Best Hair Salons in Dallas, TX
Compare 101 hair salons in Dallas, Texas with Google ratings, services and online booking. The top-rated spot is Jessica Smith Hair Studio @ Mattison Avenue Salon Suites & Spa with 5.0 stars from 14 Google reviews.
Looking for braids? See braiding salons in Dallas (box braids, knotless, cornrows & locs).
Dallas has 101 salons and barbershops in this directory, and the ratings run high — the average is 4.78 stars, with 82% of listings rated. Most of them (78%) take online booking, so for the majority you can see real availability without picking up the phone.
What's Well Covered in Dallas
Barbering is the deepest bench here. 25 shops handle men's cuts, 25 do fades, and 20 offer beard trims — if you want a fade and a beard cleanup in one chair, you have real options. Women's services are close behind: 19 salons offer women's cuts, 19 handle styling, and 19 do blowouts.
Dallas is also a strong city for textured and natural hair. 17 salons offer braids, 17 handle locs, and 17 do protective styles — coverage a lot of city directories can't match. Weaves and extensions show up at 10 salons each. Color is the thinnest category: 7 salons apiece list hair color, highlights, and balayage, so book that work further ahead and vet the portfolio before you commit.
Booking and Ratings, by the Numbers
78% of Dallas listings take online booking, which is high — use it. A salon that shows you its open slots is telling you something about how it runs, and you'll see at a glance how far out the calendar goes.
82% of listings carry a rating, and the citywide average is 4.78 stars. That average is worth pausing on: when scores sit that close together, the star number alone won't separate your candidates. Read the recent reviews instead, and look specifically for mentions of the service you're after and how the shop handles it when something goes sideways.
How to Use This Directory
Start with the service, not the salon. Filter to a service page — braids, fades, balayage — and you'll only see salons where that work actually happens. One honest caveat: the service tags are deliberately broad. They confirm a salon offers braids, not that braiding is all they do. Treat them as a starting list, not a verdict.
From there, three checks. Weight review volume — a high rating built on hundreds of reviews tells you more than one built on a dozen. Look for an Instagram feed with recent work on hair like yours. And for anything technique-heavy — color correction, loc maintenance, a first protective style — message or call ahead and ask who on staff does that work regularly.
Frequently asked questions
- How many hair salons are in the Dallas directory?
- 101 salons and barbershops. 82% of listings carry a rating — averaging 4.78 stars — and 78% take online booking.
- Can I find braids, locs, or protective styles in Dallas?
- Yes. 17 salons offer braids, 17 handle locs, and 17 do protective styles. The tags confirm the service is offered there — before booking, ask which stylists do that work regularly and how they schedule longer appointments.
- How do I choose when ratings look this similar?
- With a citywide average of 4.78 stars, the rating alone won't decide it. Compare review counts, read the most recent reviews for the specific service you want, and check the salon's Instagram for current work on hair like yours. Online booking pages help too — they show real availability instead of a phone-tag guess.