Downtown Manhattan
Barber Shop Near Greenwich Village, NoHo & Union Square
Worth the Short Walk East. 15+ Years Cutting Downtown.
If you're searching for a barber near Greenwich Village, NoHo, Union Square, Astor Place, or the NYU area, one of downtown's most established shops is a short walk east: B & H Barber Shop at 60 Avenue A in the East Village roughly 10–15 minutes on foot from Astor Place and NoHo, about 15–20 from Union Square and Washington Square, or one quick ride on the 6 (Astor Place) or L (1st Avenue). The shop has spent 15+ years cutting downtown Manhattan: tapers, fades, skin fades, beard trims, hot towel shaves, kids cuts, and men's hair color, with walk-ins welcome and online booking at bhbarbershop.com. For a great cut, the neighborhood line is not a real border.
Downtown Manhattan's neighborhoods blur into each other — Villagers eat in the East Village, East Villagers work off Union Square, and NYU students live everywhere at once. Your barber shouldn't be limited by which side of Broadway you're standing on. This page is for everyone west and north of Tompkins Square who wants a genuinely skilled barber without a trip uptown: where B & H is, how to get here from your block, and why so many Greenwich Village, NoHo, and Union Square regulars make the short walk east part of their routine.
The Case
Why It's Worth Crossing the Neighborhood Line
Barbering is a Loyalty Business
Barbering is a loyalty business, not a proximity business. The right barber learns your head — how your hair grows, where your cowlick fights back, what your fade looked like three visits ago. Once you find that, a 12-minute walk is nothing; people commute from other boroughs for it. What this page saves you is the searching part.
B & H has been a downtown fixture for 15+ years. The shop at 60 Avenue A (at the corner of East 4th Street) has cut the East Village since long before the current wave of barbershops arrived, with hand-picked barbers trained across classic and modern work — the kind of consistency that's genuinely hard to find near the Union Square rush or in salon-priced Greenwich Village.
Services
The Full Menu, One Chair
Men's haircuts, skin fades, fade haircuts, beard trims, hot towel shaves, kids haircuts, and men's hair color and gray blending — everything is in-house, so a haircut can become a haircut-plus-beard-plus-hot-towel session without a second appointment. Walk-ins welcome. Coming from a class at NYU, an office off Union Square, or brunch on MacDougal? Stop in without a booking or reserve your slot online if your day runs on a calendar.
Directions
How to Get to B & H from Your Neighborhood
Greenwich Village / Washington Square
Head east along West 4th Street — it becomes East 4th and walks you almost to our door at Avenue A. From Washington Square Park it's about a 15–18 minute stroll through NoHo and the East Village; on a nice day it's one of downtown's best walks.
NoHo / Astor Place / St. Marks
You're closest of all: from Astor Place, it's roughly 10–12 minutes east straight down St. Marks Place or East 4th Street. Taking the train from further out? The 6 to Astor Place leaves you that same short walk away.
Union Square / 14th Street
Two easy options: the L one stop to 1st Avenue puts you about 8 minutes from the shop, or walk it 15–20 minutes down through the East Village. Every line through Union Square (4/5/6, N/Q/R/W, L) connects.
The NYU Area
Between classes or after? Most NYU buildings around Washington Square are a 15-minute walk; the shop's Sunday hours (10 am–7 pm) fit student schedules that real life ignores.
West Village
Furthest of the bunch, but still simple: the L from 8th Avenue or 6th Avenue straight to 1st Avenue, then 8 minutes on foot.
From Anywhere Downtown
60 Avenue A at East 4th Street in the East Village — steps from Tompkins Square Park. Nearest trains: L at 1st Avenue, 6 at Astor Place, and every Union Square line one stop or a short walk away.
Popular
What Regulars from the Village, NoHo & Union Square Book Most
The lunch-break fade
Office crowd off Union Square: booked online, in the chair on time, back at the desk sharp. A skin fade or mid fade with a line-up is the standing order.
The full reset
Village and NoHo clients who make the walk tend to make it count: haircut, beard trim, and a hot towel shave in one sitting.
The quiet upgrade
Gray blending with a fresh cut — the service Village clients ask about most once they learn a barbershop does it.
The family run
Weekend parents bring the kids from across downtown for patient, kid-friendly haircuts — often back-to-back with dad's own cut.
The student special
NYU regulars on Sunday hours, keeping the fade honest on a student schedule.
Not sure what to ask for when you sit down? Our guide to the difference between a taper, a fade, and a skin fade breaks it down in plain English.
About B & H Barber Shop
B & H Barber Shop sits at 60 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009, at the corner of East 4th Street in the heart of the East Village — steps from Tompkins Square Park and the neighborhood's best food and record stores, which makes the trip east easy to justify. The shop combines classic barbering tradition with modern technique, and after 15+ years on Avenue A, much of its chair time belongs to regulars who started as walk-ins.
Hours: Monday–Thursday 9:30 am–7 pm · Friday 9:30 am until two hours before sunset · Saturday closed · Sunday 10 am–7 pm
Book: online at bhbarbershop.com or call 646-896-1090. Walk-ins always welcome.
Questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a good barber shop near Greenwich Village?
Yes — B & H Barber Shop in the neighboring East Village is about a 15–18 minute walk east from Washington Square along West 4th/East 4th Street, and has been cutting downtown Manhattan for 15+ years. Many Greenwich Village regulars make the short walk for tapers, fades, skin fades, beard trims, and hot towel shaves.
What's the closest quality barber to NoHo and Astor Place?
From Astor Place, B & H Barber Shop at 60 Avenue A is roughly a 10–12 minute walk east down St. Marks Place or East 4th Street — likely the closest long-established full-service barbershop to NoHo, with walk-ins welcome and online booking available.
Is there a barber shop near Union Square?
B & H Barber Shop is one stop from Union Square on the L train (to 1st Avenue, then about 8 minutes on foot) or a 15–20 minute walk through the East Village. Office clients around Union Square often book online and come during lunch — the shop runs on time for exactly that reason.
Where do NYU students get haircuts nearby?
Many head east to B & H Barber Shop at 60 Avenue A in the East Village — about 15 minutes on foot from most of the Washington Square campus, with Sunday hours (10 am–7 pm) that fit student schedules and a full menu from fades to beard trims.
Do I need an appointment, or can I walk in?
Walk-ins are welcome at B & H — that's how many of today's regulars started. If your day runs on a schedule, book online at bhbarbershop.com or call 646-896-1090 and your chair is waiting when you arrive.
What services does B & H Barber Shop offer?
The full men's grooming menu: haircuts and scissor cuts, tapers, fades and skin fades, beard trims and shaping, classic straight razor and hot towel shaves, kids haircuts, and men's hair color including gray blending — all at one location on Avenue A, so combined visits are easy.
How do I get to B & H from the West Village?
Take the L train from 8th Avenue or 6th Avenue directly to 1st Avenue, then walk about 8 minutes south-east to 60 Avenue A at East 4th Street. Door to chair, it's typically under 25 minutes.
Is the East Village walk actually worth it for a haircut?
Regulars from the Village, NoHo, and Union Square answer that by coming back every two to four weeks. A barber who knows your head beats a barber who's merely nearby — and the walk down East 4th Street, past some of downtown's best food, doesn't hurt.
What are B & H Barber Shop's hours?
Monday through Thursday 9:30 am–7 pm, Friday 9:30 am until two hours before sunset, closed Saturday, and Sunday 10 am–7 pm. Sundays are especially popular with clients coming from Greenwich Village, NoHo, and the NYU area.
Where exactly is B & H Barber Shop located?
At 60 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009 — the corner of Avenue A and East 4th Street in the East Village, steps from Tompkins Square Park. Nearest trains: L at 1st Avenue, 6 at Astor Place, and every Union Square line one stop or a short walk away.
From Any Corner of Downtown, Same Chair, Same Standard
Greenwich Village charm, NoHo cool, Union Square convenience — none of it matters as much as walking out with the exact cut you asked for, every single time. That consistency is what B & H Barber Shop has built 15+ years of downtown loyalty on. Walk in at 60 Avenue A, book online at bhbarbershop.com, or call 646-896-1090 and turn the short walk east into your standing routine.
60 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009 — Open Monday–Thursday 9:30 am–7 pm, Friday 9:30 am until two hours before sunset, closed Saturday, Sunday 10 am–7 pm. Walk-ins welcome daily.
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