CITY GUIDE
Find cigars in San Diego.
San Diego’s cigar scene changes block by block. The Gaslamp packs several lounges and cigar shops into a few walkable downtown blocks, while Old Town has its own small cluster of tobacconists and sit-down cigar spots. From there the map opens up through Hillcrest, Kearny Mesa, Miramar, La Jolla and Rancho Peñasquitos, where the reason to make the drive might be a serious humidor, a later-closing lounge or simply a good neighborhood retail stop.
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A few useful ways to explore San Diego.
8th Ave Smoke & Market
Smoke Shop · East Village
East Village smoke-and-market stop with cigars in the mix, useful for a straightforward downtown pickup when you are outside the main Gaslamp cluster.
Blu Temple Cigar & Wine Company
Cigar Bar · Barrio Logan
Barrio Logan cigar-focused stop that gives the neighborhood its own option south of downtown, built more around a cigar visit than a generic convenience stop.
Captain Hunt Tobacconist
Cigar Shop · Marina District
Marina District tobacconist at Seaport Village with a walk-in humidor and premium selection, a practical downtown stop when cigar shopping is the priority.
Cesar's Cigar and Spirits Lounge
Cigar Bar · Gaslamp Quarter
Gaslamp cigar bar built for a full night out: indoor and outdoor smoking, a walk-in humidor, premium cigars and a full bar with a strong whiskey and Scotch focus.
Churchill Cigar Lounge
Cigar Lounge · Old Town
Old Town lounge with an outdoor patio, beer and wine, plus one of San Diego’s deeper cigar selections. A good fit when you want to sit down rather than just shop and leave.
Cig's & Gar's #2
Cigar Shop · Paradise Hills
Paradise Hills cigar shop geared toward straightforward neighborhood retail rather than a destination lounge night.
Cigar Cave
Cigar Lounge · Hillcrest
Hillcrest cigar lounge with late hours, useful when you want a sit-down cigar option after the traditional tobacconists have started closing up.
Cigarettes and Cigars
Cigar Shop · Rancho Peñasquitos
Rancho Peñasquitos tobacconist that works as a straightforward north-city cigar pickup.
Cigarettes Depot
Smoke Shop · Serra Mesa
Serra Mesa tobacco shop with cigars alongside a broader smoke-shop selection, best suited to a quick neighborhood stop.
Cigars On 5th
Cigar Shop · Hillcrest
Hillcrest cigar shop with a premium-leaning selection, giving the neighborhood a more cigar-specific retail option.
Cuban Cigar Factory
Cigar Lounge · Gaslamp Quarter
Gaslamp lounge and cigar shop with indoor smoking, a large walk-in humidor, house cigars, beer and wine, and hours that run well into the night.
Excalibur Cigar & Scotch Lounge
Cigar Lounge · Kearny Mesa
Kearny Mesa cigar-and-Scotch lounge with a walk-in humidor, premium selection and a full bar, better suited to settling in than making a quick retail stop.
Exclusive Smoke Shop
Smoke Shop · Normal Heights
Normal Heights smoke shop that sells cigars as part of a broader tobacco selection, useful for a quick neighborhood pickup.
Get It On Smoke Shop
Smoke Shop · Mission Beach
Mission Beach smoke shop with a walk-in humidor and a premium-cigar focus, one of the more cigar-oriented retail stops near the beach.
Golden Hill Smoke Shop & Cigars
Smoke Shop · Golden Hill
Golden Hill smoke shop with cigars in the mix, a convenient neighborhood retail stop rather than a dedicated lounge.
Gran Havana Cigar & Hookah Lounge
Cigar Lounge · Gaslamp Quarter
Gaslamp cigar-and-hookah lounge with long hours, giving downtown another sit-down option that stays open later than most traditional tobacconists.
Habanos Cigar Lounge
Cigar Lounge · Midway District
Midway District cigar lounge that gives the west side of the city a sit-down option between the downtown and coastal neighborhoods.
Holy Smoke
Smoke Shop · Hillcrest
Hillcrest tobacco shop with a real cigar focus, better suited to shopping than planning an entire lounge night around the stop.
Imperial Beach Smoke & Market
Smoke Shop · Nestor
Despite the name, this smoke-and-market shop sits inside San Diego proper in Nestor, with cigars available as part of a broader tobacco selection.
Kettner & G Tabacaria
Smoke Shop · Marina District
Marina District tobacco shop with a cigar-specific retail focus, useful for a downtown pickup close to the waterfront.
La Jolla Smoke Shop
Cigar Shop · La Jolla
La Jolla cigar shop with a lounge room and later hours, giving the coastal side of the city one of its few cigar-specific stops.
Liberty Tobacco
Cigar Shop · Kearny Mesa
Kearny Mesa tobacconist with indoor and outdoor smoking, a walk-in humidor and one of the stronger premium-brand selections in the city.
Little Italy Smoke & Vape
Smoke Shop · Little Italy
Little Italy smoke-and-vape shop that also sells cigars, best treated as a quick neighborhood pickup rather than a cigar-first destination.
Little Italy Tobacco
Cigar Shop · Little Italy
Little Italy tobacco shop with cigar sales, a straightforward retail option when you are already in the neighborhood.
Midway Cigars & Smoke Shop
Cigar Shop · Midway District
Midway District cigar-and-smoke shop with humidor availability, useful for retail when you are moving between Old Town, Point Loma and the bay.
Mission Gorge Smoke and Vape
Smoke Shop · Grantville
Grantville smoke-and-vape shop with cigars in the mix, geared more toward convenience retail than a dedicated cigar experience.
Mission Valley Smoke Shop and Cigars
Smoke Shop · Mission Valley
Mission Valley smoke shop with cigars alongside its broader tobacco business, a practical central-city pickup.
Nyala Tobacco Emporium
Smoke Shop · Clairemont
Clairemont tobacco shop that carries cigars as part of a broader tobacconist selection, useful for a neighborhood retail stop.
PB Tobacco Smoke Shop
Smoke Shop · Pacific Beach
Pacific Beach tobacco shop with humidor availability, one of the more cigar-relevant retail options on the beach side of town.
Racine & Laramie Tobacconist
Cigar Shop · Old Town
Old Town tobacconist with deep roots in San Diego, a walk-in humidor and one of the city’s broadest cigar selections. Come here to browse seriously, not just grab the first cigar you see.
Royal Cigar Lounge & Wine Bar
Cigar Lounge · Miramar
Miramar cigar lounge with wine, humidor availability and a premium selection, giving the northern business district a cigar-first place to sit down.
San Diego Vapes Smoke Shop
Smoke Shop · Hillcrest
Hillcrest smoke shop that also sells cigars, useful for convenience retail but not the same kind of cigar-first stop as the neighborhood’s dedicated shops and lounges.
Smokers Heaven Smoke Shop
Smoke Shop · Tierrasanta
Tierrasanta smoke shop with humidor availability and cigar sales, a neighborhood option for buying rather than lingering.
Smokers Land
Cigar Shop · Rancho Peñasquitos
Rancho Peñasquitos cigar shop with a premium-leaning selection, one of the stronger cigar-specific retail choices in the far north of the city.
Sona Liquor & Cigars
Cigar Shop · Rancho Peñasquitos
Rancho Peñasquitos liquor-and-cigar shop, useful when you want to handle a cigar pickup and a bottle run in the same stop.
Tabac+
Restaurant · Little Italy
Little Italy restaurant with an outdoor cigar-smoking setup. Come for food and a cigar-friendly patio rather than cigar shopping; cigars are not sold onsite.
The Art of Cigar
Cigar Lounge · Old Town
Old Town cigar lounge built around its own private blends, with later weekend hours and a very different reason to stop than the larger national-brand humidors nearby.
The Tobacco Shoppe
Smoke Shop · Gaslamp Quarter
Gaslamp tobacco shop with cigar sales and especially late weekend hours, useful when you need a downtown retail stop after most tobacconists are closed.