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A local's guide to Tulsa, OK

Tulsa barbershops worth the chair.

Nine real barber shops in Tulsa, picked one at a time: the award winners downtown and in the East Village, a 55-year walk-in icon on the east side, and the fade specialists in between. Every barbershop on this list is a real Tulsa shop at a real address, no fake reviews, no pay-to-play. Booking isn't open yet, get on the list and we'll email you the day it is.

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The lineup

Barbershops in Tulsa that are actually good

Nine barber shops picked for range: traditional razor work, modern fades, multi-year award winners, and the walk-in institutions, from downtown and the East Village out to east and south Tulsa.

01

Tonsorial

Downtown
BarberingRazor work

The Art of Barbering, as the sign says. Tonsorial works both ends of the craft, traditional straight-razor service and modern cuts, and it's widely reviewed as one of the most inclusive, LGBTQ+-friendly chairs in the city. A downtown standard for anyone who wants the full old-school treatment without the old-school attitude.

Address: 416 E 11th St, Tulsa, OK 74120
02

Bonray Barber & Co

Downtown
FadesCuts

Historic downtown building, thoroughly modern work. Bonray is the pick when you want a sharp, contemporary fade rather than a nostalgia act, and its downtown location makes it an easy lunch-hour cut for anyone working in the core.

Location: Historic downtown Tulsa, OK
03

Ponyboy Barbershop

East Village · also Bixby
AwardedWalk-ins welcome

The current flagship. Ponyboy's own site claims both the Tulsa A-List best barbershop 2025 and Tulsa World best barbershop 2025 titles, and the East Village room backs it up with a second location in Bixby. Walk-ins are welcome, appointments preferred, which for an award winner is rarer than it should be.

Address: 810 E 3rd St, Tulsa, OK
04

Allgood Barbershop

Tulsa
AwardedMen's grooming

The dynasty. Allgood's site lists Best Barbershop wins from Tulsa World for 2022, 2023, and 2024, plus Best Men's Grooming from Tulsa's A-List in 2024 and 2025. Three straight years of one award and two of another is not luck; it's a shop that has figured out consistency, the hardest thing in this business.

05

Cherokee Barber Shop

East Tulsa
Since the '70sWalk-in

Fifty-five years on 21st Street, and the reviews haven't cracked: 104 of them with a 100 percent recommend rate on Facebook, per BestProsInTown. No website, no booking app, no nonsense. You call or you walk in, the way it has worked since before most shops on this list existed. This is the east side's institution.

Address: 11115 E 21st St, Tulsa, OK
06

Black Label Men's Grooming

South Tulsa · 61st St
Men's groomingReviewed

One of the most-reviewed grooming rooms in the city: 352 reviews at 4.5 stars on Birdeye. Black Label runs the full men's grooming menu rather than cuts alone, and the volume of feedback at that rating means the experience is consistent, not just occasionally great.

Address: 8316 E 61st St Ste 110, Tulsa, OK
07

Blade & Beard Co

South Tulsa · 71st St
UpscaleBeard work

The upscale option. Blade and Beard pours a complimentary whiskey with the cut, prices from $40, and holds a perfect 5.0 on Poyst alongside its Yelp reviews. If a haircut is your one hour of peace this month, this is where you spend it.

Address: 8252 E 71st St, Tulsa, OK
08

New Alpha Barbershop

South Lewis
FadesCuts

A barber's barbershop on South Lewis, with 97 reviews on BestProsInTown and regulars who ask for their barber by name; Gerard and Steven come up again and again in the write-ups. Each barber books his own chair, so once you find your guy here, he stays your guy.

Address: 5800 S Lewis Ave #115, Tulsa, OK
09

The Line Up Barber & Salon Shop

East 15th St
Fades5.0 rated

A perfect 5.0 across 452 reviews on Booksy, which is the kind of number that should be impossible at that volume. The Line Up covers both barber and salon work under one roof on East 15th, making it the rare shop where a couple can book the same block of time.

Address: 6807 E 15th St, Tulsa, OK

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How we pick the barbershops on this list

Every barber shop in this Tulsa guide is a real business we verified individually, chosen for what it's genuinely good at. Nobody paid for a spot, and no shop can buy its way on. Where we quote a review count, a rating, or an award, we say exactly where it came from: the shop's own site, Tulsa World, the TulsaPeople A-List, Booksy, Birdeye, Yelp, Poyst, or BestProsInTown. Anything we couldn't verify, like hours or full price lists, we left off rather than guessed.

The spread is deliberate. Downtown and the East Village hold the award winners, Tonsorial and Bonray cover the core, and the east and south sides get the shops locals actually use: a 55-year walk-in icon on 21st Street, the most-reviewed grooming room on 61st, and a 5.0-rated shop on East 15th. Wherever you are in the Tulsa metro, a good chair on this list is a short drive. And if what you're really after is color, balayage, or a precision cut and blowout, that's the other side of the craft: our Tulsa hair salons guide covers it shop by shop.

55 years

From walk-in institutions to award-night regulars

Tulsa's barber scene runs the whole spectrum. On one end, Cherokee Barber Shop has been cutting on East 21st for 55 years with no website and no booking app, just a phone number and a door. On the other, Ponyboy and Allgood trade Tulsa World and A-List titles year over year, per their own sites, and book through modern apps. Both ends are worth knowing; which one is yours depends on whether you want a ritual or a reservation.

Questions

Tulsa barbershop questions, answered straight

How much does a barbershop haircut cost in Tulsa?

Across 29 Tulsa shops that publish a price, the median adult cut is $39.60 and $40 is the most common figure, with half the market sitting between $35 and $40. At the upscale end, Blade and Beard Co lists cuts from $40, whiskey included. The full breakdown by service, including kids' cuts and beard work, is on our Tulsa haircut price guide.

Do Tulsa barbershops take walk-ins?

Some of the best ones do. Cherokee Barber Shop is walk-in and phone only, no app at all, and Ponyboy welcomes walk-ins with appointments preferred. Most other shops on this list book through an app or per-barber page, so if you're set on a specific chair at a specific time, booking ahead is the safe play.

Who has won best barbershop in Tulsa?

By the shops' own published claims: Allgood Barbershop was voted Best Barbershop by Tulsa World in 2022, 2023, and 2024, and Best Men's Grooming by Tulsa's A-List in 2024 and 2025. Ponyboy Barbershop claims both the Tulsa A-List and Tulsa World best barbershop titles for 2025. Both are on this list.

Which parts of Tulsa have the best barbershops?

Downtown and the East Village hold the densest cluster: Tonsorial, Bonray, and Ponyboy are minutes apart. East Tulsa has Cherokee on 21st and The Line Up on 15th, and the south side carries Black Label on 61st, Blade and Beard on 71st, and New Alpha on South Lewis. No part of the metro is far from a good chair.

What about hair salons in Tulsa?

Color, balayage, blonding, and extension work live on the salon side. Our Tulsa hair salons guide covers eight verified salons from Cherry Street to Utica Square, including what color and balayage actually cost in the Tulsa market.

Also see

Hair salons in Tulsa, picked by a local

Color specialists, balayage rooms, and the Utica Square institution: the salon side of the city, with real Tulsa-market pricing for color work.

See the salons

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