Best Hair Salons in Minneapolis, MN
Compare 81 hair salons in Minneapolis, Minnesota with Google ratings, services and online booking. The top-rated spot is Studio AZ Barbershop with 5.0 stars from 507 Google reviews.
Minneapolis has 81 salons and barbershops in our directory, and the list runs deeper than cuts — fades, braids, locs, blowouts, and color all show up here. Ratings are strong across the board: 89% of these shops have public ratings, and they average 4.74 stars. That's good news and a small problem — when everyone looks great on paper, you need a sharper way to choose.
Where Minneapolis runs deep
Barbering is the widest lane in this directory. Twenty-five shops handle men's cuts and 25 offer fades, with 20 doing beard trims — if you want a skin fade and a clean lineup, you have real options. Women's cuts, styling, and blowouts are nearly as well covered, with 20 salons offering each.
Textured and protective work has a solid bench too: 14 salons offer protective styles, 14 do braids, and 14 handle locs. Weaves and extensions are available at 7 salons each. Color is the thinnest category — 5 salons list hair color, highlights, and balayage — so if you're after a major color change, expect fewer options and vet more carefully.
One honest caveat about all of these numbers: a service tag means the work happens there, not that the shop is built around it. Treat the counts as a map of where to start looking, not a verdict.
Booking and ratings, read correctly
About 63% of Minneapolis listings take online booking. That matters more than it sounds — a live booking page shows you real availability, the actual service menu, and how far out a shop is booked, which is itself a signal. For the other third, a phone call still works, and for anything complicated it's often the better first move anyway.
On ratings: 89% of these salons are rated, and the average is 4.74 stars. When nearly everything sits that high, the star number stops being useful for ranking. Read the actual reviews instead, and look for your service by name — a shop can earn five stars on fades and still be an unknown quantity for balayage.
How to use this directory
Start with the service, not the salon. Filter to the service you need — men's cuts, braids, blowouts, and so on — so you're only comparing shops that do that work. From there, check which shops take online booking and skim recent reviews for mentions of your specific service and hair type.
Before you commit, ask two questions: how often do you do this service, and can I see recent examples? Any shop doing the work regularly can answer both without hesitation. For color, braids, or extensions, ask for a consultation first — a shop that resists a consult for a hard-to-undo service is telling you something.
Frequently asked questions
- How many hair salons and barbershops are in Minneapolis?
- Our directory lists 81 salons and barbershops in Minneapolis, MN. 89% of them have public ratings, and as a group they average 4.74 stars.
- Can I book a Minneapolis salon online?
- About 63% of the salons listed here take online booking. For the rest, call — and for color, braids, or extensions, ask whether they offer a consultation before you book the full service.
- Where can I get braids, locs, or protective styles in Minneapolis?
- In our Minneapolis directory, 14 salons offer braids, 14 offer protective styles, and 14 handle locs. Use the service filters to see them, and ask any shop how often they do the specific style you want before booking.