A
cigar bar is an establishment that caters to patrons who smoke
cigars.
History
While cigar bars have been around for years, interest in them developed in the 1990s when cities and government entities began instituting
smoking bans but provided exceptions for establishments that catered to smokers.
Features
While some cigar bars permit the smoking of
cigarettes, the classic cigar bar focuses strictly on
cigars. Many of the upscale cigar bars such as the Grand Havana in
Beverly Hills, California and
New York City as well as those in Paris, Spain and Germany, create a
gentlemen's club ambience with plushly-appointed interiors, sometimes including a piano or pool table. Featured prominently in upscale bars are
humidors, even walk-in humidors where people can buy and store cigars for safekeeping in special cigar lockers for individuals. The bars frequently also serve food and alcohol.
United States
The only two cigar bars in
Major League Baseball are the
Cuesta-Rey Cigar Bar at
Tropicana Field, home of the
Tampa Bay Rays, and the
Camacho Cigar Bar at
Comerica Park, home of the
Detroit Tigers.
Cuesta-Rey cigars originally were made in Tampa, while
Camacho cigars are distributed in Miami.
In the United States the Private Smoking Club in Cincinnati, Ohio claims to be first cigar bar opening in 1995.
Worldwide establishments
Asia Pacific
Philippines: Kipling's Cigar bar at the Mandarin Oriental Manila
Singapore: Olde Cuban, La Casa Cubana
Thailand:
Club Perdomo
References
External links
The Age, "The cigar bar makes a comeback", article, December 28, 2010
The Age, "Cigar bar rebel gets let off on defiant smoke signals", article by Steve Butcher, December 28, 2010
Category:Cigars
Category:Types of drinking establishment
