Hillcrest Rd · Mobile · thirty years · Nappie Award winner

A traditional barbershop. No gimmicks.

Name: Hillcrest Barbers
Telephone: (251) 633-8083
Rating: 4.9

"Ronnie did not rush and gave me a great cut and beard trim. Comfortable atmosphere. Feels like a traditional, no-gimmicks barber shop." Thirty years on Hillcrest Rd, voted Mobile's Best Barber by Lagniappe readers, cuts for men, women and kids. 153 Google reviews at 4.9.

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★★★★★4.9 · 153 Google reviews

Services

What the chair does

Men's cuts

Tapers, pompadours, classic cuts — "did not rush."

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Beards & straight-razor shaves

Hot lather, straight razor, beard shaping.

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Kids

Lollipop-in-hand kids cuts, patient and quick.

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Women & long hair

Cuts for the whole family — "we accommodate men, women and children."

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The cuts

From the Hillcrest Barbers Facebook page.

Nappie Awards

Voted Best Barber in Mobile — Ronnie Johnson, Hillcrest Barbers. Lagniappe Readers' Choice winner 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2022; finalist 2023, 2024 and 2026.

Lagniappe Nappie Awards, from the shop's own posts

Reviews

From the chair

Rated 4.9 out of 5 across 153 Google reviews.

Ronnie does a great job cutting hair and is a great person to talk to
AndrewFromLa · Google review

Phenomenal haircut experience. I donated my hair to a nonprofit for children with hair loss and Ronnie was careful considerate, and professional.…Jonathan Holmes
First time customer and happy all around. Will return.Brennan Waters
First time visit too get a haircut, Mike Day took his time too listen too how I wanted my haircut and then achieved the haircut that I wanted. All…Kevin Yashtinsky
Ronnie did not rush and gave me a great cut and beard trim. Comfortable atmosphere. Feels like a traditional (no gimicks) barber shop.Chris Bryan

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The shop

Ronnie, Dean, Mike — and thirty years of it

"This place has character but also offers customer service that is unparalleled." Ronnie Johnson has been Mobile's Best Barber more years than not; Dean Sansom made the finals with him; Mike Day "took his time to listen." A shop with pictures on the walls, a thank-you from the Coast Guard station, and no gimmicks.