"Best barber ever — really good haircut and really good people."
From a Google review
Altın Makas · Stoke Newington Road
GOLDEN SCISSORS
An old-school Turkish salon behind a gold-lettered fascia — rococo gilt mirrors, scarlet barber chairs, classical paintings, patterned tiles, and free hot tea while you wait.
Open today
📍 58 Stoke Newington Rd, N16 7XB
🚇 Dalston Junction · ~10 min walk
The shop
Old-school, and proud of it.
Altın Makas is Turkish for "golden scissors" — and the interior lives up to it: a row of gilt-framed mirrors with candle-style sconces, marble-topped sinks, red leather chairs and benches, and a red neon sign left over from the shop's earlier life as Efendi.
Reviewers praise the haircuts (14 mentions), the hot towels, the professional service — and the ritual touches: a wash, hot tea on arrival, and even the traditional flame singe to finish stray hairs. Adem is the barber named in reviews.
4.5
Google rating
55
Five-star reviews
10–8
Open Mon–Sat
Services
The Turkish ritual.
- Haircut
- Razor cut
- Head shave
- Shampoo & conditioning
- Hot towel shave
- Beard trim & maintenance
- Eyebrow trimming
- Flame singe finish
Services from the shop's reviews. Prices aren't published online — ask when you call.
Reviews
What Stoke Newington says.
4.5
From 66 Google reviews · read them on Google Maps →
55 five-star ratings — and, in fairness, 7 one-star.
"Nice place, with free hot tea while you wait."
From a Google review
Good service and "great affordable haircuts" is the common thread, with hot towels and atmosphere close behind.
Google review themes · 5 stars
The balance: one regular gave the shop four chances before a shape-up left him unhappy — the kind of detailed one-star worth reading before you book a new style.
The critical reviews · 1 star
Visit
Hours & finding us.
Opening hours
Checking hours…
| Monday | 10:00 am – 8:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 10:00 am – 8:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 10:00 am – 8:00 pm |
| Thursday | 10:00 am – 8:00 pm |
| Friday | 10:00 am – 8:00 pm |
| Saturday | 10:00 am – 8:00 pm |
| Sunday | 10:00 am – 7:00 pm |
Good to know
- 58 Stoke Newington Rd, London N16 7XB — look for the gold letters and the moustache door
- Dalston Junction station (Overground) is about a 10-minute walk down the road
- 07341 444271
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Free hot tea while you wait, per the reviews
- Prices aren't published online — reviewers call the cuts affordable
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