Best Hair Salons in Richmond, VA
Compare 73 hair salons in Richmond, Virginia with Google ratings, services and online booking. The top-rated spot is The Confident Barbershop with 5.0 stars from 1,089 Google reviews.
Richmond's directory covers 73 salons and barbershops, from barber chairs turning out fades to blowout and braiding chairs. It's an easy city to vet before you book: 86% of listings carry ratings — averaging 4.8 stars — and about 74% take online booking. Here's what's well represented and how to choose.
What Richmond salons actually offer
Men's grooming is the deepest bench here: 18 salons handle men's cuts, 18 do fades, and 16 offer beard trims. The women's side is nearly as covered — 17 shops offer cuts, 17 handle styling, and 17 do blowouts.
Textured and protective hair care is genuinely represented too, not an afterthought: 13 salons offer braids, 13 handle locs, and 13 do protective styles, with 9 offering weaves and 9 handling extensions.
One honest caveat: a service tag tells you the work happens at that salon, not that it's the shop's specialty. A barbershop that lists beard trims and a full-service salon that lists them are different experiences. Use the tag to build a shortlist, then check the shop's recent reviews and Instagram for the specific work you want.
Booking and ratings, at a glance
About 74% of Richmond's listed salons take online booking, and it's worth using — you see real availability instead of playing phone tag, and you can pick a slot that isn't squeezed.
On ratings: 86% of listings are rated, and the citywide average is 4.8 stars. That average is high enough that stars alone won't separate one shop from another. Look at review volume and recency instead — a 4.8 built on several hundred recent reviews tells you more than a perfect score from a dozen — and read a few reviews that mention your specific service by name.
How to use this directory
Start with the service, not the salon name. Filter to what you actually need — a fade, braids, a blowout — and shortlist two or three shops from the results.
Then do one round of homework per shop: skim recent reviews for your service, and check the salon's Instagram where it's listed, since posted work is the closest thing to a portfolio. For technical services like locs, weaves, or extensions, ask for a consultation first and bring photos; for a cut, a photo of the shape you want does more than any description.
We don't list prices, because they vary by stylist, hair length, and how much work your hair needs. The booking page or a quick call is the reliable way to get a current quote.
Frequently asked questions
- How many hair salons does Richmond, VA have in this directory?
- This directory lists 73 salons and barbershops in Richmond. 86% of them carry ratings, averaging 4.8 stars, and about 74% take online booking.
- Can I book a Richmond salon online?
- Usually — about 74% of the salons listed here take online booking. Use the booking link on a salon's card to see real availability; for the rest, a phone call is the way in.
- Which hair services are easiest to find in Richmond?
- Men's cuts and fades lead the count with 18 salons each, followed closely by women's cuts, styling, and blowouts at 17 each. Braids, locs, and protective styles are each offered at 13 salons, while weaves and extensions are the thinnest at 9 — for those, book further ahead.