Kells Cigar Room
Kells Portland, a longtime Stumptown favorite, was voted the No. 1 Irish Restaurant and Pub in the United States on Tom Horan's America's Top Ten Club for 2009. Once you're at Kells, take the stairs down to the cellar to find the Cigar Room, where cozy wooden booths and tables make you feel like you've arrived in Ireland. Kells's fine cigars run from $6.25 to $19.50. Enjoy your choice with one of more than 60 single malt scotches, more than 20 Irish whiskeys or a freshly drawn Guinness stout. Kells opens early on the weekends so you can enjoy all your favorite sports, and great food is always available from the pub menu.
Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub
112 S.W. Second Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97204
Tel: 503-227-4057
http://www.kellsirish.com/portland/
Monday through Friday: 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 8 a.m. or 9 a.m. to 1 a.m.
McMenamins Greater Trumps Pub
Next to Portland's historic Bagdad Theater in the trendy Hawthorne District, you'll find McMenamins Greater Trumps Pub. If you hanker for smoking your cigar among dark wood paneling and an air of mystery, Greater Trumps is for you. But it's also a friendly bar, specializing in the after-dinner "cigars and Porto" tradition, with an assortment of Jamaican, Honduran and Dominican cigars to enjoy, and some of the ports aged longer than 15 years. There are also single malts, whiskeys and cognacs. If you're hungry, you can send for sustenance from the Bagdad Theater Café next door. After the bustle of the Hawthorne nightlife, Greater Trumps can be a relaxing end to your evening.
McMenamins Greater Trumps Pub
1520 S.E. 37th Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97214
Tel: (503) 235-4530
http://www.mcmenamins.com/index.php?loc=17
Monday to Thursday: 4 p.m. to midnight
Friday and Saturday: 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Sunday: 4 p.m. to midnight
El Gaucho Cigar Lounge
At the swanky El Gaucho Restaurant, on the lobby level of the historic Benson Hotel, the customer comes first. It's no surprise that El Gaucho's Cigar Lounge is comfortable and intimate, with a cigar captain to guide you and wait staff to cut and light the cigar of your choice. El Gaucho's cigar selection runs from $17 to $48, and as with everything here, the selections are stunning and the service is first rate. While enjoying your cigar, you can relax by the fireplace, watch a plasma television or enjoy the conversation. If you're hungry, order the classic El Gaucho steakhouse fare or have great food from the bar menu.
El Gaucho Portland
319 S.W. Broadway
Portland, Oregon 97205
Tel: 503.227.8794
Fax: 503.227.3412
http://www.elgaucho.com/elgaucho/_portland/
Monday to Thursday: 5 p.m. to midnight
Friday and Saturday: 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Sunday: 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
