The Big Apple's cigar scene remains alive and well -- from Harlem to Brooklyn, we present the best places to buy (and light up) your favorite smokes.

Truly, is there anything that can't be found in Bloomberg's New York, home to both The Cigar Report and Trader Monthly? Smoking prohibitions aside, the art of the cigar seems to be more popular here than ever, if the ever-expanding number of cigar lounges and stores has anything to do with it. New ultra-luxe locations such as Nat Sherman's Johnson Club Room guarantee that, no matter how hectic your day is getting, your smoky refuge awaits. Meanwhile, stores in Brooklyn and Queens ensure that, should loyal Manhattanites ever be forced to cross the river, they're never too far away from their favorite box of robustos.

Upper East Side 1. The Cigar Inn 1314 First Ave., btw 70th and 71st 212-717-7403 General manager: Gus Sakah cigarinn.com 2. The Cigar Inn (Fall '08) 1016 Second Ave., btw 53rd and 54th 212-750-0809 General manager: Billy Sakah cigarinn.com 3. Renaissance Cigar Emporium 1825 Madison Ave., btw 118th and 119th 212-348-7028 General manager: Billy Sakah renaissancecigars.com 4. Club Macanudo 26 East 63rd St., btw Park and Madison 212-752-8200 Corporate Director: Victoria McKee clubmacanudonyc.com 5. Lexington Bar & Books 1020 Lexington Ave. 212-717-3902 General manager: Ben Scorah barandbooks.cz Upper West Side 6. Davidoff of Geneva The Shops at Columbus Circle 10 Columbus Circle, Suite 104A 212-823-6383 General manager: Michael A. Herklots davidoffny.com 7. Fumée 837 W. 181st St. 212-543-2130 General manager: John Melindes fumeeusa.com 8. Sky Terrace at the Hudson Hotel [guests and reservations only] 356 W. 58th St. 212-554-6000 General manager: Todd Scartozzi hudsonhotel.com Midtown 9. Barclay Rex 70 E. 42nd St. (at Vanderbilt) 212-692-9680 General manager: Mark Segal barclayrex.com 10. Barclay Rex 570 Lexington Ave. 212-888-1015 General manager: William Rella barclayrex.com 11. Davidoff of Geneva 535 Madison Ave., corner of East 54th 212-751-9060 General manager: Michael A. Herklots davidoffmadison.com 12. De La Concha 1390 Avenue of the Americas 212-757-3167 General manager: Ron Melendi delaconcha.com 13. The Grande Cigar 33 Grand Central Terminal 212-338-0006 General manager: Joshua Stewart grandecigar.com 14. J.R. Cigar 562 Fifth Ave. 212-997-2227 General manager: Marie Jeune jr5thave.com 15. Nat Sherman 12 E. 42nd St. (at Fifth Ave.) 646-442-1858 Director of retail operations: Margery Dine natsherman.com 16. The Carnegie Club 156 W. 56th St. 212-957-9676 Manager: Shawn Burnett hospitalityholdings.com 17. Grand Havana Room [private] 666 Fifth Ave., Suite 39 212-245-1600 Manager: Laura Henrickson grandhavana.com 18. John Allan's Cigar Room at the Midtown Club [private] 46 E. 46th St. (Madison and Vanderbilt) 212-922-0361 Manager: Carlotta Malloy johnallans.com 19. The Johnson Club Room at Nat Sherman [private] 12 E. 42nd St. (at Fifth Ave.) 800-MY-CIGAR Manager: Margery Dine natsherman.com 20. The Terrace at Sutton Place Bar 1015 Second Ave., btw 53rd and 54th St. 212-207-3777 suttonplacenyc.com 21. Salon De Ning (The Peninsula Hotel) 700 Fifth Ave., at 55th St. 212-956-2888 General manager: Danny Cooper newyork.peninsula.com
	Downtown 22. Barclay Rex 75 Broad St. 212-962-3355 General manager: Pat Gargano barclayrex.com 23. Cigarillos 191 Spring St., Soho 212-334-2250 Owner: Elias Salida 24. OK Cigars 383-A West Broadway, Soho 212-965-9065 Co-owner, manager: Len Brunson okcigars.com 25. Three Little Indians Cigar Company 192 Grand St., Little Italy 212-334-5839 General manager: Lawrence Amoruso threelittleindians.com 26. The Velvet Cigar Lounge 80 East 7th St., btw 1st and 2nd 212-533-5582 Owner: Dan Bsharat velvetcigars.com 27. Hudson Bar & Books 636 Hudson St. (at Horatio St.) 212-229-2642 Owner/Manager: Ben Scorah barandbooks.cz 28. Circa Tabac 32 Watts St., Soho 212-941-1781 Owner: Brian Michels circatabac.com 29. Brandy Library 25 N. Moore St., Tribeca 212-226-5545 Owner/manager: Dominic Noronha brandylibrary.com	Brooklyn 30. Velvet Lounge 174 Broadway (Williamsburg) 718-302-4427 Owner, general manager: Philippe Issa velvetbrooklyn.com 31. The Humidor 9212 Third Ave. (Bay Ridge) 718-238-2224 General manager: Angelo Grigoli Queens 32. Havana Dreams Cigar Lounge 63-10 Woodhaven Blvd. 718-685-0078 Managers: André Nazarian and Joe Hartwick havanadreams.net

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