by Lisa N.

I used to frequent this place once a day when I was a smoker.  My routine included getting an espresso drink from Cafe Ambrosia, setting my bag down at an outdoor table, then running into Nickel's Arcade so I could buy a loosey over at Maison Edwards.That's right folks:  you can buy single cigarettes here.  And it's quite beautiful because you can choose between different brands so you can vary it up, unlike buying a pack where you're stuck with the whole pack.  My favorites were the Nat Sherman Classics.  An excellent one to try if you like your cigarettes harsh but good is the Mild Seven Internationals with the charcoal filter.  Those are quality!The atmosphere is great.  You'll probably walk into some hearty conversation between some husky dudes smoking pipes.  It has really nice gift items also -- old school brushes and combs, shaving kits, lighters.  If you roll your own tobacco, like I sometimes did, they have a variety of papers, rolling tobacco, and filters.  It's the one stop smoker's dream.

by Clarence C.

Yes, the "walk-in humidor" is the size of a closet, but it's well-stocked. And there may be other smoke shops here and there, but how many of them can you walk into and find a bunch of guys relaxing in easy chairs and puffing on their stogies? Across the street from the campus?These guys know what they're doing, because they've been here doing it since the 1960s. If you don't know what you want to smoke they'll help you find a starter cigar, and if you do know what you like they can point out some new brands that are right up your alley. They can also set you up with pipe tobacco, pipes and other smoking supplies. Don't look for a web page--they still have a rotary dial phone.

by Tara R.

For the sake of inclusion in my Hark!-itecture list, I should also mention that this storefront is located in the charming, historic Nichols arcade. The atmosphere of the store itself is so fitting for that old-timey shopping center - the smell of the cigars, the antique posters, the tile floor, the glass cases full of fancy brushes and shaving kits. It will make you long for that  era when anyone could smoke anywhere and no one worried about it. More than any other memory of my days as a smoker, I miss Maison Edwards. I used to work in that…

by Sarah R.

For someone who doesn't actually smoke, I loved the smell and feel of this shop. It smells sweetly of scented pipe tobacco, and it feels like you've walked into an Old Gentleman's Club from around 1900. They sell old shaving kits and other luxury goods in addition to cigarettes, cigars, hookahs, pipes, pipe tobacco and rolling papers.The staff seem nice and knowledgeable. On a recent visit, they were talking with some patrons when I arrived, making suggestions about some imported cigarettes and how they were packaged.As a previous reviewer mentioned, they have a rack of cigarettes that can be bought singly. They included a lot of more obscure European brands and some cloves, and they're priced at 75 cents each.