427 Main Avenue Northport, Alabama

Northport Barber ShopEst. 1905

Haircuts, beard trims, and a hot towel and straight razor for the days you want it done right. Come in and take a seat.

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Haircuts
Kids' cuts
Beard trims
Hot towels
Straight-razor shaves

The storefront on Main Avenue: a striped barber pole and neon OPEN sign beside a big window lettered Northport Barber Shop, with a yellow bench out front on a brick sidewalk — The front window on Main Avenue. Photo via the shop's Google Maps listing. [PHOTO: swap in the owner's own]

The shop

Right on Main Avenue.

A neighborhood barber shop on Main Avenue in downtown Northport, Alabama: haircuts, beard trims and hot-towel straight-razor shaves.

Out front there's a striped pole, a yellow bench and the name lettered right on the glass. Inside it's a black-and-white checkerboard floor, old barber chairs and framed photos on the wall.

Where: 427 Main Ave, Northport, AL 35476
Call or text: (205) 344-6688
Open: Mon to Fri 7:30 AM to 5 PM
Sat 7:30 AM to 1 PM
Sun closed
Est.: 1905 [CONFIRM: the sign says 1905, the shop's social pages say 1904]
Rated: 4.7 stars from 95 Google reviews
Owner / barbers: [CONFIRM owner name] [OWNER: barber names + story]

History

Est. 1905.

It says so right on the sign: The Northport Barber Shop, Est. 1905.

“We’re rumored to be the oldest continuously operating barbershop in the state of Alabama…”

The shop’s Facebook, per an earlier research pass [CONFIRM the source and the claim with the owner before showing]

2017 Best of Northport Voted “Best” Barber Shop in the readership poll of The Northport Gazette. Certificate hangs in the shop window.
2020 Tuscaloosa County Best of the Best Shop's Facebook graphic. Not shown to the owner until confirmed.
2022 Tuscaloosa County Best of the Best Shop's Facebook post. Not shown to the owner until confirmed.

Hanging sign on a red brick wall reading The Northport Barber Shop, Est. 1905, with a small striped barber pole below it and a white door at the lower right — The shop's sign. Photo via the Google Maps listing. [PHOTO: swap in the owner's own]

Services

What's on the board.

Haircuts, beard trims and shaves. Prices aren't listed online yet. Ask in the shop, or call or text.

Credit cards accepted (sign in the shop window). [CONFIRM service list and other payment: cash / Venmo / Cash App]

The Board

Main Avenue · Northport

Questions? Call or text
(205) 344-6688 [CONFIRM walk-in vs appointment policy]

The straight-razor shave

Slow is the point.

1
Towel
A hot towel first, to soften the beard and settle you into the chair.
2
Lather
Hot lather from the shave-cream machine. One reviewer calls the sound it makes “iconic.”
3
Razor
Then the straight razor: slow, close work with a steady hand.

[CONFIRM the shop's own routine with the owner]

Hours

When the chair's open.

Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 5 PM. Saturday, 7:30 AM to 1 PM. Closed Sundays. Holiday hours can differ, so call ahead if you're making a special trip.

Hours are from the shop's Google listing. Its Instagram bio lists different days (Mon, Wed, Thu). [CONFIRM hours with the owner]

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Northport Barber Shop

HOURS

Opening hours
Mon	7:30 AM 5:00 PM
Tue	7:30 AM 5:00 PM
Wed	7:30 AM 5:00 PM
Thu	7:30 AM 5:00 PM
Fri	7:30 AM 5:00 PM
Sat	7:30 AM 1:00 PM
Sun	Closed

Photos

Pictures of the place.

Photos of the shop from its public Google Maps listing. [OWNER: send your own 8 to 12 photos]

Black-and-white checkerboard floor inside the shop, with a black-and-white dog on a leash in front of a barber chair on a rubber mat — **Plate I.** The checkerboard floor.

Close-up of the red, white and blue barber pole beside a glowing neon OPEN sign, with part of the Northport lettering on the shop window — **Plate II.** The pole and the OPEN sign.

Through the shop window: red waiting chairs, framed photos on the wall, a gumball machine and a Best of Northport 2017 certificate from The Northport Gazette — **Plate III.** Waiting chairs, framed photos, and the 2017 Best of Northport certificate.

A vintage barber chair with a navy seat and chrome footrest on a black-and-white checkerboard floor, a zebra-print cape draped over the arm — **Plate IV.** A chair that has seen some haircuts.

The shop front under the upstairs porch, with red, white and blue flag bunting hung from the railing and a barber pole by the door — **Plate V.** Flag bunting over the front door.

On Google

From 95 Google reviews

What the neighbors keep saying.

“Hot towels and straight razor are awesome. The best is the hot shave cream machine with the iconic sound it makes!”
Alan M. Google
“This is a true barber shop. They are often voted best in Tuscaloosa and for good reason. Always a great haircut at Northport Barber.”
Gregory B. Google
“I have been going to the Northport Barber Shop for several years. I did not grow up in this part of the state, but always felt at home in the shop.”
Russell S. Google

Reviews are quoted from the shop's public Google listing. Read all the Google reviews. [CONFIRM owner is okay with quoting; Google reviewers also tag: atmosphere (10), hair styling (5), straight razor shave (5), beard trim (4), hot towel (3), kids cuts (2)]

Stay in touch

Follow the shop.

News and photos live on the shop's own pages. Reviews live on Google.

No Yelp link: only a search-results link was found, not a confirmed listing. [CONFIRM Yelp / other pages with the owner]

Find us

427 Main Ave

Downtown Northport, Alabama 35476
Across the Black Warrior River from Tuscaloosa.

(205) 344-6688

Get directions Text us Open in Google Maps

Wheelchair-accessible entrance and a parking lot, per the shop's Google listing. [CONFIRM street parking and cross streets]

Illustration, not to scale. Tap for the live map.

Contact

Call or text. Or leave a note.

The quickest way to reach the shop is to call or text. You can also leave a note here.