Quick answer: The CigarFinder directory lists 17 cigar bars and shops in Phoenix, led by Cigars Daily for a daytime smoke, Torch Cigar Bar for cocktails and a patio, and Sazerac PHX downtown. Arizona allows indoor smoking almost only in stores that make most of their sales from tobacco, so cocktail bars serve cigars on patios. Scottsdale adds 14 more.
Where Can You Smoke a Cigar in Phoenix?
The CigarFinder directory lists 17 cigar bars and shops in Phoenix as of October 2026, and Arizona law shapes what each one can offer. The Smoke-Free Arizona Act bans smoking in nearly all indoor public spaces, with an exemption for retail tobacco stores, meaning stores that make most of their sales from tobacco and keep their smoke out of smoke-free areas, plus outdoor patios. That single rule explains the whole scene: dedicated shops like Cigars Daily and Churchill's Fine Cigars can offer indoor smoking, while cocktail spots like Sazerac PHX on Roosevelt Row serve a curated cigar menu on a misted patio instead. The most-reviewed dedicated lounge we track in the city is Cigars Daily, at 1,200-plus reviews with a 4.9 rating, and neighboring Scottsdale adds another 14 venues, including Fox Cigar in Old Town with 1,300-plus reviews of its own. Bring ID; Arizona's own law moved the tobacco purchase age to 21 in September 2025, matching the federal age.
The Seven Phoenix Rooms Worth Your Time
All 17 city venues live in the Phoenix lounge directory with hours, photos, and reviews. These seven cover the range.
Cigars Daily
Cigars Daily on North 7th Street is the most-reviewed dedicated cigar lounge we track in Phoenix, and it earns the 4.9 the honest way: cigars, non-alcoholic drinks, and conversation. The family-owned shop, open since 2018, does not sell alcohol in the lounge, which keeps the room quiet and the focus on the leaf, and it runs 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday with Sundays off. Treat it as your daytime lounge. A morning maduro here beats most happy hours.
Sazerac PHX
Sazerac PHX is the downtown answer, a cocktail bar just off Roosevelt Row that takes its cigar list as seriously as its drinks. The menu lists a smoke time for each stick, from an Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro to a Padron 1964 Anniversary Torpedo Maduro, and you smoke them on a patio with fans, misters, and a fire pit, where reviewers mention a taco cart. Open until 2 a.m. Monday through Saturday and midnight on Sunday, it is built for the after-dinner crowd.
Torch Cigar Bar
Torch sits on High Street in north Phoenix and bills itself as a room for fine cigars and spirits, with a cocktail menu, a large outdoor patio, and big screens for games, though listings say most guests stay inside. It opens at 10 a.m. daily and runs to 10 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday, midnight Thursday, and 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Weekends get loud and social; weeknights are for actually tasting what you lit.
Zeal Cigars
Zeal Cigars on Cave Creek Road is the neighborhood pick, a shop-lounge holding a 4.9 across 200-plus reviews, which for a small room is the strongest loyalty signal in the north end of the city. Listings describe two lounge areas and house-brand cigars you will only find there. It runs 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and closes Sundays.
Churchill's Fine Cigars
Churchill's has been at this since 1995, and its site counts four Valley locations plus a Best Cigar Bar nod from the Phoenix New Times. The shop at 44th Street and Camelback, which calls itself Arizona's original cigar lounge, pairs a walk-in humidor and humidified cigar lockers with a full liquor bar pouring 80-plus bourbons, which makes it the rare Phoenix room where the whiskey list and the cigar list get equal attention. This is the establishment pick, in both senses.
24th Street Cigar Shop & Bar
24th Street runs the shop-and-bar hybrid format at 24th Street and Osborn and holds a 4.8 doing it. It started as a liquor market, and listings describe a full bar and a large patio with roll-up doors. It is the practical choice when you want one stop: buy from the case, take a seat, order a pour, watch the game.
Castro's Cigar Lounge & Bar
Castro's sits out in Ahwatukee on East Warner Road, and its full craft bar is the draw alongside the walk-in humidor. Listings say you need to buy a cigar to sit in the lounge, even if you brought your own. It is the southeast valley's living room, and if you live out that way it saves you the drive north.
Indoor or Patio? How Arizona Law Sorts Phoenix Lounges
Arizona has no cigar-bar exemption. The Smoke-Free Arizona Act allows indoor smoking in retail tobacco stores, meaning stores that make most of their sales from tobacco products and are physically separated so their smoke does not reach smoke-free areas, plus a short list of other exceptions like veterans and fraternal clubs closed to the public and outdoor patios that keep smoke from drifting inside. In 2008 the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that a store meeting that test keeps the exemption even if it holds a liquor license, which is why a tobacco-first shop can run a bar and still allow smoking indoors. In practice that creates two kinds of venue. Tobacco shops with lounges, like Cigars Daily, Zeal, and Churchill's, can seat you indoors in air conditioning. Bars and restaurants cannot, which is why cocktail-first spots like Sazerac put the cigar service on the patio. Neither format is better; they solve different evenings. Just know which one you are walking into, because in July the difference between a ventilated indoor lounge and a 105-degree patio is not academic.
What About Scottsdale?
Scottsdale is its own scene with 14 venues in our Scottsdale directory, and pretending it is not part of a Phoenix cigar trip would be malpractice. Fox Cigar in Old Town carries 1,300-plus reviews at a 4.8, one of the busiest cigar rooms in the metro, and the Old Town bar district around it makes a natural cigar crawl. If your hotel is on the Scottsdale side, start there and save the Phoenix list for a second night.
When Should You Smoke Outside in Phoenix?
October through May. Phoenix cigar life runs on a desert calendar, and in those months patios like Sazerac's are the best seats in the city. June through September, daytime smoking moves indoors to the ventilated lounges, and patio sessions start after sundown when the misters can keep up. If you are visiting in summer, book your cigar time like locals do: indoor lounge in the afternoon, patio after 8 p.m. And never stage cigars in a parked car between stops, because a Phoenix car in July gets far hotter than any humidor should.
Tips Before You Go
- Cigars Daily closes at 6 p.m. and takes Sundays off. Plan it as a day stop, not a nightcap.
- Sazerac is the late option, open until 2 a.m. Monday through Saturday and midnight on Sunday. Weekend nights are the busiest, so go early if you want a patio table.
- Ask before lighting a cigar you brought from elsewhere. House rules differ, and Castro's, for one, asks you to buy a cigar to sit in the lounge.
- Summer visitors: never leave cigars in the car. Carry them with you between stops.
- Tip the tender who cuts, lights, and steers your pick, same as you would a bartender.
How to Find More Cigar Lounges in Phoenix
Seven picks and one Scottsdale heavyweight are a starting lineup, not the roster. The Phoenix directory linked above covers all 17 city venues; tap the location pin in the search bar and GPS sorts them by distance from wherever you are standing. Filters cover type, Open Now, and amenities like full bar and lounge seating, and sorting by Most Reviewed puts Cigars Daily near the top. The Phoenix city page lists the same venues on one page. Headed onward through the Southwest? We keep the same guide for Las Vegas, and a walkthrough on how to judge any cigar shop before you give it an evening.
Where to Buy Cigars in Phoenix
Every shop-lounge above sells from its own humidor, and Churchill's and 24th Street are built precisely for the buy-and-sit visit. Stocking a travel humidor before the trip, or restocking after it? Browse single cigars by strength and size, or check the current Best Cigar Prices codes and compare the total against Phoenix shelf prices.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best cigar lounge in Phoenix?
Cigars Daily, if one answer is required. It is the most-reviewed dedicated cigar lounge we track in the city, a 4.9 across 1,200-plus reviews, with a no-alcohol room that keeps the focus on the cigars. For a night-out format, Sazerac PHX downtown is the pick.
How many cigar lounges are in Phoenix?
Seventeen inside Phoenix as of October 2026, per the CigarFinder directory, counting cigar bars and cigar shops, with another 14 in Scottsdale.
Can you smoke cigars indoors in Phoenix?
Yes, in retail tobacco stores that make most of their sales from tobacco and keep their smoke out of smoke-free areas, which covers dedicated lounges like Cigars Daily, Zeal, and Churchill's. A 2008 court ruling lets such a store keep the exemption even with a liquor license. Regular bars and restaurants cannot allow indoor smoking under the Smoke-Free Arizona Act, so their cigar service happens on patios.
Is there a cigar bar in downtown Phoenix?
Sazerac PHX, just off Roosevelt Row, is the downtown cigar destination: a craft cocktail bar with a hand-picked cigar menu smoked on a misted patio, open until 2 a.m. Monday through Saturday and midnight on Sunday.
Are Scottsdale cigar lounges better than Phoenix ones?
Different, not better. Scottsdale skews upscale and bar-forward, with Fox Cigar in Old Town as its anchor, while Phoenix proper offers more classic shop-lounges. Review counts favor Scottsdale's density; character is a coin flip.
Can I bring my own cigars to a Phoenix lounge?
Ask first. Shop-lounges make their living on the humidor, so the polite move is one stick from the case before you light your own, and some rooms require it: listings say Castro's asks you to buy a cigar to sit in the lounge.
The Short List
Phoenix rewards knowing what evening you are having. Daytime with coffee: Cigars Daily, before 6. Cocktails and a late smoke: Sazerac, on the patio. A whiskey-and-humidor institution: Churchill's on 44th. Staying in Scottsdale: Fox, then wander Old Town. A first visit that covers both halves of what Arizona law lets a cigar city be: Cigars Daily in the afternoon, Sazerac after dark.
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