Velvet Cigar Lounge

80 E. 7th St. · btwn 1st & 2nd Ave.
East Village, Manhattan

In 2026

Closed; now East Village Hats

Checked October 15, 2026.

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Overview

The kind of place where a first time visitor is met with a round of introductions, unattended women are viewed with suspicion, and friendships are begun with the clip of a cigar.

History

Seven years on the block, then no lease

Back then we called it the kind of place where a first-time visitor got a round of introductions and friendships began with the clip of a cigar. After seven years on the block, the Velvet Cigar Lounge at 80 East Seventh Street lost its lease¹. It closed on August 11, 2013¹.

Sources

evgrieve.com

Researched October 2026.

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