Havens for BOTLs Across the US

Haven't seen this posted yet (or I'm just getting old), but I'm always curious where to go if I'm in a new town. Wanted to start a thread about where to go to have a drink and a smoke or a fantastic B&M in your area. Not necessarily your neighborhood store, but a place you go to get the goodies or relax and unwind.

My favorites in the DC area:

DC:

Shelly's Backroom - 1331 F St. NW, Washington, DC - 202.737.3003 - Site
Only place left in DC that you can smoke, drink, and eat.

Northern Virginia:

Ritz-Carlton (Tysons Corner) - 1700 Tysons Blvd, McLean, VA - 703-506-4300
At the bar. 'Nuff said.

Capital Grille (Tysons Corner) - 1861 International Drive, McLean, VA - 703-448-3900
At the bar.

Just my two bits.

Mauied1101,

very nice idea. I travel a heck of a lot so stuff like this is always useful. I'll post my jetsetting intel tomorrow!

WOW, no where in Connecticut except for the casinos

Fowoods Resort Casino

Mohegan Sun

In New Windsor (Hudson Valley), New York there's

Schlessinger's Steak House

California:

LaSalle Cigars - 6218 La Salle Avenue Oakland, CA 94611
Full lounge with drinks from soft and coffee to wine and beer. Excellent humidor selection. Friendly customer service, but weird hours in the evenings.

For anyone unfortunate enough to be stuck in Billings, MT....


Jakes
www.jakes.tv

and the local B&M, Stogies, is about 4 doors down.

Wow, thanks for the info Mauied. I thought Shelly's was the only place, I didn't realize Ritz and Capital Grille allowed you to smoke cigars (even though it's just at the bar).

Andrew

I stop by Bailey's in Arlington VA about once a week. Its big, has sports, is cigar friendly, goood beer and decent food.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp...ile&id=1086115

My favorite place to smoke in Houston (Sugarland TX, actually) is the Smoke Ring, the B&M I frequent. There is another store in the Clear Lake area of Houston that is kind of a brother store. In both locations, lounges with leather chairs and big screen TV, free coffee, BYOB, and lots of friendly guys to herf with most of the time.

http://www.smokeringcigars.com/sugarland/

If you're in Houston proper, the place to go is 10 Downing Street. They sell cigars, but prices are very high, so you should bring your own if you can. But this is the best cigar bar in Houston, an excellent selection of scotches and fine alcohol, and a limited pub menu.

http://www.downingstreetpub.com/

In South Eastern Michigan, Smokey's in Ann Arbor has a lounge, Rendez Vous cafe is the place where all the cigar smoking students on campus go. The buffalo wild wings here is ok with cigars while in the smoking section.

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Wow, thanks for the info Mauied. I thought Shelly's was the only place, I didn't realize Ritz and Capital Grille allowed you to smoke cigars (even though it's just at the bar).

Andrew

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Just in NoVa... DC smoke ban in effect. Places that I've also been (but not frequent) that allow cigar smoke:

Pizzeria Unos - Fair Oaks Mall - bar
Ruby Tuesdays - Pentagon City Mall - but only after 4PM

The Leaf and Bean in the Strip District in Pittsburgh is a pretty cool little coffee and cigar shop where you can smoke. All the little dive bars around me in the booming metropolis of California PA allow cigars, and some of them have some have some pretty good drink specials. (Not that I think anyone will find themselves here)

If you're ever in the Indianapolis area, especially on the Westside around the track, take the SHORT drive West to Brownsburg and visit My Favorite Cigar. It's a B&M with a full bar and the Cabana Room restaurant is attached. Their website: http://myfavoritecigar.com/

So I was in NYC overnight last weekend on business. Thought I'd find myself a place to light up - and other than Club Macanoodle, there wasn't a place that allowed smoking. I stayed at the Intercontinental (nope), went to the W (nope), the Grand Hyatt (nope)... anywhere other than Club Mac that I can go?

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Originally Posted by mauied1101

So I was in NYC overnight last weekend on business. Thought I'd find myself a place to light up - and other than Club Macanoodle, there wasn't a place that allowed smoking. I stayed at the Intercontinental (nope), went to the W (nope), the Grand Hyatt (nope)... anywhere other than Club Mac that I can go?

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Paul, over on CPass there is a tread called: I know I keep saying I have a cool wife, But, she's outdone herself this time which touches on your topic of interest. Here is the link:
http://www.cigarpass.com/forums/inde...howtopic=31165

In Maryland, I normally smoke in any of the Baltimore Bars. I perfer the Owl Bar, which is in the Old Belvedere Hotel (The Owl Bar was actually around during prohibition and was a speak easy). So far there is no smokeing ban, but it is in the works (it didn't pass in December).

Mauied, you could hit up merchants on the E. Side, I believe the Velvet Lounge in the E. Village is open again. The Davidoff stores have lounges. Club Macanudo is actually a great place, but you have a 20 dollar minimum, 10 of which must go to a cigar (grandfather claused businesses still have to show a certain percentage of profits coming from tobacco). Other than merchants though, the places I listed all expect you to buy there.

Anyone know of cigar-friendly spots in the southern metro of the Twin Cities? I know about Stogies on Grand, but living north of New Prague, I don't get that direction very often.

If anyone ever happens to be in the Southern Alabama/Mississippi area or Northwest part of Florida, let me know and i'll hook you up with friendly places in Mobile, there aren't alot... nothing worth listing in detail, but i'll certainly be happy you set anyone up who is passing through.

If any of you are ever in Vancouver, drop on down to the #5 orange and smoke one in the smoke room. Sorry no waitress service in there but the view is amazing!

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