Best Hair Salons in Cleveland, OH
Compare 54 hair salons in Cleveland, Ohio with Google ratings, services and online booking. The top-rated spot is In The Cut Barbershop with 5.0 stars from 100 Google reviews.
Looking for braids? See braiding salons in Cleveland (box braids, knotless, cornrows & locs).
Cleveland's directory covers 54 salons and barbershops, and the reviews run strong — 93% of listings carry ratings, averaging 4.76 stars. Barbering is the deepest bench in this city, but women's cuts, blowouts, and textured-hair work like braids and locs are all well represented too.
Where Cleveland's Coverage Runs Deepest
Barbering leads the list. Of the 54 salons here, 20 handle men's cuts, 20 do fades, and 18 offer beard trims — so getting a fade and a beard lineup in the same chair is easy to arrange in Cleveland.
Women's services are close behind: 16 salons offer women's cuts, 16 handle styling, and 16 do blowouts. Textured hair has real representation as well, with 11 salons each offering braids, locs, and protective styles.
The thin spots are weaves and extensions — 4 salons apiece. If that's the work you need, expect a shorter list and book further out than you would for a cut.
Booking and Ratings, by the Numbers
About 65% of Cleveland's listed salons take online booking, which is convenient for planning ahead. For the rest, pick up the phone — and honestly, calling is often faster for a same-week slot even at shops that book online, since cancellations rarely make it back to the calendar.
On ratings: 93% of listings are rated, and the citywide average is 4.76 stars. When nearly everything sits that high, the star number alone won't separate shops. Look at review volume and recency instead — a long track record of recent reviews tells you more than a perfect score built on a handful.
How to Use This Directory
Start with the service, not the salon. Filter to what you actually need — fades, a blowout, starter locs — and treat the service tags as a starting point. A tag means the work happens there; it doesn't tell you the shop is built around it.
Before you book, do two quick checks. First, ask who on staff does the service you want and whether you can request them. Second, look at the salon's recent photos for hair like yours — a shop that handles braids occasionally and one that does them all day look very different on camera.
Then be specific when you book. 'A trim' and 'a restyle' are different appointments, and so are a loc retwist and starter locs. Naming the service gets you the right amount of chair time.
Frequently asked questions
- How many Cleveland salons offer online booking?
- About 65% of the 54 salons listed here take online booking. For the rest, call directly — and even at shops with online booking, a phone call is often the quickest way to catch a cancellation.
- Are Cleveland's salons well reviewed?
- Yes — 93% of the listings carry ratings, and the directory-wide average is 4.76 stars. Because averages run high, compare shops on review volume and how recent the reviews are, not just the star number.
- Where can I get braids, locs, or protective styles in Cleveland?
- The directory lists 11 salons that offer braids, 11 that handle locs, and 11 that do protective styles. A service tag confirms the work is offered, not that it's a specialty — ask who does it and check the salon's recent photos before booking.