The Cigar Lover's Guide to the Big Apple

To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the death of cigar smoking in New York City have been greatly exaggerated. Sure, various prohibitions make it seem like the only place you can light up in peace is a 4’ X 4’ square of sidewalk somewhere in the Bronx…but if you know where to look, there are any number of stores, rooftop patios, and lounges where you can indulge your smoky side. Best of all, you don’t even need a password to get in.

STORES

HARLEM

Fumée
837 W. 181st St. (at Cabrini Blvd.)
New York, NY 10032
General Manager: John Melinz
212-543-2130
www.fumeeusa.com

UPPER WEST SIDE

Davidoff of Geneva
The Shops at Columbus Circle
10 Columbus Circle, Suite 104A
New York, NY 10019
General Manager: Michael A. Herklots
212-823-6383
davidoffny.com

UPPER EAST SIDE

The Cigar Inn
1314 First Ave. (btwn. 70th and 71st. St.)
New York, NY 10021
General Manager: Gus & Billy Sakah
212-717-7403
cigarinn.com

MIDTOWN

Barclay Rex
70 E. 42nd St. (at Vanderbilt)
New York, NY 10165
General Manager: Frank Cervone
212-692-9680
barclayrex.com

Barclay Rex
570 Lexington Ave. (at 51st St.)
New York, NY 10022
Owner: William Rella
212-888-1015
barclayrex.com

Davidoff of Geneva
535 Madison Ave.(Corner of E. 54th St.)
General Manager: David Kitchens
212-751-9060
davidoffmadison.com

De La Concha
1390 Ave. of the Americas (btwn. 56th and 57th St.)
New York, NY 10019
General Manager: Ron Melendi
212-757-3167
delaconcha.com

The Grande Cigar
33 Grand Central Terminal
New York, NY 10017
General Manager: Dylan Galante
212-338-0006
grandecigar.com

JR Cigar
562 Fifth Ave. (at 46th St.)
New York, NY 10036
General Manager: Marie Jeune
212-997-2227
jr5thave.com

Nat Sherman
489 Fifth Ave. (at 42nd St.)
New York, NY 10017
212-764-5000
Director of Retail Operations:
Margery Dine
natsherman.com

DOWNTOWN

Barclay Rex
75 Broad St. (btwn. Beaver and S. William St.)
New York, NY 10004
General Manager: Ike Karipides
212-962-3355
barclayrex.com

Barclay Rex
3 World Financial Center
New York, NY 10281
General Manager: Pat Gargano
212-385-4632
barclayrex.com

Cigarillos
191 Spring St. (btwn. Sullivan and Thompson St.)
New York, NY 10012
General Manager: Rony Saliba
212-334-2250
(no Web site)

OK Cigars
383 W. Broadway (btwn. Spring and Broome St.)
New York, NY 10012
Manager: Len Brunson
212-965-9065
okcigars.com

The Wall Street Humidor
18 Warren St. (btwn. Broadway and Church St.)
General Manager: Richard Hu
212-962-4427
(no Web site)

BROOKLYN

Cigar Emporium
1953 86th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11214
General Manager: Michael Chang
718-714-9289
(no Web site)

Cigar Pyramid
7926 Fifth Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11209
General Manager: Igal Shaul
718-491-3608
(no Web site)

The Humidor
9212 Third Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11209
General Manager: Angelo Grigoli
(718) 238-2224
(no Web site)

CIGAR BARS

UPPER EAST SIDE

Club Macanudo
26 E. 63rd St. (btwn. Park and Madison Ave.)
New York, NY 10021
General Manager: James Plavoukos
212-752-8200
clubmacanudo.com

Lexington Bar & Books
1020 Lexington Ave. (at 73rd St.)
New York, NY 10021
General Manager: Jarka Piskulova
barandbooks.cz
212-717-3902

MIDTOWN

The Carnegie Club
156 W. 56th St. (btwn. 5th and 6th Ave.)
New York, NY 10019
Manager: Shawn Burnett
212-957-9676
hospitalityholdings.com

Grand Havana Room [private]
666 Fifth Ave., #39 (btwn. 6th and 7th Ave.)
New York, NY 10103
Manager: Laura Henrickson
212-245-1600
grandhavana.com

John Allan’s Cigar Room at the Midtown Club [private]
46 E. 46th St. (btwn. Madison and Vanderbilt Ave.)
New York, NY 10017
Proprietor: John Allan
212-922-0361
johnallans.com

DOWNTOWN

The Velvet Cigar Lounge
80 E. 7th St. (btwn. 1st and 2nd Ave.)
New York, NY 10003
212-533-5582
velvetcigars.com

Hudson Bar & Books
636 Hudson St. (at Horatio St.)
New York, NY 10014
212-229-2642

Circa Tabac
32 Watts St. (btwn. 6th Ave. and W. Broadway)
Proprietors: Brian Michels & Lee Ringelheim
New York, NY 10013
212-941-1781
circatabac.com

ROOFTOP & PATIOS

UPPER EAST SIDE

Sky Terrace at the Hudson Hotel [guests only]
356 W. 58th St. (btwn. 8th and 9th Ave.)
New York, NY 10019
General Manager: John Beier
212-554-6000
morganshotelgroup.com

MIDTOWN

The Terrace at Sutton Place Bar
1015 Second Ave. (btwn. 53rd and 54th St.)
New York, NY
suttonplacenyc.com
212-207-3777

The Pen-Top Bar & Terrace at The Peninsula Hotel
700 Fifth Ave. (at 55th St.)
New York, NY 10019
212-956-2888
newyork.peninsula.com

Rare View at Shelburne Hotel
303 Lexington Ave. (at 37th St.)
New York, NY 10016
General Manager: Ross Lombardo
212.481.8439
Rarebarandgrill.com

Bookmarks Rooftop Lounge & Terrace
299 Madison Ave. (at 41st St.)
New York, NY 10017
212-204-5498
Hospitalityholdings.com

DOWNTOWN

Hotel Gansevoort
18 Ninth Ave (at 13th St.)
Plunge Bar: 212-660-6736
General Manager: Sonja Tonnesen
New York, NY 10014
hotelgansevoort.com

B Bar (seasonal)
40 E. 4th St. (btw Bowery and Lafayette St.)
New York, NY 10003
General Manager: Steve Firouzan
212-475-2220
bbarandgrill.com

BROOKLYN

Velvet Lounge (seasonal)
174 Broadway (Williamsburg,
next door to Peter Luger)
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Proprietor: Philippe Issa
718-302-4427
velvetbrooklyn.com

BEST OUTSIDE THE FIVE BOROUGHS
Only a few stops away from Manhattan on the LIRR, J. Barbera Tobacconist provides everything the smoke enthusiast needs for a perfect afternoon: Cigar lockers, a truly epic walk-in humidor, and large TVs facing a lounge filled with comfy leather seats. Sit back, light up a stick you’ve never tried before, and watch your favorite team get pummeled.

J. Barbera Tobacconist
990 Franklin Ave.
Garden City, NY 11530
Managing Partner: George Brightman
516-284-7806
(no Web site yet)

From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the Jitney ushers city folk into The Hamptons, and the only place to get a decent smoke is Doug & Besims Tobacconist in tony Southampton. Well, to be candid, “decent” might be an understatement…this one of only 150 Davidoff White Label Appointed Merchants in the US offers a plethora of choices and a small lounge to boot.

Doug & Besims Tobacconist
46 Job’s Lane
Southampton, NY 11968
General Manager: Besim Cukaj
631-287-9230
(no Web site)