Smoke & Vape

If you smoke or vape and you're in Pittsburgh, Smoke & Vape is the kind of place locals keep coming back to. It's a big shop set inside the mall, stocked with just about everything you could think to look for. Vapes, e-liquid and vape juice, disposables, rolling papers, hookah and shisha, glass pipes and water pipes, tobacco pipes, and kratom all have a home here, and people who shop here swear by the variety of brands on the shelves. Ask anyone who shops here and they'll point to the glass first.

The bongs and pieces carry a look that regulars say feels a bit cooler in design than what you find at most shops, which is why folks who care about their equipment make the trip. One longtime customer told us he's been coming since the doors opened, first for whole tobacco leaf he couldn't find anywhere but a corner store half an hour away, and now for the quality and the rarer smoking gear. The staff are a big part of the draw. Word around Pittsburgh is that everyone behind the counter is genuinely welcoming, ready to help, and honest about what they sell.

If they don't have the specific wraps or papers you're after, they'll order them in. More than one regular has walked out with a little something free tossed in, like a tobacco-free wrap. People trust them not to peddle counterfeits, which is more than they'll say about some other shops in the area. The owner has a reputation as a down-to-earth guy, and a few folks have been coming for years straight because of it.

Prices are fair and the selection runs deep, so you rarely leave empty-handed. One heads-up we've heard: the shop sometimes closes at odd times even when the posted hours say otherwise, so it's worth calling ahead if you're making a special trip. That small quirk aside, this is one of the most well-regarded smoke and vape shops in town.