Sections
  • News & Politics
    • Washingtonian Today
  • Things to Do
    • DC Welcome Guide
    • This Week
    • 100 Best Things to Do in DC
    • Neighborhood Guides
    • DC-Area Events Calender
    • Washingtonian Events
  • Food & Drink
    • 100 Very Best Restaurants
    • The Hot List
    • Brunch
    • New Restaurants
    • Restaurant Finder
  • Home & Style
    • Health
    • Parenting
  • Shopping
    • Gift Guides
  • Real Estate
    • Top Realtors
    • Listings We Love
    • Rave Worthy Rentals
  • Weddings
    • Real Weddings
    • Wedding Vendor Finder
    • Submit Your Wedding
  • Travel
    • DC Welcome Guide
    • Best Airbnbs Around DC
    • 3 Days in DC
  • Best of DC
    • Doctors
    • Apartment Rentals
    • Dentists
    • Financial Advisors
    • Industry Leaders
    • Lawyers
    • Mortgage Pros
    • Pet Care
    • Private Schools
    • Realtors
    • Wedding Vendors
  • Magazine
    • Subscribe
    • The 1965 Club
    • Manage Subscription
    • Current & Past Issues
    • Features and Longreads
    • Newsletters
    • Newsstand Locations
Reader Favorites
  • 100 Very Best Restaurants
  • DC-Area Events Calendar
  • Brunch
  • Neighborhoods
  • Newsletters
  • Directories
  • Washingtonian Events
Washington’s Best
  • Apartment Rentals
  • DC Travel Guide
  • Dentists
  • Doctors
  • Financial Advisers
  • Health Experts
  • Home Improvement Experts
  • Industry Leaders
  • Lawyers
  • Mortgage Professionals
  • Pet Care
  • Private Schools
  • Real Estate Agents
  • Restaurants
  • Retirement Communities
  • Wedding Vendors
Privacy Policy |  Rss
© 2025 Washingtonian Media Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Skip to content
  • Menu
Photograph by Jose Ricardo Barraza Morachis.

3 Barber Shops to Treat Yourself to an Old-Fashioned Shave

Slow down with these hot-towel shave services.

Written by Jessica Ruf
| Published on January 16, 2024
Tweet Share
Contents
  1. The Gentleman’s Quarters
  2. Bookclub Barber Studio
  3. Scissors & Scotch

The Gentleman’s Quarters

location_on 105 S. Union St., Alexandria

language Website

This Old Town spot feels like a members-­only cigar lounge, with its red walls, gold-trimmed mirrors, and vintage barber chairs. For $65, enjoy an experience that includes a facial massage and steaming towels. Looking to level up? Opt for the $325 “GQ Man”: In addition to a hot shave, you’ll get a haircut, nail treatment, and 90-minute massage.

 

Back to Top

Bookclub Barber Studio

location_on 1521 Connecticut Ave., NW, Second Floor

language Website

Slip into a plush barber chair at this small shop above Kramers bookstore in Dupont Circle for a relaxing shave ($80) that includes a deep facial cleansing, five hot towels, and three applications of aftershave balm, followed by a cooling towel.

 

Back to Top

Scissors & Scotch

location_on 331 N St., NE; 1 M St., SE; 4000 Fairfax Dr., Arlington

language Website

The sleek barber chain shakes up a complimentary cocktail with every service at its three area locations. The $68 shave includes a personalized facial cleansing with products for your skin type, followed by a straight-razor shave soothed with hot- and cold-towel treatments.


Related
A Guide to the Best Spas Around DC

This article appears in the December 2023 issue of Washingtonian.

Back to Top

The Gentleman’s Quarters

location_on 105 S. Union St., Alexandria

language Website

This Old Town spot feels like a members-­only cigar lounge, with its red walls, gold-trimmed mirrors, and vintage barber chairs. For $65, enjoy an experience that includes a facial massage and steaming towels. Looking to level up? Opt for the $325 “GQ Man”: In addition to a hot shave, you’ll get a haircut, nail treatment, and 90-minute massage.

 

Back to Top

Bookclub Barber Studio

location_on 1521 Connecticut Ave., NW, Second Floor

language Website

Slip into a plush barber chair at this small shop above Kramers bookstore in Dupont Circle for a relaxing shave ($80) that includes a deep facial cleansing, five hot towels, and three applications of aftershave balm, followed by a cooling towel.

 

Back to Top

Scissors & Scotch

location_on 331 N St., NE; 1 M St., SE; 4000 Fairfax Dr., Arlington

language Website

The sleek barber chain shakes up a complimentary cocktail with every service at its three area locations. The $68 shave includes a personalized facial cleansing with products for your skin type, followed by a straight-razor shave soothed with hot- and cold-towel treatments.


Related
A Guide to the Best Spas Around DC

This article appears in the December 2023 issue of Washingtonian.

More: FeaturesBarber ShopSelf Care
Join the conversation!
Share Tweet
Jessica Ruf
Jessica Ruf
Assistant Editor

Longreads

Perfect for your commute

Inside DC’s Troubled Psychiatric Hospital: “This Place Is Actually Trauma-Inducing”

What Happens After We Die? These UVA Researchers Are Investigating It.

Meet the Lobbyist Fighting Against “Perfectly Legal” Corruption in DC

This DC-Area Lawyer Wants More Americans Betting on Elections

Related

9 Refreshing Ways to Self-Care in the DC Area for National Wellness Month

I Escaped My Problems at a DC Monastery

Election Stress: Where to Rage, Cry, and Laugh Around DC

10 Soothing Self-Care Events in DC for National Wellness Month

© 2025 Washingtonian Media Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Washingtonian is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
Privacy Policy and Opt-Out
 Rss
Get the best news, delivered weekly.
By signing up, you agree to our terms.
  • Subscribe
  • Manage My Subscription
  • Digital Edition
  • Shop
  • Contests
  • About Us
  • Advertising
  • Contact Us
  • Jobs