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For espresso machines, see Coffeemaker.
"Barista" redirects here. For The Sims 4 career, see Part-time job#Barista.

An espresso bar is an object that allows Sims to buy espresso on a community lot, thereby gaining some energy.

There will also very often be spawned a barista non-playable character to staff the bar, which functions similarly to bartenders for certain types of bars.

The Sims: Unleashed

Espresso bars were introduced in The Sims: Unleashed, with Travelin' Joe's Espresso Bar. When placed on a community lot, it would allow Sims to buy a cup of espresso for §12, and would spawn one of three NPC baristas: Travelin' Griff, Travelin' Greg, or Travelin' Joe. If placed on an Old Town lot, it would also spawn the wandering saxophone player W.C. Friendly. Friendly will often spawn directly in front of the bar, preventing Sims from purchasing an espresso until he moves away.

Travelin' Joe's Espresso Bar

Travelin' Joe's Espresso Bar
UnleashedEspressoBar
Peddling coffee to Sims on the go is what he does...he's Travelin' Joe. Got a product to ship? Feel your date might just slip? Or perhaps you're a little bit slow. Never you mind, when you're in a bind, he can get your ideas to flow. Are you feeling drowsy? Or just a bit lousy? Can you no longer keep thoughts in your head? Drop by and see Joe, drink espresso, and stop thinking so much about bed!
Game The Sims: Unleashed
Buyability Community lot only
Price in game §4,900
Object type(s) Needs
Size 2x1

The Sims 2

In The Sims 2: University, the espresso bar was re-introduced as the Impresso Espress-o-Matic. In addition to being able to buy espresso (for §20), a Sim could make a few simoleons by working at the bar as a barista. The espresso bar was also reintroduced in The Sims 2: Apartment Life. Sims may also choose to work as a Barista and take over from the assigned NPC, this will earn the Sim §80 per hour (or more specifically §16 every 12 minutes).

When a Sim orders an espresso, the barista will produce two cups, and serve one to the customer. If a second Sim orders an espresso, the barista will serve the remaining cup, but will not produce more unless a third Sim orders from the bar. If an espresso bar is located on the same lot as a restaurant, servers from the restaurant may go over to the bar and dispose of the second cup of coffee, forcing the barista to produce a new batch every time a Sim orders from them. This is fixed with the coffeecuphack mod from More Awesome Than You.

If University and Mansion & Garden Stuff are installed without Apartment Life, the espresso bar will not appear in the buy mode catalog.[1]

Impresso Espress-o-Matic

Impresso Espress-o-Matic
Impresso Espress-o-Matic
This new industrial Espresso machine is bigger, shinier, and will make more high-energy drinks faster than anything ever has before. Sims all around town will dash to this delicious drink dispenser like moths to a flame, eager for tantalizing tastes to tango across their tongues.
Game The Sims 2: University, The Sims 2: Apartment Life
Buyability Community lot only
Object type(s) Needs
Money
Size 2x1

The Sims 3: University Life

Sims can buy various drinks (energy drinks, herbal teas, hot beverages and organic brews) as well as baked goods. Buying drinks raises a Sim's level in the Rebel social group, but buying food does not. A generated NPC barista is automatically assigned to the coffee bar when it is placed on a community lot.

In contrast to professional bars,[TS3:LN] the full food selection is available on home lots for free, as opposed to being exclusive to community lots.

In Buy Mode, it is not found in any appliances sections, but is found in "Sort by Function" → "Entertainment" → "Parties", and in "Sort by Room" → "Dining Room" → "Bars".

Since espresso bars also contain all the drinks that coffeemakers can brew, it makes coffeemakers mostly unnecessary to also have (This is especially the case on residential lots, where espresso bars do not need NPC staffers), the main exception being that SimBots[TS3:A] cannot chat with an espresso bar's brewing machine.

Quick Croissants Coffee Bar

Quick Croissants Coffee Bar
Quick Croissants Coffee Bar espresso University Life
Take a study break to swing by the local coffee bar! Meet up with friends, order a drink, or nibble on a snack and let the procrastination begin.
Game The Sims 3: University Life
Buyability Buy Mode
Price in game §1,275
Object type(s) Moodlet
Hunger
Fun (1)
Size 2x1

Food sold at the coffee bar (Will be of Normal food quality):

Drinks sold at the coffee bar:

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The Sims 4: Get Together

Sims can order coffee and food either "for here" or "to go", which makes no real difference except for "to go" coffee being in a plastic cup instead of a mug, and "to go" food being in a paper bag instead of on a plate. NPC baristas are only automatically assigned to espresso bars in cafés. On other community lots (or on residential lots) they can be hired for a fee.

There are two espresso bars for sale: one that comes with an espresso machine and coffee grinder, and one that does not. Players have to buy the equipment separately if they buy the bar by itself in order to use it.

Easy Energy Espresso Bar

Easy Energy Espresso Bar
Easy Energy Espresso Bar
Without espresso, timecards would be filled out upside down, employees would exclusively communicate in grunts, and key business decisions would be made during REM sleep. If anyone deserves that company raise, it's that barista next door. Bar none.
Game The Sims 4: Get Together
Buyability Build mode
Price in game §800
Object type(s) Needs
Size 4x2

Food sold at the Easy Energy Espresso Bar:

Easy Energy Espresso Bar Collection

Easy Energy Espresso Bar Collection
Easy Energy Espresso Bar Collection
This collection of items includes the Easy Energy Espresso Bar, Impress-O Espresso Machine, and Espresso Grind-O-Matic all in one easy to grab place. Here you'll find everything you need to make that perfect cup o' joe.
Game The Sims 4: Get Together
Buyability Build mode
Price in game §1,350
Object type(s) Needs
Size 4x2

The Easy Energy Espresso Bar Collection sells the food available in the Easy Energy Espresso Bar, as well as the following drinks:

The Impress-O Espresso Machine and the Espresso Grind-O-Matic that come with the Easy Energy Espresso Bar Collection can both be purchased as separate items, and placed on top of objects such as Counters. This allows for Sims to make Espresso in areas such as private home kitchens for their own personal consumption.

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The Sims 4: Businesses & Hobbies

Coffee stalls are known to be present in the town squares in Gammelvik and Iverstad, both of them in Nordhaven.

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Notes

  1. ↑ The Sim won't faint from the "Exhausted" moodlet for 50 minutes.
  2. ↑ The Sim won't faint from the "Exhausted" moodlet for 3 hours.

References

  1. ↑ Missing coffee bar -- did anyone ever find a fix for this?. ModTheSims. Retrieved 13 August 2015.