Downtown St. Petersburg is without a doubt the finest part of the state of Florida!\u00a0 What was once nothing more than a tiny replica of New York City, geared to appease those Big Apple snowbirds in the winter months, has now developed into a mecca of culture and gastronomical delights all onto itself.\u00a0 Those that inhabit St. Pete, or \u201cThe Burg\u201d which has become its more contemporary moniker, these days call this place home with absolutely no desire to head up North at any time of the year.\u00a0 Right on Central Avenue, the main artery that goes right through all the magic, lies Central Cigars.\u00a0 Central Cigars is the old mainstay for cigar smokers in The Burg, where people have been coming to fire up their sticks for years.\u00a0 One might think this place is completely old school by that description, quite the contrary.\u00a0 Central is a blend of old and new school that results in the premier place to smoke in all of St. Pete!<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s start with old school, there is a club membership that costs $400 annually.\u00a0 This membership offers one a 10% discount on all purchases and 15% off of liquor purchases and humidified lockers where you can stash your tobacco.\u00a0 Cigars can be brought from outside and stored in the lockers.<\/p>\n
New school, the back end of Central Cigars turns into Ruby\u2019s Elixir.\u00a0 Two live bands are there every night of the week.\u00a0 There is never a cover charge.\u00a0 Cigars cannot be smoked by the stage, However the stage is streamed outside on the patio where cigars can be smoked.\u00a0 This is really a cool venue.\u00a0 So many people that live in St. Petersburg come here for the live music and drinks, even if they themselves do not smoke cigars.\u00a0 There is also a beautiful outside patio right on the main drag of St. Pete, Central Avenue.\u00a0 A few tables and a couple of very comfortable loveseats and couches sit out front by Central Avenue so you can enjoy the great Florida weather while you smoke away!<\/p>\n
A couple of great features of Central Cigars are General Manager Alex Weghorn and Spirits and Cigar Sommalier Macy .\u00a0 Macy might be the most knowledgeable person I\u2019ve ever met when it comes to what to smoke and with what to pair it.\u00a0 From bourbons to tequilas to cigars, feel free to pick her brain which is a labyrinth of wisdom in choosing the proper libation and stick!<\/p>\n
So enjoy Central Cigars, and enjoy Downtown St. Petersburg!\u00a0 Have a smoke, and then go for a walk to the pier, The Dali Museum, a Rowdies soccer game, a Rays baseball game, and then find your way back to Central and Ruby\u2019s Elixir to catch some live music and smoke a sublime cigar.\u00a0 Then consider why you yourself do not live in the Burg!<\/p>\n
273 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
(727) 898-2442<\/p>\n
Food available:<\/strong> No Downtown St. Petersburg is without a doubt the finest part of the state of Florida!\u00a0 What was once nothing more than a tiny replica of New York City, geared to appease those Big Apple snowbirds in the winter months, has now developed into a mecca of culture and gastronomical delights all onto itself.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":110,"featured_media":38263,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[5463,49],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38262"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/110"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38262\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Cigars available:<\/strong> Yes
Alcoholic drinks available:<\/strong> Yes
Seating capacity inside is 33, on Ruby\u2019s side 53.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"