Sheesha Lounge Hindley Street

[Lu Rounsaville]

Basicallythe entrance is on the side which is in a long alleyway that is often quite busy with people and leads to a car parking building. The wall facing the street is put up with bars, so you could see inside and out, and which allows the smoke to flow outwards. When you enter from the side you will have the cashier and order area on your right where you can get all types of baklava snacks, drinks, teas and order your shishas. On your left you will find the main lounge area where patrons are sitting on different tables. It's a very comfortable looking area, although if you find unnerving people staring at you as they pass by then, you should try out the upstairs area.

It costs twenty-five dollars and comes in an assortment of different flavours you could choose from. Another option is the fruit heads. These are divided into two different categories based on price. Apple and Orange shisha heads are the most popular choices by many. They cost about thirty dollars a pop. They are lighter in intensity but still strong enough to give you the hit you need. They also last a bit longer as they do not burn as fast as the tobacco is spread out. I usually end up getting the orange flavour whenever I smoke with mates (which coincidentally is the most popular of all shisha head choices) since apple heads are a tiny bit sour.

Now, the largest and the longest lasting shisha which is also the most expensive is the pineapple head. This large piece is an impressive one to look at. It's also quite large and lasts the longest out of all the shishas due to its size. We only order this one during celebratory moments. Although, if you see yourself coming to a shisha lounge only once in a while then I would recommend trying it out. It costs thirty-five dollars.

Smoking tobacco in this way is said to have started in medieval India before spreading to the Middle East and Turkey. Half a millennium later, shisha bars are just another part of the global streetscape.

Fifteen years ago, Horus opened as the only shisha bar on the Hindley Street strip and the first in Adelaide. On any given night, a tableau of men and women from across the world would sit at the tables out on the street with a pipe at their side and draw smoke into their lungs in search of that pleasant numbness that comes from a nicotine rush.

In cultures where alcohol was banned or frowned upon, the shisha lounge served the same function as a pub. At Horus back in the day, the young would drop past on a night out while the old would sit and watch the world go by. For hours they would smoke, drink sweet tea and talk. They might play dominos or backgammon or cards, and have heated conversations about dominos or backgammon or cards. They might talk about domestic Indian politics or Hosni Mubarak or Tony Abbott, God, their relationships or, the most divisive of all, the World Cup.

Since taking it over, the pair has renovated, redecorated and started offering snack food. Eleni, who has a psychology degree and a Master of Social Work, works seven days and 90 hours a week running the day-to-day while her older sister manages the books and social media.

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