i built a GIANT restaurant with the new cozy bistro kit

Let’s put The Sims 4: Cozy Bistro kit to the test!
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[@lilsimsie]

I'm live RIGHT NOW and we hit 500k for St. Jude!!!! www.twitch.tv/lilsimsie Our charity fundraiser: tiltify.com/@lilsimsie/simsie-play-live-2024

[@Randoperson123]

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[@JuliHoffman]

Just bought a T-shirt to help with the fundraiser. Congrats on reaching your fundraising goals!

[@nyxitylee2094]

Many congrats! I figured you guys would get to 500k by today when I saw a general idea of how far you had gotten the other day when I donated, but now? Beat last year's 500k to a 600k?👌 May you be able to get a well deserved rest after today.

[@chloelowe2356]

Kayla got about 610k by the end of the stream

[@racheltano3724]

It was wild!! We blew by 600 so fast!

[@norsegodoflove]

4:12 trust me kayla, pointless balconies like those are a staple of european architecture

[@Naroru]

My parents house has one of those 😂

[@ShammaAzmi]

Yeah and many people do actually use them as a flower box and sometimes a tiny herb garden

[@hellgix]

My friends and I in Poland call it "the barf balcony" because you just open it wide open and can barf if you need it (wouldn't recommend tho it may fall onto people walking by on the street 😂)

[@moonfaire460]

They're not pointless, they're pigeon balconies lol

[@TiffanyAllen1784]

They saved our sanity in 2020, though.

[@emily.leslie]

I think this build + the two new kits would really compliment a hotel expansion pack... imagine a france inspired world with a more city part that gives paris and a beach area that gives French riviera? Where you could live and operate a hotel, restaurant, cafe, all on one lot or travel to for vacation

[@GabrielarCas]

giiirl i was thinking the same! we can only dream

[@rebeckajosefsson4682]

They probably won’t do that sadly since restaurants and cafes are in different packs ( dine out & get to work) :/ but making a hotel inspired pack would be really fun!

[@alanareinikka3670]

I heard it’s Spain

[@mikoajnogaa5296]

i wish

[@mikoajnogaa5296]

Paris is love city omg i hope it is gonna be inspired by France pack

[@rosiem9184]

they should’ve done the rewards achievement style like “have a child 100 times” or smth. stuff that would still reward people who play a lot, but it doesn’t limit the rewards to such a tight timeframe

[@AllanGuiHaya70]

Or make it like any normal game Daily login but if you restart again the next week or sonething

[@portaldolphin13]

wouldn't really work as some people only build or only do cas

[@rosiem9184]

@@AllanGuiHaya70 yeah they could fs delay the log in rewards so that they still exist in a certain order and every time you log in you just get the next one. but if the idea is to incentivize people playing their game, gameplay challenges just makes more sense.

[@rosiem9184]

@@portaldolphin13 you could theme stuff too! gameplay items would require gameplay achievements, cas items would require cas achievements, etc etc. something to appeal to everyone

[@KM-ld9ln]

@@shayne87simmers are allowed to be spoiled when the game is broken and they charge exorbitant amounts to get all the content

[@chloeeeezyMC]

The balconies are "Juliette" balconies, and theyre totally a thing. Theyre not intended to be stood on; they're more of a safety feature for an open floor-to-ceiling window. Very European!

[@cls3282]

This would be so cute with the book nook kit to make a lil book shop!

[@Minkinglady]

A café and the book book 😭😭

[@kileywilliamson8039]

agreed!!!

[@shaylinpetite1270]

If only we could use the rent pack to make it a community lot on the bottom and then have a rental on top.

[@stormwright8300]

I usually judt make lots like these a community lot and build an aprtment for my sims to live in above that. I do wish you could make multiple rentals on a community lot though

[@emily.leslie]

Fingers crossed they incorporate this feature in a hotel pack - maybe marketed to combine rental rooms with a bar or gift shop or something but with the ability to mix and match any lot type

[@annieonpaper]

i do that with mods. my sim lives at an apartment with a functioning coffee shop. and i have another mod so she can actually work at the coffee shop :)

[@joeybishop5428]

Yeah wasn’t really much fun playing with this build for real but a nice idea

[@karen_lobster]

@@annieonpaperwhat mods do you use for that?

[@erinmealey4476]

Please build a cafe with a secret basement speakeasy. That would be so cute with this pack!

[@Croissantluvur]

And it would fit with the 1920s/art deco vibe the pack has!

[@spooked_glitch]

Tip from a European - over here (in the UK at least, not sure about the mainland) when there's an exterior fire escape, there's usually stairs down to what Americans would call the 2nd floor, then a ladder from there down to the ground which is essentially spring loaded so it rolls up away from the ground when there's no weight pulling it down to prevent people climbing up them to break in

[@SharmClucas]

That's how it normally is in the US too. At least, that's what I've seen from pictures and movies. I've never lived somewhere that had fire escapes, and I suspect neither has Kayla. Florida isn't exactly known for multistoried buildings unless you're counting the one that literally houses rockets to the moon.

[@ThumperE23]

There are generally three types in the US...the ladder style you mentioned is the permanently fixed fire escape stairs type, and I have seen ones where the lowest flight of stairs is kept up until some weight is put on it to lower it.

[@Anthia-jz2md]

She has built this kind of fire escape already! I think when she did the towhhouses for a legacy challenge.

[@Ashley_dear]

What do you call the second floor

[@spooked_glitch]

@@Ashley_dear in the UK, the ground level is called the ground floor and the next floor up is the first floor, whereas iirc Americans would say first floor and second floor

[@shaylabristow0425]

Hair is looking so cuteee like that ❤ I think you should redo the get famous mansion with the new Rivera Retreat kit!

[@That_Dam_Kid_From_Cabin7]

That’s an AMAZING idea

[@tildehook8734]

I agree I really like her hair like this ☺️

[@shaylabristow0425]

@@That_Dam_Kid_From_Cabin7 I thought that as soon as I watched Kayla’s kit review on it!!

[@xXPeaceForeverrXx]

congrats on 610k raised simsie!!!! raising 100k in just one day is an amazing feat!! very proud of you and this community !! :)

[@lilpumpkintasty]

Ok so I know you are saying that you can’t combine apartments with working businesses but if you want to run a business at the bottom of an apartment building it can be done. You can make a working restaurant with home chef hustle or a nail salon using spa day pretty easily, just make sure the business portion of the building is in shared not individual apartment space and people will come right in if your business is based around a sales table.

[@renniecakes]

I don't usually dig kits, but something about this I love dearly and it makes me want it. It'd be amazing to use with Dine Out if you can tolerate that.

[@notatallfunctional]

Whenever I make a restaurant, having a living quarters for the owner is always a MUST. Going back and forth between the restaurant and your home lot wastes so much time with loading screens. I know that you’re able to let the restaurant run by itself while you’re at home, but those employees cannot be trusted alone. Also remember to lock the employees out of the living quarters.

[@percynotjackson]

I think that the unlockable content should be achievements for play time! (ex. Play for 10hrs and unlock this item) That way they can reward people who play but new players could eventually “catch up” while the Sims team can just keep adding so long time players can keep earning

[@persnickety99]

In addition to folks missing out because they can't log in for various reasons, it also disincentivizes new players. As somebody who only got into the sims in the past 6 months or so, I can imagine how disappointed I'd be if it was a few months from now instead and I learned about all these free items I'd never get a chance to get. It's a bummer to have missed out on some of the free packs, but at least I can buy those if I really want them.

[@therichardsfamily5603]

I want to see a castle- inspired build using the riveria retreat kit! So many of those items would work so well with the castle kit 🙏🙏🙏

[@J8922-o4v]

Yes ☺I would like to see that too.

[@hesterwright3674]

They match because theyre probably reject items from the castle kit that they packaged up and called riviera retreat lmao

[@StaceyBear]

Re Login Rewards - as someone who is disabled and can't use a computer when I would want to I will definitely miss out on rewards- as someone who has been playing the Sims since the original game released and has invested a LOT of money into the game the login rewards feel inaccessible and gate keeper-ish.

[@Blaire_Shoe]

Absolutely! I hope they don't "fix" the filters, and that they are allowed to remain on the gallery so anyone can grab them that way too. That way the perk to claiming them during the event is just being able to find them easier, but you can still use them without.

[@RemyJustice97]

I filled out a survey regarding the log in event rewards and read them the riot act for punishing players who won't bend to their stupid mind games to access already made content available for free that is *artificially* hidden and locked. I'm case you couldn't tell, I'm furious

[@IdaMussi]

600k this year, wow, next year will probably easily be around 800k or 900k, maybe even 1m. It's so amazing what we all can achieve together 🥺 And gosh, I was so worried missing out on the rewards, but luckily not, I love how I always only can find news about the sims from Kayla, I searched all day yesterday, and didn't figure out what would happen for me since I still don't have it yet 😭

[@shela404]

I would love to see Kayla build a swanky hotel lobby or something with the 2 new kits! Like a nice hotel bar, big lobby (I think you mentioned that the new bistro tiles remind you of a lobby), and a pool or garden area outside with the Riviera pack I don't play a lot of Sims (just random building with base game stuff, and I don't own any packs), but I am SO tempted to buy the bistro kit now. I realized the reason is that I've always daydreamed of owning a cute little cafe and customizing the menu and the decor of it haha

[@FirebladesSong]

You need Dine Out to customize the menu, which only works in restaurants, and Get Together for the cafe lot type (not ownable by your sims, it's basically a bar that has coffee instead). Not to encourage you to buy those packs, but just so you know what to expect. Dine out is very well known for being glitchy and hard to play with. I only get it to work with a mod. If all you want is to build a cafe looking place, though, the kit is about all you need!

[@shela404]

​​@@FirebladesSong That's good info! Thank you for letting me know ❤

[@Eltyanistah]

I love it!! As a french gal living in Paris I'm kinda amused by the balcony part, this is the most realistic you could do with what we have in game to recreate these looong balconies hausmann builds have in the majority of the city. We would actually need to build with a half-tile but we all know it isnt possible... I might need to buy the bistrot kit cause I'm amazed how beautiful everything is. And this dark green is perfection!

[@lalaspoopsy5331]

Speaking of finding reward events early I was randomizing traits for a sim earlier and ended up with the new Practice Makes Perfect trait lol

[@AilaHaku01]

2:22 they should be adding this though! I wishhhh I could make a functional bobs burgers house lol! Or just a lot like this!!! @sims4 yall need to step it uppp

[@hoatsie08]

I really hope they implement mixed use buildings. That would be great. I would love to have a cafe and bar with rentals up above.

[@ilumibunny]

I found out something about the new bistro kit and I’m not sure if anyone else knows about it. It’s more of an accident find, but if you put the bar against the wall like in a normal house you get the option to make cafe type drinks and snacks. I tried it with other bars and those options don’t pop up. So you can in fact make coffee at the bar

[@squidthing]

Its very weird that the option only comes up when the bar is set against a wall! I wonder if its supposed to work from any placement during the day (like the kit description seems to promise coffee bar by day nectar bar by night) but EA did what they usually do and let it go on sale all bugged out. I hope it gets fixed if thats the case. I just tested it on a lot and it worked for me too.

[@ilumibunny]

@@squidthing I’ve already found a visual glitch. When you slot a table to the (I forgot what they’re called XD) cushion chair thingies, the table can sometimes vanish completely and you can’t slot a new table because it’s “slotted”.

[@AKHMallory]

I hadn’t been playing all semester so I’m kinda loving that there is so much coming through free even if it’s limited time. I’d be pretty bummed if it happened during the semester, but this has definitely redirected some time I would have been doing other stuff in my downtime.

[@riley6234]

I like the idea of having all those free rewards being available afterwards for a small price, like maybe kit-priced

[@neverforgetmeever]

Anyone else think that the half curtains should go on the bottom half of the window like how they are in restaurants in old movies? The characters could always be seen walking past the restaurant looking in over the top curtain to see the person they were meeting when they couldn’t see them… like an old jimmy stewart movie

[@HAppytobeHer]

That’s the normal way that cafe curtains are styled! So the sun doesn’t get into the diners eyes

[@acebildz1253]

Yes, and they snap there as well.

[@Lavender11108]

I totally agree with you about the whole limited time rewards thing. At first I was like really sad I couldn’t get into them because my xbox has been broken for like 3 weeks now and I haven’t been able to log in and ive been really busy working too so its nice to hear the timer doesn’t start until I open my game again.

[@Official_Mr_Lex]

This girl begged for years for EA to add the ability to paint ceilings. She never paint the ceiling!!! LOL

[@thiagoavena]

this cozy bistro kit and this green swant on the door and windons bring me irish pub vibes

[@MJ-xe6il]

it would be so much fun if this could actually be a duel-functioning lot in the game. landlording one apartment, living in the other, and then owning and operating the two businesses downstairs. that type of gameplay would be so incredibly addictive to juggle. i wish the sims team would work on implementing multipurpose lots and expansion pack feature compatibility.

[@friendlyneighborhoodnecrom4556]

I think the tile floor in is bistro kit pairs really well with some of the tile wall papers from For Rent. You can see an example when Kayla is decorating the restaurant kitchen.

[@justinabean94]

For anyone wondering, the little curtains are cafe curtains and they’re meant to go on the lower half of the window. Idk if they snap into the lower half like they do the top, but if you’re able to move them lower and want to use them, that is where they go.

[@acebildz1253]

They do snap lower as well!

[@justinabean94]

@@acebildz1253 good I’m glad , I love cafe curtains 💖🥳

[@acebildz1253]

@@justinabean94 Same!

[@samanthairish311]

This restaurant reminds of little bars that are hole in the wall restaurants in New York and Boston. Like I’ve definitely been to something like this in the city. I love it

[@darkovikaplayssimgames]

I took the Maxis build and added more to it! I added to the top, empty floor a book nook room and a seance room because for some reason that felt right, haha. I also added a bunch of items from the Romance Garden stuff pack to the outside eating area, and then a cellar with a nectar rack room and a nectar making room, because that felt right too, haha

[@Ross_P]

Cosy bistro is probably the first kit I've ever bought. I'm OBSESSED with it.

[@zoommiesbay]

I think the bistro kit also goes well with packs like vintage glamour. Theres a few others that have the vintage inspired decor as well.

[@ground-mister-y8993]

16:10 THANKS Kayla for the pro tip! I also found out that my randomly created sim already had the new "locked" trait 😅👍🏻 Great outcome, this is for sure among your BEST builds, that green is so spot on! 💚

[@wrenpen]

i'm so here for you building more community lots you always do such a good job

[@celinam.2513]

4:00 the people who called these cute old looking balconies too busy are definitely not from central Europe 🤣

[@th0rne_999]

Oh, green isn't always my colour but that deep green interior is beautiful.

[@daemonbug]

Its so funny too because just before these kits came out, I literally built a bar/coffee shop, where there was a bar downstairs and a cafe upstairs, and it just makes me think I had some good intuition on the cozy bistro kit.

[@Leto85]

I really love this one. You said it's giant, but it looks indeed cozy and also very classy.

[@hollyannehoernig7663]

I love watching unrestricted pack builds. I wish Simstubers didn’t feel like they needed to apologize for using a bunch of packs in their builds. especially when they make several base game only builds as well. They bought the packs, they should be able to use them.

[@manyaasolkar616]

i suggested this in chat and i was literally so happy when you read my comment out! i love this build❤️

[@diamondtiqras]

A video at this hour ? 🥹💕

[@potatoryaan]

just donated for the first time ever!😇 i couldn't donate much since the US dollar is worth more than the currency I have, but I hope the little i donated still made a difference ☺️

[@_.sugawang74]

This build honestly reminded me so much of the Sunset Valley bistro in The sims 3!!

[@MissLadyMaam]

Personally, I think theyve got a lot of nerve pushing a Bistro making kit when they know your Bistro wont work properly bc the dine out system is broken af ...but thats just me.

[@filonarafinja]

I changed my dancing hobbies so much in the last years but I always did it. Started with ballet, then cheerleading, after that ballroom dancing (my one and only love and forever) and now it's HipHop or partying

[@MyraMier]

The daily rewards still haven't showed up for me yet, but I love how you used them in this build!

[@paige1273]

I love when you build community lots especially coffee shops or library vibe shops.

[@olithecat_yz6311]

wait omg, your hair is so pretty tied up 💕

[@kileywilliamson8039]

the reward mess up is actually hilarious. i'm glad that backfired for them

[@AmandaC.]

Loooooove the build, just wish those ceilings were painted! I feel like Kayla forgets we can do that now 🤣🤣🤣

[@Larigleek]

The style of the kit reminds me so much of the restaurant in Sunset Valley in Sims 3! 😄

[@TiffanyAllen1784]

The build is already looking amazing and lilsimsie is like “don’t panic, it gets better.”

[@chief_2001]

this build def gives me sims 3 bistro vibes, and im totally living for it

[@littlemomouse]

I wont lie, I was debating all day yesterday about buying the Bistro kit, and this might just push me to do it. Edit: I did it

[@leilavogrig5324]

i just finished watching the review of both kits, perfect timing:)

[@ashleysmith1369]

Your Sim can have their as their restaurant business and live in the apartments. I always make an apartment for my sims above their restaurants so they can fill their needs and not go home at the end of the night if they don't want to. I also have my sim's kids come over right after school so they can use the apartment too.

[@wolfm.7527]

They should do the log-in free stuff on a rolling basis. As in it doesn't matter when you log-in but the first log in is one item, the second log in the next item, third the third item and so on. this way there is no pressure to log in everyday and people can still receive all the unlockable items

[@Stayville_Clown]

You made it!! You’re the best!! And the Ponytail looks so gorgeous on you ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Lokiocalipse]

Off topic but your hair is gorgeous

[@doratonks07]

I’m definitely getting the bistro kit over the pool kit. I’m not a builder, but I do like to renovate builds. I like to find shells on the gallery and decorate them the way I like. I’m definitely going to be getting a lot of use of this kit.

[@mattlastname1869]

i feel like also with the timed login reward system being rolled out slowly also serves to make it more inaccessible like i hear news about limited time things (free packs etc) from sim influencers so like if my game starts the log in week on a random day i’d be less likely to go and check versus if it started like on the first of june for everyone and people knew to start logging in daily on that date

[@J1M3N4]

Kayla, this hair is slayingggg!! Ur gorgggg🩷🫶

[@SandraPhillips-cb5og]

You're a natural on camera, keep shining!

[@charlottebarnhoorn3918]

Because the houses in Europe in big cities are much smaller most of us don’t have gardens. The small balconies we use mostly to get some fresh air in. Open the big windows and eat in front of it to kind of get the feeling that we are outside haha

[@Morepanthers]

Beautiful build and you smashed your St Jude goal today 🎉🎉🎉

[@ZombieKara]

Yay early simsie video!

[@Literally_anything64]

I just watched a new episode of a show I really like and it was very sad so this lifted my spirit.

[@aquasiox]

This video is also so cozy! Your voice is so calming ❤

[@evelynjordan2572]

Concerning the new events, yesterday I got the new trait which apparently has something to do with learning things faster. I aged up a toddler and she got this new purple/violet coloured trait. It works. She now a teenager and has learned how to cook she's on level three just from using the stand mixer. I think she's on level 3 maybe she's close to level 3.

[@thatminari]

I would love a pink/pastel bakery with this kit!

[@novadearest]

Kayla's hair up is giving cool aunt friend, I love it

[@deandraaustin8893]

The past few months to a year the sims team is really working overtime to make up for all the shit we talk about it lol and I’m living for it !

[@LokisMinx37]

Absolutely adore the bistro kit & the gorgeous swatches!!!

[@silwersvan]

No the french balcony's are so cute 👏🏼 love the gold

[@sydneyjarrett9528]

Ma'am it is so beautiful in your room! The nature light makes you pop 🥰

[@margaritarowles6535]

That Bistro is so Raglan Road at Disney Springs. I love it!

[@snehalmane]

Love watching your videos everyday to unwind and relax after work :)

[@AZIZAxBLUE]

I’m so in love with the new bistro kit, it’s beautiful 😍🖤

[@TheMikZino]

That build is amazing! Thank ou so much! Well done on your charity month! Over 600K WOW!!!!

[@iggypancakes17]

I love your hair! It’s so cute!

[@cozy.matcha]

i like this build a lot, I'll definitely use it in my game thank you ❤

[@L_watches_videos]

Wow! This is the earliest I’ve ever gotten to one of your videos!

[@munchkinmarcy2722]

might have to buy this pack just to download this lot LOL sooo gorgeous!

[@pinkpixiie]

i love the fire escape!

[@Aloaceae]

It was my first simsie’s stream for me! Very nice building💖

[@xsebi1823]

Id like the system to be like if you log in three times a week you get the free items but if you don’t play it just resets and if you log in it starts the next week and if you can’t log in 3 times it restarts! It would still make people want to play because the more often you play the sooner you get the items but people could still get it forever!

[@rebeccawicker6207]

I got mine Thursday. So glad my time is 4am I play in the morning and was really worried that it wouldn’t time out right with when in the day I play. 18:28

[@aliciag8530]

This is a gorgeous build...wasnt going to get this kit, but now I want it 😅😅😅❤❤❤

[@theeverythingkid]

Your hair is so pretty

[@raellysims]

I'm so into all the green omg

[@agremiln413]

kayla giving us the login rewards for free is awesome 16:06

[@NotElarie]

Idea for the non-slotting coffee maker. Use move objects and shrink down the counter and place onto the bar as it should be the same height anyway

[@hiitsjo1628]

Hopefully we will get the ability to have lots with more capabilities. So that you can give different rooms or floor different designations (like separating apartments in a building). We could build malls! Or just shopping streets in general.

[@hawksthechickennugget]

Loving the restaurant! Can’t wait to use this build in my save!!