Places to Smoke a Stogie and Watch the Game
Anaheim
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Pop the Cork
Katella Avenue No. 305
Anaheim, CA
714-635-4321
Red Cloud Cigars Martini Bar & Billiards (private)
118 Wilshire Avenue
Fullerton, CA
714-680-6200
2J's Cocktail Lounge
120 West Houston Avenue
Fullerton, CA
714-871-9665
Boston
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Cigar Masters
745 Boylston Street
Boston, MA
617-266-4400
Churchill's Lounge
40 North Street
Boston, MA
617-227-0750
Stanza dei Sigari
292 Hanover Street
Boston, MA
617-227-0295
Chicago (South Side)
South Side or North? It doesn’t matter when it comes to enjoying a cigar. Illinois has a strict anti-smoking law — remember that the Big Smoke in Chicago was cancelled this year — and that has pretty much limited opportunities to some museum-quality tobacco stores.
Jack Schwartz Importer (south and west of the Loop; home of the free matches)
141 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL
312-782-7898
Up Down Cigar (Old Town, closest to Wrigley)
1550 North Wells Street
Chicago, IL 60610
800-587-3696
Iwan Ries (Loop)
19 South Wabash Avenue 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL
800-621-1457
Minnesota
In Minneapolis, there’s only one recommendation. Golden Leaf is about four miles from the ballpark and has some seats and a TV. Great selection. They just opened in Saint Paul also where, I must mention, you can also find Stogies on Grand, the only Davidoff distributor in the state. Probably about eight miles from the Metrodome.
Golden Leaf Ltd.
3032 Hennepin Ave South
Minneapolis, MN
612-824-1867
961 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul, MN
651-222-8700
Tampa Bay
Cuesta-Rey Cigar Bar
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Cuesta-Rey Cigar Bar
Tropicana Field
One Tropicana Drive
St. Petersburg, FL
727-825-3378
Gaspar’s Grotto
1805 East 7th Avenue
Tampa, FL 33605
813-248-5900
NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFF CITIES
Chicago (North Side)
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Jack Schwartz Importer (south and west of the Loop; home of the free matches)
141 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL
312-782-7898
Up Down Cigar (Old Town, closest to Wrigley)
1550 North Wells Street
Chicago, IL 60610
800-587-3696
Iwan Ries (Loop)
19 South Wabash Avenue 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL
800-621-1457
Los Angeles
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Buena Vista Cigar Club & Lounge
9715 South Santa Monica Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA
310-273-8100
Ceniza Cigar Lounge
260 East Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA
626-795-4664
J Restaurant & Lounge
1119 South Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA
213-746-7746
Milwaukee
It’s not that I was especially cheering for the Brewers to win the wild card — yeah, actually, I was, because I wanted to see the Cubs play the Dodgers — but since they did, take advantage of visiting John Hawk’s Pub. Start with a brat and a beer. Followed by a brat and a beer. Then have a cigar. Hawk’s has a basic bunch they sell there. The pub is about five miles from Miller Park at the bottom of the Wells Fargo Building on the Riverwalk in downtow. If you want to dress it up a little — and why the hell not? — head three blocks over to the Pfister Hotel (one of my favorites anywhere) and sit yourself down at Blu and take in spectacular views of downtown and Lake Michigan. They have cigars to sell you, but as always, take your own to make sure you’re smoking what you want.
John Hawk’s Pub
100 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI
414-272-3199
The Pfister Hotel
424 East Wisconsin Avenue
414-298-3196
Philadelphia
The Phillies are in again and will not run into the Colorado juggernaut this year. It’s another chance to enjoy a cigar at Mahogany on Walnut. It’s really the only place, still. Buy a cigar downstairs at Holt’s Tobacco, one of the best shops in America, and get comfortable. (See my January 2006 review at Cigar Bar Central.)
1524 Walnut Street, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA
215-732-3982
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