Across Washington DC, of the 30 braiding salons we list, 30 give a phone number, 5 publish opening hours and 15 have a website. No national chains here — every braiding salon on this page is independent. By what they offer: 4 work with natural hair, 4 do hair extensions, 1 does locs. Most often named on their own websites: knotless braids (3), cornrows (3) and box braids (2). The longest-running is Glorious African Braids, in business since 2008.
Top 10 braiding salons in Washington DC
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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1African Braiding CenterWashington
7am–5:30pm
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2Gisele Hair BraidingWashington
Mon-Sat 7am-9pm, Sun 9am-7pm
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3Fantastic Hair BraidingWashington
Mon-Sat 8:30am-9pm
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4Margueritte Hair BraidingWashington
Mon-Sun 4am-6pm
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5Kavacha Hair Salon And BraidingWashington
Mon-Fri 7am-9pm, Sat 7am-10pm, Sun 8am-8pm
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6Homeland Hair BraidingWashington
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7Hair Braiding By MaryWashington
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8Uzuri BraidsWashington
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9Glorious African BraidsWashington
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10Beautiful Braids by ToniaWashington
Cities
Largest first. Towns with a single braiding salon are listed further down this page.
Other towns in Washington DC
One braiding salon each — too few for a page of their own, so they live here.
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African Hair Braiding By FatuWashington D.C.
3553 A Georgia Ave NW, Washington D.C., DC 20010