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I'm sitting at the Stanley Pappas cigar store and lounge (Denver,CO) right now. It's a Diamond Crown cigar lounge. I am really impressed. By far the nicest place I have ever smoked a cigar. It got me wondering what other members feel is the nicest place they ever smoked was.
Casa Fuente in Vegas. Its a small shop but having sexy women in linen dresses serve you alcohol/coffee is two thumbs up in my book. Not to mention they have an extensive collection of hard to find sticks from Fuente.
I smoked at Stanley Pappas today and I agree that it is a great place to smoke. It's very comfortable with a great selection of smokes and very educated and nice staff.
It was great and the lady that runs the place was nice and helpful. She got a little annoying though. After her initial contact with me, she kind of followed me around and commented on everything I picked up. I tried to be polite and drop hints that I just wanted to browse on my own, but she didn't get it. 10 or 15 mins later another customer came in. She was very nice and knew her stuff. I would definitely go back again.Quote:
Originally Posted by denver24
I never been to one. Sounds like a lot of fun!Quote:
Originally Posted by BenjiM
Would any body know of a website that has a listings of cigar lounges.
Unfortunately, the majority of voting Washingtonians decided that smoking cigars in a lounge was in the same catagory as smoking cigarettes in a restaurant. I can't be within 25 ft of a door unless I'm walking. The only lounges in the state now are at a few of the Indian casinos :smiley40:
This is by the same folks who are now determining how much money people can make. And supervising the restructuring of the auto companies. I wonder if they are going to use the same model as our federal government's budget...:smiley44:Quote:
Originally Posted by Cigarbear
This is a place in ST Paul,MN with a huge walk in humidor and 3 seperate smoking rooms
with plasma TVs and refreshments.No alchol though but really nice and friendly people.
Stogies Cigar Lounge in Sioux Falls, SD best atmosphere, gets a little crowded but if you get there at a good time you get some nice leather couches near a slick fireplace. Good music and good drinks, cigar selection is limited but good.
Outlaw Cigar in Kansas City, MO, best parties, huge humidor, free food (during a monthly event) and some decent guys to hang with.
I wish I were in DC. They might not have a vote in congress but they can smoke in public!! I live in Seattle. It was decided by public initiative to disallow smoking anywhere inside and within 25' of a business. Only the Indian casinos are exempt from the ban. The funny part is the number of people now walking around with cigarettes rather than being sequestered to a single area. :smiley36:Quote:
Originally Posted by golfermd
DC is not a bad area, but its not the best either. In the DC area, you have Bethesda Tobacco in Bethesda, W. Curtis Drappers in DC and then Shelley's Backroom also in DC which is a cigar bar. Usually when people come out here they get directed to Shelley's. Bethesda just isn't a big tourist trap, go figure.
I'm here in Denver and make it up to the mountains quite a bit. Denver still has a few places left, but the majority are gone. Up the mountains you get a dirty look for having an UNLIT cigar in your mouth, so my best bet is seclusion! HA!
Andy (XIKAR marketing guy)
Went to The Humidor in San Antonio this weekend. It was pretty awesome. Not the largest sellection, but no BS and they had many of the higher end/popular sticks in stock.
I try to visit The Hill Cigar Co here in St. Louis when ever I can (It‘s a little far from where I live), they have a nice little sitting area in the front of the store as well as a patio for when it's nice out. Their selection is pretty good as well. There is an interesting mix of regulars who frequent the place, and they have great events with excellent food.
http://www.hillcigarco.com/
I was pretty impressed with the Golden Leaf in Minneapolis when I was up there in April, they had two big sitting areas and huge humidor with a nice selection.
I know several individuals that I currently smoke with that would love to know about this place. Thanks for posting it.Quote:
Originally Posted by BenjiM
(Unreal_Doc would be one of them.)
Kris
There is a place called Paul's in Portland OR near Jantzen Beach that is small but has some comfy chairs and a decent humidor with a good selection. I have been there to buy but not to smoke. It is a bit small, and they don't have refreshments at all. Just this past year the state passed an indoor smoking ban on all public indoor places. I used to enjoy a smoke in Burns in a bar up there, but no more! That really pissed me off, but what can I say, guess smoking outdoors is all I can do now. Perhaps there will be legislation to lift the ban in taverns, but who knows! :smiley41: :smiley6:
I haven't really been anywhere fancy per se, but my favorite local joint is a place called Island Girl. Amazing little cigar bar, and every tuesday is trivia night. :) Amazingly comfy couches, great atmosphere... Pretty good on price too, so if anyone's ever in Jacksonville FL, let me know and I'll meet you up there. Heh.
There's only one shop nearby that I've seen and I've only been in once, more than two years ago before I started really smoking cigars. I'm only 24, and I think that's why I got some strange looks. The guy working the counter just stared at me as I looked around, and didn't offer any help or suggestions. I'm going to check it out again when I get back home, but from what I saw it didn't seem like a place I would visit often. Hopefully it was just a fluke, because it would be nice to have a B&M close to home to frequent.
They're all over the Metro Atlanta area..... but, I think the nicest one that I've been in, so far, is Buckhead Cigar.
My thoughts on places to smoke in DC......Georgetown Tobacco..on the main drag thru Georgetown (which I think is M Street)..pretty good but no bar. Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown allows smoking outside and has outdoor heaters, etc.. Good but it's going to be pricey. Leaving Georgetown, there's Shelley's Back Room which one of the other posters wrote about. Shelley's is down near the Williard Hotel and the JW Marriott. Good place..lots of couches..and paneled walls, but I find it a bit smokey. My favorite is Ozio's at 18th and M Street. Reasonable prices, friendly wait staff and great ventilation. They have a port (either $6 or $8 a glass that is a great buy..can't recall the name but it's the only one on the port menu in that price range). Other than the above, I think the options in DC are limited. If anyone knows other places in DC (not MD or VA), please share.
Actually, clarification on Georgetown Tobacco...good cigar store...lots of great smells and things to look at. Very small place to sit and smoke...probably 5 chairs in a corner. No soft leather chairs. Good place if you want to sit in chair and soak-up some of the old world ambience. Not so good if you want to kick back and put your feet up.
Here's a couple of cigar shops / lounges that I thought are worth listing in the Hudson Valley of New York:
Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars / New Windsor, NY - http://www.hudsonvalleycigars.com/
We have a regular Thursday evening crowd that meets as well as Saturdays as well. A very good selection of cigars to pick from in their walk-in humidor and some of the best steaks to choose from as well.
Uptown Cigar Company / Kingston, NY - http://uptowncigar.com/
Israel and the Uptown crew will make you feel like family right away. They have a great selection of cigars both in their walk-in humi as well as their box humidor. Right next door is Lucy's Tacos which is a must or one of the other fine restaurants close by.
If anyone is thinking about visiting either one of these two locations, please let us know so we can meet you there for a cigar or two as well as some eats......... :smiley20:
When I used to smoke in college we would go to The Jefferson. But I'm guessing the laws have changed since then and they no longer allow smoking. Glad to hear Ozios is still around - they've been there FOREVER!Quote:
Originally Posted by bassassman
Im still new to the forums just checking out the site so far but anyone in the midwest should check out http://www.makerscigarlounge.com/ I found this place in Bricktown OKC very relaxed and comfortable setting.
If anyone's driving from Austin to San Antonio or vice versa, there's a lounge right off of IH-35 in New Braunfels- The Tobacco Haus...pretty cool place if you ask me :smiley20:
Stanley Pappas is nice. But for the atmosphere and relaxation... Havana Manor (Louisville) and (Longmont) are by far the best Denver has to offer!
Oddly enough I found a nice little cigar lounge outside of Dallas in Grapevine, TX. It's in the Gaylord Texan Resort (there for a conference this week) and to tell you the truth the prices aren't that bad and the stick selection is very good for high ends. On another note, the lady who runs it is very well educated in cigars and has a lovely... err... for lack of a better word I'll call it "Talent"....
I'd give this little lounge (only seats 15 people tops) a solid 8 out of 10 though. She is a little slow getting drinks to people but it's understandable, it's a side room of a bar in the hotel, not a full fledged cigar lounge
I am pretty jealous. I have never been to a lounge, and I don't know of any around here. There are probably a handful in NYC, but I bet they are costly.
The closest I came was when I was traveling in SF, and didn't pack any smokes. I went to a shop where everyone was smoking, and they had a small sitting area. I walked into the humi and was hit with prices that are way above what I would have expected to pay, and I left.
We have a club here in town thats nice. You cant buy a stick there but there is a small bar. The best part is that it never closes. Its a private club, you have to be a member but its worth it. Any on comes to middle Tn. let me know, I can arrange a visit.
Peace
Marc
I've not been to the one in the Gaylord (Grapevine, TX). Didn't know they had it, actually. If you get to East Dallas (Rockwall, TX) there is a real nice lounge called En Fuego. They don't carry my favorites but can make up for it with others. It's pretty classy last time I was there.
Where I live now (Lubbock,TX), there is a store called Heroes and Legacies. I used to manage the place in college. VERY nice but the lounge is private, members only. You can by a day pass if you'd like, or make friends with staff. Lounge is leather seating, projector, wifi, etc. Great place! Cheers!
If you are ever in maine, the best place to smoke it the 'cigar and smoke shoppe' in bangor maine. hands down the best place.