Jim is a community asset. His knowledge of the pipe industry is the best. Great selection of estate pipe and an awesome selection of cigars. His cigar brand is an awesome smoke. read more

A throwback and a gem. This is what a tobacco shop should be. The owner is welcoming, his place is nostalgic, and his product is unique. I'd highly recommend if you are looking for something different than the usual cigar/cigarette/vape shop. read more

I went into this place with no expectations and Jim just gained another customer for as long as this place is open for business. He has a wealth of knowledge about cigars that he's willing to share with you. He recommended the SupremoEXL & the SupremoEXL Grande. All I can say is they where both great smokes. I just left there buying more cigars. This is a hidden gem so make your way over there and see Jim. read more

I am a pipe smoker and a pipe collector, so I have mixed feelings of Hill and Hill, but I do tend to stop in whenever I am in the area. For pipe smokers, we have slim pickings in terms of places that cater to us. The mecca of course is Paul's Pipe shop in Flint, but as far as the Detroit area goes, J&R Cigars is the top place for tobacco, but Hill and Hill will offer the most to the pipe collector, but at a steep price. Jim the owner is an acquired taste. He can be condescending, but he does know his stuff and he does tend to grow on you. As another reviewer pointed out, his store brand cigars are fantastic. As another reviewer pointed out, the Hay Market is not nearly as good as Jim will make it sound. At least to my tastes. It is a Vanilla Aromatic, that might be saying enough right there. I will say that he has come a long ways from my first trip back about five years ago. At that time all he had for pipe tobacco were about 5 aromatics that he claimed to blend himself. My last trip there he added a Balkan blend, that is pretty good and a Virginia based aromatic called Danish Slices that I really enjoyed. It is more in line with the European aromatics. Mostly bright Virginias with a touch of honey or something that accentuates the natural sweetness of the Virginia leaf. He has also started carrying some Dunhill and Peterson Tin blends at prices that a Canadian my find to be a bargain. B&Ms can't really be expected to compete with the internet on tinned tobacco and his prices are up there. He also has started carrying some other more popular cigars, but like the other reviewer stated, buy his store brand cigars. they are quite a value for what you get. Now to the pipes. You will see some scrubby estate pipes all over the place at pretty high prices compared to ebay. The magic is if you catch Jim when he has some time on his hands and if you can get him to open the boxes behind the counter. This will be a treat to any hardcore collector. He has all kinds of rare and exotic pipes that are not out on display. I was blown away when he showed them to me before. overall, It is a comparatively good shop for pipers and a good place to sit on the sofa and enjoy a pipe. There just isn't many places like this left. So for that reason it is a four star for me. read more

Great local brick and mortar. Old school tobacconist. Open every day except Christmas.

No matter how long this place has been in business, it's a total trash pit. You can smell old stale tobacco 50 feet from the door. If you're a pipe smoker don't be tricked into the famous "hay market". very disappointing. read more

This is probably the last true tobacconist in the metro Detroit area. Jim, the owner, is always in the shop and ready to fulfill all of your tobacconist desires! He's a little rough around the edges, but he has character. It's almost as if you're walking into Ollivander's Wand Shop. To be honest, I'm not a heavy pipe smoker, I've only done it a handful of times, but if you're a seasoned smoker you don't need me to tell you that this is the place for you! read more

It you like good tobacco be it Haymarket for your pipe, or a fantastic cigar like the Supremo EXL ......or even just some good company, stop by to visit Jim. I have been going here for over thirty five years and am always well taken care of. read more

If you ask the old man here about cigars he will tell you he has these hand rolled 5 leaf blend and 7 leaf blend cigars. He has them custom made in a five man factory in South America. They are expensive but worth it. They are very strong and you can not smoke them in one sitting. Truly the best tasting and longest burning cigar in the world. Bill Clinton himself has custom ordered these a few times from this shop and mentioned them in an interview years ago. The shop owners main focus is on this one product. He has other more common brands but don't waste your time. If you go here only buy this custom cigar he makes. All the others sit on the shelves too long and get stale because no one wants to buy them when they try his custom one. It really is that good. read more

On the whole, a great shop with a great atmosphere. Messy, smoky, and dark - this is what a tobacconist is supposed to look like. Hill and Hill does an unusual type of business for a tobacconist. If you are looking for a huge selection of imported cigars, this is not the place for you. Hill and Hill sells mostly its house brand of cigars which are extremely inexpensive for their high quality. The basic idea here is that you get a 10 dollar cigar for 5 dollars. More importantly, this is a great store for pipe smokers. Some excellent house tobacco blends are available. As for pipes, Hill and Hill focuses on refurbishing old pipes bought at estate auction. If you want a shiny new pipe, look elsewhere, but if you want a really excellent briar for a lower price than it's worth, this is your place. read more

This place is great. The owner is very welcoming and knowledgeable. Also, the Hay Market is the best pipe tobacco I've had.

Don't listen to the guy who says this is a trash pit. When you walk in you feel like you stepped back into the 70s when pipe smoking was much more popular. I have bought some great pipes from him throughout the years.The place has a nostalgia to it and the haymarket is the best aromatic I have ever smoked. It wouldn't be the same if it was all clean and remodeled . Jim is very knowledgeable with pipes tobacco and cigars. read more

I am a seasoned pipe smoker, 45 years of it and memories of decent shops. This isn't one of them. Overpriced estate pipes and stale match blends. There may be good stores in Flint but they're gone in Metro Detroit. read more

So I've read a few reviews on this shop, particularly the owner and about how he is a bit rude. However, I've been itching to try out any tobacco shop that isn't one of the (usually) under informed chain cigarette shops like al la Wild Bill's. Getting tired of their pathetic of pipe tobaccos and after passing this place numerous times I decided to pop in for a minute or two today. Now as a side note I am a bit of a newer smoke, having picked up the hobby when I turned 18, and well I'm a bit used to people looking down their noses at first for my age and lack of experience. However I'm no novice when it comes to pipe smoking as I've been spoiled at college with regular access to Iwan Ries in downtown Chicago and their ever expansive collection of English blends. Anyways, so I walked in to the shop with the expectation that I would be belittled instantly but instead found him rise up from his chair and greet me rather pleasantly. I decided to cut the crap and get straight to the point that I wasn't some kid who stumbled in trying to find a bag of Captain Black, and gave him my repertoire of a years and a half's worth of pipe smoking experience. It seemed to lighten him up a bight. He also had what appeared to be a regular there when I came in. He asked what my poison was and guided me towards his English Balkan blend. I politely asked if I could try it and he agreed, beginning to go on about the information he had accumulated over the years as a fellow piper. Now while the tobacco itself was just kinda average to me (like I said I've been spoiled by the Smoking Eden that is Iwans) I did enjoy the conversation he offered. He also had a few various tins from Daivdoff and Peterson and few others. He also buffed my old Kaywoodie for me almost as soon as I showed it too him, which was quite kind of him. Long story short I will be returning. While the selection is nowhere near that of Iwans, and his pipes were kind of expensive for estate pipes. I did like the fact that I now have a place I can puts around at regularly and discuss the fine nuances of life over a bowl of my favorite English blend with a guy whose knowledge on tobacco is a bit strange at time (seriously he denounced storing tobacco in mason jars) a bit rough around the edges but a character none the less as long as you prove to him you won't put up with any crap. Who knows, perhaps in time this could become a regular stop for me when I'm in the area or on a rainy day. read more