1.   Fredcq Haas, director of franchise development, says potential franchisees have expressed interest in opening cigar lounges in Grand Central Terminal, and on the Upper West Side.

2.   New restaurants are incorporating cigar lounges, while old ones are carving out spots.

3.   Sharp, who monitors trends nationally, was surprised to hear that anyone was opening a cigar lounge.

4.   Which probably explains why so many cigar lounges have opened this year.

5.   A wine cellar, media room, cigar lounge, business center and a private dining room were all being considered for a basement concourse, Kondylis said.

6.   One party put on by a Web site has a fortune-teller in a cigar lounge.