High Life Smokes

Set where side streets sharpen into steel-canopied alleys just off Broadway, High Life Smokes holds a no-nonsense storefront for anyone tallying travel essentials. East of Broadway between Mulberry and Mott the 39 Spring Street sign can be spotted from the sidewalk—accented by flicker of a single bulb in dusk’s blue light.

Inside, loose tobacco pouches sit alongside flavored rolling papers and pocket-size humidors on small metal tables facing the wall. A case of disposable vapes runs parallel to glass jars of pipe tobacco lined up at the waist-height counter. When you need the basics or to ask after an obscure brand, give 212-228-4806 a ring. Route details are handled at https://www.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x89c25988b6d62bc3:0xee692b9e19cc7b8a.