About · Opening 2027
More Than a Smoke.
Cigar House was born from a simple belief — that the best moments happen slowly, in good company, over something worth savoring. We're building a room where the cigar is the excuse and the people are the point.
Whether you've been smoking for decades or you're lighting your first, you'll be met with the same warmth and zero pretense. Cigar House is a lounge and a shop, but before either of those, it's a room built for lingering.
Our Approach
A curated selection over an overwhelming one.
Hospitality over hurry. A community over a customer list. We'd rather know your name than move you through a line. Every choice we make — from the leaf on the shelf to the chair you sit in — is made with that in mind.
The Space (opening 2027)
A premium retail cigar shop and a members' lounge under one roof.
Designed for lingering. In Bloomingdale, Illinois — an easy drive from anywhere in DuPage County and the northwest Chicago suburbs. More details coming soon.
Our First House
The experience behind Cigar House already exists.
Before Bloomingdale, there was Norwood Royal Cigars — the room where we learned what hospitality over hurry actually looks like.
From our existing store, Norwood Royal Cigars.
Our Credentials
From an award-winning house.
Cigar House comes from the team behind Norwood Royal Cigars in Chicago's Norwood Park — a 4,300 square foot shop home to one of the Midwest's largest walk-in humidors, founded by Vick Shah in 2003.
Norwood Royal Cigars won Best Cigar Shop Only (Midwest) at the Premium Cigar Association in 2024 and again in 2026 — the award is only open for entry every two years, making it back-to-back wins. Cigar House is built by the same team.
PCA Best of the Leaf · 2024 & 2026
Winner, Best Cigar Shop Only (Midwest) — two consecutive eligible years
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