Premium Barber Shop

First time customer. Went there at 8:30am before work and was seated right away. Sam did an excellent job. Definitely going back again.

I had a terrible haircut in this shop. The guy who cut my hair looks like a indian young man with glasses. He doesn’t look seriously when cutting my hair. My hair was not even cut evenly. It’s obvious one side is longer. I’m very angry and almost mad.

Really a fantastic place to get your haircut — would recommend to anyone who works/​lives in the midtown area. I always go to Sam and it’s always an amazing result. Have seen him roughly 10 times since first visiting Premium in early winter and have never been disappointed. Sam is my favorite barber in the city!
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Sam was excellent. Really great haircut. Service was terrific. As soon as I walked in, I was greeted by a friendly face and immediately sat down for my cut. Will be back for a second time next week.

Shop manager Yuri is great. Shop cares that you get what you want. They even took me in about 1 minute before closing when other shops would have turned me away. And Sean… wow! This young barber rocks! Gave me the best haircut I ever had in NY, and I am very hard to please. Highly recommend this barber shop for young and old alike,

I’ve been going here for about a year now and won’t even consider going anywhere else. I always get a perfect cut super fast and at a very reasonable price. Open Sundays and very good hours every other day. Sam is extremely good so I always ask for him. But I get the impression that anyone in this shop is a real pro. Can’t recommend this place highly enough.

Pronto service and great cut with friendly staff. Recommended! I was in New York for a few days and needed a cut. This place gets 5 stars. Really great value.

Was meant to get a haircut in Chicago yesterday but was disgusted at the prices. Arrived in NY just this afternoon and walked to a Premium Barbershop based on Unilocal’s reviews.
Only a 5 – 10 minute wait at 5pm on a Tuesday seemed very good to me– there were 5 or 6 chairs running.
Boris gave me a fantastic cut, more try simple short back and sides but he listened to my requests and asked questions/​made suggestions so I knew what I was getting. Very pleased with the finished product and Boris was friendly to talk to.
For $ 19.95 in Manhattan this was a great deal.
¹⁰⁄₁₀ would go again!

Sam cut my hair. He did an excellent job with my undercut. The shop isn’t very big but the guys in there do an excellent job. I will definitely be back.

This is what I was looking for in new York for the past two years. It’s convenient, clean, fast, reasonably priced and professional. Special thanx to Sam who gave me a fantastic hair cut.

Sam did a great job. Well priced, very polite & meticulous. The shampoo & cut didn’t include any shampoo though…

My husband got what he says was a 5 star haircut experience. I can attest that it’s a really fantastic haircut. He has some complexities to his hair that makes every haircut — even from barbers who cut his hair regularly — sometimes hit or miss. When he returned after his first haircut from Junior, I was really surprised to see that it was quite possibly the best haircut he’s ever had. I’m amazed. And a little afraid that now my husband is going to need to come to NYC for all of his haircuts from now on. Junior clearly knows his stuff and is quite talented.

Very good cut, good price, very convenient

I recently moved to New York from Atlanta. Among the other things non New Yorkers scared me about before my move, getting a great haircut at a good price was one. And for a guy, I gave tricky hair, where if you cut it wrong, it stands at all the wrong places.
In comes this awesome place, and the man Sam! Sam quickly understood the look I wanted, understood the problem my hair is inflicted with, and went to work. After about 20 odd minutes, what came about, was the best haircut I’ve ever had. Period. Sam is absolutely fantastic. I’ve gone to a of snotty over priced places to try to get the right haircut, and all along all I needed was this simple, but fantastic old school barber shop.
You’ve got yourselves a customer for as long as I’m here!

Eddie made a great job!
Coming back for sure! I used a lunch break from the office and I had no waiting in line.
It was quick and the cut was perfect.

I gotta thank Boris for cutting my hair yesterday, he really gave me an awesome cut. He understands the latest hairstyles and how to execute them successfully. Really nice guy, thanks a lot! He’s a great conversationalist as well, definitely gonna be my goto barber for cuts. Premium barber shop is reasonably priced, and tries to cater to what you are looking for. I’ve been going there since I was a kid and I love it. Solid 5 stars from me.

First time at this place. I went in on a busy Thursday afternoon before Memorial Day Weekend. No appointment service, so walked in and got put on the wait list. I guess got lucky and Yuri ended up being my barber. He was great, pays very close attention to details. I did not have enough time to get my beard, towel service. Will update after my next cut.
Every other barber looked talented as well. My wait was about 40 minutes, so paid attention to their work. All of them know what they are doing!

Another 5 star review. I was skeptical scoping his place out– was this for real 374 reviews and five stars? That would be a lot of friends/​bribes. What I got was:
Great service
Unbeatable value
Excellent attention to detail
Techno music (nothing’s perfect)
Go.

All the barbers are effective and meticulous with each cut. My go-​to barbershop and it’s just a five-​minute walk from my home.

I got my first nape undercut today, and Yurie and his team made me feel so comfortable and taken care of in a process that, for me, was a nervous one; they took off 12″ of my hair and I LOVE it! The fade looks awesome and the design looks wonderful. I know there are a lot of reviews about men’s haircuts, but if you are a woman on a budget looking for something edgy, I definitely recommend this shop. I will be back because this ‘do grows back fast and I trust these guys will keep me looking great!

This place is a decent barber shop, when the staff has respect for you. After going 6 times, I stopped going because I was treated very poorly. I gave the name of a popular style that I wanted my hair cut to, like I did every time before. The barber then began to tell me how that style would make everyone laugh at me. Confused, I told him that I have been getting the same style for the past 5 visits, and have received numerous compliments. He said that his fellow barbers there did not know what they were talking about.
By the end of the conversation he just purely refused to cut my hair into that style. I told the manager that his staff should have more respect for patrons, and I walked out the door. One poor experience can ruin numerous previous (and positive) visits.

I got my first haircut today from Jr. What a great experience and he really knew what he was doing. He knew exactly how I wanted my hair just by looking at it. Very professional and I will be back again.

This place had a high rating and happened to be in my neighborhood, so naturally I gave it a try. I couldn’t have been happier with the decision. Fairly priced, great service and a talented staff.
I came during the lunch hour without an appointment, but despite a huge rush in clientele, I was seated in a very reasonable amount of time. Eddie was my Barber, and I can’t say enough about him. Very talented, genuinely cares about his clients, and puts in the appropriate amount of time for a job well done. He really takes pride in his work.
The whole staff seemed to share the same enthusiasm for their work. Would recommend to anyone in the area.

Great haircut by Sean. Quick and precise. Highly recommended. Excellent customer service. Cut to perfection.

I didn’t make a reservation and walked in. I got lucky and didn’t wait, but many others who came after me had to.
great haircut, love it. great staff, clean store. I will definitely visit here again.

Yay! So glad to be able to update the review for this place after almost 8 months! I visit every two weeks and always enjoy coming here.
Often packed with guys working in midtown, I always barely manage to get here before 7pm to squeeze myself in line. Pretty quick turnaround and everyone walks out happy.
A few great things about this place
1) affordable and quick: less than 20 bucks for a good looking haircut. Some barbers would take longer upon customers’ request, which some seem to enjoy while I prefer to have it quick
2) rapport with the barber: I’ve been getting a haircut from Alex since my first visit here, but he left for school.
Ever since I’ve been getting a cut from Eddie. Awesome haircut and more importantly, listens, communicates and am extremely attentive in details.
Overall, nothing better for frequent visits. Being a Korean Americans, I’ve been to Korean shops in ktown, Japanese shops elsewhere, but nothing can break the price point and service of this shop.

Great shop! Eddie did a bang up job. Never been here before and he got my hair just right. Exactly what I wanted.
Seems like there’s probably always a wait but it’s not long cause they have multiple barbers. Definitely going back.

Quick, easy modestly priced and good hours. Don’t expect the best fade that you’ve ever had in your life or an extra sharp edge up… You’ll only get that in queens or Brooklyn… and some spots in Long Island. If you’re looking slopping and need to get cleaned up, come here. Great service, very clean, they have a rewards program and you could leave your stuff on the coat rack without having to worry about getting robbed.

My boyfriend had his haircut done at Premium barbershop recently. We both loved it! That was exactly what he wanted! Very professional barbers, paying attention to all your requests, doing their job surprisingly quick and we also got a brief master class on hairstyling and hair products.
Another positive thing is that they are giving a discount punch card with an option to get a free haircut.
The environment is very friendly and relaxing, totally loved the place and definitely will come back again! Thank you guys!

I usually cut my own hair and have been from the past 14 years. It’s really simple, high & tight style, skin on the side, and looking sharp! But every once and while, I need to go and get my haircut done by a professional. While walking around, I was able to find this barbershop tucked away in the corner. Friendly staff as soon as you walk in and there was no line which was perfect! I told my barber which style I wanted without question, he started cutting. I say this because most places I go to when I tell them I want a «high & tight», they just look at me like «what does that mean?»
Faded perfectly and with no distinct lines in my hair, my cut was exactly how I like it. A cut so close that this place still whips out the ol’ straight edge razor and will get you that close cut you love. Talc powder to freshen you up and send you on your way. Reasonably priced and won’t leave your wallet empty.