Vincent Seoul Barber Shop

Jul 2024

Never empty but I guess, this is good. Local meter parking gets you about 7 minutes for 25 cents, so either walk or bring about $2 - $3 in quarters.
The service is quick. Usually 10 minutes per customer and cash only. I'm always pleased with the cut and service.

Oct 2023

Who is the mysterious Vincent? Does he have a family? How long has his shop been here? Is his name even Vincent? I wish I spoke better Korean. These are the things I imagine I would ask. But regrettably, after over a year of visiting his shop, I've all but spoken a few sentences of broken Korean to the eponymous "Vincent." I find myself writing Vincent's backstory as I sit in his barber chair and he begins deftly buzzing my sides. He is a spy who escaped North Korea and found refuge in Fort lee. Or maybe he assumed the identity of the original Vincent somehow when he escaped a dangerous gang in Seoul. Some days I feel certain that he left behind a daughter in Korea and hasn't seen her in decades. Or maybe the decision was hers. She chose to estrange herself from him. I can never quite agree on the ending in the 15 min it takes Vincent to finish. I'll mumble a clumsy thank you, pay him, and depart. TLDR; he's good. Come here.

Apr 2018

Place is open for business again. I think the previous operator sold the business to another barber. Only one barber working when I've been there a few times over the last 9 months. Wait can be a little long on weekends but not too bad (about 10min per cut). Price is $17. Still affordable and good haircut.