King Smoke Shop

King Smoke Shop has become a familiar stop for folks in the Greenwood area of Seattle, and it's the kind of place people stick with for years. One longtime local who moved to the neighborhood a few years back still remembers walking in and finding the cases full and the prices a few dollars better than the rest of the greater Seattle area. That reminded him of the old-school smoke shops he grew up with, and that feeling keeps him coming back. The selection covers the smoke shop staples and then some.

You'll find vapes, e-liquid and vape juice, a decent run of disposable vapes, cigars, cigarettes (including some harder-to-track-down varieties), glass pipes and water pipes, tobacco pipes, rolling papers and wraps, and the usual accessories. Word around the neighborhood is the pricing runs fair, and the shop is known for being friendly about exchanges on unopened or faulty products. The people behind the counter are a big part of the draw. This is a brothers-run operation, and locals describe the staff as down to earth, respectful, and genuinely helpful.

One person summed it up by saying they go above and beyond to take care of the folks who walk in. Another shopper had his eye on a piece for a long stretch, went back and forth on the price with the owner, and finally walked out happy with something he'd wanted for a while. The lesson regulars pass along: it never hurts to ask. We'll be straight with you on one thing.

A few people have run into the shop being closed when they expected it open, so if you're making a special trip, it's smart to call ahead or plan around off hours rather than counting on the posted times. That aside, the neighborhood affection for this place runs deep. As one regular put it, it's the greatest smoke shop in Seattle, with plenty of variety and staff worth knowing. For a well-regarded tobacco shop in Seattle, King Smoke Shop earns its loyal following.