1553 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago IL, 60622
Phone: 773.772.8410 Visit Website
Cigarettes don't get any fresher than this. Made on the premise, Marshall McGearty offers seven super premium cigarette styles in three unique blends: Light & Smooth, Mellow & Flavorful and Rich & Full Bodied. The state of the art ventilation system, plush sofas and extensive coffee and liquor selection will keep you lingering for hours.
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Specialty: Custom blended tobacco & lounge Location: Wicker Park Features: Free WiFi, bakery, sandwiches Reservations: No Hours: Daily - 9:00 am to 12:00 am Parking: Metered street parking
ADA: Wheelchair accessible
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Billed as the nation's first cigarette lounge, it is built to attract smokers who are being slowly forced out of bars and restaurants as Chicago's smoking ban goes into effect. The lounge is exempt from the ban since the majority of sales come from tobacco products, though the lounge also offers cocktails, coffee and cheese plates.
Cigarette giant RJ Reynolds Tobacco is behind the lounge in an effort to give cigarettes more cache, the same way Starbucks has elevated coffee drinking. The lounge offers $8 packs of artisanal smokes made on the spot from custom blends of tobacco leaves. Nine flavors range from the "sweet and delicate" Oriental Rose -- reminiscent of a fine chardonnay, according to the brochure -- to the peppercorn-flavored Earl, which melds Oriental tobaccos with Indian spices.