Which World?

@GraceyManor : :D I was followed by this awful shirt and the sideboard in my early days downloaded at TSR, so it´s good that you pointed that out!

"AlexaKry;c-17647084" wrote:
If you have Showtime, then @GraceyManor manor is right, there are some venues which have a bar.

If you don´t mind downloading Custom Worlds, I would highly recommend worlds made by Rflong, they have some bars.

I can also recommend Great Bear or Cape Garner Islands by Johnnywr, this worlds have a lot of venues with bars and dance clubs.
But: there can be missing some (many) buildings and decorations if you don´t have all EPs.

So it would be good if you could tell us which Expension Packs you own.

Thank you so much. I only have Seasons, Late Night and Ambitions currently. I can get Showtime though if needed, I am enjoying this game a lot. :D

Are the custom worlds difficult to install or is it pretty much like installing mods? I just want a nice world with some fun venues for my legacy family to settle in.

@Sharonia : It´s not difficult to install a custom world. Nearly all of them are installed via the Launcher (there is a small % of worlds which don´t come as Sims 3 packs, they are world files, these are installed differently, but I would concentrate on the other 99% of worlds)

If you download a world which you like, you just need to double click on the world data
(the file looks like the ones in the picture, the ones with the green plumbob in front of them)
https://i.imgur.com/aupRAik.jpg
and the Launcher opens itself and installs the world. That´s all you have to do if you like to install a world. (sorry for the German, but I hope it helps :) )

But: you don´t have so many EPs, so you have to be careful, which world you would like to install, you have to read which EPs you have to own to be able to play the world. Sometimes you´ll just miss some deco objects, but if a creator uses a bridge from an EP you don´t have, you can´t access all parts of the world and the Sims will get stuck. Then the world will be unplayable.

From memory, several of the EA worlds have "bars" but, unlike Late Night bars, non-professional juice bars are used. If you are wanting the full bar experience with a mixologist on duty, you could either switch the juice bar with one of the professional bars that comes with Late Night or use this mod.

@Sharonia
They're quite easy to install.
@AlexaKry Has posted a great tutorial above.I will look throw my installed worlds and see if I can find any that might be of interest.

https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7236241
Everything Island might be good for you.It has all jobs and venues up to University, but I have played this before
and don't think Univeristy is vital to enjoy it.
You can tell any story you want in this medium sized, versatile world that has everything...all jobs and venues up to Uni. Neighborhoods include a seedy slum, coastal cottages, rolling farmland, lakeside suburbans, stately victorians, and moderns...just to name a few! Plenty of starters and empty lots, too. No CC, no stuff packs, no store stuff. All lots made by ruthless_kk ( or EA)

There is a wide variety of worlds here. https://www.mysimrealty.com/Sims3_Worlds.html
Also has plenty of lots both community and residential - https://www.mysimrealty.com/Sims3_CommunityMain.html

And here - https://sims3customworlds.tumblr.com/

Best world builder - https://nilxis.tumblr.com/my%20worlds

Choices here as well - https://www.modthesims.info/browse.php?gs=2&f=151&showType=1

https://thesimscatalog.com/sims3/category/worlds/ (some links might not work)

Lots & worlds search - https://sssvitlans.tumblr.com/Lots%20&%20Worlds

Anything by Rflong http://myworlds-rflong7.blogspot.com

Anything by simrealty http://mysimrealty.com

You got a lot of good suggestions here, and I may just add a few thoughts about Sunset Valley, if you want to place a few venues there. Finding worlds that don't need Showtime or some of the other expansions can get a bit tricky nowadays.

The easiest way in SV would be to use one of the empty 30x40 lots and place "The Grind" from the library, a dance club you got with Late Night. It has a professional bar inside, which means it will spawn a mixologist. Here it is right next to the Crumplebottom house:
https://i.imgur.com/bKEUuhR.jpg
You'd probably at least use some terrain paint or floor tiles to alter the front yard, but other than that, you're set. And, maybe, you'll get the hang of changing up a venue after a while. The Grind is great for remodeling.

Here is another suggestion with using the the 20x30 spot that Ambitions uses for the junkyard for a dance club:
https://i.imgur.com/tFuJH8s.jpg
You will probably need Master Controller to remove the junkyard spawners there though.

Placing additional lots in town is a bit tricky. Other than far away from roads, there are only very few spots where new lots don't mess with routing. Here is a Local Watering Hole on a new 25x25 lot on the small road to the criminal building.
https://i.imgur.com/l4meGgy.jpg
And here you can fit a 20x30 and a 15x15 lot on opposite sides of the road:
https://i.imgur.com/k8VWkIU.jpg
I moved the consignment store there to free up the lot it blocks. Of course, if you are not beyond moving a few buildings to other spots, you get a few nice lots closer to the town center for some bars.

Have fun with the game!

Java huts came with university and they function the same as cafes, there will be a barista working there, but here is a somewhat of an alternative if you dont have uni. Place a coffee machine in any venue you would like. This mod called "have coffee with me" makes you able to direct sims to have coffee together after you prepare a coffee tray. It is nice to use this interaction even in your sims household.
https://www.nraas.net/community/Have-Coffee-With-Me