Barbershops in New York, NY: who shows up online
All 20 barbershops we checked have a website, and all 20 run on HTTPS. Reviews do not separate them, since the average rating is 4.9 and the median shop has 1834 reviews. The gaps are in the technical details.
The top 20 barbershops on Google, measured
- 100%have a website
- 50%of sites use LocalBusiness markup
- 40%of sites publish llms.txt
- 45%of sites run Google Analytics or Tag Manager
- 4.9★average Google rating
- 1834median Google reviews
20 businesses from the Google results for “barbershop in New York, NY”. 20 list a website; we checked the homepage of the 20 that loaded.
Who ChatGPT recommends
“What is the best barbershop in New York, NY?”
- Ray's Barber Shop Tribeca
- Tuft SoHo
- Fellow Barber — Hudson Yards
1 of the 20 businesses in the Google results were named. 2 recommendations were for businesses outside that list.
The review leaders
| Business | Rating | Reviews | Named by ChatGPT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elegant Barbershop | 5 | 4055 | No |
| 12 Pell | 4.9 | 3331 | No |
| Elegant Barber Shop | 5 | 3288 | No |
| Topman Barbershop | 5 | 2778 | No |
| ELITE BARBERS NYC | 4.9 | 2574 | No |
What this means for your shop
Only 50% of these sites have LocalBusiness schema, so adding it puts your shop ahead of half the market.
Only 60% of sites have a tap-to-call phone link and 90% are mobile friendly, so check that your number works on a phone.
None of the sites block AI crawlers and only 40% have an llms.txt file, so publishing one is an easy step.
Barbershops in New York: questions
How do I get recommended by ChatGPT in New York?
We asked ChatGPT "What is the best barbershop in New York, NY?" It named 1 shop from our sample and 2 from outside it, including Ray's Barber Shop Tribeca and Tuft SoHo. None of the top review leaders was named.
How many reviews do the leaders have?
Elegant Barbershop leads with 4055 reviews, then Elegant Barber Shop with 3288 and Topman Barbershop with 2778. The median across the 20 shops is 1834.
What are most local sites missing?
Analytics, schema and phone links. Only 45% have analytics, 50% have LocalBusiness schema, and 60% have a tap-to-call link.
Where does your business stand?
This page shows the market. The free diagnostic shows you: 42 points on your site, your Google profile and what ChatGPT and Claude say about you, with the competitors beating you by name. Usually in under an hour.
Method: HopperCat pulled the top Google results for “barbershop in New York, NY” on October 13, 2026, checked each business homepage for HTTPS, mobile setup, LocalBusiness markup, llms.txt, AI-crawler rules and analytics, and asked ChatGPT the question above with web search on. Ratings and review counts are Google's at that date.