Quick answer: Atlanta has 17 cigar lounges in the CigarFinder directory, spread from downtown to The Battery. Red Phone Booth is the marquee night out, Fellaship.ATL pairs a full restaurant with a serious humidor, and BURN by Rocky Patel owns the pre-game slot near Truist Park. Georgia law allows true cigar bars to permit indoor smoking.
Where Can You Smoke a Cigar in Atlanta?
Atlanta supports 17 dedicated cigar lounges as of July 2026, concentrated downtown around Centennial Olympic Park, in Midtown along Peachtree Street, and at The Battery next to Truist Park, with outposts in Inman Park, Sweet Auburn, and the West Side. Indoor smoking is legal at these venues because the Georgia Smokefree Air Act of 2005 exempts retail tobacco stores and bars that deny entry and employment to anyone under 18, which is why every serious lounge in the city checks ID at the door. The most-reviewed venue is Red Phone Booth, a 1920s-style speakeasy with more than 2,700 reviews on its listing, followed by Fellaship.ATL, the restaurant and lounge founded by NFL quarterback Cam Newton and his brother Cecil, and BURN by Rocky Patel at The Battery. Expect walk-in access at most shops, a nightly access code at Red Phone Booth, and a 21-and-up crowd everywhere.
The Seven Atlanta Lounges Worth Your Evening
We track all 17 Atlanta venues in the live lounge directory, with hours, photos, and review counts on each listing. These seven earn the spotlight.
Red Phone Booth
You enter Red Phone Booth by dialing a nightly code inside a restored London phone booth, and the wall opens. The gimmick would wear thin if the room behind it were ordinary. It is not: a 1920s speakeasy build-out, a deep whiskey list, Neapolitan pizza, and the most-reviewed cigar humidor in the city at 2,700-plus reviews. The house enforces a dress code, so skip the athletic wear, and memberships run from $400 to $4,000 a year for locker storage and priority entry. Non-members get in when capacity allows by grabbing the code from the website or a hotel concierge.
Fellaship.ATL
Fellaship.ATL is the lounge NFL quarterback Cam Newton built with his brother Cecil after years of scouting cigar rooms in every NFL city. Cigar Aficionado reviewed it as equal parts restaurant, bar, and cigar lounge, and that balance is the point: you can order a full dinner without leaving your leather chair. Two stories, local art on the walls, a members loft upstairs. It sits across from Centennial Olympic Park, which makes it the natural pick before or after anything downtown.
BURN by Rocky Patel
BURN anchors The Battery, steps from Truist Park, and posts hours from noon to midnight most days and 2 a.m. on weekends. The walk-in humidor stocks over 400 selections, heavy on Rocky Patel as you would expect, and the room is built for groups: live music nights, a long bar, plenty of seating. On Braves home games it fills fast. Get there two hours before first pitch or wait for a chair.
Highland Cigar Company
Highland Cigar Company is the Inman Park neighborhood option, and Modern Luxury put it on their Atlanta short list for the Southern kitchen and live music. Just under a thousand directory reviews at 4.4 says the neighborhood agrees. This is where you go when you want dinner, a game on the screens, and a cigar without a downtown parking hunt.
Prime Cigar Bar
Prime Cigar Bar holds down Midtown at 1035 Peachtree with a mix you will not find at the others: cigars, hookah, a kitchen, and live music, by its own billing. It runs younger and louder than the rest of this list. That is a feature or a bug depending on your evening. For a first date with energy, it is the pick.
Havana Cigars
Havana Cigars on Auburn Avenue is the ratings king of the city: 4.9 stars across 300-plus reviews, the highest of any established Atlanta venue we track. It sits in the Sweet Auburn historic district near the King Center, and regulars treat it like a second living room. Do not confuse it with the similarly named Havana Cigar Lounge in the northern suburbs; this is the in-town original at 398 Auburn Ave NE.
J's Cigars & Coffee House
J's pairs espresso with cigars on Defoors Ferry Road, and the 4.8 rating tells you the West Side has noticed. Coffee and a maduro is an underrated combination, and J's is one of the few rooms in Atlanta built around it. Go on a weekday morning when the leather chairs are open and the pour-overs are fresh.
Is Indoor Cigar Smoking Legal in Atlanta?
Yes, at exempt venues. The Georgia Smokefree Air Act of 2005 bans smoking in most indoor public spaces but carves out retail tobacco stores, private clubs, and bars or restaurants that deny entry and employment to anyone under 18. Every lounge on this list operates under one of those exemptions. Federal law sets the tobacco purchase age at 21, and most Atlanta lounges apply that at the door rather than 18. Patios are a separate story: outdoor smoking areas are broadly legal, which is why several restaurants without exemptions still wave you to the terrace with a cigar.
Do You Need a Membership?
No. Every venue on this list admits walk-ins, and only Red Phone Booth adds a hurdle with its nightly access code. Memberships exist for regulars, not gatekeeping: Red Phone Booth's $400 to $4,000 tiers buy priority entry and humidified lockers, and several other lounges sell locker programs so your box ages on site. Try a venue twice before buying its membership. The room you love on a quiet Tuesday can be a different animal on Saturday night.
Tips Before You Go
- Friday and Saturday after 8 p.m. are packed everywhere. For a guaranteed seat, go weeknights or weekend afternoons.
- Check the dress code before Red Phone Booth. Collared shirt gets you in; gym shorts get you turned around.
- Bringing your own cigars is usually tolerated if you buy a drink and a stick from the house humidor. Ask first. It is the difference between a regular and a freeloader.
- Braves home games flood The Battery. BURN is either your pre-game ritual or the thing you skip that night.
- Lounge tenders who cut, light, and recommend earn tips like bartenders do.
How to Find More Cigar Lounges in Atlanta
Seven picks is a short list, not the whole map. The Atlanta lounge directory covers all 17 venues, and three tools make it useful on the ground. Tap the location pin in the search bar and your phone's GPS sorts lounges by distance, which settles the I am in Buckhead right now
question. The directory filters cover type, Open Now, and amenities like full bar, parking, and humidor lockers; sort by Most Reviewed and Red Phone Booth and Fellaship.ATL rise straight to the top. The map toggle plots everything, handy when you are picking a lounge near your hotel. Traveling on from Atlanta? We keep the same guides for Tampa and Houston, plus a walkthrough on how to size up any cigar shop before you commit an evening to it.
Where to Buy Cigars in Atlanta
Every lounge above sells from its own humidor, and buying the first stick from the house is good manners anyway. Want a wider spread than any single humidor carries, or prefer to fill the travel humidor before the trip? Browse single cigars by strength and size, or check the current Famous Smoke Shop codes and have a five-pack waiting at home.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best cigar lounge in Atlanta?
Red Phone Booth, if you want one answer. It is the most-reviewed cigar venue we track in Georgia at 2,700-plus reviews with a 4.6 rating, and the speakeasy format makes it a destination rather than a stop. For a daytime smoke, J's Cigars & Coffee House is the sleeper pick.
How many cigar lounges are in Atlanta?
Seventeen as of July 2026, per the CigarFinder directory. That count covers dedicated lounges, cigar bars, and tobacco shops with seating inside Atlanta proper, not the wider metro.
Can you smoke cigars indoors in Atlanta?
Yes, at exempt venues. Georgia's Smokefree Air Act allows indoor smoking at retail tobacco stores, private clubs, and 18-plus bars and restaurants. All seven lounges in this guide qualify, so you can light up inside legally.
Are there Black-owned cigar lounges in Atlanta?
Yes. Fellaship.ATL, founded by Cam Newton and his brother Cecil, is the highest-profile example, a full restaurant and lounge across from Centennial Olympic Park, and the city's directory listings include several more Black-owned rooms worth your evening.
Is there a cigar lounge near Truist Park?
BURN by Rocky Patel sits inside The Battery, a short walk from the stadium gates. It opens at noon, so a pre-game cigar is easy; a post-game seat on a win night is not.
Can I bring my own cigars to an Atlanta lounge?
Usually, with etiquette. Most lounges tolerate outside cigars if you buy something, and a few charge a cutting fee. Ask at the counter before you light your own, and never settle into a small shop's chairs with outside sticks unless you are buying from the case too.
The Short List
Atlanta does not have one best lounge; it has a best lounge per occasion. Date night or visiting friends you want to impress: Red Phone Booth, dressed accordingly. Dinner first: Fellaship.ATL. Game day: BURN, two hours early. Sunday afternoon with a book: J's, coffee in hand. If I had one evening in the city and no reservations, I would grab the nightly code and take my chances at the phone booth. The room on the other side is worth the ritual.
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