Gonzalez y Martinez cigar factory

The Gonzalez y Martinez Cigar Factory, located on 7th Avenue and 21st Street, next door to the historic Columbia Restaurant is a popular neighborhood smoke shop and cigar factory. Visitors and cigar aficionados can stop by the cigar factory to observe the work of professional cigar rollers who demonstrate their trade Monday - Friday from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Small tours are offered and onlookers may watch the work being done in the cigar industry.

The Gonzalez y Martinez line of cigars began at the turn-of-the-century, shortly after Francisco "Don Pancho" Martinez and Marcelino Gonzalez arrived from Cuba. Gonzalez married Martinez' daughter, and the family tradition of cigar-making was born. They combined their knowledge and talent of tobacco and cigars to produce some of the finest cigars in Ybor City. Today, four generations later, Richard Gonzmart, Don Pancho's great-grandson, continues the family tradition, producing 100% handmade cigars using the finest tobacco blends.

The cigars are 100% handmade with a blend of Caribbean tobacco, consisting of Dominican and Honduran tobacco and Ecuadorian wrappers. The factory is a family run factory that produces some of the finest cigars in the region. The family tradition is expected to continue for years to come.