Barber holding shears against a leather strop

238 8th Avenue · Chelsea

A cut people ask you about.

Skin fades, beard sculpts and straight razor work, done by barbers who have been shaping heads on 8th Avenue for years. Walk in, or take a chair that already has your name on it.

4.8Google rating
7 daysOpen weekly
$45Men's haircut
Walk-insWelcome

The work

Every head in here left this chair.

No stock photos, no filters doing the heavy lifting. This is what walks back out onto 8th Avenue.

Why this chair

It is not a different look only. It is a different feeling.

That line is the shop's own, and it is the whole point. Anyone can take length off. The difference is in the fifteen minutes most places skip.

  • The line is the tell

    A fade blends. A line-up is what makes it look deliberate. Every cut ends with razor work on the hairline, temples and neck.

  • Hot towel, real razor

    Straight razor shaves and beard sculpts, done the slow way, with a hot towel first. Not a trimmer pass at the end.

  • Barbers who cut every texture

    Tight curls, thick straight hair, receding lines, a first cut for a nervous five year old. Different hair needs a different hand.

  • You get the same barber back

    Book the person who already knows your head, or let us match you. Either way, someone remembers how you like it.

Services

What it costs.

Straightforward pricing, posted up front. No consultation fee, no surprises at the register.

Men's Haircut

Consultation, cut and style
$45

Fade or Taper

Clean lines, smooth blend
$45

Hot Towel Shave

Straight razor, hot towel
$45

Kid's Haircut

Patient hands, no rush
$35

Line-Up

Hairline, temples, neck
$18

Beard Trim

Shaped, trimmed, lined
$18

Twenty nine services on the full menu, including shampoo and blow dry, head shaves and massage.

Book

Take a chair.

Leave your details and we will send you straight through to the booking calendar with your spot held open. It takes about twenty seconds.

Rather just call? (212) 367-2009

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Inside the Chelsea shop

Find us

Chelsea, on 8th.

Address
238 8th Ave, New York, NY 10011
Hours
Mon9:00am – 7:00pm
Tue – Thu8:00am – 8:00pm
Fri8:00am – 7:00pm
Sat9:00am – 6:00pm
Sun10:00am – 5:00pm
Phone
(212) 367-2009
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