First Cut at The DUKE's in No. Libs.

1050 North Hancock St. #77 Philadelphia, PA 19123 - (215) 469-1868
Open Mon-Sat 10am-8pm; Sun 10am-5pm

My husband and I have always talked about opening an old school barber shop. We always dreamed about a great place to get a straight shave by an Italian guy and check out from the rest of the world for awhile. That "fun talk" got replaced by kids and work so I was thrilled when The DUKE's Barber shop moved into the neighborhood.


If there is such as thing as "old-school hipster charm" The DUKE is it. It just opened and there was already a line when we showed up on Saturday morning...so my guess is we were not the only ones dying for a place like this.

We showed up for Henry's first haircut. He is almost 2 and although I had no problem with his unruly look... we agreed it was time for a change. And the daily comment on how lovely my "daughter" is never really bothered me either - just for the record. I want Henry to have long hair...I just think it could look less scrappy.


Everyone at The DUKE was awesome and I guess Henry was digging the vibe too b/c what I thought might be a fight was a breeze. He sat right on my husband's lap in the 1930's barber chair and let William go to work on his lovely locks. Not a peep while I snapped picture after picture for the grandparents. Maybe it was the jazz, maybe it was the deconstructed manly setting or just the over all mystic of a new experience but Henry who is usually fight or flight was cool as a cucumber.

If you get a chance The DUKE is worth checking out and a great compliment to an afternoon trip to Northern Liberties. They can get busy so I recommend stopping in to see if there is a wait if you have a little one in tow.


The Duke's can be found on the back side of the Piazza on North Handcock Street.
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