Pikku Havanna ("Little Havana") in Turku is the first and only cigar bar established in Finland. Alberta is unique in being the sole province or territory which does not restrict the establishment of new lounges Quebec's remaining lounges are preserved through a grandfather clause in its smoking statutes. (f) no service, including cleaning, is allowed in the cigar lounge during the hours of operation." Īs of 2021, Alberta and Quebec are the only two provinces or territories which permit cigar lounges or any ventilated smoking rooms outside of nursing homes and long-term care facilities. (e) minors have no access to the cigar lounge (d) the cigar lounge is equipped with a separate ventilation system that maintains negative air pressure at all times and exhausts smoke directly to the outside of the building in which the lounge is located (c) the cigar lounge has doors equipped with a properly functioning self‑closing device (b) the cigar lounge has floor-to-ceiling walls, a ceiling and doors that separate the lounge visually and physically from any adjacent area in which smoking is prohibited under the Act (a) the cigar lounge is designated as a cigar lounge by the manager Such rooms are permitted so long as they meet the following conditions: On June 23, 2021, Alberta's cabinet amended the regulations enabled by the province's Tobacco, Smoking and Vaping Reduction Act, 2005 to allow for ventilated smoking rooms for the smoking of cigars. There are also cigar lounges in Gatineau, Quebec. In 2006, when such a ban came into place in Montreal, all cigar bars opened before May 10, 2005, were allowed to stay in operation, though future establishments were banned. Prevalence by country Australia Ĭigar bars can be found in all capital cities in Australia and on the Gold Coast, Queensland as well.ĭuring the 2000s, many of Canada's cities and provinces banned smoking in indoor public places some of these bans came with an exception for non-cigarette smoking such as hookah or cigars. The bars frequently also serve food and alcohol. 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. 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. While some cigar bars permit the smoking of cigarettes, the classic cigar bar focuses strictly on cigars. 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.