I occasionally buy a couple boxes of Cuban cigars (to send home to Canada) from the fixed shops at the top of Hoan Kiem. They have real Cubans, with seals and everything, but they aren't cheap.
That's the only place I've seen boxes of good cigars.
answered about 4 months ago by Didymus
For what it's worth, I found a lousy selection of poorly kept cigars going for almost $40 each at the Sofitel the other day and kept on walking.
Later, I found the Latino Bar in the Melia Hotel. They had a pretty nice little selection of Habanos starting at $11. I got a Montecristo #3 for $14 that burned a little unevenly, but was delicious down to the nub.
(And, although they they dress the staff like icedancers, they were all very nice too.)
