Best Hair Salons in Norfolk, VA
Compare 62 hair salons in Norfolk, Virginia with Google ratings, services and online booking. The top-rated spot is Braid Nation akosus with 5.0 stars from 8 Google reviews.
Norfolk's directory covers 62 salons and barbershops, and the ratings run high: 92% of listings carry one, averaging 4.66 stars, and about two-thirds take online booking. Barbering is the deepest bench, but women's cuts, blowouts, braids, and locs are all well represented. Here's how the scene breaks down — and how to choose well within it.
Where Norfolk runs deep
This is a barbering city by the numbers. Of the 62 shops listed, 22 handle men's cuts, 22 do fades, and 20 offer beard trims — close to a third of the directory. The women's side holds up too: 17 salons offer women's cuts, 17 handle styling, and 17 do blowouts. For textured hair, protective styles, locs, and braids are each offered at 12 shops, with weaves and extensions at 7 apiece.
One honest note about those service tags: they confirm the work happens at a shop, not that it's the shop's main event. A salon tagged for braids might do them all day or once a week. Review text and a shop's Instagram are how you tell the difference.
Booking and ratings, by the numbers
About 66% of Norfolk's listed salons take online booking, and it's worth using — a booked slot beats a walk-in wait, and the booking page usually shows the full service menu before you commit to anything.
On ratings: 92% of listings here are rated, and the citywide average is 4.66 stars. That's genuinely high, but it also means stars alone won't separate one shop from another. The useful signal moves to the review text — look for recent reviews that mention the specific service you're after, and pay attention to how the shop handled it.
How to use this directory
If you already know what you need, start with the service pages — each one narrows Norfolk down to just the shops that offer that service. If you're browsing, scan the cards for three things: whether the shop takes online booking, how many reviews sit behind its rating, and an Instagram handle where you can see actual work.
Our standing advice for technical services — locs, weaves, extensions — is to treat the first visit as a consultation. Ask to see the work on hair like yours before anything gets installed. For a cut or a fade, recent photos of the shop's work matter more than a tenth of a star.
Frequently asked questions
- How many hair salons and barbershops are in Norfolk, VA?
- This directory lists 62 salons and barbershops in Norfolk. About 66% take online booking, and 92% carry a rating, with a citywide average of 4.66 stars.
- Which hair services are easiest to find in Norfolk?
- Barbering has the widest coverage: 22 shops handle men's cuts, 22 do fades, and 20 offer beard trims. Women's cuts, styling, and blowouts follow at 17 shops each, and braids, locs, and protective styles are each offered at 12 shops.
- How should I choose between Norfolk salons with similar ratings?
- The citywide average is 4.66 stars, so ratings alone won't narrow it down. Read recent reviews that mention the exact service you want, check the shop's Instagram for the work itself, and for technical services like locs or extensions, start with a consultation before booking the full appointment.