Bud's on Grand

Bud's on Grand has been part of the Phoenix smoke shop scene since 2012, and locals will tell you it's a little different from your average shop. Yes, you'll find the full range of smoking gear here: vapes and disposables, vaporizers, cigars, cigarettes, hookah and shisha, rolling papers, and a serious selection of glass pipes and water pipes. Ask anyone who shops here and they'll bring up the art too. The place doubles as a gallery, with handmade local incense, crystal rings, and pieces from local artists and overseas makers.

As one regular put it, this is a spot you can just stop into for no reason. The word around Phoenix is that the people make this place. Greg and Frank, the managers, come up again and again, and folks say the whole crew knows their products cold and takes real time to make sure you walk out with the right thing. Regulars come in several days a week and get greeted by name at the door, the kind of familiarity that keeps a neighborhood shop going for over a decade.

People travel for it too. We've heard from more than one person who drives in from out of town just to shop here and check out the art on what many call one of the coolest blocks in the city. The shop keeps things clean and organized, which makes browsing easy whether you're after a specific piece of glass or just gift shopping among the local work on the walls. A couple of folks have mentioned the odd rough morning at the counter, but that's the exception, and the overall sentiment here is warm and loyal.

With a strong reputation earned over the years, Bud's on Grand has become a real local favorite, and it's the kind of place people make a point of coming back to.