Best Hair Salons in Atlanta, GA
Compare 94 hair salons in Atlanta, Georgia with Google ratings, services and online booking. The top-rated spot is OG The Braider with 5.0 stars from 54 Google reviews.
Looking for braids? See braiding salons in Atlanta (box braids, knotless, cornrows & locs).
This directory covers 94 hair salons and barbershops across the Atlanta metro. Most take online booking — 79% — and among the 84% that carry a rating, the average sits at 4.78 stars. Use it to match a shop to the service you actually want, from a skin fade to fresh color.
Which services show up most
Barbering is the deepest category here. Of the 94 shops, 26 handle men's cuts, 26 do fades, and 20 offer beard trims — so if you want a clean fade or a beard shape-up, you have real range to choose from.
Textured and protective hair is well covered too: 14 salons list protective styles, 14 handle locs, and 14 do braids, with 12 offering weaves and 12 doing extensions. On the general salon side, 19 shops each cover women's cuts, styling, and blowouts.
Color runs thinner. Seven salons each list highlights, hair color, and balayage, so plan to book those a bit further out.
Booking and ratings at a glance
About 79% of Atlanta shops take online booking, so most of the directory you can reserve without a phone call. The rest still work the old way — call ahead or walk in.
Ratings run high across the board. 84% of the salons here carry a rating, and those average 4.78 stars. Treat that as a floor, not a tiebreaker: when most shops cluster near 4.8, the review count and what people actually mention matter more than a tenth of a star.
How to use this directory
Start with the service, not the name. Filter to the thing you're booking — a fade, a blowout, balayage — and you'll only see shops that offer that work. Keep in mind these tags are broad: they tell you a salon does the service, not that it's their signature.
From there, read the review counts alongside the stars. A 4.8 with a few thousand reviews is a different signal than a 4.9 with a few dozen. Check whether a shop takes online booking if that matters to you, and come in specific — bring a photo, name the length, and say how you want it to sit day to day.
Frequently asked questions
- How many hair salons are in the Atlanta directory?
- 94 salons and barbershops across the Atlanta metro. About 84% carry a star rating, and those average 4.78 stars.
- Can I book an Atlanta salon online?
- Roughly 79% of the listed shops take online booking, so most you can reserve directly. For the rest, call ahead or walk in.
- Which services are easiest to find in Atlanta?
- Barbering is the deepest — 26 shops each for men's cuts and fades, and 20 for beard trims. Braids, locs, and protective styles are well represented at 14 each, while color services like balayage and highlights are more limited at 7 salons each.