Across New York, of the 391 braiding salons we list, 385 give a phone number, 18 publish opening hours and 107 have a website. No national chains here — every braiding salon on this page is independent. By what they offer: 17 do hair extensions, 6 do locs, 4 work with natural hair. Most often named on their own websites: box braids (21), cornrows (20) and knotless braids (18). The longest-running is Creative Source Braiders, in business since 1980.
Top 10 braiding salons in New York
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play. Full 2026 ranking
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1Mariam African Hair BraidingElmsford
Mon 9am-5pm, Tue-Sat 9am-8pm, Sun 10am-8pm
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2K&D African Hair Braiding BayshoreBay Shore
Tue-Sun 10am-7pm
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3Loc'd and Braided, LLCBrooklyn
Monday – Saturday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Sunday 12:00 - 6:00pm
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4Long Island African Hair BraidingHempstead
Mon–Sun 9am–5pm
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5Macenta African Hair BraidingNew York
Mon-Fri 9am-10:03pm, Sat 7am-10pm, Sun 8am-10pm
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6Professional African Hair BraidingNew York
Mon-Sat 12am-11:59pm, Sun 10am-10pm
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7Sali Hair BraidingNew York
Mon–Thu 9am–8pm, Fri–Sun 8am–8pm
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8Trouble's BraidsBrooklyn
Tue-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat-Sun 10am-7pm
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9Fallou African Hair BraidingNew York
Mon-Sun 12am-11:59pm
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10Chelo's Braiding StudioHenrietta
Mon-Sun 9am-8pm
Cities
Largest first. Towns with a single braiding salon are listed further down this page.
- New York201
- Brooklyn47
- Bronx28
- Albany14
- Buffalo10
- Rochester10
- Jamaica9
- Hempstead8
- Mt Vernon8
- Syracuse6
- Poughkeepsie5
- Newburgh4
- Schenectady3
- Staten Island3
- Yonkers3
- Freeport2
- Middletown2
- New Rochelle2
- Roosevelt2
- White Plains2
Other towns in New York
One braiding salon each — too few for a page of their own, so they live here.
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Beautiful Me Hair Braiding and MoreBabylon
754 Belmont Ave, Babylon, NY 11704
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K&D African Hair Braiding BayshoreBay Shore
129 W Main St, Bay Shore, NY 11706-8315
Tue-Sun 10am-7pm
Since 2015
Box braids · Cornrows · Twists
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Amy African Hair BraidingBeacon
317 Main St, Beacon, NY 12508-3018
Tue-Wed 11am-4pm, Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-3pm
Since 2010
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CeejaysbraidstudioCentral Islip
255 Atlantic St, Central Islip, NY 11722-3201
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KNM African Natural Hair BraidingElmont
20 Meacham Ave, Elmont, NY 11003-2607
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Mariam African Hair BraidingElmsford
65 E Main St, Elmsford, NY 10523
Mon 9am-5pm, Tue-Sat 9am-8pm, Sun 10am-8pm
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Princess African Hair BraidingGates
24 Hinchey Rd Ste 1, Gates, NY 14624
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Braids by CassieHamburg
3600 South Park Ave, Hamburg, NY 14219
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Chelo's Braiding StudioHenrietta
3054 W Henrietta Rd, Henrietta, NY 14623
Mon-Sun 9am-8pm
Box braids · Knotless braids
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Trenzas Mary BraidsIslip
1038 Suffolk Ave, Islip, NY 11717
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Signature BraidsNew Paltz
124 Main St, New Paltz, NY 12561-1551
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Fatou African Hair BraidingOssining
294 Spring St, Ossining, NY 10562-5710
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BraidenvyOzone Park
10621 97th St, Ozone Park, NY 11417-2101
Tue-Sat 9:30am-6pm
Twists · Locs
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Labellesalon/hair braidingRockville Centre
165 Lakeview Ave, Rockville Centre, NY 11570-2900
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Tarrytown Level Up Salon Hair Extensions & BraidsSleepy Hollow
180 Cortlandt St, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
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That Braid BabeSmithtown
118 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Smithtown, NY 11725
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Victoria's hair braidingSpring Valley
39 S Main St 2nd Floor, Spring Valley, NY 10977
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MK African Hair BraidingTroy
442 Hoosick St, Troy, NY 12180
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Marley African Hair BraidingUniondale
811 Nassau Rd, Uniondale, NY 11553-3142
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Jj hair braidingUtica
1155 Mohawk St, Utica, NY 13501-3744
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Jamilah's Hairbraiding & Natural Styles SalonWest Babylon
754 Belmont Ave, West Babylon, NY 11704-1938
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Guinea African hair braiding and lock installationWestbury
1548 Old Country Rd, Westbury, NY 11590-5252