Waiting to Exhale

Aromas of Havana Cigars and Lounge is decorated in comfortingly dark wood and wicker, and features a dazzling array of cigars. From purple-label Bahamian Graycliffs to Nicaraguan Padróns, they are here for your smoking pleasure. The beautiful three-month-old business is owned by Paul Hernandez, Duvi Gonzalez, and Richard Libre, childhood friends from Hialeah. “It’s like a pleasure. You deserve to come in here and relax after a long day at work,” muses Libre as he pours a glass of red wine behind the black marble bar. The rain pours down in heavy sheets, and a customer reclines in a plush leather chair by the window, sipping beer and nursing a fat stogie. The look on his face is pure bliss. Call 305-940-0988.
Starts: July 26. Daily, 2006