Smoke World

Ask around Tempe about Smoke World and you'll hear a lot of good things, starting with the hookah selection. One regular counted more than 300 hookahs to choose from at any given time, along with a wide variety of shisha, and swears the prices beat what you'd pay elsewhere. If you smoke hookah, or you're shopping for friends who do, this is the kind of place that gets talked up around town.

The shelves cover the basics and then some. You'll find vapes and disposables, e-liquid and vape juice, cigars, cigarettes, tobacco pipes, rolling papers, and the smaller accessories that are easy to run out of. The word around Tempe is they also stock tobacco bags and tubes for folks who roll their own, and keep the prices fair on all of it.

Deals come up often enough that regulars know to check what's new when they stop in. The people behind the counter earn a lot of the praise here. We've heard again and again about friendly smiles and genuinely helpful service, and a few folks make a point of saying the crew treats them well.

Fair prices and a warm welcome go a long way, and that combination is what keeps people coming back. A couple of honest notes from locals: opinions run a little split on product knowledge at the counter, and morning shoppers say the doors don't always open right on time, so it's worth calling ahead if you're making an early trip. None of that stops Smoke World from being a solid, well-liked stop for anyone hunting for a smoke shop in Tempe, especially if hookah is what you're after.