Cigar lounges & whisky bars
Historic merchants, hotel terraces and leather-lined lounges where a good cigar is still taken seriously.
Paris
All of Paris →Gentlemen 1919
A discreet bar near the Champs-Élysées with a cigar cabinet, a smoking room for up to nine and personal cigar lockers for regulars.
Casa Pelletier
A restaurant-bar with a cigar cellar, individual lockers and a smoking room for around twenty.
Baronne
A restaurant-bar off the Champs-Élysées with its own cigar cellar and an intimate smoking room.
London
All of London →James J. Fox
London's historic cigar merchant, trading since 1787, with a large walk-in humidor and a smoking room upstairs. A St James's institution.
Davidoff of London
The Davidoff house's London shop, opened in 1980 a few doors from James J. Fox, known for limited editions and expert staff.
Boisdale of Belgravia
A Scottish restaurant and whisky bar with a walk-in humidor and a purpose-built, heated outdoor cigar terrace.
The Wellesley Cigar Terrace
A heated terrace beside Hyde Park Corner, open year-round, with whisky and Cognac pairings.
Tomtom Cigars
A small, informal lounge opened in 1997 that pairs good cigars with good coffee, with a strong range of Nicaraguan and Dominican cigars.
Prague
All of Prague →Zurich
All of Zurich →AURA Smokers Lounge
A bar and smokers' lounge on Bleicherweg with a large humidor, bespoke cigars and a strong spirits and cocktail list.
Smokers Lounge, Zurich Marriott
A hotel smoking lounge on the Limmat with leather club chairs and a long bar list, popular with business travellers.
Warsaw
All of Warsaw →Cigarro
Around 400 cigars from 50 brands in what it calls Poland's largest walk-in humidor, with a basement club bar for 25 and a ventilated VIP room for four.
Aficionado Room
A cigar and whisky lounge off Marszałkowska with two ventilated leather-lined back rooms, single malts and cigars from Cuba to Nicaragua.
Good to know
Know the local rules
Indoor smoking is banned in most enclosed public spaces in the UK and much of the EU, so lounges rely on ventilated rooms and terraces. Check before you go.
Adults only
Cigar lounges admit guests aged 18 or over and may ask for ID.
Ask the staff
The best merchants will guide you to a cigar that suits your time and taste. Tell them how long you have.
Lockers
Regulars at several lounges keep personal lockers. Ask if you plan to return.