Cafe and bakery furniture for the working shopFor cafes, bakeries, delis and small chains. Tables and chairs go out in orders of 8 pieces or more, any mix.Talk to a specialist
Tillworth Cafe Furniture

Pick the piece for the job it does.

Tolix style bar stools

Same steel, same splayed legs, raised to sit at a window bar or a counter. All 44 stools here have metal frames, and most have a metal seat to match.

See what fits What to compare

44 listed products · Prices in USD · Options on each product

A closer look at this selection

White Bar Stool, Bistro-Style Metal
White Bar Stool, Bistro-Style MetalPrice $112.00
Antique Black and Gold Bar Stool, Metal Bistro-Style
Antique Black and Gold Bar Stool, Metal Bistro-StylePrice $119.00
Green Bar Stool, Metal Bistro-Style
Green Bar Stool, Metal Bistro-StylePrice $112.00

Actual product images. Open a piece to see its available options.

Other furniture departments

44 products

USD · Each product prices itself once the options are set
Filter products

Choose filters, then apply. Prices are before selected options, freight, and tax.

Frame material
Seat material
Setting
Stackable
Listed price
Clear filters

Bistro-style metal bar stools

Notes from behind the counter

Picture the piece at four in the afternoon, after the lunch line has been through. Check the seat height against your counter and the base spread against the top. Save the models that pass to a shop plan, with a note on where each one goes.

At a glance, bistro-style metal bar stools look alike, steel stools in the bistro outline, so read the seat height on each listing against the ledge or counter you have.

Measure your actual counter

Check the listed seat height against the counter or bar where the stool will be used. Measure the underside as well as the top surface, and account for aprons and footrests.

Allow for the whole stool

Review overall width, back height, and the space around the seat. When considering a swivel model, include room for the seat to turn without striking the next stool or a nearby wall.

Shop plans

Same steel, same splayed legs, raised to sit at a window bar or a counter. All 44 stools here have metal frames, and most have a metal seat to match. Before you look at backs or colors, measure your ledge from the floor to the top, because that one number decides which stools in this group will fit.

Buy the stool for the ledge

A window ledge and a service counter are not the same height, and a stool bought for one is the wrong stool for the other. For a 34 to 36 inch counter, buy stools of 24 to 26 inches. For a ledge up at 40 or 42 inches, buy stools near 29 to 31. Measure first, then read the seat height on each listing.

The overall heights in this group show the spread. The backless metal bar stool stands 17" W x 17" D x 30" H. A backed metal bar stool is 17 3/4" W x 20" D x 45 1/4" H, and much of that height is the back, so its seat is far lower than the top of the frame.

Seats, backs and the floor

Seventeen of the 44 have metal seats and 3 have a wood seat on the metal frame. The metal ones wipe in a single pass after the lunch line. Wood sits warmer and quieter, and it is the surface that wears first.

A backless stool tucks right under the ledge when nobody is on it. That keeps the walkway clear for the person carrying a tray to the door. A back gives a regular somewhere to lean for a whole coffee and a newspaper. For a long window bar with a busy door behind it, backless usually wins. For a counter where people stay, choose a back.

How many fit the window

Give each stool 24 to 30 inches, measured from the middle of one seat to the middle of the next. A 12-foot window at 24 inches takes six stools; at 30 inches, it takes four with room to spare. Leave about 36 inches behind the row so the line can still move.

Ten are listed for patio use. A sidewalk ledge needs those and only those, and even they want rinsing and cover when the season closes. Prices start around $81 and run up to $147.

Next places to look

For other frames at the same heights, see metal bar stools and industrial bar stools. If the ledge is counter height, counter stools narrows it down, and backless bar stools collects every stool without a back. The whole range sits under bar stools.

Related reading

Worth a read before the delivery truck pulls up.

What each finish name means at the counter →How an order goes through →Get ready for the truck →