Owner · Master Barber
Skin fades · Beards · Design work
“I would rather take ten more minutes than send you out with a line that is nearly right.”
From $45·16 years cutting
New Haven, CT/Est. 2016
Hours below
Nobody asks who cut it when it’s bad.
Precision barbering on 912 Chapel Street. Cuts, skin fades, beard work and the straight razor — booked by the chair, never rushed.
Cuts · Fades · Beards · Straight razor
From $30
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Chairs
5 barbers
Book by name
Walk-ins
Taken daily
Appointments first
Where
2 shops
New Haven · Hamden
Booking
Online
Or call the shop
Three ways to sit down.
Most visits are one of these. The full menu runs longer — kids, seniors, grey blending, razor work and the ninety-minute reset.
Not sure which one? Book The Cut. Your barber will tell you in the chair if something else fits better, and adjust it there.
See the full menu and pricesWhat are you getting?
Say it however you say it. We will tell you what it is called, what it costs, how long it holds and whose hands are best at it.
What are you actually dealing with?
Short sides, sharp
The sides go down to skin and blend up into whatever length you keep on top. It is the cleanest possible finish and the most exact — a fade is either blended or it is not.
- Book
- The Fade
- Price
- $45 · 45 min
- How long it holds
- Looks its best for about two weeks, still sharp at three.
Also worth a look: Cut + Beard
Best hands for it
What it looks like
Proof, not promises.
Every cut here was done in this shop, by the barber credited under it. Tap a name to book the person who did the work.
- Fades
Zero Skin, Hard PartFive weeks of growth, taken back to skin without losing the shape on top.Marcus - Textured
Sponge Set, Mid TaperDesmond - Longer
Grown-Out FringeCut entirely dry so the weight sits where it actually falls.Nina - Beard
Square Line, Full BeardMarcus - Longer
Curtain, Soft LayersNina - Classic
The Side PartYusuf - Classic
The CropJune - Keep lookingThe full bookAll work
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Who cuts your hair matters.
Five barbers, five different hands. Read how they work, then book the one who fits what you want — not whoever happens to be free.
Senior Barber
Textured & coily hair · Design work · Skin fades
“Coily hair is not a difficulty. It is a different set of rules, and I know them.”
From $45·15 years cutting
Barber · Scissor Specialist
Classic scissor work · Longer hair · Textured & coily hair
“If your hair has grown past your ears and nobody has known what to do with it, sit down.”
From $40·9 years cutting
Barber
Straight razor · Classic scissor work · Grey blending
“A shave should be the calmest forty-five minutes of your week. That is the whole job.”
From $40·12 years cutting
05The standard
Four rules. No exceptions.
- 01
Consult first.
Dry hair, in the mirror, before anything is picked up. Half of a bad haircut is a conversation that never happened.
- 02
Rush nothing.
Appointments are timed for the work, not for turnover. If it needs ten more minutes it gets ten more minutes.
- 03
Cut for the person.
A photograph is a starting point. Your hair, your face and how you actually wear it decide the rest.
- 04
Details finish it.
The line at the neck, the weight behind the ear, the last pass with the razor. That is the part you notice in three weeks.
06In their wordsDemo copy — replace before launch
The part we can’t write ourselves.
I have been chasing this haircut for six years and someone finally just gave it to me.
Marcus spent ten minutes asking questions before he picked anything up. That has never happened to me in a barbershop.
Dez is the first barber who did not treat my hair like a problem to solve.
Came in with a grown-out taper and a bad experience behind me. Left with the best shape I have had.
My son is four and has never once sat still. June got it done in twenty minutes.
She talked to him the whole way through. We are going back every month.
“Booked a shave to kill an hour before a wedding. Nearly fell asleep in the chair.”
Rob M.GoogleYusuf “Nina is the only person in this city I trust with long curly hair.”
Sam D.GoogleNina “The shop plays good records and nobody tries to sell you anything. Rare combination.”
Toby R.Google
Three weeks later it still looks like it did walking out. That is the whole point.
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Running right now
First cut with us? $5 off.
Mention it at the chair on your first visit. One per person, any service, no card needed.
Student Tuesdays — $5 off any cut.
Valid student ID at the chair. Tuesdays only, all barbers, no appointment needed.
Father + son, booked together.
Book a cut and a junior cut back-to-back and the junior cut is $10 off.
07First visit
First cut? Take $10 off.
New to the shop. One-time, on any service over $30. We will send the code, then leave you alone until you want us.
08The room
Clippers, records, and nobody selling you pomade.
Twelve hundred square feet on Chapel Street: five chairs, a long mirror, a bench by the window and a room that stays warm in February.
Sound
Records, not a playlist. Ask and we will change it.
Drink
Espresso, seltzer, or a beer after four on Fridays.
Wait
A bench by the window and no pressure to fill the silence.
Retail
Four products on the shelf. Nobody will mention them.
Kids
Booster seat, patience, and a keepsake envelope for a first cut.
Cash
Card, tap or cash. Tips on the card are fine.
09Finding us
Hours below
912 Chapel. Two blocks off the Green.
912 Chapel Street, Suite 2
New Haven, CT 06510
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Opening hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 10am — 7pm
- Wednesday
- 10am — 7pm
- Thursday
- 10am — 8pm
- Friday
- 9am — 8pm
- Saturday
- 9am — 6pm
- Sunday
- 11am — 4pm
Last appointment starts one service-length before close. Holiday hours are posted on the door and on Google.
Parking
Metered street parking on Chapel and Orange. Temple Street Garage is a four-minute walk and validates after 6pm.
Transit
Ten minutes on foot from Union Station. The Green is two blocks west.
Walk-ins
Walk-ins are taken when a chair is open — most days that means a short wait or none at all. Appointments are always served first.
Access
Street-level entry, no step. Accessible restroom in the building lobby.
Last call
You’re due.
Pick a service, pick a barber, pick a time. Two minutes now, three weeks of not thinking about your hair.
912 Chapel Street, New Haven · 1284 Whitney Avenue, HamdenBoth shops