Manhattan has no single kind of beauty room, and this selection shows it. On one side are full-service hair salons: Shampoo Avenue B in the East Village, ROGER / MARKEL SALON (hair/makeup) and AR Hair Salon in Chelsea, Timothy John’s Salon NYC in Midtown. On the other are studios built around a single craft — Namaste Brows Beauty Bar and Queens Beauty Parlor shape brows by threading, GS Blow Dry Bar Midtown New York City exists for the blowout and the makeup with it, and Athena’s Beauty gathers lashes, nails, brows and skin in one room.
What separates them is specialization, the depth of the team and how far the technical menu goes. Fox and Jane Salon was opened by a former color educator, and color remains its center of gravity; Antonio Prieto Salon works through senior stylists and colorists on Kérastase, Oribe, Wella and Redken; AR Hair Salon goes deepest into chemistry, with Olaplex bond-building, keratin smoothing and thermal reconditioning. Choose by the service you need: here people travel across town for the right chair, so the block matters less than the specialty.
At a glance
| # | Place | Score | Reviews | Stands out for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shampoo Avenue B | ⭐ 9.5 | 1 365 | Editors' pick |
| 2 | GS Blow Dry Bar Midtown New York City | ⭐ 9.5 | 1 274 | — |
| 3 | Namaste Brows Beauty Bar | ⭐ 9.8 | 1 203 | People's favorite |
| 4 | ROGER / MARKEL SALON (hair/makeup) | ⭐ 9.9 | 665 | — |
| 5 | Fox and Jane Salon | ⭐ 9.9 | 620 | — |
| 6 | Timothy John's Salon NYC | ⭐ 9.7 | 619 | — |
| 7 | Athena's Beauty | ⭐ 9.9 | 528 | — |
| 8 | Antonio Prieto Salon | ⭐ 10.0 | 387 | — |
| 9 | Queens Beauty Parlor | ⭐ 9.9 | 333 | — |
| 10 | AR Hair Salon | ⭐ 9.7 | 320 | — |
Highlights
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Editors' pick:
Shampoo Avenue B -
People's favorite:
Namaste Brows Beauty Bar
Opening hours
Open early, from 8am or sooner: GS Blow Dry Bar Midtown New York City, Timothy John's Salon NYC.
Closed on Sundays: Antonio Prieto Salon.
Check the hours before you set out — they shift on holidays and out of season.
Full ranking
1. Shampoo Avenue B · ⭐ 9.5
(1365 reviews)
+5 photos
14 Avenue B, New York, NY 10009, USA
Shampoo Avenue B has stood on Avenue B, between Houston and 2nd, since 2006. Built to feel like a natural part of the neighborhood, it's an inclusive, budget-friendly salon with a lively, talented team and a tiered structure that pairs every client with the right level of stylist. A focused hair menu — men's and women's cutting, highlights, balayage and foilayage, and keratin s…
«Two days after an incredible hair cut with Erik, the preciseness of the cut makes it so ea…»
2. GS Blow Dry Bar Midtown New York City · ⭐ 9.5
(1274 reviews)
+5 photos
44 W 55th St, New York, NY 10019, USA
GS Blow Dry Bar sits on West 55th Street in Midtown, steps from 57th Street and Bergdorf Goodman, as a dedicated blowout and makeup destination. The team pairs polished blow-dry styling with professional makeup artistry, and travels on location for weddings and events across the city. The heart of the menu is the blowout — classic, retro, modern and high-fashion styling — along…
«I was visiting from out of town and needed a quick fix since my hair wasn’t straight when…»
3. Namaste Brows Beauty Bar · ⭐ 9.8
(1203 reviews)
+5 photos
279 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002, USA
Namaste Brows is a brow-focused beauty bar near East Houston Street, on the Lower East Side edge of the East Village. It has built its name on eyebrow threading, with appointments prioritized and walk-ins welcome. The core of the menu is eyebrow threading and shaping, alongside facial and body waxing, facials and a lash lift — a compact, brow-and-skin service list rather than a…
«Wanted to find a threading place for my eyebrows near my job and had a wonderful experienc…»
4. ROGER / MARKEL SALON (hair/makeup) · ⭐ 9.9
(665 reviews)
+5 photos
356 7th Ave 2nd FLOOR, New York, NY 10001, USA
Founded in 2018 by master stylists Roger and Markel, Roger / Markel Salon sits on 7th Avenue in Chelsea. The pair built it as a listen-first salon — a room that educates and advises each guest toward the cut, color or look that genuinely suits them. Hair covers scissor cuts, barber cuts and fades, blow-dry styling, updos, single-process color, highlights, lowlights, balayage, o…
«I recently took my daughter to have her hair color transitioned from blonde back to her na…»
5. Fox and Jane Salon · ⭐ 9.9
(620 reviews)
+5 photos
143 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002, USA
Fox and Jane began on the Lower East Side in 2011, when stylist Lorean Cairns — a former color educator who trained at names like Rita Hazan and Birds & Fellas — opened her first salon. It grew into a small family of New York salons, and the Ludlow Street location keeps the same locally owned, hair-first spirit.
«Five star experience from the moment you walk in! Everyone is super friendly, the salon i…»
6. Timothy John's Salon NYC · ⭐ 9.7
(619 reviews)
+5 photos
888 8th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA
Timothy John's Salon on 8th Avenue is a busy, much-loved Midtown salon run by Timothy and David. Timothy has spent over twenty years behind the chair, and the salon is built on precision cutting, detailed color and personalized service tailored to each client's hair and lifestyle. The menu covers precision haircuts and barber cuts, shampoo and blowout, single-process color, par…
«Today I went to TJ salon for the first time. I had an appt for a one process color, cut an…»
7. Athena's Beauty · ⭐ 9.9
(528 reviews)
+5 photos
20 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009, USA
Athena's Beauty opened on Avenue A during the pandemic as a clean, comfortable, high-end beauty bar. Its mission is simple — quality beauty services at fair prices — across lashes, nails, brows, facials and waxing, all under one East Village roof. The menu spans lash lifts and extensions; a full nail studio with manicures, pedicures, extensions, chromatic finishes and nail art;…
«I came to Athena’s Beauty on a whim a few months ago and I’m so glad I did. The environmen…»
8. Antonio Prieto Salon · ⭐ 10.0
(387 reviews)
+5 photos
127 West 20th Street Between 6th &, 7th Ave, New York, NY 10011, USA
One of New York's leading hair destinations, Antonio Prieto Salon has been on West 20th Street in Chelsea since 2005, after more than nine years in the Flatiron District. Founder Antonio Prieto — New York-based since 1989, raised on the Spanish Mediterranean and trained in the fashion houses of London and New York — has built the salon's name on a clients-first attitude since t…
«Jordan consistently does an amazing job with my hair color! This is my third visit with hi…»
9. Queens Beauty Parlor · ⭐ 9.9
(333 reviews)
+5 photos
205 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009, USA
Queens Beauty Parlor sits on Avenue A in the East Village, one of a small group of New York locations. It bills itself as a one-stop hair-removal and skincare center, best known for precise eyebrow threading in a clean, relaxing room. The menu centers on eyebrow threading, waxing and hair removal, facials and skincare, and lash services — a focused brow-and-skin list rather tha…
«I have been coming here for eyebrow, eyelashes, upper lips, leg waxing and under arm for a…»
10. AR Hair Salon · ⭐ 9.7
(320 reviews)
+5 photos
200 W 21st St, New York, NY 10011, USA
AR Hair Salon on West 21st Street was founded by a team of skillful stylists and takes on the artistic feel of its Chelsea neighborhood. It's a full-service hair salon that pairs everyday cuts with serious color and smoothing work, and starts new guests with a walk-in consultation. The menu covers cutting for adults and children, shampoo and blow-dry with flat- or curl-iron fin…
«Hair Man Mike is the best hairdresser and I've been coming to him for about 20 years. We h…»
Questions & answers
Which place tops the ranking? Shampoo Avenue B — score 9.5/10 (Editors' pick).
How many places are in the list and how were they chosen? The selection includes 10 places chosen by our editors based on rating and reviews.
What is the average rating in the top? 9.8/10 — average score of 10 places in the list.
Which place has the most reviews? Shampoo Avenue B — 1365 visitor reviews.
Sort by the job, not the occasion. Heavy color — blonding, correction, dimensional work — points to Antonio Prieto Salon and Fox and Jane Salon; smoothing and straightening belong to AR Hair Salon, from Olaplex care to thermal reconditioning. Nails deserve their own trip, and Athena’s Beauty covers them with lashes and facials, while threading is the whole point of Namaste Brows Beauty Bar and Queens Beauty Parlor. Before an event, GS Blow Dry Bar Midtown New York City brings hair and makeup to a hotel or venue; a men’s cut or fade sits inside the hair salons, not at a chair of its own.
For a first visit, weigh the room: ROGER / MARKEL SALON (hair/makeup) is unhurried and consultation-led, Timothy John’s Salon NYC keeps moving. And know the edges — no standalone barbershops, no device-based aesthetics, since the skin work here is hands-on facials and waxing, and children’s cuts only at AR Hair Salon. The map sits downtown and in Midtown, so anything uptown falls outside it.
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