Layali Nights Lounge in College Area runs a full-service hookah program out of a ground-floor suite at 6512 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, 92115. The menu rotates through more than two dozen shisha blends sourced from Al Fakher and Fumari, loaded into wide-bowl clay heads and served with natural coconut-shell coals that hold temperature longer than quick-light rounds. El Cajon Boulevard's international dining corridor feeds a late-night crowd that splits between the hookah tables and a lounge area equipped with a PS5 console, board games, and multiple flat-screen TVs cycling sports broadcasts. The drink menu leans into Arabic-style cardamom coffee, loose-leaf tea service, and house-blended fruit smoothies rather than alcohol, giving the room a cafe atmosphere that runs parallel to the shisha program. That coffee-forward format sits on the same stretch of El Cajon Blvd as Alforon Mediterranean / Lebanese Cuisine, anchoring a cluster of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean dining within a few blocks of SDSU. Hookah sessions at Layali move through roughly 45 minutes of smoke time per bowl, and the staff will swap flavor heads mid-session on request. The space accommodates private group bookings for the back section, where parties of eight or more can reserve tables with dedicated hookah attendants. San Diego's hookah bar scene concentrates along El Cajon Blvd and University Avenue, but Layali's proximity to San Diego State University pulls a younger weeknight crowd mixing study sessions with shisha. Late-night jazz and R&B sets from local musicians occasionally fill the room on weekends, a format shared by The Jazz Lounge farther west on the boulevard. The coconut-coal hookah rig burns at roughly 500 degrees Fahrenheit and cycles through three heat-management rounds per session before the staff replaces the foil and repacks the bowl.