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Review—Cigarbox, Las Vegas, Nevada
Review—Cigarbox, Las Vegas, Nevada
September 29, 2017

You would not be alone if, upon seeing the Cigarbox in Las Vegas for the first time, you thought this was another makeshift smoking lounge. The place is off The Strip in an office complex, …
Where To Smoke: La Casa del Habano, Prague, Czech Republic
Where To Smoke: La Casa del Habano, Prague, Czech Republic
September 5, 2017

Maybe the Partagás Serie E No. 2 was too much cigar for after lunch, but Prague's La Casa del Habano was just a 15-minute stroll from the restaurant, and the opportunity was not to be …
Where To Smoke: Kruger’s American Bar, Vienna, Austria
Where To Smoke: Kruger’s American Bar, Vienna, Austria
August 16, 2017

Perhaps you're at dinner contemplating the second half of your blanket-sized Wiener schnitzel at the Sacher Hotel restaurant, wondering if you'll still have room for the legendary Sachertor…
Where To Smoke: La Bodeguita Del Medio, Budapest, Hungary
Where To Smoke: La Bodeguita Del Medio, Budapest, Hungary
August 8, 2017

Is it Hemingway? Or is it Cuba? More than likely it's the combination of the two that makes naming places after the author's favorite mojito bar so appealing. Perhaps it's just that the …
Where To Smoke: Shelly’s Back Room, Washington, D.C.
Where To Smoke: Shelly’s Back Room, Washington, D.C.
July 26, 2017

While smoking is among the most heavily regulated elements of American private life, cigars are apparently still going strong among those who do the regulating: politicians, lobbyists and …
Where To Smoke: The Times Bar, Berlin, Germany
Where To Smoke: The Times Bar, Berlin, Germany
July 21, 2017

The Times Bar in Berlin gets busy at night. And as the city's only La Casa del Habano, it also fills up during the day, when businessmen visit and read the financial papers while enjoying a …
Where To Smoke: Priming’s Cigar Bar & Lounge, Nashville
Where To Smoke: Priming’s Cigar Bar & Lounge, Nashville
July 12, 2017

Chase Lyle never really enjoyed a cigar before his deployment to Iraq. But by the time the Marine Corps veteran returned to his native Nashville, he was a changed man—and bent on changing …
Where To Smoke: Hyatt Regency London—The Churchill
Where To Smoke: Hyatt Regency London—The Churchill
June 27, 2017

There's nothing so welcoming as a big city hotel, perfectly done. No one (well, practically no one) can afford to spend tens of millions of dollars making their living rooms look grand, but …
Where To Smoke: Copper Lounge at the InterContinental Hotel, Los Angeles
Where To Smoke: Copper Lounge at the InterContinental Hotel, …
June 19, 2017

A cigar and a cocktail. That combination is elusive in many places around the country as no-smoking laws preclude table or bar service in areas designated as cigar friendly. That's largely …
Where To Smoke: Menger Hotel, San Antonio, Texas
Where To Smoke: Menger Hotel, San Antonio, Texas
May 31, 2017

The Menger Hotel sits on what is arguably the most famous piece of real estate in Texas: Alamo Plaza. Opened in 1859, just 23 years after the battle that inspired the unforgettable battle …
Where To Smoke: The Humidor, Monterey, California
Where To Smoke: The Humidor, Monterey, California
May 16, 2017

The trappings of the good life have abounded on California's Monterey Peninsula for decades, from the casual summer cottages in Carmel-by-the-Sea (now selling for non-casual prices) to the …
Where To Smoke: StripSteak by Michael Mina, Miami
Where To Smoke: StripSteak by Michael Mina, Miami
May 5, 2017

When you step into StripSteak at Miami's posh Fontainebleau Hotel, you can sense you're in for a treat. You're greeted warmly, are taken to your table on the two-level restaurant, and can …
Where To Smoke: Thomas Hinds Tobacconist, Winnipeg
Where To Smoke: Thomas Hinds Tobacconist, Winnipeg
April 13, 2017

Located a stone's throw from Winnipeg's most popular venues such as The MTS Centre and the RBC Convention Centre, Thomas Hinds Tobacconist has been a destination for both locals and …
Fat Stogies Cigars & Lounge, San Fernando Valley
Fat Stogies Cigars & Lounge, San Fernando Valley
April 4, 2017

It might be the most cigar-friendly road in America. In a stretch of less than seven miles along Ventura Boulevard, from Woodland Hills to the west and Interstate 405 to the east, there are …
Where to Smoke: Red Phone Booth, Atlanta
Where to Smoke: Red Phone Booth, Atlanta
March 22, 2017

On a quiet side street in the middle of downtown Atlanta sits a bright red antique English phone booth. To the average passerby it's just an oddity, but for those in the know, it's the only …
Where To Smoke: La Aroma De Havana Cigar Lounge
Where To Smoke: La Aroma De Havana Cigar Lounge
February 22, 2017

Santa Barbara, California, is a wonderful destination. It has the longest south-facing coastline in the western United States, is close to wineries, and not far from a casino (Chumash …
Where To Smoke: Soho Cigar Bar, New York City
Where To Smoke: Soho Cigar Bar, New York City
February 9, 2017

At Soho Cigar Bar, you can't help but feel pangs of nostalgia for old New York. But the downtown cigar and cocktail lounge is anything but stuck in the past.
Where To Smoke: La Casa del Habano, Tijuana, Mexico
Where To Smoke: La Casa del Habano, Tijuana, Mexico
February 1, 2017

Tijuana. The name evokes trips across the United States border for fun, sometimes illicit, and lots of tequila. Now a booming city of 1.3 million, Tijuana also has an authorized Cuban cigar …