Soho Tobacco

Soho Tobacco has been a fixture on South Howard for years, and locals who know the place tend to come back again and again. It is an owner-run shop, which regulars will tell you is exactly why it runs the way it does: personal attention, real knowledge, and the kind of service where the person behind the counter actually helps you figure out what you need. The selection covers a lot of ground for a small space. People come in for hookah and shisha, and the word around Tampa is that the shisha selection here is high quality with some genuinely impressive high-end hookahs on display.

Cigar folks have a soft spot for this place too, partly because the team cuts them for you at no extra charge, which one longtime cigar buyer said keeps him sending all his friends over. You will also find vapes and disposables, e-liquid and vape juice, glass pipes and water pipes, tobacco pipes, CBD and hemp products, and all the smoking accessories to go with them. There are usually snacks and drinks stocked too, and more than one person has walked in for hookah parts and left praising how much the owner knew about their particular setup. If they do not have something at one location, we hear they will bring it over from another.

One regular summed up the feel simply: chill atmosphere, cool owners, and a friendly shop cat in the corner. The shop stays open late, which makes it an easy stop after dinner or a night out in the neighborhood. Now, folks are a little split on the counter service depending on who is working and how the day is going, and we've heard the occasional grumble. The steady story from people who shop here for years is warmth, expertise, and staff who take care of you.

For a vape shop and cigar stop in Tampa with an owner who actually knows his stuff, this one earns its loyal following.