Catering to a neighborhood full of college-dropout bros,
surfers with long blond locks and the mooching bitches that hang with them,
Pacific Beach’s Garnet Avenue is lined with smoke shops, including the
perennial Da Glassworks (last year’s choice for “Best Smoke Shop”). Wiseguys,
though, belong at the Godfather Smoke Shop, where “smoking” a fool doesn’t
require killing anything but brain cells.

But beyond the legendary status of its namesake, the
Godfather stands above the hood’s other smoking establishments. Its sweeping
selection covers all manner of stoner-ism, from simples pieces to mechanized
vaporizers and fully stocked bongs. The store’s glass-related artistry is
always an awing sight to behold; I could spend hours counting one bong’s many
chambers — I’d just have to be lit as hell.

And as always with establishments of notoriety, haggling is
an accepted practice. Try to buy in bulk for the chance to lower your price.

Runner up: Da Glass Works