A&A Smoke & More

Ask anyone in Tukwila where to go for cigarettes and the name that comes up again and again is A&A Smoke & More. The prices on smokes are what first pull people in, and locals will tell you it's hard to beat what you'll pay here. Once folks find the place, they tend to stick around. A big part of that is Rio.

Regulars talk about him like a friend, and it's easy to see why. He's the guy who remembers what you buy, orders in the products you need, and goes out of his way to make sure you leave with the right thing. People who shop here swear by his knowledge, especially with vapes and picking out the right one. His dad works the shop too, and the two of them have built the kind of easygoing, welcoming spot where you can ask questions without feeling rushed.

We've also heard good things about Zee and Lou, and a couple of other folks behind the counter who keep the mood light and the place clean. On the shelves you'll find a solid lineup of vapes, e-liquid and vape juice, disposables, cigarettes, hookah and shisha, glass pipes and water pipes, plus the smoking accessories you'd expect. It's a good little shop that covers the essentials without any fuss. One thing worth mentioning: this is a 24-hour spot, which is a rarity and one of the main reasons people happily drive out of their way to get here.

Whatever the hour, the doors are open. A rare grumble surfaces now and then about hookah flavor freshness, so it never hurts to check a date, but the overwhelming word around Tukwila is that A&A is a friendly, fair-priced smoke shop worth making your regular. As one local put it, 10 out of 10.