Cigar Lounges in London or Paris

skydiverD

Anyone ever been to a cigar lounge/bar in either London or Paris?  I am going there for 8 days with the wifey on April 2. Just curious if you'll have had good or bad experiences and/or what to expect. Looking forward to this vacation!

jarubla

Haven't been, but there is an excellent article in cigar aficionado's April 2016 issue; 'London For Cigar Lovers'. Made me want to go pretty bad.

Looking at the numbers in the article, the list of places with humidors and nicely appointed smoking areas, Hotels by far have the most options. The article also mentions some well regarded shops, and follows up with a couple restaurants.

London is interesting as it has a nationwide smoking ban. To get around it, the various companies have created 'outdoor terraces'. Some of the places in the article look downright palatial. 

I guess I am gonna sound like some sort of shill, but you can also pull down an app by cigar aficionado called Where To Smoke. 

Enjoy oy your trip and post some pics of you enjoying some Cubans!

Hays

The iconic place to go in London would be J.J. Fox - tobacconist to Winston Churchill - and they had their upstairs smoking lounge grandfathered in when nearly everybody else got shut down. Another place that I've been dying to go to, however, is the Wellesley Hotel (it wasn't open yet the last time I was in London, unfortunately). Though a hotel, it was built to be a cigar haven, and they like to boast that they have the largest humidor in London. Their biggest suites come stocked with bespoke humidors, and they have an ultra-posh cigar terrace. 

As far as Paris goes, I didn't have much luck myself - I made only a very quick dash into a LCDH near the Louvre, and was remarkably turned off by their lack of customer service and attitude. If you find somewhere to enjoy though, definitely let me know - Paris is on the return list.

dirtdude

Darriin = ultra posh, not sure on that one

skydiverD

Thanks gents. I can assure you that a box or two of cc will be rescued and coming to America. LOL. "I have nothing to declare"

Looking forward to getting out there!

skydiverD

dirtdude said:

Darriin = ultra posh, not sure on that one

Whadda mean?  I invented the term.