Best Hair Salons in St. Louis, MO
Compare 65 hair salons in St. Louis, Missouri with Google ratings, services and online booking. The top-rated spot is glossed salon with 5.0 stars from 214 Google reviews.
St. Louis has 64 salons and barbershops in our directory, and the spread of services is wide — fades and beard work on one end, braids, locs, and protective styles on the other. Ratings run strong here: 97% of listed shops have one, and the average is 4.67 stars. Filter by the service you actually need before you start comparing.
Where St. Louis Runs Deep
Barbering is the deepest bench in this directory. Twenty-one salons handle men's cuts, another 21 offer fades, and 19 do beard trims — so if you're after a skin fade with a beard lineup, you have real options and no excuse to settle for a mediocre one.
Textured and natural hair is well covered too: 15 salons offer protective styles, 15 handle locs, and 15 do braids. Women's cuts, styling, and blowouts each show up at 17 salons. The thinnest categories are weaves and extensions, at 5 salons apiece — for those, expect to book further out and vet more carefully, since your shortlist starts small.
Booking and Ratings in St. Louis
About 53% of St. Louis salons here take online booking. For the rest, you're calling — which is not a bad thing. A two-minute phone call tells you how a shop handles new clients, whether they do consultations, and how far out they're booked.
On ratings, 97% of the salons listed have one, averaging 4.67 stars. That average is high enough that the star number alone won't separate candidates. Read the newest reviews instead, and look for ones that mention the specific service you want — a shop can be great at fades and just okay at color, and the overall rating won't tell you which.
How to Use This Directory
Start with the service filter, not the salon names. Narrow to the work you need — locs, a blowout, a beard trim — and you'll cut 64 listings down to a workable list fast.
From there, shortlist two or three. If a salon has online booking, check real availability before you fall in love with it. If it doesn't, call and ask the questions that matter: do they work with your hair texture regularly, do they require a consultation for bigger changes, and can you see recent photos of the service you're booking. Any good salon answers those easily.
Frequently asked questions
- How many hair salons are in St. Louis, MO?
- Our directory lists 64 salons and barbershops in St. Louis. About 97% of them carry a public rating, and the average across the city is 4.67 stars.
- Can I book a St. Louis salon online?
- About 53% of the salons listed here offer online booking. For the rest, call — and ask about lead time for your specific service, since a walk-in barbershop and a braiding appointment run on very different clocks.
- Where can I get braids or locs done in St. Louis?
- Fifteen salons in the directory handle braids, 15 handle locs, and 15 offer protective styles. Filter by the service, then read recent reviews that mention the specific style you want — that's a better signal than the overall star rating.