At Stanza dei Sigari, the "classic cigar parlor" in the North End, no one seems too concerned about the law. No, we’re not implying anything Sicilian — although the subterranean joint does boast a shady past, having operated as a speakeasy during Prohibition, and the characters who frequent it do emit a sort of Ferragamo-and-Rolex glow. Rather, the likely logic behind the full bar is that a) since the Stanza is part of Caffè Vittoria, a hard-liquor license literally comes with the territory anyway, and b) given the relative costliness of the cigars and the cheapness of the booze, compliance with the 60/40 law remains a snap. A charming menu provides notes on each cigar, down to the names of celebrities who have smoked it, such as the "medium-bodied, earthy, and spicy" Cohiba Churchill, a favorite of "General George Patton and, on occasion, Whoopi Goldberg." The menu further suggests appropriate pairings from a plethora of cognacs, single-malt Scotches, small-batch bourbons, aged rums, premium tequilas, aperitivos, digestivos including grappa, and more. A martini list includes the Cuban Torpedo (combining Drambuie, Chivas Regal, and apricot brandy) and the Vendetta (made of Absolut Mandarin, Campari, and orange juice). Finally, the new hookah service provides an hour’s worth of exotic smoking enjoyment for about $20; for a bit extra, the bartender will spike the filtering water with your choice of intoxicant. All this in a setting that’s as cool as can be, with rock walls and low ceilings, a gated cigar vault and a photo gallery of prominent puffers (from Freud to JFK, Groucho to James Gandolfini), shelves lined with antique pipes and cutters and racy old advertisements, and odds and ends like a barber’s chair and a faux-elephant’s-foot stool. Stanza dei Sigari is the funkiest of throwbacks, a shrine to decadent clutter.

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