Barista vs. Bartender

Main Difference

The main difference between Barista and Bartender is that the Barista is a person, usually a coffeehouse employee, who prepares and serves espresso-based coffee drinks and Bartender is a person who serves usually alcoholic beverages behind the bar in a licensed establishment

• Barista

  A barista (; Italian: [baˈrista]; from the Italian for “bartender”) is a person, usually a coffeehouse employee, who prepares and serves espresso-based coffee drinks.

• Bartender

  A bartender (also known as a barkeep, barman, barmaid, bar chef, tapster, mixologist, alcohol server, flairman or an alcohol chef) is a person who formulates and serves alcoholic or soft drink beverages behind the bar, usually in a licensed establishment. Bartenders also usually maintain the supplies and inventory for the bar. A bartender can generally mix classic cocktails such as a Cosmopolitan, Manhattan, Old Fashioned, and Mojito.

  Bartenders are also usually responsible for confirming that customers meet the legal drinking age requirements before serving them alcoholic beverages. In certain countries, such as Canada, the United Kingdom and Sweden, bartenders are legally required to refuse more alcohol to drunk customers.