Beauty & Grooming

Salons

The colorists worth the drive, the barbers worth the wait, the rooms that send you back out looking like the best version of yourself. Ranked on the only thing that matters: the work.

21 rankedNo. 1 — Elegance Hair Salon & Barbershop

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Elegance Hair Salon & Barbershop
The LoopHair & barbering$$$
A Loop salon-and-barbershop that pulls off the hardest trick in the business — every chair is a good chair, and almost no one walks out disappointed.
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Sparrow
Logan SquareHair salon$$$
A Logan Square salon-spa that built its name on sensitive-skin formulas and cuts designed to look good without much effort from the owner.
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Sine Qua Non
Ukrainian Village · Lakeview · Andersonville · West TownHair & color$$$
A multi-location Chicago institution with over seventeen years of consistent work across four neighborhoods and a two-time national distinction for salon quality.
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Smith & Davis Salon
Lincoln ParkColor specialist$$$
A Lincoln Park color destination that has been called out by Elle and TimeOut as among the city’s — and the country’s — best for its approach to blonde.
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Art + Science
Wicker Park · West Loop · Evanston · Logan SquareHair & color$$$
A four-location group built on a rigorous apprenticeship model — every stylist on the floor has earned their place through it, and the cuts show the difference.
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Edit Salon
River West · West TownHair & color$$$
A West Town salon on Chicago Avenue that has operated since 2011 with a laid-back register and a creative, collaborative floor.
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Marin Hair Co.
Logan SquareHair & color$$$
An independently owned Davines concept salon on California Avenue where every stylist brings a decade or more of experience to a deliberately small floor.
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Nomobo
River West · West TownHair & color$$$
A women-owned, ingredient-conscious River West salon where independent stylists work under shared values around clean color and precision cutting.
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Salon 1800
Lincoln ParkHair salon$$$
A Lincoln Park full-service institution with over three decades in the neighborhood, rebuilt under current ownership into a broader salon-and-spa offering.
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George the Salon
StreetervilleHair & color$$$$
A Streeterville luxury salon founded by a former Harpo Studios stylist, now known citywide for extension work and a comprehensive color and blonding menu.
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Solo Salon
West LoopHair & barbering$$$
A West Loop anchor that has been running for twenty years across multiple locations, combining a full salon, barber services, and a spa menu under one brand.
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Penny Lane Hair Studios
Logan SquareHair salon$$
A women-owned, curly-hair-specialist studio on Sawyer Avenue that has been working with texture seriously for over twelve years while keeping the price band honest.
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Asha Gold Coast
Gold CoastAveda salon$$$$
The Gold Coast anchor of Chicagoland’s largest Aveda Lifestyle group, delivering a full sensory service model steps from Washington Square Park.
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Maxine Salon
River NorthHair & color$$$$
A River North institution founded in 1986 and now housed in a Rush Street townhouse, operating as Chicago’s flagship L’Oréal Professionnel color center.
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Salon Buzz
River NorthHair & color$$$$
A dual-location River North and Gold Coast group serving over 1,500 clients per week across more than 110 staff, built on exquisite color and wet-to-dry cutting range.
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Paul Chambers Salon
The LoopHair salon$$$
A Loop salon with over twenty-five years in the city, built on multicultural hair expertise spanning every texture from natural to chemically treated.
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Good Beauty
Logan SquareHair & color$$$
A minimalist Logan Square studio on Milwaukee Avenue focused on color, blonding, and a one-on-one appointment model with a sharp modern interior.
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Epoch Studio Salon
Wicker ParkHair & color$$$
A certified green Wicker Park salon founded in 2011, known for balayage, blonding, and a serious extension program using Bellami.
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Lavender Park Salon
Lincoln Park · LakeviewHair salon$$$
A two-location neighborhood salon spanning Sheffield Avenue in Lincoln Park and Southport in Lakeview, covering the full range of textures and services at honest pricing.
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Lira Guzi Salon
River NorthColor specialist$$$$
A River North color and extension house founded by an Albanian-born stylist who opened her first salon in Tirana in 1998 before building her Chicago reputation from scratch.
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Salon Glow Chicago
Lincoln ParkColor specialist$$$
A Lincoln Park blonding and extension specialist that has held its Lincoln Avenue address since 2016 and celebrated its tenth year in business in 2022.

Salons

Elegance Hair Salon & Barbershop

Sparrow

Sine Qua Non

Smith & Davis Salon

Art + Science

Edit Salon

Marin Hair Co.

Nomobo

Salon 1800

George the Salon

Solo Salon

Penny Lane Hair Studios

Asha Gold Coast

Maxine Salon

Salon Buzz

Paul Chambers Salon

Good Beauty

Epoch Studio Salon

Lavender Park Salon

Lira Guzi Salon

Salon Glow Chicago