Best Hair Salons in New Orleans, LA
Compare 69 hair salons in New Orleans, Louisiana with Google ratings, services and online booking. The top-rated spot is Solo X cutz with 5.0 stars from 63 Google reviews.
Looking for braids? See braiding salons in New Orleans (box braids, knotless, cornrows & locs).
New Orleans has 69 salons and barbershops in this directory, and the quality bar is high: 91% carry a public rating, averaging 4.71 stars. Barber work and textured-hair services are both well represented, and about 59% of the shops take online booking. Here's how to read the landscape and pick well.
Where New Orleans Runs Deep
Barbering is the widest lane in this directory. Of the 69 salons listed, 23 handle men's cuts and fades, and 19 offer beard trims — if you keep a short cut on a two-to-three-week cycle, you have real choice here.
Textured and protective work is also well covered: 15 salons offer braids, 15 handle locs, and 15 list protective styles, a solid bench for box braids, retwists, and low-manipulation looks. Women's cuts, styling, and blowouts each show up at 19 salons. The thinnest categories are weaves and extensions, at 7 salons apiece — worth booking further ahead if that's the work you need.
Ratings and Booking, by the Numbers
91% of the listings here carry a public rating, and they average 4.71 stars. When nearly everything rates well, the star number stops being the deciding factor. Read a few recent reviews for the specific service you want instead, and give weight to review volume — a high rating built on hundreds of visits says more than a perfect one built on a dozen.
On booking: about 59% of these salons take online booking, so a little over half the time you can grab a slot without a phone call. For the rest, call the shop or reach out on Instagram, where many stylists take appointment requests.
How to Use This Directory
Start with the service, not an individual salon. The directory's tags confirm that a salon does the work you're after, and that's the first filter that matters. From there, check reviews that mention your specific service — a shop can be strong on fades and just okay on longer cuts.
One honest caveat: a service tag means the work happens there, not that the salon is built around it. When you book, say exactly what you want — "knotless box braids, mid-back length" beats "braids" — and ask how long the appointment runs. For time-heavy work like braids, locs, or extensions, confirming the time window up front saves everyone a bad afternoon.
Frequently asked questions
- How many hair salons and barbershops are in New Orleans?
- This directory lists 69 salons and barbershops across New Orleans, LA. 91% of them carry a public rating, and the average across the city is 4.71 stars.
- Can I book a New Orleans salon online?
- About 59% of the salons listed here take online booking. For the rest, call directly or check the salon's Instagram — many stylists handle appointment requests there.
- Which hair services are easiest to find in New Orleans?
- Men's cuts and fades are the most widely offered, at 23 salons each. Women's cuts, styling, blowouts, and beard trims each appear at 19 salons, with braids, locs, and protective styles at 15. Weaves and extensions are the thinnest categories at 7 salons apiece, so plan those appointments further ahead.