Smoke City

Smoke City has earned its spot as the main tobacco shop in Johnstown, and locals will tell you it's the first place they think of when they need cigarettes, cigars, or a decent pipe. The selection covers the basics and then some: cigarettes, a nice range of cigars, tobacco pipes, and a smaller but solid corner of glass pipes and water pipes for folks who are into that. People who shop here regularly point to the reasonable prices and the wide variety on the shelves.

What ask anyone who shops here and you'll hear most about is the speed. The team knows how to move a line, and one regular swears he's never spent more than a few minutes inside. There's a separate lotto line too, so if you're just grabbing your smokes and heading out, you're not stuck waiting behind lottery players.

They also keep PA Skills games on site if that's your thing. The owners get a lot of love around town for being kind and helpful, and that friendliness comes up again and again. A couple of honest notes from the neighborhood: it gets genuinely busy in there, so hang onto your receipt in case something needs to be swapped or refunded.

As with any high-traffic counter, the occasional mistake happens. Most people walk out happy though, and Smoke City remains one of the better-regarded tobacco shops in the area. For a quick, friendly stop to stock up in Johnstown, it's a dependable pick.