• Ammar Zirli, right, puffs on a hookah along with friends Yussef Assaf, center, and Hassan Soueid at Off The Hookah at Fort Lauderdale's Las Olas Riverfront. J. ALBERT DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
  • Patrons relax, drink, converse and smoke hookahs on beds set up in the lounge at Off The Hookah. J. ALBERT DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
  • D. J. Lampien, from Fort Lauderdale, tokes on a hookah while sitting at the bar at Off The Hookah. J. ALBERT DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
  • Patrons relax and talk on beds set up in the lounge at Off The Hookah. J. ALBERT DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
  • Belly dancer Medu Sirena uses fire as part of her performance at Off The Hookah. J. ALBERT DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
  • Belly dancer Medu Sirena uses fire as part of her performance at Off The Hookah. J. ALBERT DIAZ / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
  • Carlos Funetes, 19, and Danielle Gonzalez, 18, smoke from a hookah at Oasis Cafe in Coconut Grove. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
  • Jackie Cassy Stewart, 18, takes a puff from a hookah at Oasis Cafe. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
  • Bryant Chil, left, 21, and Noble Martin, 20, smoke from a hookah at Oasis Cafe in Coconut Grove. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
  • Luis Agosto, 21, relaxes as he takes a puff from a hookah at Oasis Cafe in Coconut Grove. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
  • Tamar Sherman, co-owner of Oasis Café in Coconut Grove, lights a coal for a customer. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
  • Different flavored tobaccos like mango and vanilla are available for use in hookahs at Oasis Cafe in Coconut Grove. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
  • A hookah pipe smoker takes in a white grape concoction at D'vine on Lincoln Road. NURI VALLBONA / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
  • Katya Tsvetkova, left, takes a hit off a hookah pipe while Denise Gomes takes a picture of it at D'vine on Lincoln Road. NURI VALLBONA / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
  • Juan Carlos Quintero, right, takes a hit off a hookah pipe while his friend, Efrain Maracucho, waits at D'vine on Lincoln Road. NURI VALLBONA / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
  • Hookah pipes sit on the bar at D'vine on Lincoln Road. NURI VALLBONA / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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