Habano's Smoke Shop

If you love cigars, Habano's Smoke Shop is the kind of place you tell people about. The heart of this Fort Myers shop is the hand-rolled cigars made right there on site. Locals will tell you the owners, Jo and Ovel, roll their sticks in-house, and folks watch it happen while they browse. The J.O. Line is their own, and you'll also find Don Pablo and a few name-brand choices for those who want them.

Ask anyone who shops here and they'll point you to the sheer variety of rolls: big and fat, short and tall, torpedoes, sweets, maduros, darks. Hard to pick just one, and people say that's part of the fun. The word around Fort Myers is that the quality punches well above the price. Regulars describe the construction, burn, and flavor you'd expect from a pricier cigar, at a fraction of it, and there are quantity discounts if you want to take a bundle home. One man who has had his cigars rolled here for years put it plainly, praising the excellent burn and clean finish with no aftertaste.

Several people happily drive a good distance across Southwest Florida just to stock up. The vibe is small and laid-back, with cool artwork on the walls and a solid selection of smoking accessories to round things out. What really keeps people coming back, though, is the welcome. The team greets everyone with a smile, and they're patient and knowledgeable if you're a longtime aficionado or just starting to explore cigars. We've heard the occasional note about an uneven burn on a stick or two, but that's the exception; the overwhelming sense is of a genuine lesser-known option where the owners care about every cigar they hand you.

This is one of the most highly regarded smoke shops in the area, and easy to miss if you're not looking, so slow down and do the second pass. It's worth it.