You can smoke a cigar in Bogotá at La Terraza del Bribón, a cigar terrace in Usaquén, or at The Cigar Humidor near El Campín, a Habanos Specialist shop and lounge. At Colombia Desk, we plan trips and stays in Bogotá, and those are the only two cigar venues in the city we could trace to an official or trade source.
Colombian law bans smoking in enclosed areas of bars, restaurants and other public places, with no exception for cigar lounges, so in our reading you light up on an open terrace or patio. If you fly home to the United States, you can smoke Cuban cigars while you are here but cannot take them back; Colombian cigars such as Bribón are not covered by that rule.
Where to Smoke a Cigar in Bogotá
Pick La Terraza del Bribón for cocktails with a cigar on a booked terrace, and The Cigar Humidor for buying Cuban cigars from a Habanos Specialist with published opening hours.
| Venue | Area and address | Type | Hours | Booking and price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Terraza del Bribón | Usaquén (street address not published) | Speakeasy-style terrace with spirits, cocktails, cigars and private tastings | Not published | Reserve online or by phone (321 4868043); Club Bribón membership COP 229,000 a month | Owner’s own site; 2026 operation not independently confirmed |
| The Cigar Humidor | Calle 57 # 20-47, near Estadio El Campín | Habanos Specialist shop and lounge, shared with Sacovilla specialty coffee | Monday to Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (as published April 2026) | Not published | Trade magazine (Cigar Journal, April 2026) |
The sourced list is short by design: no Zona T or Parque 93 cigar lounge could be traced to an official or trade page, so none is listed here.
La Terraza del Bribón operates in Usaquén as a speakeasy-style terrace. Managed by the domestic cigar producer Bribón, the venue pairs cigars with international spirits and signature cocktails. Bribón’s site prints no street address or opening hours, so book a place by phone (321 4868043) or through the Bribón website before you go. Club Bribón costs COP 229,000 a month, about USD 72 at the official rate of COP 3,174.67 per dollar published on Datos Abiertos for 17 to 19 October 2026. Members get six curated premium cigars a month, 15 percent off the store, invitations to tastings and private events at La Terraza, and early access to limited editions. You can cancel at any time.
The Cigar Humidor serves cigar buyers on Calle 57 # 20-47, situated near Estadio El Campín and the Movistar Arena. It holds the Habanos Specialist seal, and its co-owner David Monroe co-founded the first shop in Colombia to earn that seal. A trade profile published by Cigar Journal on April 17, 2026, notes that the 172-square-meter property shares space with Sacovilla, a specialty coffee shop. Its published operating hours run Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The trade profile does not say whether alcohol is served, so ask before you plan drinks there.
The Smoking Law and Ley 1335 de 2009
Every visitor smoking tobacco in Colombia falls under the rules of Ley 1335 de 2009, enacted on July 21, 2009.
Article 19 of Ley 1335 explicitly bans the consumption of tobacco products in enclosed areas of all workplaces and public spaces. The statute names specific categories, including bars, restaurants, shopping centers, cafeterias, discotecas, hotels, casinos, and public transport. Article 21 defines an enclosed area (área cerrada) as any space covered by a permanent or temporary roof and enclosed by walls, regardless of the building materials used. Being in control of a lit tobacco product in any of these spaces constitutes an infraction. The text of Ley 1335 contains no legal exemptions for dedicated cigar clubs, smoking rooms, or indoor lounges.
Establishment owners hold direct legal responsibility for enforcing this ban under Article 20. Venue managers must put up smoke-free signage, ask the smoker to stop, refuse service to non-compliant guests, and call local authorities if a customer refuses to stop. Under Article 31, municipal mayors can discipline business owners who fail to enforce the ban with formal warnings, progressive fines between 1 and 100 legal monthly minimum wages, or the suspension of their operating sanitary license. Article 24, which set penalties for smokers themselves, was repealed by Article 242 of Ley 1801 de 2016, the national police code, so penalties for the smoker now fall under that code. Article 2 bans selling tobacco to anyone under 18, and a seller may ask you to prove your age.
Our reading of that definition is that a space without a roof, or without enclosing walls, is not an área cerrada, which in practice means you smoke on an open terrace or patio. When you visit a venue in Bogotá, ask the staff where smoking is allowed before you light up. If you smoke in a closed bar or a private dining room, the owner is the one the mayor can fine or whose sanitary licence can be suspended.
Colombian or Cuban Cigars
In Bogotá you can buy Colombian-made cigars such as Bribón, or Cuban cigars from a Habanos Specialist.
Bribón Cigars was established in 2017 by founder Juan Camilo Rodríguez. The company runs the Fábrica Nacional de Tabacos in Barichara in the department of Santander. Bribón says on its factory page that its premium cigars are 100 percent handmade, rolled by women torcedoras from leaf grown in Santander and Montes de María.
Online retail pricing published directly by Bribón lists several vitolas:
- Belicoso: COP 43,000 per cigar (approximately USD 13.50)
- Churchill: COP 49,000 per cigar (approximately USD 15.40)
- Minis (pack of 10): COP 31,000 per pack (approximately USD 9.80)
- Sampler in a wooden box (3 cigars): COP 140,000 (approximately USD 44.10)
The dollar figures are our conversion at COP 3,174.67 per dollar.
If you want Cuban cigars, buy them from a Habanos Specialist. Cigar Journal reported in April 2026 that Colombia’s market was full of fake cigars until a few years ago. It credited the change to Caribe Imports, the exclusive distributor of Habanos S.A. for Colombia, and to new shop owners in Cartagena, Medellín and Bogotá. In Bogotá, the sourced Habanos Specialist is The Cigar Humidor.
Taking Cigars Home to the United States
Under regulations managed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), anyone subject to United States jurisdiction can no longer bring Cuban-origin tobacco or alcohol into the United States since 24 September 2020. OFAC FAQs 719 and 720 apply that whether you bought the cigars in Cuba, in a third country such as Colombia, or at a duty-free shop. Non-United States persons arriving in the United States are similarly barred from carrying Cuban-origin tobacco or alcohol under 31 CFR 515.569.
United States travelers are legally permitted to purchase and consume Cuban cigars while physically in Colombia. You cannot carry any that are left over through US customs, so plan to smoke them before you fly.
Colombian cigars are not subject to OFAC restrictions because they originate in Colombia rather than Cuba. This page does not cover how many cigars your home country lets you bring in duty-free; that allowance is set by your own country’s customs authority, and it applies to Colombian cigars too.
Cigar Lounges in Medellín and Cartagena
Cartagena and Medellín each have cigar venues named in trade or traveller sources, though not all are confirmed open in 2026.
Cartagena houses venues in the Getsemaní neighborhood. Absolute Cigar Cartagena operates from a three-story colonial property at Calle del Arsenal 10-03. A trade report in Cigar Journal describes the 500-square-meter venue as having five distinct customer areas, blending open and closed spaces, including a rooftop facing the old city walls. The branch holds Habanos Specialist status and also stocks Arturo Fuente and Davidoff. Absolute Cigar, owned by Andy Santana, opened in Miami in 1997.
Also in Getsemaní, CTG Cigar Bar gained official recognition when Habanos S.A. confirmed its Habanos Specialist designation in September 2023. That 2023 announcement describes a walk-in humidor, a 10-square-meter open space and room for at least 25 people, with Habanos smoked on site with a drink. We could not confirm that CTG Cigar Bar is still operating in 2026. For the rest of a night out there, see Cartagena nightlife.
In Medellín, Absolute Cigar opened a branch in 2023, according to trade coverage from Cigar Journal, though no street address was published. Traveller reviews from December 2024 and February 2025 describe Distrito Tabaquero as an upscale cigar lounge with a bar, but we could not confirm that it is still open. Travelers heading to Antioquia can check our guide to Medellín nightlife for general evening plans.
Planning a Cigar Evening in Bogotá
La Terraza del Bribón is in Usaquén, the quieter residential north of Bogotá, so a booking there suits dinner and a cigar more than a bar crawl. For a later night, see Bogotá nightlife, and for daytime plans, things to do in Bogotá. Our guide to Usaquén and best restaurants in Bogotá help you pick dinner before your reservation.
If your trip already includes Santander, Bribón says its Barichara factory offers visits with rolling experiences and tastings; details are on its factory page.
For the ride home, order an app car from inside the venue and check that the plate matches your booking before you get in, because the city government warns of “paseo millonario” taxi robberies. If you do take an official taxi, the minimum fare since 12 February 2026 is COP 8,000, plus COP 3,800 between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.; our Bogotá safety guide has the sources and the rest of the night-time advice.
To explore accommodation options near evening entertainment venues, read our guide on where to stay in Bogotá. If you want us to plan the stay, the transport and the rest of your Bogotá trip, get in touch.