You can buy it online in a tobacco shop or bar. In Beijing, you can go to some shops or bars that specialize in selling hookahs. The following are some recommended shops and bars: Abu Henry hookah shop, Hongqiao hookah shop and Huajia Yiyuan. The hookah is a tobacco product that originated in the Middle East. It is made of tobacco, honey or fruit and smoked with a hookah. According to WHO documents, hookahs are similar to cigarettes.