Cool River Café, Irving, TX. Although this place is actually an upscale Southwestern-style steakhouse, it offers a full-service bar and a lavish cigar and cognac lounge. Enjoy some prime, aged Texas beef before treating your groomsmen to a fine cigar. 1045 Hidden Ridge, Irving, Texas 75038-3821. 972-888-4266. http://www.coolrivercafe.com
Club Ashe, Minneapolis, MN. With the pronunciation being ash-AY, you might suspect a few airs being put on here, but it is a top wine and cigar club. A dance floor is in the back room, along with live jazz and blues. Along with a fine selection of cigars, the menu features caviar, oysters and lobsters Rockefeller. 332 1st Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401. 612-673-9694.
Fiore Steakhouse & Cigar Lounge, Las Vegas, NV. One of the attractions of this lounge is that the cigar terrace overlooks the resort’s pool and Ipanema Beach. It also has small footstools next to each lady’s chair for her purse. If your bride enjoys an occasional cigar, treat her to this female-friendly experience. Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV 89103. 702-777-7702.
Hamilton’s, Las Vegas, NV. Although Las Vegas remains one of the few places you can smoke anytime, anywhere, Hamilton’s provides a relaxing haven for the cigar smoker. Created by actor George Hamilton, the club features fifteen high quality selections on the cigar menu. New York-New York Hotel & Casino, 3790 Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV. 702-740-6400
Velvet Cigar Lounge, New York. For those who really prefer to get away from the stuffiness of other bars, the Velvet might be the place for you. They offer many kinds of smokes, but the highlight is the friendly staff. You’ll be relaxed in no time. 80 E. 70th Street, New York, NY 10003. 212-533-5582.
Havana Cigar Room, Arnold, MO. Decorated lushly with leather couches, quiet booths and pool tables, it looks more like a country club than an urban cigar bar. The store’s humidor comes stocked with cigars in a price range of $5 to $30. Many St, Louis professionals and business owners store their personal stocks in the cigar lockers. 3868 Vogel Road, Arnold. MO.
