No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

Velvet Cigar Lounge

174 Broadway · btwn Bedford & Driggs Ave.
Williamsburg South Side, Brooklyn

In 2026

Still pouring

Checked October 16, 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

Velvet, now a cocktail bar and event venue

When we listed it, Velvet was the kind of place where a first-time visitor got a round of introductions and friendships began with the clip of a cigar. In January 2013 the Department of Buildings ordered Velvet Lounge to vacate the space¹, which left Williamsburg without what Eater called its only cigar lounge¹. Today 174 Broadway is home to Velvet Brooklyn, which bills itself as a cocktail bar and event venue².

Sources

Researched October 2026.

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