Lone Wolf Cigar Lounge

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The Lone Wolf Cigar Company & Cigar Lounge, Los Angeles

By Alejandro Benes | Cigar Aficionado

If you have read my previous dispatches from California over the years, then you know that I have consistently argued that finding a place to smoke a cigar in Los Angeles is not as difficult as everyone makes it out to be. Sure, you can't smoke anywhere you want and you can't smoke everywhere, but if you want a comfortable place to enjoy a robusto, there is plenty of choice. That, however, is not the case for Santa Monica. The antismoking sentiment is so strong that enjoying a cigar in a cigar shop is no longer possible. So, David Weiss, the owner of Lone Wolf Cigar Company, which has a shop in Santa Monica, opened up a cigar lounge and club in April 2014 just across the border in Los Angeles.

The space is elegant in its simplicity and now has been remodeled to include a space for non-members to sit and enjoy a cigar purchased from the humidor. Two coffee tables are each surrounded by three comfortable leather chairs. They sit in front of the counter and extend the lounge's hospitality.

“We had a lot of requests from a lot of different people to come in and have a cigar,” explained Weiss. “A lot of them are just passing through and it made more sense to invite them in and introduce them to Lone Wolf.”

The update of the front space closed off a door that led directly to the larger private lounge. Now, members enter through the humidor into an expansive room that reminds one of a library or dining hall, with couches, chairs and a conference table. The light fixtures are reminiscent of the "flying saucer" towers at the site of the 1964 New York World's Fair. There is seating for about 100. The floor is cement and the ceilings high. During the day, jazz and blues are on the sound system. That could change later in the day. There are two TVs. Espresso and soft drinks are available.