Shisha reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 257 Reddit reviews across 16 subreddits and 51 posts to rank the best Shisha brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/hookah, r/dubai, r/tijuana, r/Vaughan, r/Shisha. Top-rated brands include Trifecta (4.3/5), Al Fakher (4.0/5), Tangiers (4.7/5).
Stats
Reviews257
Subreddits16
Posts51
Brands91
Products20
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#1
Trifecta
4.3
(25)
"My favorite brand is Trifecta."
"Trifecta Bohemian, peppermint shake, nawar."
"Trifecta is my go-to right now."
"Trifecta and Darkside are my fav at the Moment."
"Has the best tasting flavors IMO."
"It's worlds better than most other brands."
"All the way."
"If you can handle it id give Tangiers a try."
"Trifecta - twice the ice x"
"I’ve been using trifecta for a while now."
#2
Al Fakher
4.0
(24)
"There's very few flavor profiles you can't create and it's a great brand to get started on."
"Al fakher. you cannot go wrong as a beginner."
"Straight flavors or my own mixes I really like Al Fakir."
"I think Al Fakher is great for single note simple flavors."
"Personally I love Al fakher. I’m citrus kinda guy and mint."
"I had AF blueberry and mint the other day and it was really good."
"I strongly suggest blueberry. My top 5 flavors."
"Idc what anyone says. Al Fakher is best budget brand."
"Al fakhar would be a good option to add to the list of choices ..it smokes very decently and will also be cost effective"
"Al-Fahker and Overdozz is also great"
#3
Tangiers
4.7
(18)
"The best premium brands: Tangiers"
"Nothing beats Tangiers"
"Tangiers takes it for me!"
"In the end loaded up the orange soda for the first time and my friend was like wow this is what hookah is meant to taste like."
"Tangiers and trifecta."
"Tangiers. Hands down."
"By a wide margin."
"Full stop."
"Are what I go for aside from the normal AF."
"Easily."
#4
Adalya
4.1
(16)
"Been hearing a lot about adalya and trifecta! I will try these!"
"Adalya, Trifecta, Haze, Serbetli, Element Air are some really good brands for blonde smokers."
"Definitely pick a mix from adalya. Very beginner friendly."
"Eternal Smoke and Adalya. Can’t go wrong with them."
"Get Adalya or Darkside tobacco"
"They have Adalya I’ve been using this page to get my Al-Fakher and haven’t had any issues so far."
"Adalya has a uk site, hookahclub seems to be decent too."
"Adalya, it’s more of a local special so make sure to ask the shop keepers in smaller stores"
"Tell your friend to carry the Turkish stuff by Adalya"
"Eternal Smoke / Adalya / and Overdozz brands. They are great blonde leaf tobacco and good for a very chill flavorful session with huge clouds"
#5
Eternal Smoke
4.2
(9)
"Eternal Smoke and Adalya. Can’t go wrong with them."
"Eternal smoke watermelon lit, lime lit, blue lit."
"Eternal smoke is my top 1 for blondes and sweet."
"Eternal Smoke is finely cut, easy to pack and heat resistant."
"Eternal Smoke / Adalya / and Overdozz brands. They are great blonde leaf tobacco and good for a very chill flavorful session with huge clouds"
"I’d def suggest Trifecta, Element Air, and Eternal Smoke."
"Eternal smoke has great flavors as well."
"For normal tobacco such as blonde leaf I would recommend eternal smoke."
"I’ve had luck with Al talker, starbuzz, eternal smoke, and trifecta blonde leaf."
#6
Darkside
4.4
(8)
"The best premium brands: Darkside"
"Usually the best flavors are done by darker/more nicotine containing brands like Darkside, Tangiers."
"Darkside , Trifecta , Tangiers , Musthave and Element 🥰"
"Beginner-friendly and relatively easy to mix with: Darkside"
"I’ve been tempt to try Darkside - Mango Lassi."
"Darkside, fortunately I go to Russia occasionally and have friends bringing some back."
"On Russia it masthave, darkside, spectrum."
"No doubt!"
#7
AF
4.3
(8)
"AF: Gum with Mint."
"My personal goto is Gum with Mint."
"Best value for your money would be AF if you pin down how to pack."
"AF for variety and price."
"They're not as good or as versatile as AF."
"Adayla, Trifecta, and if you want something to grab most anywhere AF."
"Af is like the bar standard for what is good imo."
"Is really good in the 'basic flavours'."
#8
Must Have
4.1
(8)
"MustHave and Tangiers are my favorite so far."
"Spectrum, Blackburn, Musthave and Sebero are my current absolute top-tiers."
"Dark leafe - Must Have"
"Beginner-friendly and relatively easy to mix with: Must Have"
"I also tried Must Have, but in the lounge setting, spaceJam is like a top 5 flavor of all time"
"Musthave."
"Must Have, and Tangiers. AF is classic!"
"A lot of hookah bars in Korea use Musthave or DarkSide or really off brand names with quick lights"
#9
Fumari
4.6
(7)
"Fumari is top to me."
"My personal go to is sour cherry by Fumari."
"I love Fumari Ambrosia and starbuzz green savior."
"Thank me later."
"Fumari - sour cherry"
"For blondes, I really like Fumari."
"A big fan of Fumari here."
#10
Starbuzz
3.8
(6)
"The best premium brands: Starbuzz"
"It's a great flavor and lasts forever."
"Starbuzz is a great brand to introduce to beginners (my personal favorite is blue mist)"
"I’ve had luck with Al talker, starbuzz, eternal smoke, and trifecta blonde leaf."
"Usually starters go with alfakher and Starbuzz any flavor."
"Has anyone here tried starbuzz? Honest review if so?"
#11
Holster
4.4
(5)
"As far as blonde leaf goes holster is very good and as far as ive seen can never turn out bad with an even terrible pack"
"Holster and aqua mentha. I pretty much exclusively smoke these since buying them for the first time."
"Blond leafe - Holster"
"Hookain, Nameless, Shades and Holster are quite good."
"For me it is aqua mentha."
#12
5 Star
4.2
(5)
"5starhookah.com 🐐🐐🐐🐐"
"5starhookah.com has been great"
"Try 5star, juicyhookah"
"If they dont have what I need either I go to 5 star hookah."
"5star i only use if im not in a rush or want something stupidly specific and hope they actually still have it."
#13
Haze
4.8
(4)
"The best premium brands: Haze"
"Haze anything. Takes on hella heat and produces the most smoke with a HMD for me."
"All the flavors listed for haze are best picks to report the best of haze along with my descriptions of every flavor which are like miniature reviews."
"Haze is pretty forgiving. Adalya isn't bad."
#14
Hookah-Shisha
4.3
(4)
"Hookah-Shisha will open your world much better than the brands you mentioned."
"I was using southsmoke as well. Today I got another email from hookah-shisha of a 24 hour flash sale of 20% with "I love hookah" discount code."
"Hookah-shisha used to be the goat. Things have been a little shakey since they moved and had a merger."
"I use hookah-shisha all the time and never have issues, but other people have been complaining about them lately."
#15
Khalil Mamoon
5.0
(3)
"My vote would be Khalil Mamoon"
"Nothing beats Khalil Mamoon."
"My top choices will always be Khalil Mamoon."
#16
Element
3.8
(4)
"Element, eternal smoke, and musthave are my top 3."
"If you are from america-I would highly recommend element-bananero: sweet, but light and fruity."
"All the lines are good and feel premium."
"Do NOT get Earth line, orange. It's nicotine content is so damn high you'll literally pass out after a few puffs."
#17
Mazaya
4.7
(3)
"Mazaya is my favourite brand really low nicotine amazing hits good flavor."
"A+ tier praise Mazaya"
"Mazaya makes a better version of “love 66” than Adalya"
#18
Azure
4.3
(3)
"Azure has an amazing selection and so very very many amazing flavors."
"Azure - candy"
"Azure and Element for normal pack."
#19
Blackburn
4.0
(3)
"Dark leafe - Blackburn"
"For me its Blackburn Green T."
"Blackburn and Nash are my favourites right now"
#20
Social Smoke
4.0
(3)
"Personally my favorite all-around brand is Social Smoke."
"Social smoke - lemon drop"
"Social smoke but their inventory seems to be dissapering."
#21
Argana
3.7
(3)
"Argana has my vote"
"Argana en playas es de mi agrado y si lo recomiendo"
"There’s Argana in Playas"
#22
Zomo
3.7
(3)
"I really like Zomo lately"
"My go to"
"Not really fan of zomo. In the beginning I loved it, but after a while I got tired of it the taste."
#23
Royal
4.5
(2)
"You should definitely give royal tobacco a try. It’s my favorite brand out there and it’s manufactured in New Jersey"
"Royal is good! Not as strong flavor as adalya but most of their flavors are consistent."
#24
Mazaj
4.5
(2)
"Mazaj is the gold standard"
"Blueberry mint is good, i think they call it blue mist at mazaj. Mazaj love is great too."
#25
Aladin
4.5
(2)
"My go to is Aladin or ESE brand; but anything stainless steel will be good."
"Aladin-shishashop.de"
#26
Afzal
4.5
(2)
"I am an Afzal fan myself!"
"If looking for something strong that smokes good I would say afzal paan raas."
#27
Juicy Hookah
4.0
(2)
"Juicy Hookah from USA to the UK is the one - even with the risk of customs."
"I order from juicyhookah, it’s an American company but ships to the UK, can ship up to 1.6kg at a time. Much cheaper than tabacco in the UK."
#28
Hookah Vault
4.0
(2)
"I like hookah vault a lot because they are lightning fast when it comes to them just putting your order together and shipping it same day."
"Hookahvault has been solid."
#29
Hookah Junkie
4.0
(2)
"Hookah junkie just got restocked with Al Waha."
"Hookahjunkie i never had a problem with."
#30
Shades
4.0
(2)
"Blond leafe - Shades"
"Hookain, Nameless, Shades and Holster are quite good."
#31
Steamulation
4.0
(2)
"Steamulation is the best you can buy."
"Steamulation is an overengineered Masterpiece."
#32
Nakhla
4.0
(2)
"I love naklha and tangiers."
"Nakhla mint, double apple, and watermelon were my favorites."
#33
Hookain
4.0
(2)
"I would reccommend „hookain“"
"Hookain, Nameless, Shades and Holster are quite good."
#34
Ya Layl
4.0
(2)
"YA LAYL - Raspberry grape"
"I've recently tried YA LAYL, they're cheap and decent but the sessions are 10-15 mins shorter."
#35
South Smoke
4.0
(2)
"Learned today southsmoke and hookah-shisha are owned by the same company now."
"Southsmoke.com is pretty good. 5starhookah.com but hate their shipping"
#36
Houdini's Secret
4.0
(2)
"I just bought houdinis secret and watermelon lit as I’ve heard these 2 to be pretty good."
"I can recommend Smoothie Sunshine, Lemon Lit,Peach Lit , Watermelon Lit, Caribbean Nights, Houdini’s Secret."
#37
Element Air
4.0
(2)
"I’d def suggest Trifecta, Element Air, and Eternal Smoke."
"Element air."
#38
Nameless Tobacco
4.0
(2)
"If Is possibile try nameless tobacco."
"Hookain, Nameless, Shades and Holster are quite good."
#39
Golden Brown
5.0
(1)
"If you want a proper shisha bar I recommend Golden Brown. It's a bit outside of KL but it's worth it."
#40
Moon Lounge
5.0
(1)
"Moon lounge or Cafe Khost they are the best imo."
#41
Souk Al Bahar
5.0
(1)
"If u want a fancy shisha place with a nice view, you can go to Souk Al Bahar in Dubai mall."
#42
African Queen
5.0
(1)
"Since you can buy in Germany try "African Queen". My all time favorite."
#43
Revoshi
5.0
(1)
"I would recommend Revoshi above all brands, impressive longevity, heat resistence and potency."
#44
Hookah Paradise
5.0
(1)
"Hookah Paradise is game changing."
#45
Moss Lounge
5.0
(1)
"Moss Lounge was the best spot I visited 3 Days ago, absolutely stunning views, just as amazing drinks and the best shisha I ever smoked (pinkman flavour). 12/10 for me."
#46
Loti Liva
5.0
(1)
"They have great food and hookah. You should definitely go."
#47
Loft
5.0
(1)
"Huge variety of brands and flavors to choose from."
#48
Sinful Mint
5.0
(1)
"Man I love sinful mint!"
#49
Mint Team
5.0
(1)
"What a mint TEAM ❤️ amazing flavor, creamy mint.. The worst thing u can do is buying just one."
#50
Hanji Choudhary Saab
5.0
(1)
"Grape, rose and mint is a good mix."
#51
Huqqa
5.0
(1)
"Huqqa for burj khalifa view."
#52
Slast
5.0
(1)
"My brother works at a bar called Slast (at Zelný trh in the city center). He evaluates the tobacco there and I think he really knows his stuff."
#53
Vyro
5.0
(1)
"Vyro one. No doubt"
#54
Royal Smoking
5.0
(1)
"Royal Smoking or Yousef Reda
Both in the pearl"
#55
Hookahx
4.0
(1)
"Www.Hookahx.de"
#56
Shisha Depot
4.0
(1)
"For accessories and hookah related anything except tobacco I would go to shisha depot."
#57
Pan Raas
4.0
(1)
"I like Pan Raas the best. You can buy it on 5star hookah"
#58
Eve Lounge
4.0
(1)
"The 6 lounge, Eve lounge are 2 spots I've been going to lately that have very good shisha"
#59
Teasha
4.0
(1)
"Try Teasha, it’s the only one I would recommend."
#60
Heavenleaf
4.0
(1)
"Heavenleaf Teabacco uses non artificial flavours and tea leaf for the base. I’d suggest giving it a look."
#61
Futr
4.0
(1)
"Futr looks awesome and it must be good flavor when you buy 1kg tub!"
#62
Kenza
4.0
(1)
"The shisha, they fully manage the coals for you."
#63
Amaraya
4.0
(1)
"Amaraya is pretty good."
#64
Al Meshwar
4.0
(1)
"Try Al Meshwar."
#65
Habak Al Sham Restaurant
4.0
(1)
"Check out Habak Al Sham Restaurant."
#66
Kaya
4.0
(1)
"I think that it´s Kaya is great hookah for beginning."
#67
Caribbean Nights
4.0
(1)
"I can recommend Smoothie Sunshine, Lemon Lit,Peach Lit , Watermelon Lit, Caribbean Nights, Houdini’s Secret."
#68
Moze
4.0
(1)
"For the same money you can buy a 1000 times better, try moze varity/breeze two instead"
#69
Classic Cafe and Lounge
4.0
(1)
"Try Classic Cafe and Lounge on Marycroft Avenue"
#70
Watermelon Lit
4.0
(1)
"I can recommend Smoothie Sunshine, Lemon Lit,Peach Lit , Watermelon Lit, Caribbean Nights, Houdini’s Secret."
#71
Peach Lit
4.0
(1)
"I can recommend Smoothie Sunshine, Lemon Lit,Peach Lit , Watermelon Lit, Caribbean Nights, Houdini’s Secret."
#72
aqua mentha
4.0
(1)
"My fav here is green leo, blackbox and cactus splash."
#73
Lemon Lit
4.0
(1)
"I can recommend Smoothie Sunshine, Lemon Lit,Peach Lit , Watermelon Lit, Caribbean Nights, Houdini’s Secret."
#74
Smoothie Sunshine
4.0
(1)
"I can recommend Smoothie Sunshine, Lemon Lit,Peach Lit , Watermelon Lit, Caribbean Nights, Houdini’s Secret."
#75
Indian Bar
4.0
(1)
"Also the indian bar infront of eastern beach is good aswell"
#76
The 6 Lounge
4.0
(1)
"The 6 lounge, Eve lounge are 2 spots I've been going to lately that have very good shisha"
#77
187
4.0
(1)
"I think 187 and Al Fakher are the best."
#78
Shisha Art
4.0
(1)
"I prefer buying shisha tobacco from Shisha Art - for me it is one of the best shisha company in dubai."
#79
Malaki
4.0
(1)
"Malaki is good too, I've mostly just had white peach flavor but was very impressed."
#80
O's Tobacco
4.0
(1)
"I would recommend O’s Tobacco - African Queen and TNT"
#81
Shisha Castle
4.0
(1)
"Shisha castle next to sporting globe is good"
#82
Quack Quack
4.0
(1)
"Heard quack quack is nice."
#83
Cloud Shisha
4.0
(1)
"Try Cloud Shisha, they can deliver to you."
#84
Overdozz
4.0
(1)
"Eternal Smoke / Adalya / and Overdozz brands. They are great blonde leaf tobacco and good for a very chill flavorful session with huge clouds"
#85
Dubai Shisha Lounge
4.0
(1)
"Dubai Shisha Lounge in Bletchley is good."
#86
Sinful
4.0
(1)
"Cinnamon mint (sinful) and cucumber lime (cucumberita)."
#87
Hookafina
4.0
(1)
"Hookafina. They have lemonade mixes. Light summer flavors."
#88
Cyan
3.0
(1)
"Cyan which is in richmond hill it’s decent, shisha tastes good"
#89
Al Talker
3.0
(1)
"I’ve had luck with Al talker, starbuzz, eternal smoke, and trifecta blonde leaf."
#90
Punkman 86
3.0
(1)
"I liked the punkman 86."
#91
HookahPlace
3.0
(1)
"Has decent shishas and a good selection of dark tobacco."
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