Best cigar bar in San Diego hands down!! Raul is an absolute pleasure he makes you feel comfortable and is very knowledgeable! Highly recommend!!

Amazing vibe. Great setting. Superb service. Raul is a rockstar who makes you feel at home in minutes. My most favorite cigar lounge I've ever stepped into to date! A must stop if you're a connoisseur and in San Diego!

Cigar Bar I have a cigar bar now! Very comfortable place. Reminded me of a California version of the Hudson Club on Manhattan’s LWS. Very large & beautiful humidor. Probably the best conditioned cigar I’ve smoked. Service was phenomenal and the people there were great. I will definitely be back. Vibe - ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ Food & Drink - ☘️☘️☘️ Value - ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ Service - ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ Overall - ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

After moving to San Diego in April, I searched for a good place to buy and smoke cigars. Though I had visited the city about four or five times a year over the past 21 years, I had only found a few places that sold cigars and had smoking lounges or bars. Over the years, I watched as the state and cities began limiting the places one could smoke, and on my recent visits, I found more and more venues off limits. However, I did recently find one that was close to home, was a very comfortable place with a good humidor, as well as having beer and wine. Cigar Cave in Hillcrest, just off University between 4th and 5th Streets has become my favorite place. Great service, atmosphere, and fascinating decor are part of the attraction. I've attached some photos from my last visit.

Major perks. You can smoke inside. Cigar humidifier. Buy cigars and hookah. Free pool on full size table. Free chess on nice chess boards. Free poker on professional table. Premium beer and wine. Dark atmosphere and aesthetics. Classier type of cliental. Bartenders are friendly and pleasant to look at. Prices are reasonable with quality beer and wine. Cigar cave is my favorite spot in Hillcrest if not San Diego altogether. The atmosphere and aesthetics are unique with a lot of vintage things to look at, old humorous signs, antique art, books, magazines just to name some of it. The bar only sits about 8 but there are leather sofas, high back leather chairs and a nice patio with a fire pit for those who like the fresh air. Music is usually mild acid jazz, lounge music or something natural like that. It is a lounge after all so the music is never to loud to where you need to yell over it. This place caters to a higher class of people. Hillcrest has plenty of loud bars to go to if your desire is to go get get hammered and dance. This is a LOUNGE. Bring a newspaper. You computer ( electric plugs all around the place) , play pool, chess or poker. This place would be a great place to take a date. The aesthetics alone are enough to talk about should your date be bland and boring. Cigar cave is in a walk way hidden somewhat aside buffalo Exchange. You can enter through the back in the alley too between 5th and 4th Ave. Parking can be validated ( I think) right behind the cigar cave off 4th Ave.