This place is a glorified cigarette store. Don't waste your time if you're looking to buy more than a few sticks.

I have mixed reviews about this place. Still learning the experience of fine cigar smoking, and being from the states, I wanted to pick up some quality cigars (mostly Cubans of course) during my last visit. The store is in a heavy foot traffic area and it appears to get more cigarette shoppers stopping by than anything. The cigar selection was off to the side and not as big as others I've seen. I headed to the cigars and eventually was asked for help. After describing my newness to cigar smoking and a few things I'm looking for, I was given a piece of paper showing their selection. Asking for Montecristo N 2, he said there weren't any available - although later they became available after I started getting many and seeing that I was going to spend some money. Also, they eventually started going around the corner to get different brands and (I assume) better quality sticks. I ended up getting 9 different types and over $800 euro worth. Mainly because the 2 younger gentlemen that worked with me were very patient, respectful and helpful. Towards the end, an older gentlemen (owner maybe?) started helping count and tag the sale. When the younger man ran my credit card, it was declined and the old man walked away mumbling something about "over the limit". A bit insulting. Chase seems to do this to prevent fraud (even though I let them know I'm travelling to specific countries), and an email soon came asking me to validate the purchase and re-run the transaction. I need to remember to just use AmEx. The younger gentleman understood that when I explained it and has apparently dealt with customers from the states before. He threw in some extras for me (no humidity packs for travel though) and I was on my way. Albeit with a mediocre taste in my mouth. They may have a basement or other area, but I didn't see it. As I said, it appears to have more of a "strip mall" feel to it and not really catered to the cigar smokers. No walk-in humidor. I wouldn't advise against going here, but I would also recommend checking out other places if possible. read more

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Great cigar collection Very nice people provided tons of assistance with helping us select good quality Cuban cigars I only brought back 50 I should have brought many more!! read more

This place was cigar heaven for a weary tourist like me. Location is good right on La Rambla. They have a great variety of smokes, ask the staff about cigars and they'll point you to their resident expert. They have handy paper charts with all of the brands and vitolas they stock so you can browse at your leisure and make selections. Their cigar guy was friendly and knowledgeable, willing to answer any questions (in Spanish) and point me to some good stuff I might have overlooked, including some excellent aged stock they have in the back of the humidor. They also stock all of the Spanish Regional Edition cigars so I picked those up as well. Outside of the humidor it's a standard smoke shop with a good selection. read more

Gimeno is one of the cigar shops in Barcelona that was recommended on a number of the cigar forums. It is located on La Ramblas which is one of the most congested and touristy streets that I have ever seen. On first glance it did not appear to be much of a tobacconist with more FC Barcelona and tourist crap than anything else but on closer inspection they carried a pretty good selection of Habanos in a well kept humidor upstairs and a bigger, also well maintained humidor downstairs. The guys that work at Gimeno are friendly but once they realize that you know cigars they are much more helpful and more than willing to search downstairs for aged or additional stock. On the second visit they brought me up a sealed box of Trinidad Fundadores with a box code from 2005 that were fairly amazing with eight years of box age. Besides the regular production Habanos they also had a good selection of the Regional Edicions for Spain and the Edicion Limitadas from the past few years. Even if you know little to very little about Cuban cigars but want to try one I would strongly recommend that you visit Gimeno while in Barcelona. On the counter they have have price lists for their inventory and are more than happy to recommend a good cigar that will suit your taste and price point. Prices in Spain are government regulated so they are the same at all tobacconists plus tobacco taxes are low so prices of Habanos are less than any of the other European countries. Overall Gimeno has a very convenient location, good customer service but only wish that they had a little bit broader variety of Habanos. read more

Any American cigar smoker visiting Europe will quickly realize that stogies just aren't as popular in Europe as they are in the states. Oh sure you can find stores selling them, but not with the enormous walk-in humidors which we are used to. They are usually more of a side-line. That's why I was so glad I managed to find Gimeno! This was probably the best selection of cigars I managed to find in all of Spain. The prices were quite reasonable, and the staff was very helpful. It's conveniently located on La Rambla near the Mercado. Muchas garcias Gimeno! read more

I am giving this 1 star (3 stars if you skip the rest of this as their prices are high). Avoid the Cohiba Behike. They are fakes. Somehow a store in Barcelona managed to get 100 Behike 52 and 100 Behike 54 when no one else in the world has 1 box (10 cigars). Also, they are stored and sold out of another non-behike box. I wished they would be real but ion inspection of the 54, at least 2 were mid-cut and were not identical in cut. I bought one 54 and smoked it a few days ago before i went back and they miraculously had 52's and the 54 was ordinary. I have bought a 56 here before and it was plugged. I guess I hoped when they only had 4 I was the luckiest cigar guy around but when i saw 200 new cigars, I realized i was another sucker who smoked something but not a Behike. Lesson learned since I haven't seen a real one since Mexico in 2017. I don't count the ones in London for $150 each. read more

I agree with all the other reviews. If you're an American strolling down La Rambla stop in and get a few Cubans. They have them all, and the prices are fixed by the Spanish government so you won't over pay. Try the Por Laranaga Spanish Regional edition. They're great. read more

Shammi at Samuels is extremely professional and she knows the products really well. My last experience with her was when I went in to have her fix my prongs on my ring. I was called after a couple of days to pick up my ring. Her customer service is outstanding and I will continue to refer people to her and would love to work with her again. Thanks for your wonderful customer service shammi. Elbra read more

Very knowledgeable staff. Came by to pick up a Cuban to enjoy while on vacation and was not disappointed with the recommended cigar. Highly recommended stop for all your cigar needs while in Barcelona! read more

Fake Cubans. Very tricky employee. This is my first Yelp review ever, which I felt compelled to write as I unfortunately fell victim to purchasing a box of fake Cuban cigars here. Here's how they did it. I asked to see a certain type of Cuban cigar (Cohiba Genios). The young employee pulled out a half-empty box of this brand. Over the years, I've learned what to look for in fake Cubans (printing on box, date on box, precision cigar label printing, label adhesives, Habanos label printing, hinges on wooden boxes, triple caps on cigars, and general craftsmanship of both boxes and cigars). As I studied both the box and the remaining cigars closely, I could not find any visual imperfections, so I asked for a full box. He pulled out a full box, but before handing it to me, asked if I wanted anything else. Besides this box, I wanted some individual cigars so I started shopping for individual cigars before I was able to closely inspect the new box he was holding. As I continued to shop for individual cigars, at some point, he placed the box near the register maybe 5 feet away. This is when I lost sight of it. At some point after that, while I was inspecting other cigars and other boxes, either he or another employee placed either the new box or some other box entirely in a black plastic bag. Once I chose a few more individual cigars, he quickly added them to the black plastic bag. He was then very quick to run my credit card as he asked me if I wanted anything else. I honestly wanted to purchase a Habanos ashtray, but he had already handed me a receipt to sign. I didn't think anything of it at the time. It wasn't until I was back at my hotel later that day, getting ready to leave the country and return home, that I inspected the box, expecting it to have the same characteristics and same general date as the original half-empty box I inspected initially, only to find some very small differences. Though small, this was obviously a box of fakes. Both the box and the cigars were fake. My mistake was not taking the box out of the bag and inspecting it closely before leaving the store. One other point worth mentioning - on many of the boxes of real Cubans they did have (and they did have some), the dates on the boxes were generally 3 years old (April 2013). I noticed this on most of the boxes I inspected. Something to keep in mind. read more

No longer named Gimeno. Now some type of chain. Selling fake Cohibas. Run! Really just a cigarette/ Hookah shop catering to the tourist walk by traffic. I figured to check them out based on the reviews. The fakes are so bad, but I had to look at them close to trust my initial opinion. The entire presentation was off. Do not buy cigars here. Fakes!!! Part of a Tobacco retain chain, different location but same store down part of same chain tried to sell me the same. They told me they only had the 'originals' which was why their Cohibas looked different than the true original I showed them, Bottom line. Fugasi. read more