Join the Club: The Oasis Hookah Lounge

Join the Club: The Oasis Hookah Lounge

I've never been the member of a private club before. Honestly, I didn't think there were any private clubs in Memphis that weren't country clubs.

But there I was Saturday night, standing at a counter, showing my ID, filling out a form and paying a $6 membership fee to get into the Oasis, a hookah bar near the University of Memphis.

Oasis Membership Card - Kerry Crawford Trisler

The Oasis isn't really a club, so much as it is a smoking lounge. In order to get in, you have to be 18 years old and purchase a membership that's good for one year.

Here's how it works: choose a tobacco flavor from the Oasis' list (they've got more than 50 flavors) and a number of hoses. Take a seat on one of the couches, and in a few minutes, the staff will bring a huge water pipe with long snaking hoses to you. They'll drop a hot coal on top of a foil-wrapped packet of tobacco and give you sanitary tips for the hoses. The rest is up to you.

Hookah, The Oasis, Memphis, Tenn.

I shared a hookah with cinnamon tobacco with my friend Tracy. The flavor wasn't overpowering and it went well with my cappuccino (The Oasis doesn't serve alcohol).

The Oasis is easily one of the quietest, most laid back social spaces in Memphis. People were hanging out on the couches, smoking and talking or working on laptops. Two guys near us were having a bit of a smoke ring competition. Even though most people were smoking, they were smoking hookahs, not cigarettes, which kept the club from smelling like a bar at last call.

The Oasis is open from 12 p.m. - 1 a.m. Sunday - Thursday, and 12 p.m.  -  3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. It would make a great late-night work spot, as it's open later than all of the other coffee shops in Memphis.

Go There:

The Oasis

663 South Highland Street
Memphis, TN 38111
(901) 405-3011

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Nathan
are you a smoker kerry?
May 10, 2010 1:28pm
Kerry (admin)
Actually, Saturday night was my first time ever smoking anything. I don't think I'll make a habit of it.
May 10, 2010 1:59pm
Ken
Glad to hear you aren't planning to make a habit of it, Kerry! People often think its safe because the smoke is "filtered" through water, but actually users get exposed to even more nicotine, carbon monoxide, and carcinogens than from cigarettes. We're conducting research on hookah at U of M. I've been enjoying your website: first about it when you were on the Memphis Mystery Train during pledge drive.
May 12, 2010 9:07pm
Sheena
Is this the only hookah lounge in Memphis? Do you know of any that serve alcohol? Thanks!
May 13, 2010 3:07pm
Kerry (admin)
The Oasis doesn't serve alcohol, though they've got a location inside Minglewood Hall called Oasis Liquid that does. There's another hookah bar called the Smoking Caterpillar on Madison, but I'm not sure if they serve alcohol or not.
May 13, 2010 4:59pm
Kerry (admin)
Awesome - I'll tell John that you listen to Mystery Train. He's always happy to find out that people are listening to the show.
May 13, 2010 5:00pm
Allen
@Sheena new oasis location, Oasis Liquid, 1557 Madison Ave Inside Minglewood Plaza, does serve beer and allows you to bring your own wine
June 6, 2010 11:56am
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We were all very full from the meal and decided to skip dessert and opt instead for a Lebanese coffee. Picture it, moist pieces of Chicken marinated in lemon and spices, served with cous cous,vegetables and with a light drizzle of vegetable broth. Other smokers just like the fact they can choose from a large number of different flavors.
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