Smoker's Den

Smoker's Den has been an Athens staple for a long time, and the word around town is that it keeps up with just about every corner of the smoke world under one roof. Locals will tell you the selection here is one of the best you'll find, covering vapes, e-liquid and vape juice, disposables, pods, hookah and shisha, cigars, glass pipes and water pipes, rolling papers, kratom, cigarettes and loose tobacco. There's an enclosed cigar room that regulars talk up for its range, and an on-site smokers lounge where folks settle in with the hookah.

Something people appreciate most is the late hours. Ask anyone who shops here and they'll tell you it's the place to swing by when you need something quickly at night and everywhere else has closed up downtown. It's the kind of shop that seems to have a little of everything for every kind of smoker.

The staff get plenty of good words. Joseph comes up again and again as someone who goes out of his way to help and put customers first, and we've heard Tonya named for great service on the hookah side too. If you're new to cigars, the team is happy to walk you through it. One newcomer said he left with a cigar he called absolutely amazing after getting steered in the right direction.

We'll be straight with you: locals are a little split on this one. Some folks have run into a firm no-refund-once-you-leave policy that rubbed them the wrong way, so it's smart to test anything electronic before you head out the door. That said, most people who shop here keep coming back for the deep selection, the friendly help, and those late hours. For a well-rounded tobacco shop in Athens, Smoker's Den earns its solid local following.