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Barbers and salons in Hillcrest, San Diego

There are 10 independent barbers, salons and studios in Hillcrest, San Diego, counted on . National chains are left out. 2 have hours on record. The latest is The Beauty Bungalow, open until 9pm on Wednesday and Thursday. 1 optician or pet groomer is listed separately below.

Counted from the live Hot Tip map. Listings start from OpenStreetMap and are corrected by hand.

By kind

  • Hair salon4
  • Beauty salon3
  • Nail salon2
  • Barber1

Every one of the 10 is listed. Places named in print or on Reddit come first, the ones more publications have named ahead of the rest. Then places with hours on record, then the rest by name. The order is how much the map knows about a place, never how good anybody thinks it is.

Named in print or on Reddit 3

Hours on record 2

  • The Beauty Bungalow

    Beauty salon

    440 Upas Street, San Diego, CA 92103

    Mon 11am to 7pm, Tue 11am to 8pm, Wed and Thu 10am to 9pm, Fri 10am to 7pm, Sat 10am to 2pm, closed Sun

    (619) 566-8101

  • Thick Hair Salon

    Hair salon

    Every day 9am to 7pm

    (619) 578-9544

On the map, hours not on record 5

  • Dream Hair Design

    Hair salon

  • K&K Nails And Spa

    Nail salon

  • Portal Salon

    Hair salon

    511 Ivy Lane, San Diego, CA 92103

    theportalsalon.com(619) 354-5411

  • Ralphs Hair Place

    Hair salon

  • Tokyo Blonde Paul Mitchell

    Beauty salon

Opticians and pet groomers in Hillcrest

1 optician or pet groomer. On the map under services, and not counted with the barbers and salons.

  • Hillcrest Optometry

    Optician

    1246 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103

    Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm, Sat 9am to 3pm, closed Sun

    (619) 291-0202

What the hours can tell you

How many barbers and salons are there in Hillcrest?

Hot Tip lists 10 independent barbers, salons and studios in Hillcrest, San Diego, counted on 5 October 2026. By the tag each one carries in OpenStreetMap: Hair salon 4, Beauty salon 3, Nail salon 2, Barber 1. National chains are not counted, so the area has more than this in all.

Hours come from OpenStreetMap or from the business's own website. A place with no hours on record stays on the map and is never the app's answer, because the answer promises open now. Something wrong or missing? Write to hello@hottip.club. If the place is yours, claiming it is free.

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