Vintage barber chair in a sunlit, sea-green barbershop with yellow accents

Chapter 01 — Plaza District, Oklahoma City, OK

Barbershop · Plaza District, Oklahoma City

Every chair has a story.

Three halls, twenty-four chairs and eighteen years of neighbors. Classic cuts, hot-towel shaves and an apprenticeship that's trained half the barbers in Oklahoma City.

Act one

It started under a juniper tree.

In 2008 Elias Whitaker cut hair on a folding chair under the juniper tree behind his grandmother's house on 16th Street. Neighbors lined up on Saturdays; somebody brought a radio, somebody brought lemonade.

When the old hardware store across the street went up for lease, the neighborhood helped him paint it green. Juniper Barber Hall has grown to three halls since — but every one still feels like that Saturday afternoon.

— Elias Whitaker, founder

Red barber chair beside a green-tiled wall

A barbershop is a front porch with clippers. Sit down, catch up, leave sharper — and come back next week to hear how it turned out.

Bearded client mid-cut

Our story

From a folding chair to three halls

A folding chair, a pair of clippers and a line of neighbors on Saturday mornings behind Grandma Whitaker's house on 16th Street.

Read our story

Signature services

What we're known for

Barber shop with green walls
01

The Juniper Cut

Any classic style, scissor and clipper, finished with tonic.

$38
Green-walled barbershop interior
02

Porch-side straight-razor shave

Three hot towels, two passes and a juniper-cedar balm.

$42
Barber at work in a dark-green hall
03

The Saturday

Cut, shave, hot-towel facial and a cold drink on the porch.

$75
  • 2008the first cut
  • 24chairs, three halls
  • 41apprentices graduated
  • 4.9average rating

The team

The barbers

Elias Whitaker, Founder · Master Barber

Elias Whitaker

Founder · Master Barber

Rosa Delgado, Hall Director, Midtown

Rosa Delgado

Hall Director, Midtown

Marcus Bell, Hall Director, Paseo

Marcus Bell

Hall Director, Paseo

Harold "Hal" Greene, Senior Barber

Harold "Hal" Greene

Senior Barber

Meet the team

Sample client reviews

Front-porch reviews

Placeholder reviews for this design — your real Google reviews appear here.

I've been sitting in Elias's chair since it was a folding chair under a tree. Eighteen years, never a bad cut.
Ray T.The Juniper Cut, since 2008
Tomás's straight-razor shave with that cedar balm is the best part of my month.
Daniel K.Porch-side shave
Three generations of us got cuts together for my dad's 70th. They gave him the corner chair and a cake.
Brandon W.Grandpa, dad & kid
Marcus is the only barber my son will sit still for. The design he did for picture day was a hit.
Keisha L.Kids' cut
Hal gave me the same flat top my granddad wore. He knew exactly what I meant.
Cody S.Flat top
Rosa is magic with longer hair. Finally a barber who doesn't reach for the clippers first.
Ethan M.Scissor cut
Community haircut day brought out the whole neighborhood. This place is the heart of the Plaza.
Pastor James R.Community day
Graduated the apprenticeship and now I have a chair here. Best decision I ever made.
Kenji M.Apprentice, class of 2021

Recognition · sample

  • Oklahoma Gazette · Best Barbershop (8 years)
  • OKC Living · Readers' Choice
  • Plaza District Association · Neighbor of the Year
  • Oklahoma Today · Hot List
  • Modern Barber Guild · Member
  • City Council · Community Service Award
  • The Local Edit · Featured
  • Small Business of the Year · Winner
Barber shaping a fade

The experience

Your visit, considered

Every Juniper Barber Hall appointment begins before you sit down.

  • A drink menu — espresso, tea or something sparkling
  • Warm towel and scalp ritual with every wash
  • Phone chargers and quiet chairs if you need to work
  • A finishing lesson so it looks this good at home

The shop

Take the salon home

Online store teaser — products shown are samples.

Juniper-Cedar Balm

$22

Hall Pomade

$20

Beard Oil

$24

Hair Tonic

$18

Shave Soap & Bowl

$32

Pocket Comb

$6

Hall T-shirt

$26

Gift Box

$58

Shop in the studio

Sit
Talk
Cut
Come back

See you Saturday.

Book your visit

Visit

Find us in Plaza District

Hours

  • Tue – Fri8a – 8p
  • Sat7a – 5p
  • Sun10a – 3p
  • MonClosed

Pull up a chair.

Book at any hall online, call the front desk, or walk in — there's always a seat and a cold drink.