Smokers Paradises (Smoking Bars/Clubs)

Food & Drink, Events and Entertainment
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On the suggestion of another thread, post places where one can go out for a drink and enjoy a cigarette without having sour looks from the unenligthened

From Luzern (prob not complete),

One of my faves, Bar 58 , tiny gothic pub with (usualy) cool music. Great in winter, can get a bit warm in summer.

Haifish bar , popular with the young crowd.

Capitol Bar , next to the cinema, also popular with the young crowd, has seating outside, near a main road but still actually quite nice of a summer evening.

Havanna Bar + Cafe , bit more upmarket, cuban in style, popular with the cigar smokers, where they sell a bit of a selection, smoking and non-smoking sections with one of those airtight rooms. Seating outside too.

Roadhouse , bar/nightclub, bit mainstream for my tastes, but can be a fun night out, enclosed smoking area downstairs.

Sedel Nightclub , the old prison, some great stuff goes on there on occasions, not sure if it's actually smoking or it's just an anything goes kind of place.

All I can think of for now.

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The Red Ochre in Uster right by the train station on the other side of the tracks (11 minutes direct train from Stadelhofen / 15 mins from HB).

There is a large lounge and bar area where smokers can enjoy themselves guilt free. The restaurant is non smoking and offers the same menu as Outback. Gets busy every evening and really busy on weekends.

It's part of the Outback/Mama Africa chain.

It's just down the road from my place ... lucky me

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In zurich there's Blue Monkey and Taos.

Some others but you need to buy membership.

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Musn't forget Magdis , always full of interesting types, great late night spot, try the karachios (unsure of spelling) to keep you going all night long.

Then pop down to the awful but much loved by some Downtown nightclub a couple of doors down.

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Been reading the smokers thread, here's some more places to indulge your habit, non smokers can go to their own boring ones.

Madelaines - Baselstrasse, fun place with smoking and non smoking bars, they also do an excellent jam session every first thursday of the month.

Bruch Brothers - Also Baselstrasse, has a smoking room, more of a rockers pub, have bands on a regular basis.

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The waiting room on the Schlieren station allows smoking. So primitive in Switzerland!

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Well, I’m not against having dedicated smoking rooms. At least you can contain it to one area.

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Is there just the one waiting room?

I’d be fine with that if there was another non smoking waiting room as well. Keep all the smokers together.

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Surely there should be some social welfare options to help these addicts get clean. I hope they are told it’s their responsibility to clean the room and keep it presentable, as it is unacceptable to ask any non-addict to clean up their messes.

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I thought there was supposed to be a ban on smoking inside in any SBB stations and smoking was only allowed on open platforms in designated areas marked by blue lines?

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Only one.

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Smoking is strictly prohibited in SBB waiting rooms, enclosed areas, and on platforms, including e-cigarettes. However, there are designated smoking areas (pillars with ashtrays) on the platforms where smoking is permitted, typically within a two-meter radius of these markings.

But in Schlieren not!

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Here is the waiting room! I should put in a complaint to SBB. It has a no smoking sign there. But this is an old picture. Inside was a rubbish bin with that place to put cigarett butts. And no “no smoking sign”. Tomorrow I will go there and put in a complaint.

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Good luck finding anywhere to complain to the CFf. Similar issue in Nyon where a bar is clearly in the blue zone but many people simply ignore the restrictions. I couldn’t find anywhere to lodge a complaint, just a general info@ email address. Never received a response. The local police don’t want to know either.

Switzerland has lots of rules and regulations but is completely unwilling to enforce them.

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Take some photos (before and after) and send them to 20 minutes.

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Where to contact 20 Minuten?

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Switzerland has the attitude that the mere existence of a rule should be enough.