Puffing in the 2011 Playoffs—Where to Smoke A Cigar in Baseball’s Postseason

Cigar Aficionado's guide to where you can smoke in MLB’s playoff cities.

Alejandro Benes
Posted: September 29, 2011

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New York City still ranks number one in places to enjoy a cigar. If you’re going to Texas, check out other possibilities in Dallas and Fort Worth. In Detroit, the stadium has a cigar bar in it, a few good places in the city, and Windsor, Ontario, where you can go buy and smoke (outdoors) a Cuban cigar, is just across the river. Tropicana Field, where the Rays play, is the worst stadium in baseball, but has a cigar bar in it.
Without further delay, here’s the list of my recommended places.

American League Cities

Arlington, Texas

Perfecto Cigar Shop & Lounge (extended hours on game days)
306 Lincoln Square (close to the stadium)
817.277.9861

Detroit, Michigan / Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Camacho Cigar Bar (in the stadium)
Comerica Park
2100 Woodward Avenue
313.471-2582

La Casa del Habano (has a patio on which you can smoke)
358 Ouellette Ave.
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
519.254.0017

New York, New York

The Carnegie Club
156 West 56th St
212.957.9676

Cigar Aficionado Lounge/Cigar Inn
1314 1st Avenue (between 70 and 71)
212.717.7403

Salon de Ning
The Peninsula New York
700 Fifth Avenue at 55th Street, roof deck
212.903.3097

Club Macanudo
26 E. 63rd Street
212.752.8200

230 Fifth
New York Market Center Building
230 Fifth Avenue, 20th Floor, PH
212.725.4300

Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL

Cuesta-Rey Cigar Bar (in Tropicana Field)
One Tropicana Drive
727.825.3378

Kuba Cigars
243 E. Davis Blvd
813.258.8191

LIT
615 Channelside Drive
813.221.5548

Stogie Castillos Cigar Lounge & Factory
1600 East 8th Avenue
813.241.4010

National League Cities

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Shaker’s (the only cigar bar in downtown)
422 South 2nd Street
414.272.4222

Uhle Tobacco Co. (east of the stadium)
114 West Wisconsin Avenue
414.273.6665

Havana Lounge and Cigar (west of the stadium)
9505 West Greenfield Avenue
414.258.8219

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Comments 8 comment(s)

David Savona — September 29, 2011 4:53pm ET

I like your story, but not your picks. Yanks in five.

Arthur Pappas — MA, — September 29, 2011 5:03pm ET

May I also make a shamless plug for Cigar Masters in Worcester MA as a great place to watch a game (even though the Red Sox broke our hearts)?

Chris Homan — Coldwater, OH, USA, — September 30, 2011 7:49am ET

I'll be watching playoff baseball from the comfort of my own home, with good cigars and scotch on hand, being that my team didn't make it. I really don't care who wins, as long as it's not the Yankees. The only team in professional sports that I loathe more is the Green Bay Packers.

David Savona — September 30, 2011 9:43am ET

Funny Arthur, all my friends who are Red Sox fans have shown zero interest in watching the playoffs this year. And Chris, why all the Yankee hatred?

Alex Benes — Newbury Park, CA, USA, — September 30, 2011 2:21pm ET

Watching from home is the best, really. I turn my screen towards the porch and look through the glass door. I light a big cigar and pour a huge glass of rum and sit back. It's always good weather here!

Chris Homan — Coldwater, OH, USA, — September 30, 2011 5:58pm ET

David,

I've just never liked the Yankees, and them winninng everything under the sun, going out an dspending money on big-name guys, and having the sports media ramming them down my throat every day gets really old. I know there's a lot of history there, and i can appreciate that, but I just can't stand the Yankees.

David Wisniewski — Pennsauken, NJ, USA, — October 1, 2011 8:19pm ET

Total agreement with your view on the Yankees, but I want to see them represent the AL, so, the Phils can put those cry babys and their bandwagon fans in their place, once and for all.

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