Blind Barber - NYC

The Blind Barber is a return to the "Roaring Twenties". Defined by the explosion of culture and its break from tradition, the "Roaring Twenties" was a movement in creativity. The Blind Barber hopes to revive this very movement while redefining modern manhood. The concept goes well beyond just a barbershop and bar located in the East Village, but rather expands into all the realms of the modern gentleman: Fashion, Music, Lifestyle, Grooming and others.

We hope to create an identity that will cultivate personalities; a brand and place where creatives come to be inspired as well as inspire others.

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With all the high-minded attention these days to which drinks suit which foods, a set of more pressing, fundamental questions about proper pairings gets lost. Does bourbon, vodka or quite possibly grain alcohol go best with a mullet, and what’s the right tonic for a buzz cut?

It was to the latter matter that my thoughts turned on a night this week at the Blind Barber, a new establishment in the East Village with a worrisome moniker but an amusing conceit: Every $40 haircut or $30 shave comes with a cocktail (or beer or wine) from an adjacent lounge in back, enabling the patron to do follicular and spiritual maintenance all at once.

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