Leavitt & Peirce Inc.

Leavitt & Peirce is a Harvard Square tobacco shop and specialty store that still operates in its original location, across the street from Harvard Yard. The shop sells tobacco, cigars, pipes and smoking accessories, and it also carries gifts and toiletries. Beyond tobacco, the store specializes in chess sets and other classic board games, along with old-fashioned shaving supplies, which gives it a broader range than a typical smoke shop.

The shop opened in 1883, giving it more than 140 years at the same address. In 2019 Forbes ranked it eighth on its list of the top ten independent retail experiences in the United States. The store has also shared a Facebook Live video series called Where’s Denise Today. Its website notes that its products contain nicotine and that it does not believe people should use tobacco before they are old enough to understand the risks.

What to Know

• Customers must be 21 or older to buy tobacco products, including online.
• Online orders may require ID verification that matches the name on the form of payment.
• The shop is listed with the Harvard Square Business Association.