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Be aware that not all the places listed are hookah lounges exclusively. Some are coffee shops or restaurants with Middle Eastern cuisine and flair. They cater to Middle Eastern clientele and are as intimate as a livingroom with a group of regulars, and YOU, as a newcomer, are expected to be on your best behavior. You know a place is good when you see Middle Eastern people. Don't drive them away with bad or loud behavior. ("We used to go there, but it has been overrun with disrespectful kids. They've ruined it for the rest of us.") In general, many hookah lounges are very classy and plush places with unique decor. Keep with the vibe, dress nice, be respectful and don't be a loudmouth.

Hookah Lounge owners: Don't play Beastie Boys or Rage Against The Machine on the stereo and clean your hookahs often.

Hookahs belong on the floor and not on the table, because it is an object of service. Imagine the notion of "putting someone on a pedstal." This is along the same idea, and the shisha is an item of much lower rank, if you will. Traditional establishments will still adhere to this rule, while some hookah lounges are placing the hookah on the table for everyone to enjoy. Not very authentic, but it does celebrate the hookah. Smaller hookahs on a table are more convenient, as you can imagine.

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Arizona state law prohibits smoking inside any business or bar but hookah lounges are excepted.
Cigarette smoking is not allowed inside hookah bars.

Red Sea Cafe

827 S. Rural Rd. Tempe, AZ 85281 480-966-2401
Review: Nice place, nice furniture, clean hookahs with screens and not foil, attentive staff, table games. Excellent pub food from next door is served, but no dining tables are in the hookah lounge. You pretty much eat off your lap or set your food on a low table or folding tray provided. Coffees, teas and other drinks also served, but no liquor. In a town that bans indoor cigarette smoking in public places, you may smoke here. Splash brand maassell (50g) sold to go as well as replacement parts for your hookah. Variable availability on flavors, but when they have them all, it's an impressive selection. Prices: $6.00 per bowl, $2.00 cover. Sunday Special: $3.00 cover, $3.00 bowls! A LITTLE-KNOWN SECRET: Arrive between 4pm and at least 15 mins before 8pm on a weekday. They have a happy hour special that coincides with the Devil House, the bar next door. Hookahs are only $5.00 if you get a pint next door for $2.00! (I think I'm the only one who knows.) You can't bring the beer into the hookah lounge, and you can't bring the hookah into the bar because of the Tempe smoking ordinance, so enjoy BOTH on the patio! A white peach hookah and a pint or two on the patio can't be beat! Pay and tip the outdoor bar server with the NEW DOLLAR COINS for a lark.Website

Sinbad's Middle Eastern Restaurant
5004 S. Price Rd., NW corner of Price & Baseline in Tempe Plaza, Tempe. (480) 491-5588
Award-winning Middle Eastern cuisine, truly family owned.
Belly dancers and other live entertainment Thursday-Sunday evenings starting at 7pm.
Hookahs are $12.00 with about 20 different flavors.
Special deals are offered different days, check out the local free newspapers for details!
THIS is the place to be on Thursday night for the most for your money, but Friday and Saturday nights are when the place really comes alive.
The food photos on the website will make you drool. http://www.sinbadaz.com/

Urban Cafe UrbanCafeAZ.com
1212 E. Apache Blvd. NE corner of Apache and Terrace, kitty-corner from King Tut in Tempe. phone 480-968-8888
Hours are M-F 4pm till LATE, S&S 5pm till LATE. If the crowd supports reason, you may stay till 3am.
A small but nicely decorated cafe and hookah lounge with traditional seating that lets you know you're in a different place.
Middle eastern clientele frequent this place, that's the tip-off this place is top shelf all the way - reasonable prices without the college kid hassles.
Traditional menu items for dinner such as gyros and shwarma, CURRY ON A BUN, $1.99 fries, even a burger and veggie burger.
Menu is on the website.
Authentic Egyptian Mahmoun hookahs, representing top quality craftsmanship from a famous maker are served
with authentic and durable quality hoses with long handles. Premium brand Al-Fakher flavors are served, including the elusive
Golden Seal varieties such as the Eskandrani Apple! Boxes of mo'asell are available for purchase as well.
All shishas are color coded for the flavor, so you don't get funky mint from a previous smoke contaminating your
Eskandrani apple! You're expected to order a drink with your hookah. No worries, plenty to choose from including green tea.
Friendly owner who mixes with the customers and knows he has top quality everything, which severely lacks in other places.
Hookahs are $7.99. A relative bargain given the quality of the smoke and attentive and friendly service that makes sure
your hookah is going properly. RELAX! Don't rush the hookah. It also ensures a top quality smoke.
Hookahs for sale as well, you would do well to buy an authentic tall Egyptian Mahmoun brand shisha!
When you're tired of the crowds and the waiting and the fuss, Urban Cafe will show you how a REAL hookah tastes!
(Yes we like this place.)

Oasis Café
1310 E. Apache Blvd., Tempe 480-966-6388.
Up the street from King Tut's, north side of the street. Caters to the Arizona State University crowd, which can be quite dense nearly every night of the week. Indoor and outdoor seating, IF you can actually get a seat, so arrive early! Spartan furnishings, but adequate. The hookah area is tile and floor booths with pillows and low tables for your meals and hookah, nicely done! Music depends on the crowd, Cool Arabic fusion during happy hour dinners and later, but might evolve to thumping music as the weekend student crowd hits. Small cover charge on weekend nights, and it's totally packed when the bars let out and before. Not the place to go to have a chat inside (outside might be better), but if you're not quite ready to call it a night after the bars let out, this might be the fun place. Belly dancers a few nights a week. Hookahs are $6-8 depending on if you're mixing flavors or not. Natural coals are used, but bring some quick-lights with you if you're outside because on a busy night you might wait awhile till the attendant comes around with more coals. Bring mouthpieces or foil. No cigarette or cigar smoking allowed inside.
You know a place is good when Arabic clientele are present, as the case of Oasis.
Good Turkish coffee, shwarma and chicken hummus deluxe! Food prices are what they SHOULD be, very reasonable, and the chicken hummus deluxe is perfect for two people at $6.95, less during happy hour. Happy hours with variety that differs month to month. Don't forget to tip more than you would a normal restaurant for the shisha service.
Go during happy hour for the best prices on the delicious food and to avoid the crowds. Even better, make it a point to go when the students are away on semester breaks! When school is in, arrive shortly after the place opens in late afternoon/early evening.
A word on the hookahs: The bowls are packed to the rim too close to the foil, and the foil has many large holes when served. The result is a thin smoke if you have just a smattering of coals on. At least it will last a long time. If you like thick smoke, don't just add more coals, you'll probably burn the ma'asell! You might want to bring a foil and redo it with 20 or so holes with a toothpick. I don't like to recommend redoing what the staff does, but personal preferences require some measures. Thick and flavorful smoke without burning is the goal.
oasiscafeonline.com

Oasis 2
1731 E. Broadway, Tempe AZ 85281 phone 480.966.9982
Get there early evening for happy hour food prices before the students flood in and the LOUD hip-hop cranks.
Large projection TV with arabic programming or sports. Excellent service, good flavors and hookahs. Tip well, they deserve it!
oasiscafeonline.com

Hubbly Bubbly Cafe
53 East Broadway, Tempe AZ 85282 phone 480.968.2625
Hot & cold beverages, Turkish coffee, sandwiches, WiFi, 37 hookah flavors. DJ and belly dancers on weekends.st east of Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Pita House
7210 East First Avenue, just east of Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Phone: 480-425-9200 Fax: 480-425-9224
More of a restaurant, but they do serve hookahs for $8.99. Old Town Scottsdale style.
Their website shows a nice taller Egyptian hookah, but we don't know the actual sizes served. Flavors served include double apple, strawberry, grape, or mint. "DINE-IN ONLY," it says regarding the hookahs on the website, so I guess you're expected to eat something, and the food pics on the website look scrumptious! Nice chunky tomatoes. The Arizona winter months afford PERFECT lunchtime dining outside on the patio. WEBSITE HERE

Mythos Mediterranean Bistro
2515 N. Scottsdale Rd. in Scottsdale, just south of Thomas on the east side of the street in the shopping center. Phone (480) 947-6896
Mediterranean upscale lounge. That means no slobs. Happy hours are the best time to go, because of the pricing.
Wednesdays and Fridays are the days to go for half price hookahs! Wed. has happy hour pricing from 8-11pm and $2 appetizers!
Friday and Saturday nights are Greek nights, but Friday has hookah happy hour 4-7pm with happy hour pricing for drinks as well as half price appetizers.
Belly dancing and entertainment starts at around 9pm.
Nice looking hookahs but we haven't been there to smoke so we don't know how well they're prepared.
Comment from a local: "If you see the place is packed and there's a bus out front, don't bother going in because the waitstaff will be strained."
So, try to make it in when it's not crowded for better service.
WEBSITE HERE

Scottsdale Kebab
On Scottsdale Road, downtown Scottsdale near Stetson. Open till 10pm.
A small place on the east side of the street, this is a basic middle eastern restaurant with a very small bar up front which was surprising.
Outdoor sidewalk tables are available as well. On the cover of the menu are some pictures of nice tall Egyptian and Syrian hookahs, but in reality you're served a short, basic brass hookah with a basic wooden tip hose. I believe they serve Nakhla moasell. $7.99 for a hookah. You may smoke in the entrance foyer or outside on the sidewalk. If you go, it's best early evening toward sunset. Service can be spotty in frequency but very friendly and accomodating. Good portions at Scottsdale prices, but please understand that they have to pay for the Old Town Scottsdale rents.
Support your local small business!

Trick Shot Billiards and Hookah
3510 E. Bell Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85032 (602)788-7665
This is a new pool hall that also serves hookah! Very relaxed atmosphere, it is casual and friendly. Has 11 pool tables, snacky type foods like pizza poppers and mozerella sticks, plus video games and air hockey. Music is a jukebox or whatever the owner is playing in his system if the jukebox is not going. TVs to watch sports, and a small lounge if hookah is your only interest. Nice new hookahs, and a large variety of tobacco to smoke, but none to buy as of yet.

Silver Q Billiards
6670 W. Cactus Road, Glendale, AZ 85304 Phone 623-776-2266
Hours: 3 p.m.- 2 a.m. M-Thursday and on Sundays 3 p.m.- 4 a.m. on Friday and Saturdays.
Havana brand masell is served for $9.00 per bowl, mixed flavors at no additional cost.
For those who haven't had Havana brand, it's much better and smoother than Al Waha or Nakhla, and about 75% of Al Fakher quality, with great flavors of the brand. Pool tables as well of course, and TVs and music galore with an internet jukebox. Food available as well.Hookahs and masell are for sale here.

Coffee Society
4905 E. Ray Road, Ahwatukee Foothills. (480) 705-4282
Prices: $11.84 for the basic bowl. Hookahs served evenings.
Hours: 9 to 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 9 to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday
This quaint and quirky shop serves up java and hookahs. Review welcome.

Red Sea Hookah Lounge
23600 Rockfield Blvd., Ste. 23, Lake Forest, CA 92630
(949) 951-9600. http://hookahs.com/

The Spot
Encino Town Center
17200 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA
(818) 783-2233

Amsterdam Cafe
10905 Magnolia Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91601 phone (818)506-1938
Located in the NoHo Arts District, this is a cafe with great food and coffee that also offers hookahs to smoke.
Great place to hang out, whether you're an experienced hookah smoker or not.

Quan's Rockin Sushi
1107 N Tustin Ave Orange, CA 92856 714-532-6311
$10.00 for a hookah. Live DJs spinning hip hop on Friday

Hubbly Bubbly Cafe & Grill
1220 E. Mission Ave. San Marcos, CA (760) 233-2334
Half price hookahs on Thursday nights!

Aladdin Cafe
2931 Sunrise Blvd Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 Phone 1.916.631.8923
Sacramento's hookah bar with belly dancers, non alcoholic beverages, java coffees, and sandwiches, mon- sun 8pm- 2am

Hidden Oasis
13916 Imperial Highway La Mirada, CA 90638 Phone 562-926-0926
Hours: Wednesday-Sunday 6pm-1am
Big screen plasma TV entertainment. Arabic, hip hop and other genres of music.
Premium seating and customer service. It's a great laid-back atmosphere for socializing and relaxing.

Shisha
Downtown San Jose on Santa Clara Street.
Serves Romman tobacco. The service is good, and the owners are nice. Hookahs are $12.

Pride of the Mediterranean
1761 Fillmore St, San Francisco 94115 (415) 567-1150
Supposedly the BEST place in the city to have a shisha!

Off The Hookah
196 South Murphy Avenue, downtown Sunnyvale. Phone (408) 530-0325
That block is small so it shouldn't be too hard to find.
Hours: Mon - Thu 6PM-Midnight, Fri & Sat 6PM-1:30 AM with DJ dance music, Sunday 3PM-11PM.
Thu, Fri, Sat: DJ Music: Arabic, Indian, Iranian, Latin Dance. $5.00 cover.
Free tabla lessons Mon. & Wed., FREE WIRELESS INTERNET, free games: chess, cards, backgammon, checkers, dominos.
Fumari tobacco served exclusively, the service is great, the hookahs are brand new, and very clean.
The cafe is also very nice. Pics are in the Photos and Fun section!
Excellent middle eastern "night bites" are served in the lounge from the DishDash restaurant next door after 9:30PM.
T-shirts now available, and they also sell hookahs and ma'asell.
www.offthehookahlounge.com

Thanks to Catarina the beautiful bellydancer extraordinaire for these contributions! www.catarina.biz

SkewerS Kabob House
End of J St & 9th, Modesto. Phone (209)525-3611
Open Mon-Sat. Lunch 11-2, Dinner 5-9, till 10 on Saturday.
Featuring excellent Mediterranean, Persian, Algerian, Greek, and Arabic Food.
The decor is nice (clean and upscale but no Oriental themes), hookahs are served on the outside patio.
There is also a bar with DJ on Saturday nights and a banquet hall available. Belly dancing on Saturdays.

Falafel Hut
917 Yosemite Blvd. Modesto. Phone (209)557-9454
Owned by a Lebanese family, serving traditional foods from Lebanon.
Hookahs are served outside on the patio. Belly dancing on Saturdays featuring a diverse group of
performers from Sacramento who rotate on a weekly basis.
Good food and a friendly atmosphere, mostly frequented by Arab and Assyrian locals.

Hookah Hut
Pacific East Mall, Suite B-108
3288 Pierce Street, Albany 94804 (510)558-1510 or (510)851-1570
Seems to be for the younger set, in a mall. Afilliated with Stogies’ Smoke & Gift Shop (located on the lower level).
Big screen TV, fruit flavors, pool tables,
$5 cover charge, 18+ only. $10.00 minimum for 1-2 smokers, and $5.00 for each additional smoker after that; cover charge is waived.
http://www.hookah-hut.com

Ranoosh Restaurant
612 Second Ave. Long Beach 732-483-9300
Not a lounge, it's a restaurant! Shisha with meal!

Blue Cafe
Woodland Hills, CA
Located on Ventura Blvd between Tampa and Corbin.
It's a favorite of a local, but more info would be appreciated.

Pharaohs Hookah Lounge
Woodland Hills, CA
On Ventura Blvd between Winnetka and Corbin
A block down from Blue Cafe. More loungey than clubby. Big plush couches, LOUNGE, baby, LOUNGE.
More info would be appreciated.

Eden Garden Cafe
1447 East Route 66, Glendora 91740 Phone (626)335-4447
Hours: Monday-Thursday 5pm-12AM, Friday-Sunday 11AM-2AM
Capsule from a local: This is by far one of the best cafes. They serve premium tobacco (Al Fakher), probably some of the best.
It is an outdoor resturaunt, but has indoor seating if you would like to eat only. The outdoors are covered, and they have outdoor
heaters if needed. They serve a variety of wine and other alcoholic beverages. This is a semi-formal place, but you see the occasional
backward hat. (Get a rope! -ed.) They play a variety of arabic music.
The staff is extremely friendly, and the coals are constantly being brought around in case you would like extra.
The hookahs are extremely clean. Hookahs are only $8 and $4 for refills. The food is also very good." Reservations recommended.
A photo is in the Photos and Fun section.
UPDATE! Zovinar the beautiful bellydancer performs at the Eden Garden Cafe
at 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 on Fridays and Saturdays. Visit her site at www.zovinar.com

Tea House
On Maryland ave, one block south of Broadway, Glendale. Any further info is appreciated.

Sinbad Deli & Café
947 East Route 66 Suite 102, Glendora, 91740
Very laid back, very popular pre/post party hangout for young people.
Older people go there too, but the atmosphere is still very casual. I'm not sure if its just on Fridays, but there's a belly dancer for tips.
They also serve traditional food of course. There are about 15 flavors of hookah, the usual ones.

Equator Cafe 22 Mills Place in Pasadena, CA. Tel: 626.564.8656
Hookahs are $8.00 with $3.00 refills.
Top quality maassell and well-maintained pipes.
Inside is a full service cafe with deep couches, cool art, espresso, juices, smoothies,
snacks, and usually live music on Fridays. Someone submit a photo or two please?

Gitana
260 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank CA 91502 Phone (818) 843-8339
Upscale dining. Sideways baseball caps stay away.
It is outdoors and is part of an attached indoor restaurant. Seating for about 70 or 80.
Umbrellas and heat lamps. Gitana is getting a full liquor license in a few more weeks.
From a customer: "Manager was a nice guy and was always bringing me more coals."

Sphinx on Ventura Blvd. in Sherman Oaks.
Opens 11am and stays open late on the weekends. Family owned and operated
(that's how they allow smoking inside). They serve food but no alcohol.
They have a DJ area and disco lighting. They have a flat panel TV and play movies there Wed nights.
From a customer: "They had velvet sofas, but if you sit in one and have something to eat, the table
comes up to your neck. The woman that served me was also the owner, she works from 11am til
closing...every day!" Hookahs might be a little smokey. Urge them to clean.

Bub Blurs Co
6701 Variel Avenue, Canoga Park CA 91303 (818) 340-2587
18110 Nordhoff Street, Northridge CA 91325 (818) 727-1282

El Gardens in Duarte.
This place is an outdoor cafe, the hookahs are very nice. There is a bar, but is more of a formal place (no backward hats).
To get there, you exit Mountain blvd. off of 210. Go down to Route 66 and make a right. The cafe will be on the left side.

Caspian
6560 Pardall Road, Isla Vista (Goleta), CA 93117
(805) 685-8895
Located in the heart of the student town of Isla Vista next to U.C. Santa Barbara.
Therefore, the majority of its customers are college students.
This place is a hookah bar that has several flavors of tobacco to choose from, and serves authentic Persian tea.
Operating hours: Thursday - Sunday, 7 PM - Close. (what hour is that? Someone let us know! Perhaps 1 or 2am)
Caspian plays music from all over the world, including Persian, Arabic, and Indian music.
It's $10 for the first hookah, and $5 for refills. The authentic Persian tea is $2 a cup, with free refills.
The lounge is in an enclosed patio, both suitable for year round use, due to its adaptability.
Caspian allows for groups of people to relax and enjoy their smoke, with the best service possible.
The waiters and waitresses will do whatever it takes to make the customer's stay enjoyable.

Los Angeles area: Al Menouk Cafe on Lincoln and Brookhurst. Any further info is appreciated.

Dragon's Lair
22767 Hawthorne Blvd. Torrance, CA 90505
A nightclub style hookah bar.
http://www.myspace.com/dragonslairlounge

Nubia Cafe
1785 W. Lincoln Ave. Anaheim, Ca 92801 Tel: 714-999-1199
Restaurant and a hookah lounge. Indoor and oudoor seating. Laid back atmosphere -both classical and modern middle eastern music.
Seating capacity 100 Website: nubiacafe.net

Al Basha Cafe
809 South Brookhurst Street, Anaheim, CA 92804 Tel. (714) 991-1112 Hours: 7:30pm till late, 7 days a week.
Spartan furnishings in one room, club decor and dance floor in the other room.
Definitely for the younger student crowd. Loud music - house, techno, reggae, trance, rock, etc.
Deli sandwiches, munchies, sodas, juices, candy, ice cream, teas.

Grapevine Restaurant
1204 Foothill Blvd. in La Verne
This restaurant is extremely nice. Hot date atmosphere, bordering on formal.
No baseball caps or loudmouths. Hookahs are $12. Smoking atmosphere/experience comments desired.
See review of Par's in New Mexico to see what is hopefully not the case with Grapevine.

Lux Cafe
7139 Sepulveda Blvd, Suite B, Van Nuys, CA 91405 MAP IT!
Hours are 8pm till 12m, 3am Friday &Saturday nights. CLOSED MONDAYS!
The brand of mahsell served isn't known, but they have some of the more delicious flavors.
No cover, $7.00 hookahs with $5.00 refills. Nice atmosphere and service.
Medium height Egyptian hookahs with the luxurious hose handles!
Nice place, 80 inch TV, hip-hop, trance, Middle Eastern, Mediteranean, 80's and 90's music.
No word if the music is overly loud or not, I would hope it's reasonable for conversation.
Seems to be for 20's30's crowd, but no student kiddie drama.
They also serve pastries, desserts, teas, coffees, soft drinks and energy drinks.
theluxcafe.com

Desert Nights
800 Torrance Blvd., Suite 103, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Nice upscale hookah lounge with reasonable prices. Elegantly furnished place! "Hookah as it was meant to be."
Hookahs are $9.00 with $4.00 refills. $6 daily happy hour from 6:00P.M. to 7:00P.M.
Looking at the gallery on the website, they serve Al Fakher brand! Definitely a mark of quality for any hookah bar.
I hope they have a dress code so everyone looks nice in this beautiful place.
desertnightshookah.com

Hidden Café
642 S Brookhurst, Anaheim 92801 714-533-1113
This location burned down some time ago but has risen like a Phoenix from the ashes to new glory with a completely amazing different look!
HookahCulture.com looks forward to your feedback!
The second one opened up in Anaheim Hills, very nice location by the hills.
5634 E. LA Palma Ave, Anaheim Hills CA 92807, Phone 714-777-0606
Same style, same atmosphere, same menu. Hookahs ranges between $10 - $13.
Very classy from inside. It's becoming a chain! Already got recognition from LA Times newspaper
and the OC Register, and just recently Anaheim Hills bulletin. The website is the same Hidden-Cafe.com

Gypsy Café
940 Broxton Avenue Los Angeles CA 90024 (310) 824-2119 www.gypsycafe.com

Cafe Havana
5th St. & J St., San Diego. Any further information is appreciated.

Med Cafe
1352 5th Avenue, San Diego, California 92101. Downtown Area (Cross streets, 5th and Ash) Phone (619) 325-1900.
Open 5:30PM - 3AM Sunday through Thursday. Friday and Saturday we open at 5:30 PM till everyone leaves, usually around 4 or 5 AM.
Med Cafe has been open since June 2000. The Best $5 hooka in town.
A mix of music during the week. DJ Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. The DJ also has a keyboard and mixes it with the music.
Over 100 flavours! Food, beer, wine, and an assortment of drinks. Food is served all night from open to close.
The crowd is from all over, from middle east dominantly and then every other place you can think of. medcafe.net

Habibi Café
923 Broxton Avenue Los Angeles CA 90024 (310) 824-2277

Cafe O
260 E. Magnolia, Burbank CA 91502 Any further information is appreciated.

Hookah Source
9116 Reseda Blvd. Northridge, CA. 91324 Hours: 5:30PM-2AM Sun.-Thurs., 5:30PM-4AM Fri. & Sat.
A chill lounge dedicated to the Hookah, chill music during the week, DJ's and live bands during the weekends.
The lounge is UNDERGROUND! Cheap snacks and drinks available (no alcohol).
Two 80" high definition screens play movies and sports. Pool table in the rear. FREE wireless internet for all
of the college students in the area (CSUN a block away). Variety of clientele, during the week you'll see young
and old customers, new hookah smokers and seasoned veterans. Great music, large lounge entirely indoors, great staff.
The hookahs are remarkable (they look Syrian) and taste amazing! There is no cover charge or charge per head.
Flavors range from $10 - $20 and are all half price between 5:30 and 7:30 (happy hour).
They have 58 individual flavors on there menu and plan on adding more throughout the year.
Looks like a cool place with beautiful couches! Hookahs sit on low tables.
Pictures: CLICK HERE.

The Amtrak Train Station in Fullerton
Believe it or not! Outdoor hookah cafe, nice service at the coffeehouse/cafe.
Punker kids hang out, lots of flavors for $8.00.

Cafe Odessey
In Fullerton near Brookhurst. Sorry no address. Seems like a fun place for students, it's a
hookah bar with a dance floor and pool tables. They have special events once in a while,
their beach night is a blast. They have a "pimp juice" flavor for the hookah. Any further info is appreciated.

The Village/ Al Bardoni Restaurant
1525 East Huntington Drive, Duarte CA 91010 Phone (626) 256-6645
This place is huge! The Village has 5 separate levels. This is a restuarant that offers hookahs and sells them too!
$10.00 per large bowl. Open from 3pm till the last hookah smoking (week days about 12p, weekends 2am sometimes later if its at capacity) Entrance has store front view with two fountains and a classy european style with a couple of tables if you want to get away from the crowd. First level has an indoor Seating area that fits 150 comfortably with the traditional Middle Eastern Tables and décor. Second level is out side (most popular part) catered toward families and large groups. It has a calm ambiance with traditional and hip Arab music with full range of Middle Eastern dishes as well as flavored top notch tobacco. The second level is a covered patio with nice waterfall fountain to add to the comfortable seating and superb service! Third level is open air area that allows a younger crowd. They do card (as should every place). Fourth level too! Family owned place - you feel the traditional middle eastern hospitality.

Hookups Hookah Lounge
24412 Muirlands Blvd Ste E, near the corner of Ridge Route
Lake Forest, CA 92630-3900 (949) 768-5987
http://www.hookupshookahlounge.com/
This is for the baggypants sideways baseball cap young set. No grown-ups to be seen.
Phat DJs thump 20 inch speakers on Thursdays and Fridays.
Over 30 flavors including the usual ones you'd expect as well as tons of fruity ones and some interesting ones like Lebanese Cedar.
Tall hookahs with nice hoses. Tea, OJ, Red Bull, and sodas also served. No alcohol.
ID and $2 cover charge at the door, 18 and over ONLY.

Indian Summer Restaurant
220 Olivier Street Monterey CA 93940 (831) 372-4744

The Smokers Lounge
2709 El Camino Ave., Sacramento CA, 95825 on the corner of Fulton and El Camino. Phone 916-489-4555.
Hookahs are priced at $8 per bowl, with a variety of flavors. Loud, kickback environment.
Sodas and waters available. It doubles as a tobacco shop, and hookahs are available for purchase.

Up N Smoke
22920 Alessandro Boulevard Moreno Valley CA 92553 (909) 697-7724
Hours are 8pm - 1am.

Zen Café and Hookah Lounge Coffeehouse on University Avenue in Hillcrest San Diego Any further info is appreciated.

Tarboosh Restaurant
837 Jefferson Avenue, Redwood City 94063 (650) 474-2667
Hours are Mon-Thu 3pm-12am, Fri-Sun 3pm-1am. Internet hot spot.
Live band and arabic singer are highly regarded! 18+over only. Dress appropriately nice please!
Very traditional and many people you will see there are middle eastern.
Hookahs are $12 with a $6 refill and the waiters are very friendly.
"A great experience...my friend and I had the most excellent hummus at Tarboosh,"
said a recent visitor who submitted comments to the HookahCulture.com staff.
http://www.tarboosh.com
Pics are in the Photos & Fun section.

Hookah Nites Cafe
371 S 1st Street at San Salvador, San Jose
This cafe is extremely nice. They serve espresso type drinks, and also a variety of food.
The tobacco is top quality, prices vary with type served. The Fumari mango is delicious.
The staff is extremely nice. It is open from 6pm - 1am.
http://www.hookahnites.com/home.htm

Stogies Smoke Shop
3288 Pierce St. Ste. B-108, Richmond 94804 (510) 558-1510
www.stogiessmokelounge.com

Kan Zaman 1793 Haight Street at Shrader, San Francisco. (415) 751 9656
By far the best party but it's always crowded! Get there early!

Waterfront Pizza
969 Edgewater Blvd, Foster City, CA 94404 Phone (650) 573-6634.
They also serve middle eastern food. This place is on the water, so it is a very nice place to hang out at nights.
Hookah is $10, and it It closes at 11PM.

Cafe Loma
Midway Towne Center @ 3960 W Point Loma Blvd., San Diego, CA 92110
Hours: Weekdays 6:30 AM - 9:30 PM, Weekends 8:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Hookahs served after 5pm. A nice little coffeeshop with a relaxed livingroom atmosphere where students like to study.
Local art decorates the walls. Fine gourmet coffee at low prices, free Wi-Fi.
Also a variety of non-coffee drinks such as hot, iced and Chai tea, hot chocolate, steamers, sodas, juices and smoothies.
If you're on the run and need a quick bite to eat, they have bagels, muffins, pastries, biscotti, cookies, energy bars and their famous breakfast sandwiches.
"Starbucks we ain't!" WEBSITE HERE

Babylon Mediterranean Cuisine & Hookah Lounge
4085 Vine Street, Riverside 92507 (909) 784-3033
$10 per bowl. Great outdoor smoking and dining area, stage for jazz bands, very nice indoor dining area as well.
Full bar with Guinness, Bass, Newcastle and more on tap. Yes they have Sam Adams. Pics are in the photo section.
http://www.gothookah.com/index.htm

Kan Zaman
365 Iowa Avenue, Riverside 92507 (909) 788-7944
Hours are 6pm - 2am.

Mission Tobacco Lounge
3630 University Avenue, Riverside CA 92501 (909) 682-4427

Nile Cafe
In Colton off Washington across from the 76 station.
Hookahs are $7.00 and refills are $4.00. Perhaps the largest choice of tobacco in Riverside and San Bernardino area.
THEY SERVE AL FAKHER BRAND! A reason to go in itself.
A great atmosphere with mostly college age people but not the rowdy kind; it's more laid back with a Big screen TV and couches.
Cards and board games also available. They also serve a mild selection of Arabic food and beverages.

Fez Cafe
1524 J Street, Modesto
Occupies a portion of the old Hammaway's baby store.
Not really a cafe, as no meals are served because of the California ban on smoking in restaurants.
Hookah smoking is the focus here!
Serves international coffees, exotic teas, and snacks. Tall Syrian hookahs with cobra pieces.
Any further information is appreciated.

Cafe Odyssey
6306 Lincoln Ave. Cypress, CA 90630
Any further information is appreciated.

Crest Café
1017 K Street, Sacramento
Reservations needed: (916) 444-2722
Restaurant with hookahs. Friday and Saturday only - Open till 10pm
For 3 people - $13-17 per bowl

Cobblestone Café
910 University Avenue, Sacramento
(916) 565-1281
Open M-F 10am-2am, Sat & Sun 6pm-2am
$10 per bowl, but only two people per hookah. Cool place with funky tables.
Can get crowded at times, but has a mostly relaxed coffeeshop atmosphere.
Not much in the way of middle eastern mood. Non-alcoholic drinks and simple food.

Aladdin's
2594 S. Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80222 (University Hills Plaza - Colorado Blvd & Yale) 303-759-9778
Near University and Colorado Blvd. It's a restaurant, you have to order food in order to get the hookah experience.
Serving healthy Lebanese Middle Eastern cuisine. Bellydancing on Saturday nights!
WEBSITE

The Kasbah Hookah Lounge
2266 S Colorado Blvd., Denver 80222 Phone: (303)691-1660
Hookah lounge with tea, coffee, cold drinks. Traditional Arabian style lounge with occasional live music and belly dancing.
kasbahhookahlounge.com

40 Thieves Hookah Lounge
1524 N Academy Blvd Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Phone: 719-591-8315
Hookah lounge - Mediterranean/African Decor - coffee, tea, live music, entertainment, pool and best of all hookah!!

Hookah Land
1800 South Broadway, Denver 80022 phone 720-298-7848
Open seven days a week from 5:00 pm to 2:00 am everyday.
Many say it's the best in town....(Please let HookahCulture.com know if it's not and why!) Belly dancing every friday night @ 9:00 pm Many flavors available.
Special for the summer hookah for one person is $8.99, get the second hookah for half price all summer long.
Mint tea is only $2.00, Turkish coffee is only $2.50. Fresh squeezed juice available too!

The Hubbly Bubbly
16850 E. Mississippi Ave., Aurora, CO 80017
Tuesday - Saturday from 7 PM until close. The atmosphere is a unique loft environment with premier service and quality.
the-hubbly-bubbly.com

Marrakech Cafe
2286 S Colorado Blvd., Denver 80222 - 4914 Phone (303) 691-1660 NEW LOCATION.
Very nice Arabian style cafe, very simple much like a cafe you would find in Egypt. $8.00 for shisha and $4.00 for tea which comes with your shisha. The tea is amazing and really makes the experience better. Every Tuesday is a performer night and a $10.00 cover comes into effect. Traditional locals as well as college crowd.

The Casbah Cafe
3628 St. Johns Avenue Jacksonville, Florida 32205 (904) 981-9966 http://www.thecasbahcafe.com/
They serve Al Fakher and Havana ma'asell and have nice tall rotating hookahs.
A good variety of food, and a variety of unusual QUALITY beers, wines, ports, and even Cristal Champagne at $250.00.
Don't worry, Mackeson and McEwan's is under $4.00!
Get there early for dinner, happy hour is 3-7pm daily with good drink prices.
Review at http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/032400/ent_S0324res.html
The review is over 4 years old, so read the website for the most up-to-date info.

Tantra
1445 Pennsylvania Ave Miami Beach FL 33139 (305) 672-4765
Up$cale. Franklin droppers only.

Posh
110 North Federal Highway (US 1), Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone 954 763 3553
On the corner of Broward Blvd., inside the lobby of the Waverly Las Olas Building.
Hours are from 5pm till 12m - 2am - 4am depending on the day of the week.
It certainly lives up to its name with its decor - check out the website. Dress to impress, no gangsta-wear or baseball caps.
Ultra-modern lounge that offers 20 different hookah flavors along with a premium bar, extensive wine selection, mediterranean tapas, and cigars.
Monthly wine tasting, networking events, and parties. Resident DJ Javier spins the latest in euro house, acid jazz, and ambient lounge music.
Happy Hour is (Mon- Fri) which includes half price on all premium liquors, domestic beers, and house martinis.
Tuesday is ladies/80's night with $4. drink specials. poshlasolas.com

Aladin Cafe (yes with one D)
9551 Baymeadows Road Jacksonville, FL, 32256 Phone: 739-3354
Middle eastern cafe with the basics, desserts, and hookahs.
Plenty of hookah flavors that rotate on a monthly basis.
Opens at 3pm, wireless internet is available.
They even have a (paid) hookah class so you can learn how to do things right!
thealadincafe.com

Sahara Cafe and Bar
10771 Beach Blvd. Jacksonville, Florida 32246 (904)338-9049
A restaraunt/hookah lounge with competitive pricees and a great atmosphere.
It is an extremely mixed crowd and the staff is very friendly and informative. saharacafejax.com

Morjan Coffee & Hookah Lounge
3712 Davie Road, Davie, Florida 33314. Phone: (954) 797-7536.
A gorgeous place, elegant and festooned with Mediterranean art. Unique and exotic atmosphere.
morjancoffee.com

Al-Aqsa Restaurant and Grocery
10805 N. 56th Street, Temple Terrace (Tampa area near Bush Gardens theme park), 813.987.2039
Traditional ethnic working class shisha café and dinner.
Nothing special, except a quick fix while the kids ride.

D'vine Cyber Lounge
910 Collins Ave., Miami Beach
Wine bar, internet cafe and Hookah Lounge. Located in the heart of South Beach.
Open daily from 10:00 to 12:00 Midnight and from 10:00 AM to 2:00 AM on weekends.
High speed internet access with wireless laptops. FREE INTERNET with purchase.
Wines, Beers from all over the world, hookah (50 Flavors), big screen TV to watch sport events or special programs.
Great food and great ambiance.
Notes from a local: This is an great place, and the owners are fantastic. Highly recommend it.
It's a lot more laid back and casual than many other shisha places that play loud music or are very crowded...
Here you can sit on the cushions on their outdoor patio, smoke, drink excellent morroccan mint tea, talk, and watch people walk past and stare at you as they try to figure out if you are really smoking *that* in public or what ;)
The two sisters that own this place are such nice people, they will come out and chat with you, make sure your coals are fresh, and they take music requests (we had some very nice Turkish music at a volume that still allowed conversation). D'vine has a large variety of shisha flavors and they'll let you smell them or reccommend one if you're not sure what to pick. We enjoyed this place so much our first visit, we came back the next night... and if you get addicted (to the place, not the shisha) too, they offer 6th one free for repeat customers. GREAT place!

Merdian Lounge
11401 N 56th St, Suite 20, Temple Terrcae, FL
Open every night from 9 till 3am, its $10 for all the tobacco you want.
They have belly dancers on some nights as well as musicians.Their website is http://www.usfhookah.com

Ali Baba's Cafe & Hookah Lounge
324 West Bolton Street, Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 234-2345

Eagle Diner Cafe
230 S Main St Statesboro, GA 30458
Hookah lounge in back.
Katie says this place is awesome - What do YOU think? Please let us know with more info.

Hawaii

Gruv Hookah Lounge at Wave Waikiki
1877 Kalakaua Avenue, Waikiki, Hawaii 96815 phone (808)942-0424.
Mondays thru Thursdays 10pm-4am, 18 years and over. Cover charge $5 (over 21) / $10 (under 21).
A progressive, non-mainstream nightclub featuring live bands and DJs.
Specializing in deep house, underground hip-hop, funk and roots reggae.
All styles, all attire welcome, comfortable for most. Hookah prices start at $11, service is excellent, very clean hookahs.
wavewaikiki.com

Nocturna Hookah Lounge at Pink Cadillac Nightclub
478 Ena Road, second floor, Waikiki, Hawaii 96815
Fridays and Saturdays 9pm-2am, 17 years and older. Cover charge $5 (over 21) / $7 (under 21).
Goth, darkwave, industrial and dark side of the 80's. Crowd is friendly, some are dressed to the nine's.
Laid back atmosphere with dark, smokey music and expressive dancing. Really comfortable seating in large booths.
Hookah prices start at $9, Flavor selection is incredible!

Martini & Hookah night at Anna Bannana's Pub
2440 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 phone 808-946-5190. Wednesday nights only 9pm-2am, 21 years and older. No cover charge.
This is a college bar with a mixed crowd of college kids, professors and "other beatnik intellectuals" and Bohemian artists.
Decor is rundown Irish Pub style with some relic throwback 60's memorabilia. Can get a little loud with debate sometimes, but not usually a rowdy place. Come as you are, casual dress-down attire. Live local music upstairs. Hookah prices start at $9.00 Smokes pretty long, really good deal for the price..

Tizi Melloul Mediteranean Restaurant and Lounge
531 N. Wells Street (Grand), Chicago, 60610. Phone 312.670.4338
As seen on the Food Network on American cable TV!
An excellent restaurant with classy food tastefully presented, balanced in flavor to compliment the hookah smoke!
Yes, that means eat and smoke a hookah at the same time! Needless to say the hookahs are beautiful.
Exotic, incredible decor, gourmet atmosphere , yet reasonably priced for a date or a fun night out with a group!
Special nights with different things, including: "Each Tuesday enjoy a Hookah Pipe prix fixe menu at the
restaurant’s Bar & Lounge, showcasing a tobacco flavor of the month, carefully paired with a Mezze appetizer
platter and specialty cocktail for $10 per person." What a deal! Tizi Melloul sets the bar so far in the U.S.
Dress nicely. Reservations recommended.
So far this is the Al Jadida of the U.S. but without the high prices.
Check out the site for more specials.
http://www.tizimelloul.com/

Samah
3330 N. Clark, Chicago. Tel: (773) 248-4606
Ultra exotic interior, you and your party are enclosed in an area that is cordoned off by elegant drapes,
the lighting is semi dim giving it a romantic aura, lovely lights, an overall great place to go if you want to
experience something out of the ordinary. You have your choice of being seated in an area of chairs or
you can kick off your shoes and lounge on the pillows. The staff is excellent. It's a bit pricey but there is
a good variety of hookah flavors and a full menu. Bellydancers perform a few times on the weekends.
Very cozy, nice ambiance, good music and excellent for small, medium or large gatherings.
You're meant to enjoy a package deal (food plus hookah) and not just the hookah.
More info: CLICK HERE.

Sphinx Cafe
8743 N Milwaukee Ave., Niles 60714. Cross Street:Between W. Crain St. and Ramp. Phone (847) 967-0030
Hours: Monday - Closed. Tuesday - Wednesday 11:00am - 10:00pm, Thursday - Sunday 11:00 am - 4:00 am.
Looks like a fun place! They have different theme nights, with Wed. and Saturday belly dancers,
Thursday has live reggae, Friday is Latin night with DJ, and Sunday is "European night" with techno DJ music.
Check out the entertainment section of their website. www.sphinxcafe.com
Reading from the website, it looks like you'll be getting AUTHENTIC FIRST CLASS FOOD at reasonable prices!
"Chef-owner Essam Moneim started out his cooking career in the kitchen of the Food Preparation Academy in
Alexandria, Egypt over two decades ago. After his graduation, he received training in Ramada Hotel in Alexandria.
His work experience as a chef includes the Sheraton Hotel and Alexandria VIP Club in Alexandria. Essam also
worked for the Royal Family in Egypt."

Nargileh
207 W. Clark St., Champaign
Dual level bar features DJs and occasional bands nearly every night. Seems to be college crowd atmosphere.
Hookahs $8.00. Alcohol served as well as other beverages.

Egyptian Corner, which encompasses the gas station, Café Egypt and the outside patio.
Shell Gas Station at 534 E. Main St. Carbondale, IL http://newshound.de.siu.edu/summer03/stories/storyReader$322
About $6 per hookah. New place as of July 2003.

Sigara Hookah Cafe & Lounge
2013 W. Division Street, Chicago, IL
(773) 292-9190 http://www.sigaralounge.com
Sigara cafe is Chicago's first pure hookah lounge. The setting is very Moroccan with a contemporary vibe.
They are open till 1:00 am during the week and till 2:30 on the weekends.
They host a variety of dancers who perform on Thursday through Saturday starting about 10:30.
With a full bar, great food and wholesome wine selection there is nothing the hookah enthusiast will want for here.
Truly the most well seasoned hookah establishment in the city of Chicago.
Small article: http://centerstage.net/restaurants/sigara.html

Josephine's Martini & Wine Bar
207 South Villa Avenue, Villa Park 60181 Phone (630) 758-0012
A very bohemian loungy intimate room filled with couches, stuffed chairs, old impressionist paintings, and trance music. The place is filled with an eclectic clientele in the Chicago Western Suburb near the O'Hara. There is an extensive martini selection, fabulous wines, and international tapas, this is paired with groups experimenting with a large selection of ma'asell flavors.

Guess Hookah
2030 W. Chicago Ave. (One half block west of Damen) Chicago, IL 60622 Phone 773-486-9522
Hours: Mon-Thur 12pm-12am, Fri-Sat 12pm-2am, Sun 3pm-10pm.
Hookah session prices $8.00 before 7pm, $12.00 after 7pm, with over 35 flavors available.
Seating for eighteen to twenty people - small but cozy. Wireless internet hotspot, a comfortable atmosphere
and service with a smile. Music themes are diverse - requests are accepted. Also available for private functions.
Hookahs, accessories, hookah tobacco, pipe tobacco, cigarette tobacco, cigars, incense, tapestries, etc.
are also for sale. http://www.guesshookah.com

Cafe Hookah
726 Davis St., Evanston, Phone 847.475.2233
An American college yuppie café near Northwestern University that features 36 flavors of shisha and an oxygen bar. It’s pricey to be sure; but this is Evanston, the center of suburban Chicago north shore - a high-rent district. It opens at 5:30 PM, and has a shisha special for $10 before 7 PM. Normal prices are 15$ for a bowl, with two coals. Refills are $7.00 and extra coals are $3.00 each. KA-CHING! This café also offers shisha pipes fitted with fresh fruit in the place of the traditional clay bowl; watermelon, cantaloupe, apple lemon, orange are available for $20-$30. Décor is nice, but not spectacular. Pipes are served on top of tables due to space, so traditional shisha manners are optional (the sideways wearing baseball set will be comfortable) and it’s BYOB. They also serve the normal Middle Eastern cuisine and tea. It’s crowded after 9pm, reservations are taken and recommended. Tables in the back are a little better, as the entrance can be seasonally cold. Parking meters are hungry and the eager Evanston police ticket hard, checking your meter every 15 minutes.
http://centerstage.net/restaurants/cafe-hookah.html

The Nefertiti Café
3737 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago, Phone 773.866.1100
An up-scale ethnic traditional café and restaurant w/ belly dancers and live Arabian music on the weekend.
Open 24x7. No Alcohol.
http://www.bizwebchicago.com/nefertiti.htm

Juliana's
3001 W Peterson Avenue, Chicago 60659 Phone: (773) 334-0000
Chicago's largest Middle Eastern restaurant and nightclub.
Live entertainment, dining, and catering. This is more of a restaurant than a hookah lounge, but hookahs are available with your meal.
Many vegetarian plates available, online menu. More info as it becomes available. Click here for website.

The Pharaoh's Café
3949 W Lawrence Ave., Chicago. Phone 773.478.8400
Traditional ethnic working class shisha café complete with loud Arabian music videos. Light on food, great tea and possibly the
best shisha anywhere. They use slow start lemon wood charcoal. Open ‘till about 3 AM or whenever the customers go home. No Alcohol.

Mr. Shesha's Coffee House
1570 W Ogden Ave., Naperville 60540 Phone (630) 983-6600
This café is a diamond in the rough – rough being the largely abandoned strip mall this café is located in. It’s an upscale shisha, tea and espresso house in the far west suburbs. The crowd is a mix of young hip college students and Arabs. The flavor selection is small, but the pipes are high quality. The house special is apple flavored shisha served up in a head made from an apple. The location is hard to find – look behind the Wood Pit Barbeque joint. Open form 6 PM to 2 AM.

Khoury's Restaurant, Bar, Grill and Market
1850 E. Broad Ripple Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46220 317-251-8610
WEBSITE HERE

Shisha House 11197 Muriel Ave. Baton Rouge Phone: 225-275-6666
Restaurant with shishas offered

Shisha Cafe in Baton Rouge next to Pita Boy groceries.
Small place. Serves Al-Fahker tobacco. Actually have 21 different flavors and high quality hookahs.
Owner makes it a point to clean every hookah out every time it's used (and he doesn't allow sharing
of a hookah). Owner also is very knowledgable about hookah.

Hookah Bar
1132 Decatur St. New Orleans 70116
Mon-Thurs 1pm - 1am, Fri-Sat. 12pm - 2am.

Marrazil Brazilian Lounge
224 Third Street, Downtown Baton Rouge. Phone: 225-389-7002
It is a fusion concept between Brazilian food and a Marrakesh-like atmosphere. It is a restaurant and hookah lounge.
Friday and Saturday they offer international fusion music including jazz, dance, latin, etc.
Dress to impress, with a very respectable and diverse crowd.
It is the only Brazilian style restaurant in Louisiana offering churrascaria service.
Happy hour between 4-6pm daily.

Prince Cafe of College Park http://www.cafeprince.com/
8145-A Baltimore Ave.
College Park MD, 20740
Tel:(301) 513-0800

Zeeba Lounge
916 Light Street, Baltimore 21230 (410) 539-7900
Baltimore's first hookah lounge opened in mid-September and quickly has gained the reputation of being the
place to be after-hours. A gorgeous den with walls painted a rich terra cotta and plush sofas along the wall.
Tables are low, and those not seated at the sofa will find themselves perched on rectangular ottomans
about the same height as the tables.
Serving exceptional mediterranean tapas and desserts in the heart of Baltimore's thriving Federal Hill neighborhood.
BYO beer, wine, and spirits. Corkage fees apply.
Open Wednesday-Thursday from 5PM til midnight, Fridays and Saturdays from 5PM til 4AM.
http://www.zeebalounge.com

Three Kings of Egypt Cafe and Gift Shop
1027 Light Street Baltimore, Maryland 21230 Phone: 410-244-8445
Hours are 4pm to 4am Friday and Saturday and 5pm to 2 am Sundays and weekdays.
With its welcoming atmosphere, the family owned and operated Three Kings of Egypt Cafe is sure to please.
The hookah menu features 25 flavors of tobacco for $8 a bowl. The portion of tobacco is generous with about an hour's worth of smoking.
The staff is courteous, polite, and attentive. Extra charcoals are given with the hookah so you don't have to bother them for a replacement.
They have a big screen tv with arabic music videos and the decor is styled like ancient Egypt. It also features an Egyptian gift shop with statues and jewelry. Some nights feature bellydancing. An Egyptian cook is on staff and they serve Egyptian food and desserts including baklava, basbousa, konafa, and pyramid cake. They also have a wide variety of drinks including Turkish coffee, espresso, Nescafe, exotic teas, and fruit drinks. Alcohol is not served or permitted to be brought inside. Weekly specials feature Egyptian food such as shwarma, felafel, hummus, and gyros. They also have games for customers to play including backgammon, dominos, and chess. The crowd is a healthy mix of Middle Eastern Americans and college students.

Tangierino's Restaurant has RIDICULOUS prices. For example, pot of MINT TEA (serves 4) is $16.00!!
The tea cups are a little bit larger than shot glasses. Hookah costs: $25 dollars! (Not MY cup of tea - I wonder if that hookah is worth every penny!)

Pyramid's Cafer
4921 Central Avenue Coumbia Heights, MN 55421 (763) 574-9999

Santana Deli and Foods
801 Fourth Street South Minneapolis, MN 55415 (612) 378-1138

The PieceMakers
2414 Hennepin Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55405 (612) 377-3345

Shish
1668 Grand Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105 (651) 690-2212 Arb

Yafa Grill and Pizzeria
4110 Central Avenue NE Columbia Heights, MN 55421 (763) 789-9232

The Olive Mediterranean Grill
3850 E.Sunset Rd. Las Vegas NV 89120 Phone: 702-451-8805
Restaurant and hookah bar in Las Vegas. Any review info appreciated.

Cuba Libre
In the Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas - Any review info appreciated.

Cigar/Hookah Bar
4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas 89109 Phone:702-693-5003 - Any review info appreciated.

Serenity Hookah Palace
Stratosphere Hotel & Casino 702-382-4344 - Any review info appreciated.

Sultan's Table
3417 S Jones Blvd (702) 320-5010 - Any review info appreciated.

Notes from a local - Further info appreciated on these places....
From what I have been told, the OPM Club in the Caesars forum also has hookahs, as well as Habib's Middle Eastern Restaurant. There is also a restaurant called Layalina (spelling unsure) that has hookahs. In addition, there are two other hookah lounge/cafe/bars under construction. One is called the Hookah Cafe (across from UNLV) and another one in Silverado Ranch (a 'burb' of Vegas on the Southside). I don't remember the name of the one in Silverado Ranch, however, I met the Owner and she said the name of the place meant 'diamond' in Arabic.

New Jersey
Special note: Many places are TRADITIONAL ARAB. See the long note under New York.

Ranoosh
612 2nd Ave, Long Branch, NJ 07740 (732) 483-9300
A Lebanese restaurant where you can smoke after the meal.

Aladdin Hookah Lounge
1571-B Morris Ave, Union, NJ, 07083 (Very Near from kean University 0.8 Miles) ph# 908-688-6933
An ultra exotic interior, you and your party are enclosed in an area that is cordoned off by elegant drapes, the lighting is semi dim giving it a romantic aura..Private rooms to comfortable leather couches, booth seating, even seating on our multi colored pillows. The staff is excellent, more than 50 hookah flavors. Bellydancers perform a few times on the weekends, free wireless internet, many kind of board games, big screen plasmas, DJ booth. Very cozy, nice ambiance, good music and excellent for small, medium or large gatherings. (Prices unknown.)

Cafe Arabica
78 Speedwell Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960. (973) 984-2300.
SoHo hip, Arabica chic! They serve American, breakfast and lunch, burgers, desserts, wraps, salads, shakes, smoothies,
health food and Indian food as well as amazing Middle Eastern teas and coffees. All food selections are $4-7.00.
The atmosphere is very casual and cool.... like a coffee shop with an Arabic atmosphere. They play artsy music and
sometimes have live bands ($3.00 cover plus minimum purchase of $5.00). Hookahs are $10.00, premium flavors are $15.00.
Chic decor! THIS is the cool place to be in New Jersey. Check the website for more details. cafearabicanj.com

Al Sayad
O n Main street in Paterson, not sure of the exact address. Sheesha is $7.00
Very big place. Indoor or outdoor seating and good food.
Could be TRADITIONAL ARAB. Any further info is appreciated.

Al Solamanaya
On Kennedy Blvd at Journal Square in Jersey City.. 2nd floor.
Very big place as well. Sheesha $5.00 and plenty of flavours.
Cards, Backgammon, and chess available to play. Good cheap food. Also has pool tables.
Could be TRADITIONAL ARAB. Any further info is appreciated.

Pars Cuisine - A fine Persian restaurant that offers shisha on the patio after your meal.
4320 The 25 Way, Suite 100
Shops @25 Business Park, Jefferson and I-25, Albuquerque
Phone: (505) 345-5156
http://www.parscuisine.com
REVIEW COMMENT: Excellent Persian food, elegant hot date atmosphere with superb service. Choice of floor seating with low tables or regular dining tables. Excellent dining experience. However their hookah department severely lacks. Baby size hookahs, no mouthpieces. The waitstaff aren't hookah-hip AT ALL. Missing hose grommet. Not a place for beginner smokers; you might have to take charge and rescue the situation. Bring a strip of foil as well as a lighter in case you're handed a half-lit coal on a busy dining night. Understand that the servers are more with the diners. No smoking inside, (outdoor smoking on patio) and it can get cold in Alb. in fall and winter. The waitstaff are genuinely nice about everything though. $10.00 per bowl, very limited flavors (2 or 3, incl. apple and fruit).
If this place had hookahs to match their food and service, this would be one AWESOME place to have a hookah.

Petra Café & Restaurant
115 Harvard Dr., SE, Albuquerque 266-2477
Right south of UNM off Central in Albuquerque, this restaurant offers good and cheap north African/Mediteranean dishes. The tzadziki sauce is watery. The hummus is DELICIOUS and well-made but lacks in quantity. A great selection of dishes on the menu however. Hookahs for $10.00. No clue on the maassell varieties, but you'll have to smoke outside under the sunshaded patio. A variety of hookahs with some miles on them. Family owned restaurant, genuinely nice people. A few friendly (brave) little birds are also locals, give them bits of your pita. I'm convinced they'll eat out of your fingers if they perch on your table.

Hookah Kings
4014 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque 87108
Just east of the Double Rainbow in the Morningside shopping center.
http://www.hookahkings.com
Although you can smoke there, the place is more of a hookah shop than a lounge. They have wall-to-wall hookahs and offer to custom-build hookahs on the spot with many different bases and hoses to choose from. They offer over 30 flavors, charcoal, and sell all accessories including grommets, valve bearings, and those funky funnel (Q*Bert) bowls. They offer the best prices around if purchased from the store. They also offer local hookah catering services. Maassell varieties are mostly Nakhla boxes with some Al Waha 250g tubs and a few oddball boxes and Zaghloul. The "package deal" is truly a deal since you get to hand pick everything and get lots of extras.
"We do serve pipes upon request for $5 a bowl, but we do not openly advertise it as a service within our shop. I would like to advertise to your readers that they should simply mention your site (HookahCulture.com) if they would like to relax with a bowl of their favorite flavor and a beverage."

As everyone knows, the New York City area is a cultural melting pot, with many nationalities
claiming various sections of the boroughs. When it comes to the Arabic areas with their (n)argileh
cafes, there are a few - Steinway Street in Astoria on Long Island, Bay Ridge AKA "The West Bank" in
Brooklyn, and a few others.
Cafes in these areas are very traditional and nostalgic, sometimes seedy, and cater to Arabic
clientele. Westerners aren't welcome, and neither are women at all. The owners speak very little
english if any. This is the reality of the Old World culture, leave it be. If you're a guy who's invited by
a regular to one of these places, consider yourself lucky and enjoy it with respect.
These establishments will not be advertised here, as they enjoy their close-knit group of locals who
have a place they can call their own.
The places that will be listed here are places that are welcoming to everyone.

"The sweet aroma of fruit-flecked tobacco will soon be outlawed from these fragrant Middle East havens. Inhale legally while the law is still on your side."
The NYC hookah scene might be threatened due to new anti-smoking laws. If a "tobacco bar" was doing business before November 2001, they are exempt from the NYC smoking law. There are also ways of skirting the law, more updates as they come.

Egyptian Coffee Shop
2509 Steinway Street, Astoria 718-777-5517.
This is probably one of those places that are very traditional. Check to see if they're welcoming to Westerners and women before going in. This is located in an Egyptian neighborhood. $3 per hookah; bare bones, the real deal! Don't be a loudmouth kook! Cigarette smoking outside.
Any other info is appreciated.

Karma Lounge
51 First Avenue (between 3rd & 4th Streets), East Village NYC 10003 (212) 677-3160
Exempt from the smoking law as a Tobacco Bar. Baseball caps stay away.
http://www.karmanyc.com/

Kapadokya
142 Montague St., Brooklyn (Second Floor)
Between Clinton and Henry Sts., Brooklyn Heights neighborhood. 718-875-2211
This place is fine Turkish dining, great for a date! You'll see the sign and the restaurant on the second level.
Go up the small stairway off the street, the menu is usually posted out front.
Some locals say it's the best Turkish restaurant in NYC! Excellent grilled fare.
Dinner plates run between $12 - 19, and they have appetizers under $10 as well. Vegetarian dishes available.
There's a very small bar in the corner of the room, and the restaurant has a very intimate and romantic
dinner atmosphere. What a place for a rendezvous! Try to arrange a table away from the door in any case.
They offer hookah smoking on the back patio as weather permits, 10 different flavors. $12.95 per hookah.
Genuinely nice waitstaff, excellent hospitality. Leave the kids at home though. Dress up.
This place is a wonderful haven from the NYC bustle, especially during the week after work.
Don't get there too late or you may wait 30 minutes for a table. Get there early for a quiet dinner.
Belly dancers Thursday - Saturday nights. Whisper to your friends about this place!
http://www.nymetro.com/pages/details/8908.htm

Cafe Khufu
61 E.3rd St bet: 1st and 2nd Ave. NYC 10003
$12.00 hookahs! Nothing over $15.00. Low key cozy atmoshpere, great for dates! NO KOOKS PLEASE.
Egyptian style great food, appetizers and sanwiches, the best meza mix in NYC,
The best music from Egypt and the middle east - old and new DJ's and belly dancers on the weekends. myspace.com/cafekhufu

Mamlouk
211 E. 4th St. (East Village) Between Avenues A and B. Phone 212-529-3477
Famous for it's food, great decor but not as good as Le Souk. $15.00 per hookah. http://www.nymetro.com/pages/details/8229.htm

Café Cairo
189 E. Houston Street, bet. Orchard and Ludlow streets (212) 529-2923
Features 35 different flavors of tobacco for its pipes.

Le Souk Restaurant
47 Ave B, bet. 3rd and 4th streets, Alphabet City, Manhattan (212) 777-545
From a local: "All other restaraunts must bow to this north African hotspot. The decor is unparalelled, the lighting is entirely from Berber lanterns hung from the ceiling. A belly dancer is usually present on weekends, and the courtyard has a Bedouin tent with argileh setup in fair weather. The food is fantastic, presided over by a Tunisian head chef, but designed to represent all of North Africa. The argileh can be enjoyed inside as well, but it's more of an accompaniment to the food."

Ya Liel Ya Ein
Bay Ridge area, Brooklyn - Any other info is appreciated.
Fairly new, serves Arabic pastries, light mezza, western coffee drinks and argileh/hookah.

Les Babouches Restaraunt
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Any other info is appreciated.
From a local: "Owned by the celebrated Maison Du Couscous, this stylish Moroccan restaurant is new to the area, but the food has already bean featured in Brooklyn newspapers. On weekends and Friday nights a live band and belly dancer is sometimes on hand, and the tagines are said to be fantastic. If you are looking for argileh/hookah, however, you have come to the wrong place. $20 USD will buy you 15 minutes, and thats if you ate there, but then again it doesn't cater only to Arabs."
Can you imagine your hookah YANKED after 15 minutes??? How rude!!

Sahara East
184 1st Ave, at 11th St., (212) 353-9000
Offers long benches, where patrons can drink cups of mint tea with their hookahs in the back garden. ($10 per hookah)

Rico
Between 10th and 11th street on Avenue C, Manhattan
New place - a new incarnation of Sahara East, but more of a club where argileh/hookah is incidental, but it is prominent.
From a local: "By far Rico is my favorite. Recently redone, small and intimate with beautiful hookah stained glass."
$15 per hookah, alcohol/coffee served.

Al Baraka
1613 2nd Ave. between 83rd and 84th. NYC 10028 (212) 744-2122
Moroccan resturant and hookah lounge. Belly dancer friday nights! $10.00 shots. *cough!*

Bissaleh Restaurant
1922 Coney Island Avenue Brooklyn NY 11230 (718) 998-8811
Hours are Sat-Thur 5pm-5am (Friday is Holy Day.) Chilled out place.

Bianky
2340 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn. Phone 718-376-2500
It's accross the street from Sahara Restaraunt, between avenues T and U. Any review info appreciated.

Blue Nile Smoke Shop (NOT A LOUNGE)
324 Bleeker St., lower Manhattan. Small selection of hookahs and mu'ussel,
a little expensive though, they specialise in other tobbacco products.

Turkuaz Fine Turkish Cuisine
2637 Broadway New York NY 10025 (212) 665-9541
www.turkuazrestaurant.com Upscale. Baseball caps stay away.

Sahara Rose
2079 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY, 11554. (Long Island)
NYC VIP lounge atmosphere, deep dark red walls and dim lighted sconces. Private booths are available.
Fridays and Saturdays is more of an upbeat atmosphere, loud music on those days, people are
welcome to get up and dance...it's like a big party. Otherwise, on any other day, it's normal music,
a mix of arabic music, plus hip hop and R&B, depending on the crowd.
No alcohol - it's Snapple, Pepsi, the normal stuff, plus a drink called Fayrouz from Egypt.
No cover charge unless there's an event.
Normal shishas are $7.00 with over 20 flavors available, $10.00 for the special original flavors.
"We have created our own flavors so that we are unique to the field. Our most popular being "the alien," and "the sahara rose."

Cozy Cafe
43 East First Street, (Bet. 1st and 2nd Ave.), NYC. Phone (212)-475-0177
Open 7 days a week 12pm-4am
The bar is in the basement of the building, but don't let that stop you!
European cafe look, suave furnishings. Highly recommended by a local. "Better than Sahara East!"
Laid back, friendly owner, the place lives up to its name, and by the end of the night you've had a conversation with everyone in the place!
The hookahs last forever, and the prices are very fair! Lots of locals give the place an authentic feel.
Private room in the back that's nicer Shhh!!

Huka Cafe
60th St. between 1st and 2nd, NYC Phone (212) 980-7998
Great food, great guys, owner is always available.
Not expensive and you'll love their selections. Excellent service.
Friendly people, nice place. Worth a shot!

Casa La Femme North
1076 First Ave., between 58th and 59th streets; 212-505-0005.
Open until 3 a.m. Thursday-Saturday.
Quality Egyptian fare for over 12 years. Seafood is a big part of the menu, including grilled giant prawns.
Fillet mignon, grilled lamb chops, and belly dancers! You should phone regarding hookah details though.

The Villager
487 Greenwich St., Suite 6A, New York, NY 10013
Tel: 212.229.1890 | Fax: 212.229.2970
Email: editor@thevillager.com

Falucka Hookah Bar
162 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012
Tel: 212.777.4555

Marrakesh Cafe
2500 Hillsborough St Raleigh, NC 27607, Phone (919) 341-1167 Cross Street: Horne Street.
Even with the exciting blend of ethnic food, the hookahs in the cafe are the main attraction.
For $6, two people can share up to 40 minutes of fruit-flavored tobacco in a relaxed Moroccan-inspired atmosphere.
One could also say that the Moroccan furniture pieces are stars in the establishment, AND pieces are for sale!
Marrakesh Cafe opened its doors to N.C. State students in Feb. 2005, replacing the old Starbucks on Hillsborough Street. Karma returned!!
"At our store, everything is ready for the customer. We try to give them the best service possible."
"We have a variety of things here. Even though we specialize in Middle-Eastern food, we also have pastries, sandwiches and of course coffee."
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Hookah Joe's
50 Commerce Street Asheville, NC 28801 Phone: 828-252-1522
Looks like a nice small place! Nice decor, more for the younger crowd, nice authentic hookahs.
Webcam on the website as well. hookahjoes.com

Hookah House
210 South Church Street Hendersonville, NC 28792 phone 828-595-1015
Hours: Mon-Thurs 6pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 6pm-1am Closed Sunday.
Choose from one of our five rooms, and relax in any living room setting. This non-alcholic lounge has a full espresso bar, teas, and an array of cold beverages.
Board games are also available for use including chess, checkers, backgammon, Scrabble, and others. Free WiFi.
Over 40 premium flavors of mahsell and tobacco-free smoke! 18+ Mature adults only.
hookahhouses.com

Kan Zaman
W. 25th St. at Market Square, just over the bridge. Ohio City Strip, Cleveland.
The first in Ohio to be listed in ANY hookah bar & lounge directory!
A middle-eastern restaurant that serves hookahs as well. Usually open till 3am.
The crowd is usually a mix of young Arab men, young couples on dates,college punks,
and middle-aged people out to try something different after a tough day at the office.
Sometimes the music will sound more traditional, at times it may sound more modern-pop
or progressive, but always Arabic.
Late-nite derbakeh drumming, often assisted by local belly-dancers.
Tobacco flavours range from mango to merangue, and bowls are only $6.00!
They have about a half-dozen flavours of hookah tobacco (mango is the tastiest, no question).
Other flavours include strawberry, passion fruit, chocolate, apple, arak, merangue, and even fresh fig.
No alcohol served here, but BYOB is welcomed.
We hear Thursday nights are the best! Saturday nights might charge you a cover depending on when you arrive.
Not a particularly large or chic place, but it gets lively and it's a cool hang-out. Worth a check!

Shi-Sha Lounge
2369 North High St, Columbus OH 43202.
It is a very mellow hookah lounge/ coffee/ espresso shop with some dessert/sandwich/traditional arabic snacks type food.
Chess, studying, chilling and even an occasional mixture of live music everywhere, with an unbelievable mixture of cultures.
Very very cool spot. Prices are good and the atmosphere and shisha are excellent.
It is owned by 1 American, 1 African, and 2 Arabs, and it shows...
Upen around lunchtime until 4:00 AM.

Mejana
25 W. 6th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Phone (513)-333-0660
Hours are 11-11 every day. A nice restraunt with good food at good prices.
Nice decor, service was a little slow. Fairly informal, it is a sit down restraurant though.
Shisha is 8.75 they only have 3 flavors, apple grape and rose. Website is http://www.mejana.net

The Pyrmid Coffee House
12657 Lorain Ave Cleveland, OH 44111
An Egyptian owned & operated shisha cafe that also serves a variety of teas & coffees.
Outdoor seating available during the summer. Typical crowd are Arabic men and some college kids from time to time.
It's not unusual to see a card game or a game of backgammon going on and the crowd are usually regulars.
Friday & Saturday nights are the best to go. Spartan furnishings but outdoors during a nice evening looks pleasant.
Open 7 days a week. Usually opens after 4:00PM or 5:00PM in the afternoon and stays open till about 3AM.
The price of shisha is $6.00 and the teas & coffees vary however are very low priced. Food served as well.

FireFly
124 S. Water St. Kent, OH 44240. Phone 330-673-0011.
They are open from 5pm-3am Monday thru Saturday.
Hookah is the main attraction, plus they have desserts and some food items. Hookah is $9.50 to smoke.

Monster Hookah Cafe
Euclid Avenue at East 14th Street, Playhouse Square, Cleveland.
A Palestinian-owned establishment. The owner's a very cool guy, and the place has a great location on Cleveland State University's campus on the East end of Downtown, right off 77-N. and on the (coming-soon) Euclid Corridor trolley lines.
This summer they plan on staying open 24 HOURS!

The Hookah Cafe
Colonial Plaza, Belmont Avenue, Liberty Twp., Youngstown.
Open very late till the last head leaves! An ultra-posh place, despite the semi-suburban N. Youngstown location.
The owner designed the place after his uncle's place in DC. Also Palestinian-owned, and ironically located in the most Jewish section of Youngstown, in a plaza that is shared with Kravitz's Jewish Deli and Jimmy's Italian store. The Hookah Cafe attracts a vibrant mix of young diverse people, and local Arab men who play cards all night deliver a serious sense of authenticity. Juke box, local sports and boxing on TV, beautiful blue fish tanks, red walls, Mediterranean murals and black leather couches set the mood. Mob motif and pool hall in the rear. GREAT Middle Eastern food available even late night including a tasty array of Turkish and Palestinian coffees.
Summer plans include outdoor seating along the side of the building and a rooftop terrace!

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