite inspiring!

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  6. holly molly says

    October 22, 2013 at 10:25 pm

    I’ve done a chili bar. Served regular chili with cheese, onion, mashed potatoes, spaghetti (Chicago style chili), and crackers. Was a great party for cold weather. If I had more slow cookers I would have made white chili or a vegetarian option. Most of my friends are omnivores, though, so that would have only been for variety.

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  7. dbg says

    August 27, 2013 at 9:40 pm

    I do a lot of themed bar ideas for my entertaing. One night though I wanted a potluck style theme, so I called it ‘garbage salad night’I asked all my friends to bring whatever they had in their crispers, fridge or pantry to throw in the salad! I provided the big bowl of lettuce, the many random bottles of dressing i had in mt fridge, and homemade bread. Everyone loved it! No one bought anything new!!!

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  8. Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke says

    May 25, 2013 at 1:59 pm

    I love this lists! Found it on pinterest;)

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    • Jamie Dorobek says

      May 26, 2013 at 10:02 am

      Yay! Glad you found it 🙂

      Reply
  9. Christie says

    April 4, 2013 at 6:07 pm

    I ran these idea’s by my 10 year old daughter and she wants to have a Nacho Bar at her Candyland Party birthday party. I think it’s a great idea but is there a need to have any additional item’s? I ask because my daughter would also like to add in a mini burger bar. How was your party set-up, did you offer additional food items?

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  10. Ellena says

    March 22, 2013 at 7:15 pm

    I had a quesadilla station at a fiesta themed party I threw several years ago. In addition to all of the typical ingredients (grilled peppers, sautéed onions, a variety of meat, etc) I also had atypical ingredients such as goat cheese, fresh figs, etc. Make sure to include a variety of toppings, such as salsas, sour cream, avocado slices, BBQ sauce, etc. I had several electric griddles plugged in and it made it soo easy. It was a huge hit. I’ve also done a shish kabob party with shrimp, marinated beef, marinated chicken, bell peppers, pineapple, mushrooms, tomatoes, etc. Everyone put their own skewers together to be cooked on the grill. Also a hit-as long as there is plenty of grill space and snacks to munch on while waiting for your skewer to be done. 🙂

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  11. Nicole Smith says

    March 20, 2013 at 12:48 pm

    I’m loving all of these ideas! I’m doing a chili bar for my daughters birthday on Sunday. I’m making 2 different chilis: a traditional with beef and beans and then a white chicken option. For toppings I’ve got: doritos, fritos, black bean/ roasted garlic tortilla chip, goldfish crackers, oyster crackers, pepperjack cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, monteray jack cheese, sour cream, white onions, green onions, and three different hot sauces. We live in IL so the weather is a bit suspect this time of year so I wanted something that people would still be able to eat while milling around the house if we can’t be outside.

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  12. JK says

    February 25, 2013 at 10:00 am

    We had a chili bar. We made a big pot of chili and then put out lots of fixin’s – shredded cheese, sour cream, fritos, salsa, hot sauce, rice, pasta, corn bread, onions. Then we made a big salad and put out some clementines. It was a hit.

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  13. Lori says

    February 24, 2013 at 7:41 am

    We have done an omelet bar at my house. We take zip lock baggies and crack 2 eggs in each. I have all kinds of veggies chopped up in their own containers. we go around and put in what we like. Zip it up and drop the baggie in boiling water, in about 2 – 3 ,minutes (depending on how much stuff you add you have fluffy omelets ! of course squish the eggs around and add a slash of milk salt & pepper ! easy and no clean up.

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  14. Handmade Gifts says

    February 21, 2013 at 12:28 pm

    So many great party ideas

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